Hi Family,
First off Conference was awesome!! I don't think there was a single talk that I didn't enjoy! I really liked Elder Bednar's in the Saturday afternoon session! That whole session was just filled with good talks, but his talk about the difference between Godly fear and worldly fear was just awesome! Elder Holland killed it as always! That story about the brothers was intense, and the way he related it all in was awesome! I also liked Elder Pearson's talk on Sunday afternoon! He was speaking with so much power and authority! I don't know how anyone could fall away after hearing that talk! For the Saturday morning session Elder Gardner and I went over to Randy's and made eggs benedict haha it was awesome, and it actually tasted good! I made the hollandaise sauce and it was unreal!!
I loved that video that mom sent me of the "I love you because." It made me so happy to watch it! Thank you all for the things you said about me, and the things you said about the Savior! It was amazing to hear all of you say those things!
This week was alright. We didn't teach nearly as much as past weeks because we have been busy doing random stuff! We had a zone training this week which was sweet! We talked about agency and responsibility and what they have to do with each other. Our Zone Leaders talked about how Satan tries to attack our agency by making us think that we don't have to be responsible for our actions. That's when excuses and blaming others and complaining come in! They came up with an "Anti-faith list" and it was a list of all of the things that we do to avoid taking responsibility for things, and they left us a commitment to avoid the anti-faith list! It has been going really well and it has humbled me a lot more!
We were finally able to teach Raina yesterday and the lesson went really well! We weren't able to set another baptism date right now but she said once she gains a better understanding of the Gospel and the BOM and the Bible then she will probably do it! So we are just trying to help her recognize and understand the Spirit so that she can understand the Gospel better! We also found a new investigator named Gary! He lives in his truck and he usually parks in the Wal-Mart parking lot at night and so we have been just going over to Wal-Mart and teaching him in the parking lot haha! It's pretty awesome! He is a very humble guy and he loves learning about the Gospel and reading the BOM! We are going to get him to come to church and hopefully we can baptize him in the future!
Anyways, that's pretty much my week! This next week is transfers so I will probably be emailing on Monday! I am most likely going to get transferred so don't send any mail until I get my new address if I get one!
Since I wasn't there to do the "I love you because" I will just do it right now to all of you: Dad, I love you because you have raised me to be a good missionary, and you have taught me how to be an amazing father. You always look at the good in every situation and you never say anything negative about anything! You've taught me how to be happy in life and to endure trials with a positive, faithful attitude.
Mom, I love you because you also have raised me to be a good missionary. You tell me that you love me all the time and you show me that too! You have taught me how to live righteously and stay strong even with all the temptations and evils of this world. You have taught me how to stay clean and organized;) and you have helped me become the person that I am today, I wouldn't be here without you!
Livie, I love you because no matter what the people around you are doing you still stay strong to your beliefs in the Gospel! You have been the sibling that I have known the longest and you've been one of my best friends since I was 2! You are a great example to me, and you will fight for the things you love and care about!
Annie, I love you because you are so happy no matter what and that happiness rubs off onto everyone around you! You choose the right at all times and live and love the Gospel! You do things for others to show them that you care about them. You are a peace builder and stop contention when it happens!
Sam, I love you because you are nice to everyone around you! You smile a lot, and you're really good at sports! You always want to play with me and I love playing sports and games and stuff with you! You do your best at everything you do and are a good example to your friends!
Charlie, I love you because you give hugs to everyone around you and show them that you love them! You play games and sports with me too and I love it! You always make sure everyone is happy and when someone is not then you help them to be happy! You are a good brother to me and to Livie, Annie, and Sam!
And last but definitely not least, I love the Savior because He has given me the infinite gift of the Atonement! He allows me to repent of every single one of my sins and shortcomings! He gives me someone to relate to me even if I feel like no one knows what I am going through! He loves me enough to take upon Himself every single big or little pain that I will go through in this life, and He died for me so that someday I can return to be with my Father in Heaven again. I feel His love every day of my life and I know without a doubt that He lives, and that he loves us infinitely!
I love all of you and I hope you are doing well! Stay safe and CTR!
Love Elder Summerhays
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