Aug 20.

Hello!

 

It is a little late in the week to be e-mailing but such is life. 

 

So our apartment is on top of a warehouse with a office in it. If you saw the outside I need to send some pictures of the inside. IT looks really bad on the outside but it is completely different inside.

 

This week was a terrible week for missionary work. I don't understand how we can have everyone that we work with go camping all on the same week??? How does that happen. Oh well live and let live I guess. We are just going to have to make this week count for double!!

 

That being said it was an awesome week for strenghtening of testimonies. On Saturday we had the entire mission in Lake Oswego and the meeting started with President and Sister Morby and then Elder Bussey of the Area Seventy spoke on "Christ Believes in You." He was followed by Elder Clayton of the Presidency of the Seventy who spoke on what is meens to be a special witness of Christ. Then Elder Nelson got up and said I feel that there are one or two people here that are fasting and seeking answers so lets hear them. So for the next hour he just answered quesions that he was asked. It was a great meeting. He then gave all of us a Priesthood blessing (as a group) where he blessed us all with the desire to go out and to labor and to feast from the scriptures. He also blessed all of you through me that you would be watched over and protected and that yorur testimonies would grow as a result of my service. It was awesome!

 

Then on Sunday we had a special Stake Conference with Elder Clayton and President and Sister Morby. That was also really good. Sister Morby talked about one of her favorite word (I think that it might be her favorite) but it is happify, happification and happifyer. I think that shows what kind of person she is. Then President spoke on being a missionary.  Elder Clayton then spoke about getting our roots deep in the Gospel and teaching within the family. It was a great conference.

 

Then Yesterday we went to Oregon City (to Kacie's ward building) and were taught by Elder Corbridge of the Seventy. He spoke in the October 2008 conference and his talk is called The Way. You should watch that because it will give you a little bit of what my day was like yesterday. It was all focused on the Doctrine of Christ- Our missionay Purpose. He really shared about how as missionaries we don't take the time to teach the most important thing- the Atonement of Christ. It was so good. I left so ready to just go out and work. He also taught us how to become better teachers as we follow the teaching patter that Christ used. It was incredible and you could really feel the Spirit.

 

Also yesterday as a District we all pitched in five bucks and got President Morby a pair of Steve Madens because we all have them. So he now has the Official Mac District Shoe. He was really funny and was about ready to cry when we gave them to him.

 

Thanks for all that you do for me. I am so lucky to have a great family that really supports me and that loves the Gospel. The Church is so true and Christ is really at the head of it. I know that and as we follow our leaders out of the desire to come closer to our Heavenly Father and our Savior that we will really feel the Strength that comes from the other side. I love all of you very much and miss you. Have a great week.

 

Love Dustin