Happy Halloween

hey I'm on you sent me a bunch of stuff but no general email.

Sorry I don't think that I should watch the Goblin Topper video...  You will have to just write me about it and tell me what happened.  I did get Devin and Arista's package and it was greatly appreciated.  It looks like that house is moving right along.  That is so exciting.  It's crazy house fast things go from week to week.  It seems like just yesterday I was looking at a hole in the ground.  That is sweet that you are going to finish up Grandpas temple work.  I have been thinking about that for a while now and was going to check up and make sure that you didn't forget.  You sound like you are very busy with work and getting everything ready.  Just never forget to take time to relax.  If we are up tight and always trying to do things we won't be as effective as we could be if we take breaks and then give our full effort.

We had another great week in Colonial Heights.  We were able to see the Federoff's at church for the second week in a row! It's so sweet.  April Federoff has been taught the lessons multiple times and just can't see why it is so important to be baptized and follow our Savior Jesus Christ.  We are trying to set her with the date of Nov. 23  It's going to be sweet to see that family united in Christ.  The Father, Adam, is already a member and he is changing.  He use to smoke and doesn't any more.  Also anytime that they would go to church and there kids would act out he would get very upset.  Now he just smiles and says it's totally fine.  Atleast we were able to come for the time we came.  Such a great testimony builder of this work.  Another awesome update is Thomas, the dude with lung cancer, is done with radiation.  He now has to wait tell Dec. 3 to see what is going to happen next.  He is determined to fight cancer and defeat it.  He is such an inspiration.  It is such a blessing to be able to see how much he rely's on Jesus Christ to strengthen him through fighting cancer.  As for Virginia it is beginning to get cold here.  Our bike rides at night are so cold it is ridiculous.  I haven't had to break out the P coat though.  Probably this week who knows.  A member told us this week that this could be the coldest winter Virginia has ever had. SICK!

Thank you so much for the advise this week.  I have been struggling a lot this week on loving the people even though that is what I wanted to work on.  To first read about it this morning in my studies and then to have my loving mother tell me that is a testimony builder to me that this church is true and that our Heavenly Father loves us.  Thank you so much I will for sure work on that this week and all through out my mission.  I love you guys so much.  I know that this church is true and I know that our Heavenly Father loves us and is always there for us.  I know that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can be changed.  His grace is sufficient to change us and make us a tool in the Lords hand.  I love you all so much and thank you for all that you do for me.  I especially love you mom you are such a blessing in my life.  I wouldn't want any other mother as my mother. You have taught me so much and so many valuable lessons on how to be a good person, how to show gratitude to our Heavenly Father, and especially how to love everyone.  Thank you I love you all and will talk to you next week.  With love from Virginia hugs and kisses to all.

Elder Adams 

One last things sorry.  This month we have been studying Obedience as a mission.  I started reading the Book of Mormon and noticed that the first message that Nephi talks about in the first Seven Chapters is Obedience.  I invite you to look at the importance of obedience.  Read the first Seven Chapters of 1nephi and any other scriptures that may come to mind.  Obedience brings blessings but exact obedience brings miracles.  I love this gospel it is so simple when we just look to the Savior and follow in his foot steps.  I love you and say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

I couldn't the computer I am on doesn't have the right soft wear.  Sorry.

Well sorry I live in Ghetto Colonial Heights.  Just kidding I love it here it is awesome!

Ok I will try that.  Thanks for that advice I wrote in down in my planner and will read it a lot this week.  Love you man.

sorry mom

instead of man ya know

ooo dang how is that going? is she in a lot of pain?

Alright well I got to go bye I love you we will talk to you next week.

Hello?

These last couple of months have been a blur of excitement and trials.  I have been tried and tested beyond what I ever thought I would be out here on a mission.  I was able to have such a great experience these last couple of days to learn how to be a better missionary but I think that it applies to all of the members of the Chruch.  The first thing that happened was at Chruch yesterday.  We had a lesson in Elders quorum about how the Chruch of God will always go forward.  Brother Heap, was teaching the lesson, he said,"Raise the bar.  Do better tomorrow than you did today."  Every night I have made it a goal to think about what my success were and what I could improve on.  When we measure our progress we can see where we are improving and improving comes more rapidly.  Another great experience that took place was this morning I was doing my personal study and I was reading about turning our self over to the Lord.  In order to turn ourselves over to the the Lord it takes us mentally doing it first.  Where ever our mind is our heart follows.  Lately out here I have not been as focused on the Lords will as I should be.  The question that Paul asked came to my mind, "What wilt thou have me to do?"  It's all about having a mind single to the glory of God.  It is such a blessing to be able to read the Scriptures and Study the Gospel the way that you are able to out here on a mission.  The statement that Gordon B. Hinkley's father said is so true, "Forget yourself and go to work."  The Lord will bless us as we begin to seek his will instead of our own wills.  He will bless us with peace and happiness.  The mission is going great.  The area is progressing and we are beginning to make headway with many of our investigators.  They are feeling the spirit and are beginning to come to church.  It is such a blessing to be able to see peoples lives change because of the Gospel.  I hope that all is well and that you are all doing well.  Remember in these crazy times to never stop reading and praying.  Daily greece is cheep.  Do not forget to oil your spiritual machines daily.  Our Savior Jesus Christ lives and he loves each and everyone of us I know this.  He wants happiness for us we just need to allow him to bless us with that happiness.  I love you all and thank you so much for all that you bless me with.  Hugs and kisses from Virginia.

