December 10, 2018 - Midvale, UT

Another fun week wrapped up. I love the ties you sent, they are very fun. I wear one almost every day! Probably we will head over and pick up the package today, we have to drop some things off at the office later. I will confirm whether I got it then. And I'll enjoy the granola very much!

I too love the Book of Mormon. That is so cool you finished again this year. I also love how much it helps me center back onto the Savior, and also how it helps me learn important things pertaining to eternal life. And you also followed the Prophets counsel! I'm still in Alma, so we will see if I can finish by the end of the year, or Christmas. 

So this week we had tons of meetings. On Tuesday we had MLC, and then on Thursday we had zone conference, both went from 9am till about 5pm. So that hurt the amount of time we had to do work. But we tried our best to capitalize on it. We had tons of lessons. In one lesson a man recently had a huge change in his life. He needs help to overcome some things, and said he wanted to "try church" because it is the only option left. So far, it has been helping him in his life. We were able to talk about why church can help, specifically we talked about Jesus Christ, who's Church this is. 

We worked the Light the World vending machines again. The first person we saw when we got there at 10:45 was Sister Jean B. Bingham, the General Relief Society President. She donated! I was the photographer for her and her helpers, so if you see any pictures, I took them, I had like 3 phones! It was a blast to see all these people come and give! 

We finished off last night with some incredible lessons, preparing our baptism for this week, and then finding more people to teach! We are super excited for the miracles we are starting to see! 

Then today, Elder Rhodes and I went over to Olympus High School's football field, and played for like 2 hours. It was beautiful. I nailed a shot from the press box into the trash can on the field. Fun times. Then, we went and played basketball for another couple hours, and I slammed some huge dunks. So far a great p-day. We actually had a chance to relax! 

Love you so much Mom! Keep lighting our home, family, community, and world!

Elder Adams 

December 3, 2018 - Midvale, UT

This week has been incredible. We have seen miracles and important ordinances made, and have been able to do some great service. Let me run through each day:

Monday- After a good preparation day, we were able to teach 2 lessons, and have one baptism interview. It was amazing to see how much Nuno has changed, as he bore his simple yet powerful testimony. 

Tuesday- We had an incredible lesson with a gentleman who we have been meeting with for a month. He has really started to open up to receiving answers from the Spirit. We are excited as he continues to seek knowledge from God.

Wednesday- Things really started to pick up. We went downtown to Temple Square to get trained on the Light the World vending machines. Then we crammed in a mix of planning, organizing, training and setting goals for the zone, and finding more people to teach. During our lunch correlation, Elder Rhodes and I took some funny photos in the senior missionary’s trophy room. 

Thursday- We spent 4 hours in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building as the set of missionaries to keep things going on the "Giving Machines". We got to open them up, and then meet loads of people who came to share and serve and donate. It was a neat experience. After a late lunch at 3:30pm, we rushed to start an exchange with some elders in the zone. I was able to go with Elder Boxall, an elder from New Zealand who has been out only 1 month. It was an incredible 24 hours to learn from his excitement, and to be able to hopefully teach him a little more about missionary work. 

Friday- This exchange led into Friday, which was a crazy day. We started off with a busy morning of trying to contact people, picking up mail, and having a correlation lunch. Then, we got invited to go help someone move in Elder Boxall's area, so we did that. After that, we had district council. Unfortunately, we had 6 missionaries, and 4 seats in the car. So I ran with Elder Boxall to our meeting. It was super fun. Then, after that craziness, we spent the evening bouncing between ward parties, and meeting new people who are prepared to receive the Gospel. It also started to snow some!

Saturday- First, we went to 3 Christmas breakfasts! Then, we went to the Jordan River Temple for Elder Rhodes to be able to see a convert he had worked with go through the temple for the first time. Elder Rhodes is Spanish speaking, this is his first English area and I am his first companion from the United States. So this session was in Spanish. Luckily, I got headphones in English, but it was fascinating to listen to both English and Spanish. It was beautiful to spend time in the House of the Lord. 

Then we got back to our area to tract for about an hour, then dinner, then we were able to have Nuno's baptism. It was an incredible service, and Nuno was so happy! Afterwards, we went out together, the whole family was so overjoyed! 

