HEARTS ARE OPEN...

Dear Family, 

I love you :) Thank you for all of the love and support! I have had a great week this week training and 'being trained' :)

My new companion is Elder B, some info with him... READY TO WORK! Very funny, and very dedicated. He has lots of prior knowledge, especially about the scriptures! He loves talking and loves to get to know people. Played soccer, and finds the positive in everything! He is an influence to me and I am trying to help him, but feel very inadequate all the time. :) But that's life. I love him, and will you keep him in your prayers? 

So Mom, thank you for sending those letters to me! :) It is so helpful to hear from them! And if you want to send them this back, I would really appreciate it too... 

"ROLE PLAY, ROLE PLAY, ROLE PLAY with real concerns of people in real life.

Use the 12 week program with the 8 fundamentals, they are so important."

Thank you! 

That is so great for P and K! They will be great members! Encourage them just like you were doing to meet the missionaries and that is perfect that you talked to them about those things! They sound like they are being touched by The Spirit. Are they thinking about moving so they can be in a specific ward? If that helps them to become members that is great, and let them know the ward will probably be changing in the future too. :) I will see what we can do about skype and about how I can encourage them! I will friend them on facebook and set something up! :)

Training is HARD! I feel like it is this huge open field that is here for me to decide what, how, and when we do things. I really am learning to MAKE DECISIONS. and not dwell on the past. There are lots of things that leaders are in charge of and I'm learning that very quickly. 

The work is going great! Brother F is still on top of things! He is stellar! I love him! :) He is like a dad to me while I've been out here, and boy that makes me feel good :) Reminds me of home, and helps me feel loved.Bishop W is wonderful, 365 day calendar is going great! 2 Members at least out with us tomorrow. People are having their hearts open to the truth left and right! Pray that satan will be crushed and conquered here... he even goes as far to put people in our paths that we think are ready to be taught... and then they aren't, and it takes away from time we could be spending teaching others! Discernment is the key there! 

Laughs: 

I'll keep some funny experiences this week and tell you next week... sorry I will be better about laughing! :@ ha ha

Preparation Day:

Got to go shopping and e-mailing! And also got to play basketball :) 

Piano, yes I get to play, not as often as at home, but I get called on at meeting to play :)

No tennis still, but it will get warmer in the mornings soon! :)

I love you all and you are always in my prayers :) Keep M, D, D, B, A, and K in your prayers. K needs help to stop smoking, and D needs help gaining a testimony of The Book of Mormon :)

Love, 

Elder Apsley :)