Miracles are great. There really is nothing like being a full-time missionary! I love it. I have never felt so sure that God is there and seen His hand in my life and the lives of those around me than I do now :) One of the highlights of the week was the baptism and confirmation of V M! It went great, and there was a good turnout from the ward to support him. He is so ready (he has been coming to church for years now, so of course he is :P), and recently has really just caught fire. He has just been studying the gospel like crazy, reading PMG, True to the Faith, the Gospel Principles manual, the Scriptures, etc. And taking a lot of time on his own to pray and ponder about things. I love seeing the Spirit touch him and the Atonement change his life. A prime example of how not only will the gospel make bad men good, but also good men better! It is only through the ordinances of the gospel and keeping the covenants made therein that we can truly unlock a fulness of blessings from the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
We made another Cumorah cake, this week for the B! Expect miracles soon. Just kidding, we've already seen tons of miracles with them! But seriously. Umm guess what? S is going to be baptized! We will invite them to set a date this week. I love their family, and the gospel light is filling up their home once more.
I have been thinking about the R family a lot this week. I had tried calling them on two of their different phones right after they were baptized, but nobody answered. I left them messages and said that I would call them back soon, or they could try getting a hold of me when they could. Well, this Friday I was planning to get permission to call them. Right as I was about to our phone rang, and guess who? The R family! It was so cool. I got to talk to all of them except for A, I think he was at work. Anyway, they are all doing so great! The ward is just loving them, and they are all so happy. I couldn't believe the joy I was feeling as I was just talking to them on the phone! I can't imagine what it will be like after the mission when we come back someday and you can meet all of these wonderful people! Anthony is planning on going to one of the BYUs, and serving a mission next year =] YES! The Lord is sooooo good.
We had zone conference this week and it was just amazing. Probably my favorite one so far in the mission. It was weird to see the departing testimonies and to realize that the next group giving theirs would be mine. :/ I really learned a lot though, the main two things being to do better at writing in my journal, and then how to really love our investigators. It was all about planning and setting goals. Elder Gregson was asked to give a talk, and did a phenomenal job. I always feel like I want to be a better person around him. I'm glad to be rooming with him, I know he will continue to be a great influence (as will all of them :).
How fun that you got to see David! He looks like he is doing great! Tell him he's still the man. I'm going to take guitar lessons from him someday. You can see the light of the gospel in his eyes! I wouldn't mind if you happened to send a picture of the family or whoever each week with your letters ;) Sorry, I'll try to do better with that myself.
Well, I'd better be off today. I love you all and will talk to you next week! Thanks for the letters, packages (thanks Hillary!), and prayers. I love you guys!
-Elder Andrew Beckett
p.s. I forgot to tell you some more things about Elder Call! Elder Call is great =] He is a really funny guy, and is great at telling stories and remembering things. He is really good at staying focused on teaching the doctrine too. More to come in the future :)
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