Ben 7/29/13

***Here is Ben's Email. It is short, but sweet.  He is excited that he will be training a new missionary.  It sounds like he stays in Titusville for now.  He included the letter he wrote to his mission president at the end for us to read too. Enjoy!***

 

Hey FAM!

Well, I'M TRAINING!!!   What an awesome week!   Honestly we saw so many miracle this week it was truly the best!

I really enjoyed interviews with President this week! Both our phone and car broke down this week so I didn't get my call to be a trainer Monday night but He told me Wednesday morning and it was seriously like Christmas!!!!! I can't tell you how humbling it was to sit in the meeting with President and the other trainers and realize how big of a blessing this is!!! I'm going to have a son!!!!!! hahhaha!  I wish it was Nate or Matt, but no matter who he is, he is going to perform miracles in about 24 hours!!!  I just remember how I was when I came out!  This Elder is going to be my best friend!!!  Oh man!

Oh ya! make sure you guys don't throw away my football cleats!  Something kind of funny I've never told you guys is all my companions tell me I talk in my sleep!  Elder Galindo is an extra light sleeper so he always can tell me what I say the next morning which is kinda fun!  He says I talk a lot about my brothers and football, but 90% of the time I am bearing my testimony of the restoration and teaching lessons asking questions etc.  This week he told me I said "Don't Go Don't go!!!! We still have to work! WE HAVE TO WORK! Don't go!!!" hahaha so I guess he knows how I feel about him deep down.  We had a good week!  Got tons of people to church!  It's like OK ward members they are here now!!! Do your job!!!!! They had honestly never had so many gators at church in a looong time.  The work is going forward like it's Gods.  It's the biggest blessing to be a part of.  We got a new ward mission leader this week! Let me just say I am PUMPED!  He reminds me of grandpa!  So you can imagine how good of a job he will do!  It's a time of transition! New mission pres. New Ward Mission Leader and Elders quorum 

 prez.  Gettin' a fresh greenie right off the plane!  The Gospel is true people!!!!! When we were fixing our car!  This man who met missionaries just started asking questions! He was so prepared! I can't explain to you how awesome life is!  I'll try to write you today. Everything is  great! I'm going to be real focused on this new missionary these next few months!  I just want you guys to know I love you, so if I can't email as much, just know that I'm taking care of this good Elder who needs me. I love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have fun in Alaska!!!

Elder G

 

President Berry,

This week was excellent!  We really focused on getting people to church and we did well in many phases of the work.  We taught well and we were able to get members to our lessons!  The Lord is really changing the hearts of our members!  We have been extremely blessed to have people to teach and members to teach us with them.  We also have been able to teach toward commitment well and in doing that we have seen more repentance.    We are securing baptismal dates and we doubled the investigators we usually have at church.  This week our communication and charity as a companionship was great! It was good to end the transfer on a high note! Our interviews with you really helped! Our love and trust for you and your wife has only grown, and I know that this is the work of the Lord.  Thank you so much for all the wisdom you share and love you show.

One thing we are going to do better is finding and contacting.  We saw miracles when we did these things this week,  we just had more of a teaching heavy week which isn't a terrible thing, but we will see results as we balance our work.  

Elder Gottfredson