July 13 Good News & My Testimony

July 13th:

Hey Family!

This week went kinda slow but we were able to see a lot of cool and fun stuff!!! To start off, I am getting a new companion.......ELDER O!!! My MTC companion! Crazy right?!?! I am so excited to be reunited with him. It's maney that he is even my companion. We have always missed each other and we finally get to be together! I am stoked! 

Well just an update really on one of our investigators! N---- is seriously the most prepared person I have ever met! She seriously, it blows my mind how prepared she is. We were teaching her one of the lessons and stuff and we had mentioned the word "ward" like the congregation. and she said "Oh my gosh! Ward, I have heard of that before!! I'm gunna be a part of the ward sooon!" and we were shocked and so we told her that after she was baptized she would be a part of the ward! Now she has a baptismal date for aug 16th! so that was awesome!

We also had the first MLC with Pres. Frandsen, it was really great in so many ways. It is such a huge job he has taken on and he will be so awesome!! I can tell.. But, he was also able to help us see that he needed our support to help him with his responsibility! He hasn't really changed any of the rules,  I was hoping we could play sports with members....but no!  And I need to just trust this rule.. So I need to support ....

 This week we just did a ton of reports and stuff. We had to do our stake report, we had to do our service report, we had to do the transfer report, our zone report. Just a bunch of house keeping stuff that we just  have to handle...but someone has gotta do it! 

I know this email isn't very exciting! 

But I just want to share my testimony:

That I have faith that Jesus Christ lives, and that he loves us unconditionally. I have faith that he is our Savior and Redeemer and as we look to him for an example, we won't go astray. I lives my be hard, but Christ's life was hard, but it is definitely worth living. I know that as we hold to the iron rod, and constantly strive to follow the commandments we won't need to fear. I have faith that the Book of Mormon contains the fullness of the everlasting Gospel and as we study it and follow the things the Spirit teaches us we can progress towards who we really are and who God wants us to become. I know  that Joseph Smith did what he said he did, and I know that because of the Restoration, we have a living prophet today in Thomas S. Monson. I know that as we follow the teaching of our prophets we can develop better stability in our lives and our testimony. I love this work and I love this Gospel. I love that we have a Father in Heaven who watches over us and has prepared away for us to become like him through, his Son, Jesus Christ. I sometimes try to think about how hard that would've been for God to send all of us down here...and it just helps me see how much God was willing to risk for each and every one of his children, because of that I am trying to evaluate my decisions that I make. To see whether or not the choices I am making reflect my appreciation for all God and Jesus Christ have done for me. I love you all!!! Keep on Trucking!!!!
Love, Elder Meier