Ben 2/3/14

Family,
Sorry if this email is short. I'm emailing on my new IPad! Which I just typed you an email on but somehow it got deleted...... So technology goes both ways. But anyways the iPad takes over everything. No paper planners no teaching records. No scriptures! Well I still take my scriptures, I try not to show anyone the iPad so it doesn't look flashy. It's been a fun week though!!!  2 baptisms in G rod and 1 in T Ville! The work is true!!!  This week we went to be trained on these things Wednesday and then went to the Orlando Temple for endowments Friday!!! It's been a while!!! The Orlando Temple really is beautiful! Florida Esk!!! It was dedicated the year I was born! Its the lock pic on my iPad and the Saint George temple is on my inside screen saver. This has been a happy week! The district had a blow up week even with all the business! I love these missionaries!

Elder Davis and I are having the time of our lives!!! We mess around like me
and my buddies would but we love each other like me and my buddies do! It's guys like him and Elder Patten that give me hope for my buddies who aren't out yet, but might decide to come  later! They find it on their own six years later and really bless the mission. Hopefully, they realize like these comps that there is really nothing better.

We have a great system in place with the ward for getting members out now!!! We bike a lot but have a car with 800 miles per month. Relatively low amount. Members help there. We focus on having an escalator area rather than a elevator area. I don't know if I've explained that before? Basically means always finding always teaching always helping people make covenants. Instead of going all the way from the top and having to go all the way back down. So we set two dates with Shawntrese and Armando and did a lot of finding to keep things going!!! The baptisms were beautiful and spiritual and one funny thing was we never plugged the font so they ended up getting baptized in like 2 feet of water!!! Jennifer went twice but they are both ready to be members of the church! President also told me about Joe (Pentecostal pastor) who said in his interview how much he learned with me. Elder Ferrimagnetic got him there. Life is so good!!! 

Nate you are a man among men!!! Dad UCF is one ward over but I drive through it all the time. Haha there's like four colleges right here though. Mom I love you tons!!! Be relentlessly loving with our dear Polygamist friend!!!  Don't tell me about fights in CV and Wilstead game winners right before we're about to play a little zone b ball! Last time I was sore for days! I have faith and prayers! I think coach Staheli is right. Defense is key!

My supply is good. Maybe gum and stuff like that would be all. This week we were teaching a part member family and it was something I'll never forget. The dad was a really cool guy and really nice and he brought up some pretty legitimate concerns about the church etc. Really things that in my mind I had no answer for, but right now I have come too far and I know the gospel is certain and irrefutable and undeniable. It was a time and maybe not the only, but definitely the most specific time I can remember just relying on the Lords promise to open our mouth. We opened our mouths and confounded doubt. The things we say are never us, but that night we truly had no part in it. Gods purposes roll forth and we testified of the future of this great church and our living God.  Everyone in the family knows in their heart the right choice.

I love you so much! I pray for you and love you and cheer for the W in all parts of life!
Elder G