Thank you so much for emailing me. I also am glad to hear you had a great birthday, Red Lobster, just like last year. I am glad that Eston had a good talk, it is always good to har a return missionaries testimony. Keep comforting Grandma and send her my love. I am glad the ward likes my letters home. I hope that they inspire everyone who reads them. Riley is doing good with basketball, alright. I will continue to motivate him as much as I can. Now here i how my week has been...
It has been a humbling week for me and I also believe it was for Elder Hill. We had quite a few fallen appointments and many other things that got me discouraged. But it turned out to make me appreciate being on a mission and also made me realize how much desire I have for obtaining a baptism. I have been striving to speak with everyone that we get a chance to and my motivation is just increasing. I am grateful for this experience this past week and I will hold on to this drive for as long as I can. As I work with diligence I know the Lord will bless us.
Lynne Kent. She is making definite progress but her only concern is that she must refrain from coffee. Also she has a problem with the tidiness of her home and she has a large amount of clutter all throughout her house. This also may result in a possible eviction. We pray for her each and every day. She has a testimony and I am sure of that.
Next is Damion, who is twenty-four and has a search for happiness in his life. We had a great lesson with him last week and we helped him understand what will bring him happiness and what he desires in life. We read with him in the Book of Mormon about Lehi's dream and the tree of life. He really imagined himself in that dream and then pictured where he would be and he claims to be in the darkness with no direction. We explained to him that by reading the Scriptures you can grab hold of the Iron Rod. He now understands the importance of the scriptures. It was such a spiritual experience and I am grateful for the guidance of the Holy Ghost.
I really enjoyed last weeks Sports Day. It was a great time to develop relationships with other missionaries and I feel closer as a mission in a whole. One thing I really enjoyed was how Elder Herrin and Elder Smith were there, who I spent the MTC in Provo with. When we saw each other at the first of the day, it felt like we were Alma the younger and the sons of Mosiah who had gone to their missions and met up again. It was good to see them and to recognize that we are still "brethren in the Lord" Alma 17:2
This past week I have had a study on the topic of knowledge. A little story first, Elder Hill and I were walking one night and we were playing a game where you say an object and the other compares it to the gospel. I was given an object of a brick, so I compared it to knowledge and how we can continue to learn of the scriptures more and more, we place brick by brick and then before you know it you have a wall of knowledge about the scriptures. I then included that in my study journal and compared it to the Brother of Jared and how his faith was build so strong that it was knowledge. He had so much knowledge of the gospel that the veil could not hold and he was able to see Jesus. I asked myself, Is my wall of knowledge as strong as the Brother of Jared's? I don't think so, so I will continue to learn more each day and build up that was so that nothing will knock it down.
Hope you have a great week and I am excited for this new transfer.
I love You, Elder Tucker Corbin
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