it truly was a miracle

Dear family and friends,

This week was crazy! We had so much happen that I don’t think I could write it all in this email. (OK I could but I don’t have enough time) But there was so much good that’s happening in are area, the Lord is really blessing us. What grate news I have for all of you:

This week we were not having the best of days, I was pretty down and I was wondering if things were going to get better then it all changed. On Sunday we met Trey, Trey is in the army, 55^Th combat -cams division and has a sweet 3year old named Jasmine, she is the most well behaved 3 year old I have ever seen! Anyway he was in Italy when he met a member of are church and he called a number and talked to a girl and she told him where to go and how to find a church. So he just showed up, we taught him in Sunday school the plan of salvation and the restoration and answered some of his questions then he asked if he could be baptized and I just wanted to cry then! I told him of course you can and he said, "I will be coming back here for as long as I can. I feel good about this church, I have been on this spiritual journey for a long time but I think I found the right church."

Music to my ears I love guys like Trey and I know that he has been prepared and that we were suppose to meet him. We have a meeting with him on Thursday and we are in contact with him daily. And he loves to read he is already in Nep. Chapter 18 and understands almost all that he is reading. He said that he had a question about it but forgot it because he was so wrapped up in the book that he just wanted to read more and more. He calls us now and tells us what he read and that’s cool to he is so excited to learn more. It's awesome it made my whole month, it truly was a miracle.

Well I got to go hope you all have a great Tuesday!

Love elder black!

Do You Love Me?

[19th Bday 2009]

6-6-2010

Remember I said I was going to finish what I was talking about? Well here is the punch line: Elder Holland went on to say, that we can not come home from are mission and go back to were we where... no! We don’t have time for that, we are expected to carry on this work even after the name tag comes off and break down this idea that once your mission is over you no longer have to find people or in other words do missionary work. Well he is right and he also said I have sung “Called to Serve” 10000 times so what? What does it mean? Well it means what is written in D&C 4. Read it, I think you will know what he means.

I love this mission that I have embarked on and I don’t want it to end and it won’t end! So let’s stand a little taller and see what miracles we can bring in to some ones life. This church is true and it will forever be true, it has not changed from day one! God stands at the head of this church and He and His son truly did come down to see a 14 year old boy in a grove of trees. I believe that with all my heart and sole!

Some time this month we are having Elder Packer come to our mission and I am so excited about that! This week was incredible, we did not baptize anyone or anything like that but we found a great source of strength through the members here. They're all trying really hard to help us find more people to teach and it is so helpful. We just recently were at our ward mission leaders house and asked him if he had any one for us to teach. He said, "I actually do, my neighbors right crossed the street have wanted to know more. I just have not been able to approach them about it, but we will have them over for dinner soon. Will you also come by?" Of coarse we will I said! And we did come by for dinner. They were not all that interested, but they were grateful and they were glad that we invited them over so the night over all was great. Then Elder Thomas got a flat tire and I was able to make some phone calls and set up another dinner with the Davis family and that was cool because last week we had dinner over there and they had brought a family over there for us to teach and they liked the message. The spirit was there and hopefully they will be back again tonight. I cant wait!

Other news is that we will soon have someone on date to be baptized this month and they are the Colstens, Richard and Nicole was that not the same name as Brittany’s friend? What ever happened to her? Anyway I just thought of that. Well besides all of that I can’t think of what else to say, besides what we're going to be doing to day for p-day and that is what we all ways do: hang out and be bums. There is nothing to do here in the city they say. But come on, I may be a country boy but still... country boys still go “in town to have a good time” there is more that just b-ball for us to do! Anyway that’s what were doing and I am going to have fun! Ok well I better get running now.

But I love you all and I will try to talk to you all on a more personal basis next week.

Love you all and have a great week!!

Elder black