The work
continues on my friends. Great to hear
from you this week! Mom you said in your
email that the divide between the good and the bad keeps on getting ever wider
and it's so true. That's something I
think we were able to witness this week.
But I'll talk about that in a second. Braden I heard that you went on a really
awesome campout! I remember when we went
to camp Geronimo. Tyler and the rest of
the troop one night decided to prank another troop and put twinkies in their
shoes. I was too scared to and kept
sleeping. I still stand by that decision
:) One of these days Austin you'll send
us a play by play of the week, I just know it!
This week my
testimony has grown in the importance of living the Law of Chastity. All of the couples that we're working with
towards baptism are not married currently. Each investigator this week that has
a baptismal date, (minus Seth and Emily) have had some stumbling blocks in
their way because of their not being married. Eric and Michelle got in an argument this past
weekend, and Eric took off to Broken Bow, OK (4 hrs away) he hasn't come back
since. Michelle plans on leaving back to
LA on Wednesday if he doesn't come back today or tomorrow. When we were talking
to her one of the greatest feelings she was expressing was that she felt no
trust between them. We have another
investigator, Andrew, who's been with his girlfriend for 15 years, but has
never married her. He just got in a
fight with her and she left him as well. While talking with him he said the exact same
thing, he felt like there was no trust. From
these few experience, and after talking about, Elder Vance and I came to the
conclusion trust is one of the natural consequences that come as we're obedient
to the Law of Chastity. The feelings of
doubt, deceit, fraud, and infidelity all come from the same source: Satan and disobedience to God's commandments.
The other
spiritual highlight of this week real quick has to do with a commitment that a
missionary left with me while on exchanges a few days ago. We were talking about our prayer communication
and I mentioned how there are times that I struggle with organizing my thoughts
and keeping my prayers on line. He
suggested that for my evening prayers, before I go to bed, I go into another
room and say my prayers out loud. I've heard of that suggestion but have never
done it (in front of a companion). Well
I've been doing it for the past few days and goodness gracious does it make it
difference! If you haven't done it in a
while do it tonight, and if you do do it keep on doing it! Say your prayers out loud. It makes such a difference. For myself it makes my communication with
Heavenly Father all the more real, even tangible. As I've been doing it I know that my prayers
have been more guided by the spirit as well. So again, I invite you to say your prayers out
loud tonight!
Keep on
working growing and progressing in the gospel. I love you all so very much!
Elder
Traasdahl
"Easter Sunday dinner spent at our bishops home. (left to
right) Elder Vance (comp) Elder Brotherson, Elder Morris, me!"
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