September 25, 2011

September 25, 2011
Lakeside Ward/Tucson Arizona

HEY FAMILY AND FRIENDS!!!!

 

How are all of you doing? I sure do miss you all!!! How is the weather where ever you are? Here it has been really nice lately. I really like it because at night it cools down to about 75 or 80 and it feels so good. I just love that. Everything here is just dandy. Loving my companion and serving him in all ways. Also so everyone knows...I am keeping my hands on the handle bars while riding my bike, so no worries there. I am just enjoying this work soooo much. It is the best thing that I have ever done in my life yet it is the hardest for sure that I have ever done.

 

So my scripture this week is Proverbs 3:5-6. This scripture really hit me hard this week. I really am having to learn how to trust in him and let him do what he wants done on his time. None of this work is up to me, it is up to him and how he wants it done. We are just his mouth pieces. But...when we are obedient we can qualify for the spirit and be the best mouth piece that we can be. So that is why it is so important to be obedient. I believe that is what Heavenly Father wanted me to learn this transfer. BE OBEDIENT and the Lord will take care of the rest for you. I know that to be true. I have seen it already so much this transfer.

 

Elder Robison and I watched a video called "17 Miracles." It was AMAZING!!! It was all about the miracles of the Willy Martin Handcart Company. I have never heard of those stories and what happened to them except that they got stranded and needed help. When I watched it my heart went out to those people. I think to myself look what they went through and I complain that i am a little to hot. They were literally freezing to death and i can go into a store with air conditioning. It really brought a lot of things to perspective and how i can do better. I cried so hard in that movie it amazing you all need to watch it.

 

So an amazing experience I had. The gift of tongues really works for missionaries. Some of you might be wondering what that is...it is the power that god can give people to speak in a language they do not know for the benefit of others not yourself. So i had an experience with this. On Thurs I went on exchanges with the American Sign Language missionaries and went to teach with Elder Karlson. It was a day of a lot of driving and doing those kind of things. But at night we went to awomen's house and we talked to her. After Elder Karlson was talking to her she looked right at me and said something. All of a sudden I was signing and I didn't know what was going on. It just flowed so naturally. Afterward I found out what she asked and what I said. She asked what does this church mean to you, and I responded I know this church is true, I know Joesph Smith was a prophet and I know the Book of Mormon istrue. WOW. When I was signing all I could do was cry. I couldn't control my emotions. It was amazing. In the car, he looked at me I looked at him and we just smiled at each other said well I guess it works and went on with our day. In my heart I said a prayer of thanks because we both knew that a miracle just happened right in front of us. IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL.

 

Well its been a great week and I love this work. I hope all of you are doing wonderful and I miss you all dearly.

 

I love you all!

 

Love,

 

Elder Ryan D. Mortimer