September 19, 2011

Thanks for emailing me, I really enjoyed reading it. I am sad to here about grandma. Tell her that I love her and I hope she recovers well. I am glad you liked the photos I sent you, it definitely was a great experience. Things are still moving along out here in Rossendale Valley. We have had a great week and a busy one also.

 

So our Sunday night miracle last week has been slow. Andy is his name. We taught him again in his home where his extended family of ten live and they all dislike us and yell at us on the streets. It was kinda awkward when we realized who was living there. So there is a ton of opposition for him. We are having a tough time contacting him too. He will come around when we see him on the street. He is still good though.

 

Pete has come around again, he has been sick the past week. We taught him another lesson but he missed out on church for the third time. If we can just get him to come to church he will turn out brilliantly. We keep praying for him that he will keep commitments and meet with us often.

 

This past week felt long but it went by in a flash. It is just that we got so much done and we had so much going on it felt like it was a long week. But as you know, here it is a brand new week. There has been quite a few good things we had the past week. One is that I got to go on an exchange with Elder Ziegler. He is a tall missionary, 6' '7" and no one can miss him when we walk down the street. He is such a great heart felt missionary and really cares for what he does. One thing I learned from him is that being truly pure in your heart can allow the spirit to work more on the contacts you speak to and those that you teach. I really enjoyed our exchange together.

This upcoming week I am excited for my study topic which I have chosen. The one I picked is titled "thoughts". I think that it is important to always have your thoughts on things that the spirit can work with. The Lord always knows the "thoughts and intents of your heart." (D&C 6:16) So I can't wait to learn more about it and how to yield my thoughts to be wholesome all the time so that the Spirit can be with me at all times.

We also found a good number of new investigators this week, One of which I am truly impressed by. His name is Paul and we had a lesson with him yesterday. He is very loyal to what he says and I feel that he is prepared to make and keep commitments. He doesn't have a true belief in God but he will read the Book of Mormon and I know for sure that he felt the Spirit. We see him again on Wednesday and I can't wait to meet with him.

Well that is all for me, Specialized Trainings zone conference is on Wednesday, I can't wait for that. I hope you have a great week and I'll talk to you next time.

 

Love Elder Tucker Corbin