September 15

Hey Everyone!!
It has been another amazing week; I especially have loved the weather, BLUE SKYS!!! Ha I know that won’t last for very long so I cherish every day!! But I am just so happy and I feel like the Sons of Mosiah, in describing the joy that I have received! This has been my greatest happiness to share the gospel with others and to witness their very countenance and even their lives become brighter because of Christ and the Book of Mormon! I will often lie awake at night thinking about this work and the people that I have touched, yet I know that it hasn’t been me at all but the Holy Ghost. This gospel truly is the source for all lasting and eternal joy! I have been meeting with IngaLisa and seeing her become excited to go to young women’s and seeing her mother come back to church and give IngaLisa full support! I receive such amazing and motivating letters from Anna and to see how happy she is, words can’t describe it. She is going to be baptized in Boston this week!!! Katie is start ing to adjust to the Utah lifestyle and Culture and I can see how much she is enjoying it, yet she knows that her faith is being tried! All these little experiences have been amazing and I love the eternal relationships I am building with those I teach, I pray I can always be a part of their Lives!
We had a great week; Monday was full of running around and getting all of our Preparation day things done! Tuesday we did a lot of tracting and visiting members. Wednesday, we had a Zone Meeting, I felt the spirit of our Zone and how we have become united, but I think Motivating and Encouraging other missionaries is an important part of this work, in which I am more than happy to do! I want to see them succeed and be happy, but it does take patience and diligence. Thursday we helped a member who is 80 years old build a shed from scratch!! Ha I have enjoyed that and I now have no desire to build a house on my own considering all the work it has taken just for a shed! Friday I went on an exchange with Elder Meijome from Florida, we had a lot of fun and saw some success. That night we visited with IngaLisa! Saturday was such a blast; we had a huge BBQ with the stake with thousands of people and tons of food and rides! We got to talk with all the members and the friends they had in vited, we even saw some people from the street we had invited!! I am excited to see what the Stake is finally doing about missionary work and we can move things along in the wards!! We need each members help if we want to succeed!!
I have just had a wonderful week and so grateful for the support I receive from family and Friends, you’re in my thoughts and my prayers. I hope you understand how busy I truly am. I will be catching up on my letters to all of you soon! I know the power of the Book of Mormon not only in my life but in the lives of others, it’s real! I am a witness of that! I hope and pray that you will always read from its pages every day and I promise there will be new meaning in each day and a greater light in your countenance!! I love you all so much!
Elder Jason Russell