Apr 22nd Letter

HELLO FROM THE GREAT COUNTRY OF TEXAS HAHAHA!!!!!!

How was everyone's week been? Well it wasn’t that eventful following last week but here are some moments that were awesome so HERE WE GO!!!

On Wednesday we went to a new member’s house they are named the Ripley's. They moved here from Nevada! They are coming back to church from not going for a while back in Nevada. They moved down here because of the cost of medical and the cost of living they say it’s cheaper here in Texas for those things. But they were really excited to see us we talked to them for a while and they brought their son and daughter in law with them. The cool thing is they want us to teach them the lessons again which is awesome cause it good practice for us to keep teaching them, and to help them feel the spirit more. And hopefully we will get the daughter in law who is not a member to sit in on the lessons and hopefully she will want to learn more so this could turn out to be really good.

Thursday was an amazing day. I went to the temple for the first time in 3 months. That is a long time for me to not go without the temple. I can honestly say that right when I walked in I felt so relieved!!!!!!!!!! It was amazing!!! It felt like I had a lot of weight lifted off of me and not worry about anything for a good two hours. I can say I took advantage of all the time I could there. I even saw Sister Singer!!!!! it was funny I went to the desk she works at and I ask the lady if Sister Singer was there and she said who and this person came around the corner and said that's me and man did Sister Singer get a huge smile on her face!!! She was excited to see me and then Elder Gutierrez came around the corner and she saw her two favorite missionaries again!!!! It was good to talk with her. I was on exchanges Thursday after the temple with my zone leader Elder Hardy he is from Brigham City and went to Box Elder!!! So Elder Hardy and I always tease one another about who is better Box Elder or Mountain Crest. I didn't know this but he is the one who actually Beat Raider Lofthouse In wrestling one year. So it’s interesting because we know a lot of the same people that we went to school with. Elder Hardy and I had a good lesson with an investigator by the name of Martha. Martha is really hard to catch, she is working two jobs. She is dating a less active. So she is somewhat interested in learning more. We taught her the plan of salvation again because last time we didn't do it as good as we should have but we taught her and found a concern out. She had a spouse pass away a while back and she is still angry about death so when we taught about the spirit world it was like she was hesitance to think about it but it’s understandable. But hopefully she will get Sundays off and come to church!!!

Update on Shawn Beard. He is doing AMAZING!! He is on fire on Sunday he was asked to give the closing prayer in sacrament meeting. He was so happy and he did a really good job!! He came up to us after and was happier than a kid at a candy shop. I love how he is so excited about the gospel. He is motivating me to become more excited about the gospel and to live it and love it. Like that talk that was given in October in general conference. He came up to us and was like you better be here next Sunday!! I ask why and he hinted that he is getting the Aaronic Priesthood next week! Man he is just rolling with it and having a blast I’m so excited to be part of this and to help him out on the way to become even happier!

Sunday evening Elder Kuila and I were walking to our dinner appointment. We were walking a lot yesterday cause we don’t have a lot of miles left, since we went to the temple it ate most of our miles up. So we were walking in the neighborhood and we saw this teenager and we said Hello and he said "hey elders" so immediately "I asked how do you know who we are?" and he said I’m a member! Now this is weird cause I have been here for a while and never have heard about you and I know everyone that is a member here. But I guess he just moved here about a couple of weeks ago. This was a testimony to me that we are noticed for both good and bad everyone know us Missionaries and members. Missionaries especially cause we stick out like a sore thumb but as members by the way we act around others and our morals affect others and others can see that so always remember who you are and what you stand for.

I love each Monday I have to write yall. I wake up every Monday Morning just happy that I get to write to all yall. Thank you for being the family and friends and people you are. We are all different, but we are loved in God's eyes and he is so proud of us for what we do. I know that because I have felt that comfort, peace and love that we feel from keeping the commandment and by doing what Elder Bednar said " be a good boy and girl"

I LOVE YALL AND MISS YALL

Elder Christensen

" Over and Out"