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

October 22, 2018 - Midvale, UT

So some highlights from this last week: My companion has 22 days left. So we decided to get some work done. Tuesday we had 2 lessons in a row, and we selected baptismal dates for both young men. Then Thursday we did an exchange, and we taught a few people. One guy really connected with the Elder that came with me, and it was amazing to see him open up and the Spirit was super powerful. Then we taught another guy, the one we went to conference with, and he is working to be baptized in just a couple weeks!

Then on Sunday almost everybody we were teaching came to church! It was great! Then, we had dinner with the Morris family, which were those kids from Missouri! (Family of 7 siblings adopted from Missouri). We are now teaching them, starting tonight, and I love them all so much already! They are super fun, and super excited to follow Jesus Christ. It is a blessing to be able to serve and teach, most of the time I honestly feel like it is me that is getting more from it, it is unbelievable.

Keep reading the Book of Mormon! So much power! I am taking President Nelson’s challenge too! 

Love you all tons! 

Elder Adams 

P.s. sorry for no pictures today, will have some next week! 

October 15, 2018 - Midvale, UT

Madre! So fun to hear you are getting all of those pictures, and a phone call!

Sorry this email is coming so late we went on a district hike today. Up Big Cottonwood Canyon, the Donut Falls Trail. It was a blast. But it took a while. 

I sent Cody an email, hope he gets it! What a great muddy picture of him. Excited to see and hear how basketball goes! 

An update on this week: We worked. Hard. It was incredible to see how General Conference affected so many people. Some people are coming towards the church again after inactivity or not being a member, and others are responding differently. But the Spirit has given me an absolute witness that President Russell M. Nelson is God's prophet on the earth today and with the testimony, and the Book of Mormon, we are boldly and proudly declaring that this is Jesus Christ's church. What an incredible time to be serving the Lord! I love it! 

I love you all, sorry this is kinda brief! 

Love, Elder Adams 

October 8, 2018 - Midvale, UT

This last weekend was incredible. We got to watch all four GeneralConference sessions with someone we are teaching. Here is the rundown, and some funny stories of it all:

Saturday morning we went down to the conference center with a guy who wants to be baptized. Saturday afternoon we watched at a member’s home with a guy we are going to start teaching Tuesday. He has been coming to church for a month, and has read the whole book of Moroni. After that we visited another person we are teaching who also watched General Conference and decided she wants to get baptized now.

Sunday morning we watched with an Area Seventy, and his daughter’s non-member boyfriend. Then, Sunday afternoon we went down to the Conference Center with a gentleman we just started teaching this week. He is from Cape Verde, and was so excited when the temple was announced. It was super exciting! 

So I am now serving the Holladay North and Holladay South Stakes. We are the Midvale zone leaders, which was the first zone I was in. It is actually my dream area, so I was so pumped to get called here! We are teaching so many people. My new companion is Elder Beaman. He is from Virginia. We have actually served around each other last year in the Midvale zone, so it's fun to be back together as zone leaders of our favorite zone! And He goes home Nov 13(transfers) so we are working hard together! He is a great missionary. 

I am loving my mission right now. I Love the Lord, and all of these people I get to serve.