I was thinking about you last night and thought you may have left the MTC by now. We are six months into our mission now and have begun to really love it. However, that being said we do have some really down days. Me especially, struggling with the language. I keep thinking I want to teach and testify but I am so limited in what I actually can say. In any case we have had some wonderful experiences with many great people. We have been teaching the members how to give a Book of Mormon to their friends ( called CTMM). About putting a picture in the front cover and a testimony, marking significant scriptures and telling the friend how much the book means in your life. It is great to see these members some converts of only a few years grasp the concept and be so willing to share with their friends. Even the teens agree to give a book to a friend. One little branch had their elders teaching 14 people because of member referrals. Our baptisms have been slow and our mission pres is frustrated but I think that in awhile the Book of Mormon will bear precious fruit and we will have the baptisms that we want.
Elder Roberts is the President of the small branch here besides being a missionary so he is busy as usual. They say if you really want something done ask a busy man. That is him. I so enjoy the young missionaries and have made several feasts to celebrate holidays etc. We try to take them on a small trip to see local sights if we can and that too has been fun.
I am a convert to the church as you probably know and so I understand the difficulties that go along with that. But, I am so grateful that I found the church, or it found me. Because I was invited to Primary I am here. My father and my brother both died of alcoholism so who knows where I would have been if the Lord had not found me. Every person you teach is important. Try to look at them and see them the way their mother sees them, then imagine Heavenly sees so much more in them.
I am so proud of you Rylee, and grateful that you are not only serving your Heavenly Father but you too, are becoming a better person. I wish you all the best and look forward to sharing stories in the future.
Love,
Sister Roberts
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