hey Dad, it has been a good week, but tiring! hahaha it seems everyday now i wake up like i have not even slept five minutes. the badge of a missionary! hahahaha that is pretty cool about those
fireworks, i bet that was fun. they were going off like crazy last night in our
complex, it made it hard to sleep.
we did find just a couple of people this week, not
too many though. we are really progressing with J**. she wants to be
baptized in September. i was like, "not so quick hahaha" we are trying to get
her to accept July. she just wants to be sure that she has quit smoking fully before she is baptized. she
is so awesome! we are going to get her into the AA program the church does. she
is super excited to learn and loves to have us over. P** is doing well,
we had an appointment she had to cancel last night, but we are working on
getting through the first few lessons with her. she has read the whole plan of
salvation pamphlet that we committed her to do, so she is working at it! other
than that, we are still building up the teaching pool. we are giving Miss J a break
for a while.
President Welch is the perfect combo of Pres Stuart and Murdock. the seriousness of Pres Stuart, and the down-to-earth attitude of Pres Murdock. he hugged us at our first meeting and was grabbing our fists
and giving us bro hugs like "whuts's up brutha!" it was super weird to
have that funny thing happen compared to Pres Porter, but he is
awesome. it is different having a brand new president, you definitely see the
difference in how they mature as well.
you're right Dad, that is important to remember that the Lord needs even the "smallest" calling to do their best to help build
up the kingdom. that sounds like you are a little swamped at work! hahaha well, i hope you can get all that inventory sorted out. it is crazy that the football is getting so close to starting
up. i am glad you
got a lot of cherries off the tree this year, that must taste a lot better than my walmart fruit hahaha. so Mia is cutting the lawn now? good good! hahah Brother F, the guy
in our ward that i love, he told me he is going to talk to President to get me
to stay here so i can keep cutting his lawn. hahah he loves the way i cut it.
i like that thought from Pres Monson, is that from a recent conference? i need to read that one.
the Savior really is the way, the truth and the light, it is He who has shown us
the way, all we have to do is to follow Him and do the things that He has
done. i find it amazing that we are able to stand in His place and do the
things that He would do. i love being out on a mission with the Savior by my
side, helping others to gain a stronger testimony of Him and the restored
gospel. they may not know it yet, but they will be so thankful for the prophet Joseph Smith and all that he has done for us and for restoring the true gospel
back on to the earth, so that we can be truly happy and true disciples of Jesus Christ. i am so grateful for the pioneers and for all they did, settling Utah. Utah is the greatest place on earth. thanks for all you do for me to
make my mission possible. i know that without you, i would not be here today.
thanks for being a fetchin' awesome Dad! I love you Dad! have a great week, keep
working hard and doing what's right! i will talk with you later!
-Elder Sedlacek
hey Mom, so it has been a good week. i wrote to Dad all about
the teaching pool, so you will have to read that one. yesterday, we had a
finding day, and as you know, it was tough. it rained all day, but it was only the
wimpy Utah rain, so that was good haha. (Utah rain is not real rain to us here in Ohio hahaha
just kidding!) we had a wet day, but we had to be out finding so we were out
personal-contacting most of the day. almost everyone we met was being kinda snotty to us
though, so no one was really wanting to listen. it was still a fun day though. we had
to be in at 6 pm, unless we had a specific appointment to go to and a member to go with us, so we had dinner at a member's and played some games before we
went home, it was fun.
Pres Welch is awesome. he is very successful and loves sports and stuff. i like him hahaha. we had a meeting with
him on Wednesday. i was able to get to a JC Penney on Monday and i got a sweet deal
on a NICE blue suit. it looks really great, and it is slim fit, so it fits me
super good. so i was able to have a nice "meetings only" suit to wear to meet President. that is too bad about the truck tire, but i am glad that you were able to get it
fixed. that is what's nice, i actually already knew the truck had a full
size spare. it makes it nice to have it. that is good Nicole & Jeff were able
to move in smoothly, did dad truck down that piano again? hahaha. and Brig
sounds so cute! i can't wait to meet that little stud.
Elder Butters! that is cool that he is home. that will be fun to hear them speak
if you can, just remember to record President Porter's talk. i am guessing you
will want to anyway. there is no wonder that he upstaged a visiting Seventy while he was
mission president. he comes up with every single one of his talks on the
fly. that is something you won't want to miss. he is great at speaking!
i like what you said about covenants. they are what prepare us for the celestial kingdom. commitments lead to
covenants, which eventually lead to living celestial laws. they not only allow
us to receive blessings and the companionship of the Spirit, but they allow us
to come closer to the Savior and to fully apply the Doctrine of Christ and the atonement in
our lives to invoke change and growth. the gospel is a beautiful thing! we
just have to do our best to do what we have been asked, and we will be changing
and growing more like the Savior. i am going to prepare a sweet talk for when i get home hahahaha. well, that is pretty much all for the week, how are you? oh, by the
way, i need more insulin now--this week--i am on the last vial.
we found out that Elder Erickson and i are moving to the apartment that used to house the sisters at the end of the month, so now we have to purge a three-year-old
missionary apartment. ask Jake about how much work that is! hahaha
i have to go now Mom, thanks for emailing me! thanks for all
you do. i love you so much! i will talk to you later! talk to you later!
-Elder Sedlacek
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