Sunday- We had so many incredible people at church. One of our young 11 yr. old investigators came to church by herself, and even bore her testimony. It was great! Had some fun lessons in the evening. We went to three sacrament meetings and sang Hymn 209 Hark the Heralds Angels Sing in every single one. Dinner we ate with a great family in the stake. They had two BYU football players over, it was a good time. It snowed all day, not stopping once. It's beautiful. 

Well, life hasn't been better, I love being busy as a missionary. This week is looking to be just as crazy! I am excited, and I am grateful to the Lord for allowing me to participate in this great work.

Love, Elder Adams 

November 26, 2018 - Midvale, UT

This week has been incredible, and it just keeps getting better!

So we are teaching loads of people, and have tentatively scheduled someone for baptism every week until the second week of Jan. We are excited to find more, and we will do everything we can to make sure they happen. Plus, this last week, we had a little guy named River get baptized! He is the stepson of another guy we are working with, who wants to get baptized soon as well! 

Sunday night, we went to Temple Square with some investigators to see the lights. There is an incredible spirit there, and you can truly feel God's love and presence. 

We also had interviews with our mission President, it is so awesome to have such a loving support and guide.

Elder Rhodes and I are doing so good together! We are excited to keep on keeping on! 

Love ya!

Elder Adams 

 

November 19, 2018 - Midvale, UT

Time is going too fast! 2018 is almost over!

Alright, so this week has been incredible. It was sad to say goodbye to Elder Beaman, but he is doing so good now! My new companion is Elder Rhodes from Florida! It has been great to get with him and get doing some amazing work. 

Tuesday we worked with some maps a senior couple made for us, and found tons of new people that are open to meeting with us! Wednesday and Thursday, the theme was the same, just finding prepared person after prepared person! 

Friday after some responsibilities in the morning, we finished out the evening working with some individuals that had moved. Someone I taught in my last area moved into the zone, so I went to see if I could help them get baptized! Then, we talked to another investigator who decided she needs to get baptized soon! Plus she has 3 kids, and her fiancé has 3 kids, and they all need/want to be baptized! Plus, we already have another 4 people getting baptized in December, plus another guy who is also hoping for it as well! It is incredible to see how many people are just opening up to the Spirit, and desiring to follow Jesus Christ. This week has been full of miracles, and we are excited to find more. 

One final miracle: We had our first lesson with a young man on Sunday, and about 3 minutes into the lesson, he said that he wanted to get baptized really bad. We asked why, and he said he wants the Spirit to be with him always! He and his mom decided that he can get baptized in January. Then, in the closing prayer, he prayed that he would be able to get baptized soon! This was our first time meeting him, some members had set this up for us, and it was amazing to see his humble faith! 

Thanksgiving should be fun this week, we have one dinner set, plus about 6 more to pop into! The goal is to not eat too much! 

Elder Adams

 

November 12, 2018 - Midvale, UT

 

 

November 5, 2018 - Midvale, UT

My week since Wednesday has been pretty solid.

The temple on Halloween night was the greatest thing ever. Such a great experience. Thursday, we had our zone conference, and I learned so much about putting off the natural man and yielding to the enticing’s of the Holy Spirit. 

Friday we worked super hard, and we were able to help a family that was baptized recently move into an basement apartment of another person we are teaching. So many new opportunities are presenting themselves! 

Saturday we got to do a mini blitz of some elders area. It was great to not only be working in my area, but also help some missionaries struggling to find. It is a great success! 

Sunday we had so many people come to church. Then we were able to visit some key people, teach some great lessons, and give a blessing. It is absolutely a wonder at how much God's hand is in this work. Truly He loves each one of us, and wants to bless us. 

I love you all very much! 

Elder Adams

P.s. we just did another donut falls hike, once I have the good pictures, I will send them over, probably next week. Here is a picture from Halloween/Temple Trip I just got.

October 31, 2018 - Midvale, UT

So this last week and a half has been pretty good. Elder Beaman goes home the 13th, so we are working hard to finish strong for him. It is great, and we are seeing miracles almost every day (well, every day miracles, big ones almost every day).

We had about 7 people we wanted to help get baptized this month. It didn't work out, but all of them have selected upcoming dates and weekends to be baptized, be sealed, and we are extremely excited for November, and even December. Truly the Lord is hastening His work! It is incredible!

I'll have some pictures on Monday, crazy day with it being temple now, and then lots to do after a long week of work. 

Love you all! 

Elder Adams