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Monday, June 23, 2014

June 9, 2014 email "...It's Hot"

Yup. It is hot. 
I know all of my missionary friends are saying that right now. I dont know what it is like for all of them, but here it is 108 today and has been all weekend. That makes for a warm bike ride in a suit in case any of you have tried it. The great thing, though, is that I am doing it as a disciple of Jesus Christ, therefore it is all worth it. Elder Dorff and i worked super hard this week and even though we didnt see crazy amounts of success every day, we have been blessed. One of those blessings is with Rowena. We had a lesson with her in the Chapel this week and talked a lot about the gospel of christ, focusing on baptism. She said she doesnt want to commit to a date until she knows it's true. So this week she is reading the Book of Mormon every day and praying for the truth. We got a text today that she is already through 1st Nephi and wants to know what else she should read. It has only been 3 days so that is pretty amazing! Now we need her to recognize the difference it makes in her life. She is solid. Feel free to keep praying for her to recognize the answers to her prayers.

We met a cool Scottish Couple this week while tracting. They gave us some water and talked to us in their super cool accent. We did quite a bit of tracting this week, and besides them nothing too exciting happened except for this one lady that was really determined to tell us while we were going to Hell for using Christ's name to convert people to Joseph Smith. It was sad that she was mistaken like that and didnt understand what we really believe, and wouldnt let us explain it to her. I didnt feel offended at all that she was yelling at me, i just felt sorry for her that she wouldnt let us share this amazing message with her and help her understand what we believe and what Christ really wants for her. Maybe one day she will recognize the truth.

Well, sorry this is short. There isnt much more to say though except for i love the Book of Mormon. My testimony of it has been exceptionally strong recently. It is such an amazing Book. Going around giving people the chance to read it makes biking in  the 108 degree heat worth it, because it can really change their life.

I love all of you, and I love representing Jesus Christ every day.


Elder Black

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