Building Relationships Through the Spirit

November 14, 2010~~Hey everyone! Thanks again! Wow mom the packages were great! Thank you. The kids will love the candy. The shirts were way nice too. I liked the story about the twins. Maybe I'll share it with the members. I'll have to look up a lot of vocabulary though. Incubators etc, lol. Rudy and Dad, good job on the Subaru. Sounds pretty sweet. Olivia, it sounds like you have a good friend in Marrisa. I got your letter slash thing. It was pretty creative. Thankyou. Olivia if you really want to help Marrisa out you should look in Preach My Gospel in Chapter 12. It has the baptismal requirements. You could help her prepare which will strengthen your and Marrissa's`s testimony. If you have any questions shoot me an email. I would like to be apart of this too so I think I will write her a letter. Is that cool? Well anyway, I love you all and you all sound way happy. This week for me was sweet! I was in Okayama, about 3 hours away from Yonago for 3 days for training. It was amazing. Pres. McIntyre is an awesome Mission Pres. and I learned a lot. A cool thing happened last night that Ill tell really quick. Me and Kimura were really trying and praying to find the elect yesterday. A lot of great thing have been happening lately but there isn't a lot of investigators right now. We are trying to find a lot of new people. As we were going home last night across a busty street was a man walking. We quickly crossed the busy street, Maybe a little dangerous, and contacted him. He name was Watanabe and way cool. He is in the navy and is coming to church next week. Miracles happen everyday. This week is going to be really busy. 2 of Sister Arito`s kids are getting baptized! Kento who is 16 and Iru who is 8. I am way excited! O and another miracle happened this week. Do you guys remember the Ise family in Niihama. Well guess what? The dad Ryuji got baptized yesterday! I couldn't go to it but I called Elder Kudo this morning and he said is was awesome. When I got off the phone I felt so thankful for a loving Father in Heaven. All I could do is get on my knees and thank God for his love and for Jesus Christ and his Atonement. When people make covenants with God for the first time it is beautiful. When people are baptized they are not perfect. The other day Sister Arito came up to me and had some questions. She is having a little trouble adjusting to the teachings of the church. She still believes in reincarnation which is actually pretty similiar to our beliefs. When people are baptized there are requirements. These requirements are in the scriptures and in PMG. Me, as a missionary, should always strive to teach simply so everyone can understand, but things like this happen. This isn't a big problem or anything but it can turn into a problem when members get enduring to the end mixed up with baptismal requirements. New converts have a lot of adjustments that we have never experienced and I am thankful for Sister Arito who is open enough to ask questions. I told her that I was sorry and we are meeting again to review the Plan of Salvation. Converts are awesome and have strong testimonies but they need help doctrinally a lot of times. This is a quote in the PMG, "Correct doctrine understood changes attitudes." I cant wait to see all these new converts progress in the gospel and eventually make sacred covenants in the Temple. I love you guys and all that you do for me. My mission is way fulfilling and I don't want it to end. I love these people a lot. I really cant explain how but I think it is because I building relationships through the spirit. I love you all and until next time.