First off, I was just looking through
my inbox, and I realize how bad I've been at getting back to so many of
you who have emailed me, and written me too! I really apologize.
Please know that I really appreciate your thinking of me and for your
kind words. I've been blessed with some really wonderful people in my
life. I will try to be better about getting back to you in the next
couple of weeks.
It's been a great week here in the CCM. I'll first let you know about Travis and his baptism this week.
First off, Travis comes from a very Christian family. In fact, his
dad is a Baptist minister. So, when Travis came to Lethbridge and had
some contact with missionaries, I think he was pretty determined to help
them see the error of their Mormon ways. He would read the Book of
Mormon a bit to find "flaws" and points he could bash with the elders
about, and was probably pretty comfortable in his ways, However, he
finally came to the point where he remembered something he'd read in the
introduction to the Book of Mormon, and realized that if he was really
going to know whether or not it was all true, he'd have to read it with a
sincere heart. Travis gained a testimony. This past October, he
started going to church in the YSA Ward he was living in, and the
missionaries later invited him to give the lessons another try. They
went well, and Travis accepted the truth of what they taught, and then
he moved, and we got to be a part of his journey. His baptism on
Thursday was pretty wonderful, and his confirmation yesterday was as
well. He's going to make a fantastic member of the church, and his
kind, funny, and guileless example is an inspiration to me. I really
look forward to working with him for the next few weeks and see him
progress toward the priesthood, the temple, and all the other blessings
of the Gospel!
We've had a pretty great week, otherwise.
We didn't meet with as many less actives this week, but the ones we are
meeting with seem to be progressing well. Liz went to the temple for
the first time this past Saturday (huzzah!) and loved it! We saw Amanda
at church again with her boyfriend. We had a great lesson with Jake
yesterday, who has a desire to get back to the temple and receive his
endowment. Things are pretty great. We're working on finding some more
investigators right now, though, as we have a goal this month to have
50 people on date to be baptized, I know we can do it, and I know the
Lord has prepared people for us, we've just got to find them. Your
prayers on our behalf would be much appreciated. #niftyfifty
I wanted to close with a thought that came to a bit of a culmination
this morning. I'll share a scripture I know I've shared before to
start:
I love that verse because it helps me see God's love for me and all of
His children. However, I think the world "numbereth" is pretty
interesting, Something I've been learning over the past couple of days
is that every person is different, and that's exactly how it's supposed
to be. If you think of numbers, you can can count (numbereth) forever,
and you'll never come across the same number twice. God loves each one
of those individual and unique children of His so so much, and He
commands us to love ourselves, and to "love thy neighbor as thyself". I
invite us all to remember that in our everyday dealings with ourselves
and our neighbors. Let's remember to love and not judge.
Thank you again for the wonderful people you all are! I'm so grateful
for the choice souls Heavenly Father has blessed me with in my life.
Have a great week! Be good! Have fun!
Love,
Elder Hafen
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