Mommy!!!
Yeah, it for sure helps to have cousins and
family members setting a good example for everyone! I am just hoping that this
awesome streak that we have will continue in being active in the church! :) That
would be so awesome. It is really cool just how the Lord works with all of the
new tools that we have as members of the church. Skype and Facebook is such an
easy way to find and contact the less active members of the church! :) It is one
of the best tools that we can use for sure!!!
That is super funny about the FHE though with
that talk! :P At least he started talking about God a little bit! I can only
imagine what was going through your head when that came up instead of the real
talk that I was talking about. If it helps the talk is by Troy Dunn. :) But it
is an amazing talk and Elder May and I are actually doing another training on
Thursday to the zone and also President Toone, Sister Toone, and the assistants
are going to be there! It should be fun because we are basing the training on
that talk! :) It should be really good and super fun! I think you guys will
really like that talk though! I honestly think it would hit Tyler the hardest
right now though. It gave me a whole new understanding of the plan of salvation
and how I can teach it to my investigators! Its AMAZING!!! :)
It is amazing some of the things that you hear
from other missionaries out here in the field! It always brings me right back to
the story of Nephi and his brothers. There are always missionaries who are
totally obedient to the rules, and then there are others that couldn't care less
about the rules. Missionaries always seem to think that the only blessing, or
the only way they can "prosper in the land" is if they get baptisms. That is so
false!!! It has been amazing to see even some of the most disobedient
missionaries that I have known of baptizing a ton of people. However, their own
personal conversion is still the same as it was before. :( I have really focused
as I have been out here on my mission to keep thinking that I am here
specifically to serve with President Toone. Although some of the mission rules
may seem a little bit strict, I know that those rules that he makes have been
discussed with the Lord, and the Lord is saying, "Elder Wallentine needs _____
in his life, so here you go President Toone, this rule will help him prepare for
_____." As I have continued to think that way the mission rules have not even
been an issue. I know what they are, and I know how to keep them. I am so glad
that I was taught the importance of obedience and hard work. Even though
sometimes it did not come across as that when I was home. I am IMPROVING!!! :)
Anyways this past week was super good and we
were able to meet a lot more people. One thing actually kind of funny that
happened last week I forgot to tell you... DONT WORRY I AM FINE! :) There is
this guy that we have been trying to get in contact with a lot since I have been
here. He is 6' 7", Black, and super big! He is probably one of the people in the
world that I would for sure not want to meet in a dark alley. Anyways we knocked
on his door at about 8:00 one night and nobody answered. So we walked back to
our car and got in. As soon as we started the car I looked up out of the driver
side window and saw him standing outside on his porch. I jumped out of the car
and said, "Hey!" Then as we got closer he recognized who we were, and said, "Oh
man, I wasn't expecting anybody. Let me go and put something away." He then
pulled out from behind his back a HUGE Desert Eagle Pistol, took the bullet out
of the chamber and went inside. But then he came back out and invited us in and
we had a good little discussion! :) It was a pretty crazy night for sure!
I LOVE YOU ALL TONS!!!
Love,
Elder Brandon Wallentine
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