Tuesday, January 22, 2013

January 22, 2013

NO transfer for me or Elder Morton.
 
That means I will fully train Elder Morton. I have a ward member back home whose coming to this mission. He comes into the mission the time that I will finish training Elder Morton!!! I see the odds stacking in my favor, let's just hope the LORD thinks so too!
 
Well, anyways, this was a pretty good week. We were able to teach about 16 lessons! This week we have the truck so, we will setup more appointments to go teach a lesson with members that live a little further away from where we live. Speaking of which, in sunday at Priesthood opening exercises. One of the Bishopric announced housing the missionaries. If anyone was available or would want to have the missionaries stay at their house. Elder Morton and I are like, "Huh?" "Guess, we outstayed our welcome." I called the mission office yesterday to make sure they knew, they didn't. But, the ward is probably concerned, because when missionaries stay with a member for about 2ish  years that is when the missionaries tend to not live in that particular members house.
 
Well, lets see. I'm almost done with 2 Nephi!!!! Gosh, I feel like I really have nothing to write. All is well, now that I think about it, my reading today or yesterday in 2 Nephi says that those who say "all is well in zion" are being cheated my the Devil and he will carefully lead them down to hell. I hope by saying that, I don't worry any of you.
 
In my reading, WHich has been for the most part the Isaiah chapters of 2 Nephi and chapters 25-30. Those chapters are the ones that I love the most about that book. Chapter 29 about how people will say that they don't need another Bible and goes into all this detail about how the Lord reveals his word more than just once. Chapters 25-26 and 28 are good ones about how wicked and evil things will continue to happen and perpetuate in the last days. Then chapter 27 of 2 Nephi is the Isaiah chapter which is chapter 29. Which is the prophecy about Olivery Cowdery or Martin Harris taking a parchment with the characters from the Gold plates from the Book of Mormon. He saying that he cannot read a sealed book and he says they are accurate characters. Except in this one it is more indepth and more clear than the Isaiah chapter. As I've mentioned many times, I truly am thankful for the Book of Mormon. It truly does testify of Jesus Christ and just adds my testimony of the Bible. It is here to strengthen our understanding of what God has already revealed to us. The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our relgion and helps keep everything in place. I encourage everyone to continue to read the Book of Mormon. I'm evergrateful for the Book of Mormon. I can hold a Book of Mormon in my hand confidently wherever I go, and whoever I talk with I can confidently do that. I leave these with you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
 
P.S I've sent out the 6 month letters to everyone I had addresses to. You will receive an activity/scavenger hunt whatever you want to call it. YOU will need to do some coordination, but it will be fun and rewarding. When everything is done I will send the final piece of the activity. Thanks, love you much!!!

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Elder Colby Stewart Haymond
Oklahoma, Tulsa mission
Owasso, Oklahoma

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