Elder Adams

That last e-mail was very self centered and I am very sorry for that.  A little up date on the investigators in this area.  We met a lady this week named Wendy Adams.  We only taught her but she has a family of about 5 or 6.  She was very open to hearing the gospel and wanted to learn more.  When we extended to her the baptismal invite she said that she must first know that the Book of Mormon and what we have told her is true.  We asked her if she knew how she could obtain that answer.  She said "Well first I need to read and then pray, our Heavenly Father knows everything."  It was so amazing to see her teach herself.  We have not had the opportunity to get in touch with her after that lesson but she is golden.   Another investigator that we taught this week was Fred Wheeler.  He is such a Christ like man.  He has opened up his house multiple times to people that are struggling and can't seem to get away from bad habits.  He helps them out and becomes there friend.  It is so amazing to see how charitable this man is toward everyone.  Anyway we talked to him about the power of the Atonement and how it can help us change and become even better people.  He loved it.  The spirit was so strong in that lesson.  Another great person that we were able to teach was Thomas he has lung cancer and is probably the strongest person that I know.  Everyday he goes in for treatments of radiation and comes home.  He is so worn out by the treatments that he sleeps all day and all night just to get up in the morning and do it all again.  It's so crazy to think about how strong his faith is and how much the Savior loves him.  You asked if I had had any baptisms and no I haven't.  I figure that as long as I do what I am suppose to do everyday baptisms will come.  The people in Virginia are amazing they are a loving faithful people.  Some are stronger than I could every imagine being.  I am so sorry that my e-mails have been all about me this past three months.  I will let you guys know all about the people of Virginia.  I love this work and thank my Heavenly Father for letting me be a part of this amazing work.  I love Him.  Thank you for all that you do I love you guys.

Elder Adams

you said that you put $50 in my bank last week what do you want me to do with that?

I am getting everything that you are writing.  Ok thanks for being the finance behind this.

that baptism did go through

His name was Tim Sheerer.  I didn't not find him or teach him.  It was an investigator that Elder Collie and Gronning taught.  I was just part of that companionship for a couple of weeks sense my companion decided to go home.  Well I got to go Love you have a great week I will talk to you next week. Bye

Sold!

Holly cow it's crazy to think that my childhood house just sold. Man that is so cool though.  Things happen if we just are patient.  Our Heavenly Father truly does bless us.  You will have to send me pictures of the house every week to show me all of the progress that is happening.  The color of scarf that I would like would have to be a black one.  Thank you.  There are really no requests for the Halloween package.  I don't really care what I get, some gummy snakes would be nice I like those ones;)  Thank you for all that you do for me.  One investigator that you could pray for is Fred Wheeler.  He honestly is like Grandpa.  He is in the same situation and every thing as him.  We had a lesson with him last night and the spirit was so strong there it brought me and him both to tears.  He is going to begin to read the Book of Mormon.  It is so great to be working with him.  I never thought that I could love someone so much that I have only talked with a couple of times.  This work is so great.  As you know this week was transfers.  I got a new companion and he is brand new out of the MTC yes that means that I am a trainer.  It's so scary to think that I am teaching someone when I have only been out here for three months.  It's crazy.  I can't let fear get in my way though.  The first couple of days I did and I was a nut case.  When I finally told myself that my Heavenly Father obviously knows that I can train and that I can do this I started to relax.  I have to put more and more trust in my Heavenly Father each and every day and it is such a blessing.  I love this work so much how ever hard it may get or what not I still and will always remember that Jesus Christ lives that he loves me and will always walk by my side as long as I am trying to live the way he would have me live.  I love my Savior.  This week as been really weird.  We had a constant mist of rain all week long.  It was pretty nice but I never was able to dry out.  It was crazy.  Virginia is so beautiful when it's raining and the leaves are changing.  There are times when I think that I am in a post card or something.  It is so great.  The work is going great here I am loving it in Virginia.  Thank you for all that you do and have done for me.  It truly does help a lot when you have been raised the way that I was raised to be out here on my own.  Thank you.  This week I would like to invite you to do one thing that has been a blessing to me out here in the mission field.  When you say your nightly prayers go through an account of you day.  Talk about all of the things that you did that day.  Thank your Heavenly Father for all of the experiences you had.  Ask him to bless those that you came in contact with that day.  As I have done this I have noticed that my prayers are not repeated.  They are heart felt and I feel that I am really talking to my Heavenly Father.  It has been such a blessing in my life and hope that it can do the same for you.  I know that my redeemer lives and that he loves all of us.  He wants the best for us and he gives us trials to become blessing in our lives.  I love this work and am so greatful for the opportunity that I have to been on a mission and to serve him for two years.  I love and thank you for all that you do.  Hugs and kisses from Virginia.  Have a great week you are in my prayers.

