June 22, 2011
Dearestestest Fambily and Friends,
Life is good! I think I say that lots, but it for sure is right now. It was transfers this week and I am staying once again in Blackwood and still with Elder Holland. It should be good and I'm excited. I really do love this place and I have found a new passion about my calling and responsibility as a missionary and in the words of McDonalds, "I'm Lovin' it!". God has just been blessing us with some more people to work with. There hasn't been anything super duper fantastic that has happened, but I know that God works in all of our lives each and every day. It doesn't have to always be so miraculous, but most times I find that it is the small things that really show His love for everyone. Elder Holland and I are progressively understanding how we need to work together as a companionship as well as the area through help and inspiration from God. I'm grateful for it because this is really his work, so He knows what is the best thing for us to do with the area. I'm really really excited for this next 6 weeks. I'm exited to grow in my desire, understanding, and love for others because I know that as I do that I am able be a better instrument in God's hand to bless everyone around me. Life and God is Good!
This past saturday was so beautiful. We had the baptism of 2 young boys who were just beaming with excitement to be baptised. It was a really good service. Elder K came back for it(we made him speak at it too :P), I sang a duet with the ward mission leaders wife, and the best thing of all was that Morgan was baptised by his grandfather. It was so good. I hope to be able to include some pics in this email.
We met a couple of people that we think could be really good. We met with this one lady, who is a friend of a less active member we are working with, and her son. They are in search of finding out their roots. She was adopted at birth, so she is now in the hunt to find her mother and her family. It is quite interesting. We went and had a nice chat with her and were discussing a bit of what we could do to help. She then offered to have us over for food and cake(she makes the best cake in the world. She gave us a slice while we were there and it was lush(that is a term the Brits or the Welsh like to use, at least the young ones) and she said it wasn't even one of her good ones- we're eating at her house today!!!!!!!). They could be really good, but most of all I'm just excited to help them find where their roots come from.
This week we also did some major weeding pops. They were ginormous weeds, which just made it really easy to pick out. It just reminded me of home which is a good thing. We usually go work on a members allotment with him every other week. We also were able to do some hedge trimming. It was Elder Hollands first time every doing so and he said he loved it so much.....like addicted to it. Weird, eh? It's true, he is :)
The weather here has been quite interesting. It can't make up it's mind if it wants to be rainy or sunshiny(if that's a word). So it keeps switching off and on within each day. It gets annoying when you try to dress appropriately. I will not complain though because I'm not having to do this in 90-100 degree weather. I would probably die first.
So this past week or so I've had some really amazing experiences with the priesthood. I don't really want to talk about the experiences, but I do want to talk about the priesthood and what it is. The Priesthood is what separates The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from every other church. It is the authority and power to act in God's name. It is what was given to the 12 disciples that you can read about in the New Testament and has once again been restored to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith and has been passed onto all worthy males in this Church. The Priesthood is necessary for the ordinances(baptism, receiving the gift of the holy ghost, eternal marriage etc.) that God has told us are needed for each of us to be able to return to live with him. Yes, some of these ordinances are performed by quite a few churches, but what you need to find out is if these ordinances are being done with someone holding the authority to perform them or in other words- someone who holds the priesthood from God. If you think about it, we read in the Bible an account of Jesus Christ himself being baptised. What you need to look at is who did he go to? Did he go to anyone and just ask him to do it? Did he go to some religious leaders of the Jewish church? Now ask yourself, why did it have to be John the Baptist? I'll give a clue that it has to do with authority. We are blessed in this the latter-days to know that this authority has been restored on the earth after having been taken away with the deaths and martyrdoms of the apostles through Joseph Smith. I know this to be true by reading the Book of Mormon and the witness I have received through the Holy Ghost and also through many spiritual experinces.
Life is so good. I hope you are enjoying it as much as I am. Keep finding the joy and the happiness in life. That's what it's all about. I love and miss you all so much. Keep being awesome.
Love,
Elder Hulet
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