Easter in Bumby!

Happy Easter to you too, and thank you so much for the wonderful package! That was such a tender mercy, more than you even think. We actually got it on Friday believe it or not! It was so much fun. Let me tell you just how inspired you were. That really meant a lot to Elder Charbadze and lifted him up so much :) He was so excited to open it up and see that things had his name on it! He was like, "How did your family know all of my favorite things?" It was a lot of fun. The Lord definitely helped that arrive here when needed, because as I told you his grandmother passed away last Monday. Well, mail from Russia takes about 3 weeks to get here and he got a letter from his mom. It was before his grandma passed away, and so it was kind of old news (he found out via phone from Pres. Hall). There was a picture she'd sent of Elder Charbadze and her when he was younger. It kind of made it real for him what had happened, and it was just a really hard time for him. Well, to finish the night off we opened that package together and it just made his night. We both went to bed laughing and smiling, and thankful to Heavenly Father and you for the blessings we have. Thank you so much for that. I loved the tape too by the way! And the pics and notes and everything. You guys are the best =]

This has been a wonderful Easter week! We were blessed to be invited to dinner yesterday and it was really good! Sister G in the ward had us over with some other members and the Haitian-Creole speaking missionaries in the ward. It was a lot of fun and she had a neat lesson planned out that she wanted to share. She is the Gospel Principles teacher and does a great job each week teaching.

The work is going forward in Bumby! We have been blessed to be able to work with some of the leaders this past week. That has been a great experience, and I feel like we are slowly gaining the trust of the ward. I don't feel like there has been a whole lot of that in the past, and I don't think the members understand or respect the missionaries a ton. There are a few who do, but for the most part I feel like we are just seen as some teenage boys.
Sorry my time is so short today, but things have been pretty hectic. Being a district leader again is fun, but you do have a lot of responsibilities.

I am so thankful for Jesus Christ and his resurrection! He lives, I know that is true. I felt that so strong yesterday through an experience at church. We were in Elder's Quorum, and the teacher was teaching the lesson. People weren't really listening, and at the end of the class he asked us all to write down our testimonies of Jesus Christ and then share them with the class if anyone would be willing. Well, it got to be where people were just kind of chilling and talking and laughing and stuff. I was nervous, but I felt I should share what I had written down even though I wasn't done. I am so thankful I did, because it was such a growing experience for me. I was the only one who shared their testimony, but that's ok. I love sharing my testimony of Jesus Christ. I am thankful for Him and what He has done for each of us. I know this is the restored gospel, and it is true! I will gladly share it with anyone in my path. I love you all so much! Have a great week!

love, Elder Beckett
p.s. Is milk bad for you?
p.p.s. Dad what is the doctrine behind consecrated oil, and how do you know when to use it?
p.p.s. We were in Gospel Principles yesterday with an investigator named C. He is from a part-member family, is about 20 years old, and is bi-polar. Sister G was teaching about the Atonement and baptism came up. She was testifying of baptism, and said something like, "If you haven't been baptized, do it!" You'd have to meet him, but it was so funny because C just turned to me and said, "I hope I don't drown!" I was laughing so much. He is a great guy ha ha. Love you all!