9/3/2018 Busy Labor Day=short email...sorry

Hola todos!

Happy Labor Day! Hope you have all had a great week. Sorry for the wacky email last time. After re-reading it, it looks even more rushed, haha. Hope y'all liked it. Don't have much to talk about today though, these last few weeks have been pretty mellow, which is good and bad, haha. Like, stuff is still getting done, but just in a very casual way. I've got a new companion though, and he's pretty neat-o. Elder Durrant is his name, and he's a pretty cool all-around guy.

We met a lady named Joyce Young from the Virgin Islands, she was super cool. Had talked with missionaries there, and had some really good questions about it all, super stoked to keep teaching her. We also met a guy named Chris. He is awesome. We have been teaching his sister, but she has kinda decided to give up on it, he just got outta jail though, and he was super down to hear what we had to share! He came to church and (for those who dont know, the first sunday of every month, during the first hour big meeting, no speakers are assigned; it works kinda like an open mic night to come up and share your testimony, its awesome!) HE SHARED HIS TESTIMONY! It caught us quite off-guard, but It was incredible; he just talked about how much he knew that Christ was our Savior, it was really beautiful. The friend with Chron's Disease has a brother wiht it as well, and he went to the hospital last week, so we didn't get to see them this time around. Ashley is going through a really tough time, so she has kinda backed away from the Lord for a bit, but we are working to just remind her that we are here for her. 

And something that Chris's testimony reminded me of, is how important that testimony is. That Christ is our Savior. That Jesus is the Christ! The promised Messiah! We say it so often, many of us forget what it means. Yes, the Bible and Book or Mormon are sacred and incredible; yes, His church is amazing and true; yes, the Priesthood is literally the power used to create worlds; yes, God is our Loving Heavenly Father who made a plan for us; all of that is true, but as President Beson said, "All truths are not of the same value, the saving truths of salvation are of greatest worth”. The Bible's and Book of Mormon's entire purpose is to convince people that Jesus is the Christ. His church is on this Earth to help us come closer to Him and recieve all he has to offer. The Priesthood is only given to because of Him. And God "so loved the world, that he sent His only beggoten son" (John 3:16). It ALL is centered on, focused on, and possible because of Christ! So please, make sure that your beliefs and testimony are based on Him! Thanks! LOVE Y'ALL!!!

<3 Elder Fox