Elder Adams

                                                         Me and my Companion

                                             It's a happy day when it's rainy outside!

                            The low country boil at the Alders house.  Can you say Yummy!

Conference

Wow.  You need to go to the doctor now.  Who do you think you are Josh or something?  Man crazy lady...  So about the gloves.  One of my new companions is leaving this week.  He gave me some cloves that are just for the winter.  Plus they have grip on them so they will be good if I am still on bike.  If you still want to buy me new ones though I would prefer a Glove/Mitten.  It has the separation of fingers inside of the mitten.  That was I can have the comfort of a glove but then have the warmth of a mitten.  I have been told by members that during the winter it gets bone chilling out here.  One of the member, Brother Alder, said if there is a wind blowing and humidity you are going to feel it to your bones.  I'm kind of excited for that.  I love the cold weather and right now it is super humid because of a storm that is in the gulf.  So I found out last night that I will probably not be transfered unless something crazy happens.  So I will be staying in good old Colonial Heights.  Hopefully I will stay here for a while I love it here.  It is great.

Man Conference was great I loved it so much.  There were so many inspiring talks that made you just want to get up and shout for joy (black baptist attribute).  I loved it though.  Probably my most favorite talk was given by Elder Dube in I think the Saturday morning session.  I loved what his mother said, "Edward Look Forward." That is such a true statement for all of us here in the church.  To many times we get complacent and think that we are ok.  We look at all the progress that we have made and say, "I can take a rest.  I have done my job now it's time for someone else to do theirs."  It is so important that we always press forward.  Always look forward to the next trial to the next leap of faith that we are going to have to take.  Never ever be complacent with becoming like our Savior Jesus Christ.  Idleness is a great sin.  Satan does not have to get us to do something bad but rather he just needs to get us to be Idle to stop working.  Be the kind of person that when you get up in the morning the Adversary says, "Oh No he/she is up."  Fight for freedom stand as a pillar of light in this world that is falling so rapidly.  Most importantly LOVE.  Our Savior Jesus Christ has said that the greatest law is to love god and then to love your brother.  Love is what we need.  Look to minister to those in need.  LOVE is all you need.  Conference was so great.  The Priesthood session was amazing as always.  Remember to study these talks and work on the things that were taught.  Just as it talks in James 2:19,  You have heard the talks in general conference.  Good job so did the Adversary.  The difference between a man of God and a man of Satan is work.  Constant progression.  I know that my redeemer lives.  He loves each and everyone of us.  He is so great and loving to all of us do all you can to spread his love and you will be blessed to feel even greater love from him.  This church is the restored church of Jesus Christ.  He is the head of this Church.  He leads and guides us.  I know that he lives and he loves us.

Thank you all so much for your love and support while I am out here on a mission.  I thank you so much.  It is such a great blessing to have a great family who loves and supports you while you are out here.  Thank you know that I love you and pray for you each and ever night. You truly are amazing.  Stay strong in the gospel.  Build upon the rock of our Redeemer who is Christ, whereon if men Build they cannot fall. Helaman 5:12  I love you all so very much kisses and hugs from the great state of Virginia.  I Love you the Most Mom.

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Elder Adams

well right now we are in a three some.  One of them is staying and the other is going home.  It's the end of his two years.

thursday is when transfers happen I will send you some more pics now.

Couldn't get pictures to send this week I will try next week.  I have to go I will see you later.  I love you GO TO THE DOCTOR SUPERWOMAN. Bye I love you!