Hey family it was great to hear from you all! I just want you to know I'm sure
excited to see you all again and have been thinking about that a lot. However me
and my companion are working hard and I don't talk about home at all unless they
remind me. I mentioned to my companion that we are enjoying this transfer and he
said its true man but it's good enjoyment. A lot of the time missionaries think
enjoyment is doing apostate things like watching movies or playing video games
but we are having fun working hard and truly are enjoying helping others come
unto Christ. We have been meeting a lot of sweet people but having a hard time
helping them progress. We are teaching a group of young adults who are from 18
to 20 years and they are very humble and are very receptive to the gospel. The
only problem is family influence, you know Christ instructed the apostles that
the gospel would cause contention in some families and cause the truth seekers
to be hated is so true. In this group we have Francis, Sarah, Esaaba, and Ema
they are great and we have enjoyed teaching them. There is a family that we have
been teaching every Saturday and they feed us Banku and Pepper with talapia
every time. They are a very wealthy family and are so kind. They love the
teachings but aren't progressing💩we love them though and we are part of their
family that's for sure. My recent converts are doing great however. I talk to
them all on a regular basis and they are all doing great. Some are thinking of
missions while others have traveled to other countries where the church isn't
even there. I have one that traveled to a Muslim dominant country and will
probably be the only member in the country so the Savior works in mysterious
ways. We teach so many people it's hard to point out all. We are however
teaching a woman who is going through nursing school her name is Alberta she is
such a great woman. She is working hard to become a nurse and her exams are
coming up but she still gives us the opportunity to meet with her and learn the
gospel. She told us that when you make time for God he makes time for you and I
loved that. We have her a baptismal goal for the middle of August and hope she
is baptized on this day.
I gave my final testimony in ZTM meeting and it was
a very spiritual experience. I gave it with a good friend of mine who is also
leaving this transfer Elder Beacum. I realized as I bore my final testimony to
those missionaries how much I have gained a testimony of the Savior Jesus
Christ. I have been honored to serve Him and am grateful for this experience it
has been the most challenging two years of my life but I thank God for those
challenges they have shaped and molded me into who my Father in Heaven wants me
to become.
Family I love you all so much I am very proud of you all. With my
companion he is a stud and has had to support himself since an early age and he
told me that he has never talked to any missionary about his personal life and
about his ambitions and goals except with me. We talk about life and about what
we think each other should do. He said his dreams and goals have changed with me
and he talks about selfless sacrifice for his future posterity. He is a great
guy and we got a lot of trust with each other. I know We are companions for a
reason and I think it's to help us both for when we go home. I love you all tons
and hope this email finds you all in Gods blessings!
Love,
Elder
Carson
