7/14/2014
Hey Mom, Dad and Colby!!! It sounds
like summer is just moving along and it’s getting a little hotter every day, I
feel ya trust me. Mom it sounded like you had a great week with the
matheny's. Dang Sarynn and Will are getting so dang big...holy smokes I can't believe it, it’s really weird to me. Yeah mom for sure imagine that day I
pull into burley, there will be a lot of tears shed that day of happiness.
Dad I understand you I am being safe. Colb man dude that’s so sick man, going to be in a Cummins
your junior year, boy that’s cool bro, proud of you boss. Grandma told me
about that guy that said what do you know when you were picking up
wakeboarders, freaking jerk tell him I know I got a brother in Africa that
would beat you haha no next time just throw him off the back and tell him to
swim. Proud of you little brother.
Boy this week was really good.
It amazes me how the Lord prepares people for His gospel. You know
when my companion and I had nobody, no less active, no investigators...nothing,
we didn't know what to do but I have a sure testimony that Heavenly Father has
blessed us in this area. This week we had a good week taught some good
lessons and had as much fun as we could. We are teaching this woman named
M, I’m not sure if you remember her. She is an older woman, really
wealthy but anyway she called us over one
day and asked us about the plan of salvation. I guess previously she had
visited the church for a funeral and had a lot of questions. Well we have
been visiting her and we have really gained a love for one another it has been
super cool to just gain that relationship. Now when we come she feeds us
,gives us drinks and just takes care of us, she is like our mother in this
area. Well I kept telling my companion that she would take time to come
to the church but one day she would come. Well we had a very spiritual
lesson with her on Friday. Well as we were teaching I can't tell you but
I just felt we need to tell this woman we love her and want what’s best for
her. Well I said Ma, we love you and want this gospel to be a part of
your life....you should have seen her heart being softened...her response was
what time does church start on Sunday, we told her ten. Well on Saturdays
we always plan for fellow-shippers to fellowship our investigators. Well
I said who should we have for M and my companion still new said I don't think she will come and I was just like well just in case. Well when we
showed up at the church he was like Elder Carson NO WAY and he gave me a five
and they were there, it definitely topped my week off, it was so dang special.
That reminds me, I know missionaries don’t really bring investigators to
our ward but if someone new comes I beg you with all my heart to go to that
person and warmly invite them to sit by you, I can't tell you enough how
much it helps us as missionaries. Imagine there situation, it’s like
walking into a new life, and it helps when they know they have a friend to help
them. This Sunday we sang Joseph First Prayer except we sang it with the
tune of come thou font. My companion plays the piano and it was so dang
good. The spirit was so dang strong. We did a bunch of mixing it up
and practiced it very good, I didn't record it but we are doing it again except
with the sisters this Sunday so I will record that one. It was so cool I
led us and everyone was just watching me and I was like Grandma would be so
dang proud. It was so cool as we were singing I couldn't see people but the other missionaries said people were crying, people were just in awwwww boy
you guys would have loved it. As we were singing the congregation was
singing as well just quiet though and we had a couple things we added as
missionaries and so we went quiet one time and they were still singing it made
me laugh, I was like I love Ghana and when they said the full time missionaries
are going to sing a song the second counselor to president hill just stood up
and sang with us haha it was funny. When we finished some people had some
silent claps going on and then a lot of people were like Elder Carson you can
lead huh haha I was like you betcha this is what the lord has sent me to do
haha. Literally people were crying boy it was so dang good. This
week the reason we are singing on Sunday is Kwado Asamuah a midfielder for the
Black Stars Ghanas football team is going to come for a fireside on Sunday. I
am going to buy a black stars jersey and have him sign it. He is a
member, his father is a bishop we are pumped to hear him speak, President Hill
set it up. This
week we had 7 investigators at church. The S Family CAME BOY I WAS
PUMPED, I was floating on Cloud nine at sacrament. The boys loved it,
they loved primary, and I don't think Mrs. S stopped smiling. I was
so happy, they told us they may move but we are going to get them all baptized
before that day. Something hard this week was yeah nothing really; it was
a pretty normal week.
Well Mom, Dad, and Colby.
Thank you so much for the emails. I thank you for taking the time
to email me every week. I really appreciate it, it means a lot to me to
have a family email me every week. I feel truly blessed. I love you
guys tons!!!!
Love you guys!!!
Elder Carson
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