Monday June 20, 2011

HAPPY FATHERS DAY
I hope you had a great day.It sounds like it has been a fun weekend. I miss your french toast. I thought a lot about you when people talked about Fathers Day. I am so glad that you are my Dad. I love you.
I am doing great and really enjoying my self, and the work. So our sacrament meeting was so awesome in the singles ward. One of the RM's (Daniel Nelson, we live with his family and he trained Elder Sean Tanner Austin, who is my friend and we left about the same time) spoke and he invited 3 of his non-member friends, who we had just had a first lesson with (they are kind of like Mellina, not to into it but they came). His talk was so awesome. The spirit was so powerful. Then we had a high councilman speak. He summarized the whole gospel. It was just the perfect meeting.

It seems as though recently I have been struggling to know what do and not feeling like what I did was effective. The RM said some things that really hit me: We can have a sincere desire and offer a sincere prayer, but that alone doesn't do it. We then have to go out and begin to show the Lord our faithfulness. That is when spiritual growth comes. That sounds silly that it hit me so hard, but it was just the way he said it, with so much conviction. The Spirit told me there that all these plans in my head are right, and now do it! It is so great how the Lord works and how much He wants us to grow, because He loves us.
Mom, thanks for the letter. I just got it like Saturday. I like to hear about all that stuff. It comforts me to know what others are doing and to see that they are doing good. Like that Bethany is working, and Jessie is doing ok with the graveyard shift. Things like that are great to hear. I love you very much.

Love,

Elder Hurst