December 28, 2009

Family,

Well, it was awesome being able to talk with everyone. It's so great to hear everyones voices and all the success that everyone is having! It really just makes me super happy!

Well about the being a blessing in peoples lives really makes me feel good inside! Honestly, I can't say that it's just because I'm so perfect (even though that would be cool to say) that I am able to help peoples lives. . . but something that has really inspired me is the video on President Monson's life. I just try and do the same thing and be an instrument in the Lord's hands. I have really realized that we as humans can get a lot done because of the knowledge and wisdom we have, but when we use the Lord and follow his guidance all of a sudden we are able to do more than double what we would have been able to do before! I believe that it comes from the concept of synergy where 1+1>2. I have honestly seen so many miracles just from following the Lord's counsel. Really it is Him who does all the work and I'm just the lucky one that gets to be the instrument in his hands! It's like it says in Moroni 9:6 we are here in a tabernacle of clay and well if we give ourselves to the Lord he makes something amazing out of us. Whereas if we try and do everything ourselves we can only make something alright. haha Dont think that only as a missionary are you able to do this anyone anywhere can do it and you will see miracles daily if you do it!

So anyways on Christmas day it was crazy! We went in the morning to visit our investigators that just got baptized the Sunday before and well they told us that they were moving back to Baja, California the next day and the mom was really concerned because she hadn't been confirmed. So we went and asked the bishop if you could do it in her house and he said he would have to call and see. Well turns out that they told us that we couldn't so I was kind of depressed and trying to find out how they could do it. (Oh yeah all this because they gave us the instruction that we can only confirm on Sundays in sacrament meeting). Anyways, so I did everything that I could so that they could be confirmed in the ward where they were going. So I looked up the address of the church, what ward it was, and what time they had their services. Well, when I had to report later that night to my zone leader he kind of freaked out and told me he would call me right back. (This was at like 10:00 pm). Well, thirty minutes later the bishop calls me and was like Elders we have to go and confirm them before they go. haha. . I was so excited and really it was an amazing experience! So we went over to their house at like 11:00 at night and confirmed them. First, her two daughters and then her. After we had confirmed her she was like crying. Really it was a cool experience! But yeah so that was my Christmas day pretty cool isn't it! (What better gift can you give for Christmas? I can't think of any. That is a great experience.)

Well, I love you all tons! Keep up the good work and being examples to all of your friends and family! Happy New Year!

Elder Tennison Hunter