Hey there :)

Dear Family,

I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It what helps me every day and I love it. 

This past week we had transfers. Im still with Elder Agee. He is going to end the mission this transfer but he is a great example of the enduring to the end and finishing strong. Hes a stud! We are going to do great things together this transfer.

This past week we had a conference with Pres. Lovell and he presented something that the church is doing. Its called ¨He is the gift¨. Its a video about the importance of Jesus Christ during the time of Christmas. You can look for the video on Youtube or at Christmas.Mormon.org. Everytime I see it, I feel the spirit. It is powerful. Jesus Christ is wonderful. He is the Prince of Peace. Before the mission I wanted to be like Maurice Jones Drew and other great football players and play football great. I still love football and I still want to play it but one thing that has changed in the mission is I want to be like Jesus Christ. I want to be a good man like the Prophets and Apostles. I want to always be a worthy priesthood holder. I want to be a good home teacher, father, brother, son etc. I want to be a good football player but I want the gospel and my family at the center of my life. I remember a quote from Bronco Mendenhall (i think he said it) that says ¨if we cannot have football AND the gospel, then there is no point of having football.¨ 

The gospel of Jesus Christ should be our foundation (Hel 5:12). Without it there is no promise that the foundation that we set ourselves upon will last until tomorrow. I dont know if that makes sense jaja.

I am thankful to be where Im at today in my life. I am thankful for Jesus Christ and ¨I stand all amazed at the love that He offers me¨. 

Thank you for all of your prayers. Thank you for all of your love. Have a great week.

Elder Nobmann Riddle