Dear Family,
Life has been good this week i got the package on Tuesday which was fun thanks for the pictures. It sounds like these last two weeks have been a good time. This week has been pretty fun we took Mary off date due to some circumstances. They are still living the law of chastity but because they are living in the same house still, because they really don't have anything or anywhere to go they are just living with his brother they are still living technically together even though they sleep in different rooms. We were really nervous about the lesson this week because we had to tell her we need to wait until after they are married president dance asked if we could change the date so before thursday when the lesson was we were praying and studying for help on how to help her change the date. So when we went to the lesson we were just planning to tell her right at the beginning we really didn't know quite how we were gonna tell her yet, but we were very blessed she was excited to get baptized but as she was studing that week she had the feeling she needed to wait and the scripture that matamua shared were the same scriptures she read it was pretty awesome the spirit was way strong the Lord always provides a way he took good care of Mary its just a testimony the Lords in charge we didn't quite now how to go about it other than we needed to do it we prepared a few things and the lord took care of the rest. I have a learned alot this week and throughout my mission the power of prayer is amazing as you take the time to talk to our hevenly Father, there have been many lessons where we have taught and the people ask questions that me or my companion don't really understand but then it comes and the words come out and scriptures come to your mind that you have been thinking about or studing in the last few days. I've learned that the lord really prepares everyone you teach but you can't be of any help to the lord or them if you don't prepare yourselves he can only use what you have so you need to try and prepare as much as possible or your not going to be of much help. The other thing i have learned alot about is you have to learn to love everyone you teach and its like Uchtdorf said in his conference talk the Lord doesn't need our love but o how we need to love the Lord and as you grow closer to our heavenly father and his son that love comes at first it seemed hard but now its easier. I love this work and am very grateful to be apart. I know that our Savior lives and that the Atonement is real i've learned so much about it a couple of months ago one of our investigators who got baptized asked some big questions about the atonement and what it really intails and as we went to the scriptures my eyes were opened and we were all blessed by the questions she asked and the answers we got. I am thankful for the opportunity of the Holy ghost i have learned more of how to recognize the promptings. Thanks for all that you guys have done for me and the example you have alll been in my life. transfers are this week we think were staying but president said he didn;t think my stay would be as long this time because elder matamua is going to be a senior companion soon he is an amazing teach full of the spirit when he teaches it is awesome. so we will see where i will be for thanksgiving and christmas. And i promise i won't spend as much money anymore i already but the new clothes i need and am set for winter but that book that i got was nice thanks for that now i have three i also have the quote book and the answer book they are fun to read those books are fun or if you find any more cools hats but i don't need much we are getting taken care of Thanks for everything hopefully some or this stuff helps for your talk dad if not you could always use some of the conference talks Elder Uchtdorfs is good i love the quote God doesn't need us to love him but oh how we need to love god that is a good key for missionary work because through that love all falls into place i think that was also uchtdorf or Dallin H oaks have fun in the lesson
Love Elder Rushton
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