Tuesday, September 18, 2012

August 19 Letter

Dear Family,
Dad, Momma, thank you so much for your letters. I love you two so much and I am so grateful for the great council you have given and continue to give me. This week I've been trying and praying really hard that I will not miss you guys excessively. I've been praying really hard that I would be able to just "forget my self and go to work." Its been good. But its hard too, thinking of the great missionaries of the Book of Mormon and how they really took no thought of them selves is amazing. The sons of Mosiah were on their missions for 14 years! I only have 2 years away from you guys thankfully. But on the other hand I only have 2 years out here to do this! Ive been told many times that the time is short and it even says it at the beginning of the White Handbook! Haha! I pray so hard that I will be able to take full advantage of this time. Other people have made it through their missions so I think I will too. I only have this one opportunity to do this. Funny how I have a really different perspective of missions now being in one. Lots of people have said its the hardest thing they've done. I always assumed they meant hard as in "hard work", but now I have seen and am experiencing that it is "hard trials" too. But they all say it was the best. :) I'm excited to do this work.

I'm so excited for my buddies getting on their missions! Its and exciting time. I'm sorry to here that you all (except J) got sick this week! I actually got a nasty cold Wed Thu too. My immune system probably finally had enough. :) But I am well now. Life is good.

We've had a really good week out year! We have and investigator who is 23 named BigMan who is doing awesome! He's been reading the Book of Mormon like crazy and knows its true and has been sharing it with people he knows. He came to church yesterday and has committed to being a missionary in a year! Awesome! He'll be baptized on Sep 15.  We had a good number of people at church yesterday which was great! The people here are awesome. 

I love you all so much! Thank you for your prayers. Have an awesome week!

Love,
Elder Aaron Lane Walters

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