Weekly Letter - 03 Jun 2013

Dear President,

YES! Yes I will follow Jesus Christ. I will work on being more Christlike to all those around me. I've been thinking a lot about the work hastening and Jesus Christ as well as His apostles. There are so many people out and ready to receive this message and that is so exciting. As a missionary i keep asking myself what I can do better and how I can be a better teacher. I've thought a lot about the meaning of this calling and the meaning of the spirit. I've really been trying to work on always having the spirit with me so that in lessons, investigators can feel that power. I've kind of thought of it like this. As a missionary we have been called to teach the gospel by the spirit and especially at this time in the world with this wave of missionaries and people ready to hear the gospel. I myself must make sure all my thoughts and actions are to be like Christ would have. I was also thinking about this. If my companion and I teach with the amazing power of the spirit, the investigator will have more opportunities to notice life with the spirit and life without it. So, instead of having to teach someone 15 lessons before they feel ready to be baptized, maybe it will only take 1. I love this work. I love my area and Elder Porter. I love you and your family and all the sacrifices you all have made to help lead this mission to success. Thank you so much. 

Thanks for all you do - YOU ARE MIGHTY _ YOU ARE BRIGHT _ YOU ARE THE LORD'S. THANK YOU > Also, be sure to give me a few sentences on how you are doing. Also, give me a report on your certification each week, are you achieving the 4 item average per day, and are you and your companion well on your way to achieving all the items for 21 days to get certified and what are you doing to make the changes to reach the standards of excellence? You can do this, believe and pray, like the Brother of Jared, that the Lord will light up your mind, your area, your ward or branch. It will happen, but not if you don't believe, then solve and work. Also, are you able to understand that our unified vision and mission is to have the faith to find each day, and to also have the faith and teaching power necessary to invite others to come to the Savior, inviting them to baptism and a date. Give me a feel how that is going for you.

Sister Harding and I love you and know that you are so loved by God and watched over. Never forget how important you are, how incredible your life is! 
President Harding