Things are going well...

8.1.11
Fleming Island, FL

Dear Family & Friends~

Things are going well out here in Florida. We just had Elder Giddens of the 6th Quorum of the Sevently come and speak to us on Saturday. He is our Area Authority. He didn't come to our mission with an agenda or anything, he simply studied and prayed, and then did his best to follow the Spirit and speak to us for a grand total of three hours. He taught us a lot about the importance of letting go of ourselves and learning to think of others. He said that as we repent daily and feel of the love of God, we would be cleanses from our inner weaknesses and have a greater desire to share the gospel. I enjoyed being able to listen to him.

I don't have a lot of time to talk about [our investigator] today, but suffice it to say, he did pray and he was a little unsure about what he felt. Innocently, he prayed for two very large miracles, that God would heal him and God would help him find someone to love. I wish he could see how wonderful of a prayer that must have been to his Heavenly Father. He may not recognize how the Spirit is influencing him and softening his heart and opening him up, but Elder Brimhall and I can see the light slowly beginning to build within him. he still fights it, but he is willing to keep trying. He is going to read a page from the Book of Mormon each day this week and pray to know the truthfulness of it each day until our next visit with him.

My wrists are okay, thankfully. My tooth looks pretty good, as well. I think President/Dr. Patch did a wonderful job (he's the Stake President of the Jacksonville South Stake).

I love each of you and I wish you a good week!

Love~
Austin