September 17, 2018 - Big Cottonwood Stake

This week has been absolutely incredible! We went on tons of 24 hour exchanges with other elders, and both times I got to stay here and work with the district leaders. It was super great to be able to learn from them, and also help one another grow in the gospel. One neat one was that I got to spend another day with Elder Fisher, my first trainee from almost a year ago. He has grown and changed so much, it is incredible to see.

A great experience from the week- I went on an exchange with an Elder from Brazil actually. We set some goals in the morning, something I usually only do on exchanges because I want the missionaries to have a purpose behind every action. Our goal was to find 2 more people to teach, and put 1 person on date for baptism. At 8:15, after running door to door for the previous 45 mins, we found our second person to teach, which achieved that goal, and then we rushed to our 8:30 lesson, and the guy opened up about getting baptized, and we almost had him on date. It was incredible to set specific goals with the Lord, and then give it my all and see miracles come to pass!

Another great experience this week came from personal studies. As missionaries, one of the first things we teach people is that God is Our Loving Heavenly Father. I have always believed this, and I wanted to be able to teach this important doctrine with great spiritual power. So I knelt down to pray, and asked God if He truly loved each one of us. I then prayed that I myself might know this to be true. The answer I received has changed my life. I know in a very sacred and personal way that God is real. He loves each one of us, and wants to bless us in so many ways in our lives. I testify with all of my heart that if you only follow Him and keep His commandments, he will not hesitate to pour blessings down upon. 

One last experience: we were having a correlation meeting with the best Relief Society President in the world, and my companion wasn't feeling very well, and it turns out this lady sells doTerra. See the photos (below) for what she gave to us, I was literally so happy, it was like Christmas! 

Well, this week is about to blow me away. We are tripling our efforts, and with our renewed spirits, we are going to leave everything on the altar for the Savior. I pray we may bless the lives of many. 

I Love you super much Mom! Thanks for the love and support! 

I Love you Dad! I am grateful for your prayers and support! I am pumped to hear from the prophet and apostles! 

Elder Adams