12/30/13

I loved talking to you all this Christmas!!  It was definitely the best Christmas present!  I'm glad everyone loved seeing me and was able to put up with me!  I get super hyper when I'm excited but I'm sure you all know that ha ha!  Elder Ray is a great guy, friend, and missionary!  I'm going to miss him because guess what?  I'm being transferred yet again!  It's kind of frustrating since I just got here but it's mostly sad.  My comp had some tears and I tried to hide mine as well.  I won't know who I'm going to be with til the actual transfer meeting...It can be a little scary, especially if you've loved all of your companions.  I'm sure everything will work out though!

I wish I could've seen JP open his call packet but I'm glad I got to see the excitement in his face when he told me about it.  I'm so excited for him and I can tell he's ready to go preach the gospel as well.  He's a great guy, love him to death! 

A sewing kit would be great because I would use it to hem my pants.  I can promise you that I will definitely be using it!  I have three pairs that need it.  The hemming was super flimsy to begin with.

We taught the Restoration to a man named Alex.  I think I told you about him in my last email.  It was cool to be able to feel the Spirit in the room as we went over the role of the Book of Mormon and why it is so important and the keystone to our religion.  We explained how the Book of Mormon and Bible work together as two witnesses testifying of Christ and how they testify of one another.  We again invited him to baptism and (this is my favorite part) promised him that as he studied and sincerely prayed, putting forth his faith, that he would receive an answer that the Book of Mormon is indeed true.  We also told him that Heavenly Father wants him to enter the waters of baptism so he can receive all of the promised blessings Heavenly Father has in store for us.  It was a great lesson!

I love you all!

-Elder Austin Mounts