family! howdy!
ya know i love gettin all your letters! my friends never write me though WHAT THE HECK... oh well its all good. its awesome to hear how great you all are doin in warm az haha! hows the missionary work?? 53 new members in our ward? i thought i read that in your letter mom haha maybe im just makin it up but thats flippin awesome if its true! hows trist? tristen you should write me bro! and sorry about big red...i thought i told you before i left but im glad ya figured that one out before you went to the pit! ive ran it with no brakes before...dont tell mom that though. hows the weather there in az? its pretty dang cold here! but its been raining for a while now...im not quiete sure how those two go together but just know they do!! ill try to write you all this week! ive never been more busy in my life! i love it! days are flyin though...im startin to beleive what the older missionaries say... time truly is flyin and before i know it ill be back home...these best two years are gonna fly. thats why its so important to give it over your all. all the time. to do and be your best even when things are hard! this week ive learned alot about finding joy in the journey. we had a spanish mission training on thursday sister jones' talk was on "why are we here"...in 2nephi2:25 we are here to be happy! to have joy in our lives! even through those trails that we may face. ive really been tryin to focus this week on bein even more positive to find joy even when things are hard especially when things are hard. SPANISH IS KICKIN MY behind...its hard to teach when i have no idea what our investigators are sayin!!!! elder kanahele really has helped me alot to realize ive only been out 3 weeks ... the language will come !i need to be patient . and keep being diligent not only in spanish study but also in personal study! docterine and covenants 11:21 "first seek to obtain my word" i dont remember it all off the top of my head but its brought alot of comfort this week as the language is still a struggle! spanish is amazing though! it keeps me on my toes! its slowly improving!!!!
our investigators are doin great! angel came to church yesterday and loved it! his wife margarita is very sick and there daughter maria suffers from depression. they love our lessons though ! and are continueing to grow! miracles happen everyday out here! we have had lots of appointments this week and have been led to many! i know god knows us all personally and perfectly. he knows our needs. he knows our deseos its through our faith that he will help us not only our faith but acting on that faith that we have! im so greatful for this opportunity i have to be here in milwaukee...to see this gospel change peoples lives. im so greatful for all of your prayers! i feel them everyday! i know that our savior lives he loves us. as we choose to follow his example we will be blessed and someday live with our father in heaven and partake of the fruit of eternal life. i know that joseph smith was a prophet and did restore the plentitud of the gospel of jesus christ on the earth again for these latterdays! i love you all and pray for you daily!!!thank you for all your prayers!!! its a blessing to be out here and serve others everyday! sorry the email is short and not much info! schedule is all messed up today! but i love you all have an amazing week!
Elder Harper-Smith
4926 w. oklahoma Ave. apt.#6
Milwaukee,Wisconsin 53219
** so the 4th elder is something he talked a lot about. after searching I found the PDF it is http://eldertoddezrachapman.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/34660140-the-fourth-missionary.pdf i know someone elses blog but it works!
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