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Mission Blog:
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My Testimony

My Testimony:
I know that the Atonement is real and that we can all enjoy the cleansing power that it provides. I am grateful for my Savior for performing the Atonement so that I can return to my Father in Heaven. I am grateful for missionary service. I am thankful that missionaries world-wide have the opportunity to bring the fullest blessings of the Atonement to faithful children of God. I know that the Bible and The Book of Mormon are inspired scriptures and are here for our behalf. I owe everything to all of those prophets of old that loved us so much and desired so much for our salvation to write down the words on how we can be saved. We are literally children of a loving Heavenly Father and He wants us to return to Him. I know that Jesus is the Christ. And I love the joy the gospel brings with the knowledge that we can be together with our families for all eternity.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Email Update: April 25, 2011

Glad to hear about every ones Easter went well. Here is my update for the week.

Monday- P-day went to the Katy stake center and played basketball the whole time.

Tuesday-  We did service at Lone Star College in their theater department. Did a lot of tracting. Had dinner with the Naranjo's who are an awesome family and we had steaks which were delicious. We then were biking to our appointment with Idalia (She is a Part-Member Family so is a solid investigator) when we ran into Sister's Amundsen and Gavilane's  who are the Relief Society President and Secretary. So we thought it would be a brilliant idea to invite them to come along with us to our lesson and they gladly accepted.  I taught Idalia the Law of Chasity, Elder Tobchan taught about keep the Sabbath day holy, and Sister's Amundsen and Gavilane's both taught Follow the Prophet and it was a super awesome lesson the spirit was there and we got Sister's Amundsen and Gavilane's stoked about missionary work. Also sister Amundsen was a missionary and it brought her back some good memories.

Wednesday- We had interviews with President Hansen. I then talked with Sister Hansen and finally saw a picture of the New Mission President and his Wife and sister Hansen gave us a post card to write comments to the new president and his family to send to them. Then met with the AP's and Elder Scorsby from my MTC district is the new AP. We then tracted. We then were biking and we came across Quinn. (He is someone we tracted into - not really interested in the gospel but supports what we are doing. He is also super super buff.  This dude used to be a boxer he has a huge legit poster with him on it and apparently there are YouTube videos of him boxing.)  He was walking home from work and we started to talk to him and he asked Elder Tobchan in his thick Louisiana accent if he could ride his bike with Elder Tobchan on the front handle bars so he could get home. So he does and it was the funniest sight at this same time school was getting out so all these kids had the funniest looks as we rode by.  I wish I could have taken a video or a picture of it. We then met with this guy named Davey he is a LA.  His parents served a couples mission but he isn't to into the church, he is more on the science side of things. But something happened in his life where he needs to start hanging out with good people. His parents suggested the missionaries so we came over and met with him and find out more about him and tried to tie in the gospel but he wasn't too thrilled with that. But we then got on the topic of music and we all found common ground because he used to be in a band and he loves music and Elder Tobchan and I love really chill music. So he brought out his acoustic guitar and he played us some songs then he handed the guitar to Elder Tobchan and asked used to play/sing a song. So Elder Tobchan played and sang and I just sang but the song we played was Your Guardian Angel by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (That is for you Jessica haha) so that was fun. We then left him with a assignment to learn how to play Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson. Then we talked to his dad on Sunday at church and he said he is really working hard oh learning that song and he thanked us for becoming his friends and giving him that assignment to keep him busy rather than doing bad things. So yeah we didn't have a spiritual lesson at all but I think when we are super close to him that we will be able to bring up the gospel again.

Thursday- Tracted all day. Elder Fisher had his surgery this day and he had it done here in Houston and his nose looks good. We then went and had a lesson with Olivia about the Gospel of Jesus Christ then we had dinner with her family.

Friday- Tracted all day but only got 2 ITL's! It was a tough day

Saturday- Went to the Ward's Easter Egg Hunt we then went to District Meeting. Then tracted all day and had a lot more success with ITL's. Idalia was also interview for baptism and she passed.

Sunday- Had an awesome day at Church, a lot of good talks and lessons were given! Olivia and Idalia also came to church.

So this coming Saturday both Olivia and Idalia are going to be baptized so Elder Tobchan and I are super stoked for this weekend!