Won't You Be My Valentine?

February 14, 2011

Dear peoples in America,

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! It's crazy how fast time flies on a mission. Like seriously, how the heck is it February already??? Well to start off, I want to say I LOVE you all!!!! You're the best ever. I get all this post and emails and my companions are always jealous. I just tell them that no one loves them unlike all of you! So thank you very much. Unfortunately, I had like no time last week to write and I won't really this week(recording last week and a zone p-day this week), but I'll try my best. Just know that you will be written to eventually and you are not forgotten. I would write more if I had more than one day(really like 5 hours) each week to do so. I'll try my best though.

This week was an interesting one. I was gone for a bit of it- went to Harbourne again for an exchange(this is the area that covers downtown Birmingham just so you know). It went alright, but it was nice to be back in Stourbridge and amongst what I'm familiar with. While I was gone though, Elder Stokes and Elder Brooke went to see a referral that we had set up an appointment with and it went really well!! Not only was she interested, but her grand daughter, who is 18, was interested. I was sooo happy to hear that news. So we have 2 new investigators!! Woohoo! They unfortunately weren't able to make it to church, but hopefully we can get them back on track and help them the best we can to come unto Christ and feel of His love and mercy. I that last part really exemplifies missionary work- although many just get caught up into baptizing and stuff. As missionaries, our real goal is to help people come unto Christ and feel His love, accept and apply His wonderous Atonement, and then to just act on that(baptism). It is something that gets overlooked lots, even for members of the chruch. We go to church to apply the Atonement. We go to chruch to worship and because we love God and want to come closer to the Saviour. Our Church is all about Jesus Christ. There is no if ands of buts about it. We may speak of Joseph Smith and other important figures lots, but that is because they point us to Christ and the mercy that he has shown towards us by restoring His Church back on the Earth as well as the Priesthood(the ability to act in Gods name and the authority to guide the church). It is such a blessing to have this great knowledge in my life and to have the knowledge that we are once again guided by a prophet who literally speaks with God and can help us, everyone in the world, to get through and overcome the obstacles and danger in the world. He doesn't protect us from it, but he provides us with the means on how we can protect ourselves and our families. What a blessing to have in a world that is dangerous, confusing, and difficult to stay strong!

This week has gone by and we are grateful for this new week. Elder Stokes and I are most likely down to our last week or so since transfers are coming up and we have been together for the past 2 transfers. Our goal for this week is to accomplish the vision that our wonderful Mission President has set for every area- 3 and 1. It means 3 investigators and less-actives at church and 1 baptismal date each week. This is no easy task and it doesn't make it any easier being in Stourbridge, but if God wills it, it can be done! I'm sorry this is a short email, I had too many emails to read from people.

I love you all soo much and don't think that I just say that for fun. I have truly been blessed with the people in my life that have helped me along the way to get to where I am. Without you, I'd be nothing and a very unhappy person. Keep being happy, and if you find that hard right now, search for it. Turn to God for help and search for the happiness you can obtain in this life. I know that if you turn to Christ and His gospel that you will find this happiness. I PROMISE!

Love,

Elder Hulet