What a week! My first real transfer! Well, I didn't get transferred, but I got a different companion. And I get to introduce him to the area, and we both get to try to figure out how we're going to work together. We've had a lot of long conversations lately, not particularly between us, but just in general, we're spending more time talking to people. We have a baptism coming up this week! Fernando, from Ecuador, is set to be baptized this Saturday. It's been 3 months coming, and then some, Our ward has 3 investigators planning to be baptized this week! We've had some good snow lately too. It was about 50 degrees Wednesday, then we got a foot of snow Thursday. It snowed again Sunday and Bishop cancelled our meetings. The people here have to travel a little farther than us Utahans. No specific stories this week, sorry. Just a good week adjusting to each other, helping others adjust to the Gospel. And we wouldn't be able to do it without Jesus Christ. I know he has the power to help us in anything we need. He is the One that lifts us up. Because He descended below it all and rose again, we too can rise with Him. I'm thankful everyday for that. May he bless you in all worthy pursuits!
We've seen this week that it is such a small thing God asks of us. He wants 2 minutes out of our day to start. Read a little in the scriptures, open your heart to His spirit, and ask. That's it. Then, the knowledge starts coming. Now, of course, we don't want to stay at that speed of progression forever. But it is enough to start. Then, as we start to see it, as our seed starts to grow, we are more willing to give, and we receive a greater portion in return. That is how we grow. That is how we turn the dirt and dust of our hearts into mighty trees of testimony. We let the seed in, we give it a little nourishment, and it starts to fill us up. It is from this tree that the most precious fruit is plucked, even eternal life. The Greatest Gift of God. That is what he wants for all of us. And it starts with a small and simple act of faith.
Love,
Elder Hunt
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