Cali

It sounds like you are having a great time.  Lots of family fun going on.  That is way exciting about the grass.  Maybe this week you might actually be done with everything and then when you come back from your vacation you can relax? haha yeah right I know that you are always busy.  That is crazy about the missionaries.  I've been late to dinner appointments before it's not the best thing to do.  Father's day went great here in Virginia a member invited us over for dinner and we were able to have a great Sacrament meeting focused on Fathers.  The Primary kids sang that was awesome.  Gotta love those little ones.  So this week I'm probably going to have to get my suits dry cleaned.  I haven't had them done in an entire year.  They are getting pretty bad....  Transfers was this week and I am not getting transferred neither is my companion which is a good thing. 

We have a lot of people preparing for baptism and a lot of great things happening.  I am so excited for these next couple of weeks.  It is going to be awesome!!!!  We have Bennita Flowers being baptized on the 28 of June and two of her kids on July 5 and then we also have a couple by the name of Lamont & Lidia Robinson being baptized on July 12.  It is amazing to be able to see the hand of the Lord in the work.  It is such a great blessing.  I love it so much.

  One of the miracles was with a middle aged couple. They have had a very tough life and what makes it worse is he just got fired from his job. We went over Wednesday to teach them about the Plan of Salvation. As we began to talk about the plan I could see that this is something that they needed. By the end of the lesson the wife really opened up to us and told us that she had had a 9 month baby pass away and that all she wanted to do was to hold that baby again. As we told her that she could do that again she began to cry. The spirit was so strong! It was such a great blessing to see how the gospel blesses individuals and families. Another miracle on top of that was after the wife had explain this he said, "You have no idea what is going on right now. She won't even talk about this with her doctors. This is a miracle that she is finally opening up." It was a testimony to me that people will recognize you as a servant of Jesus Christ and will understand that they can receive happiness. It was such an amazing miracle. Bennita Flowers one of our investigators who is the most solid person in the world let us start to teach her family this week. We were able to have the lesson in a members home where the spirit was able to testify to all of the family. One of the greatest things was as we taught the lesson we would ask the family questions. The only one that would answer was a young 8 year old girl. She had the most amazing testimony. This gospel truly is of God it is simple and children can understand it.  It has been such a blessing to be in the service of the this week.

This week I have been studying a lot on love and stripping ourselves of pride.  This is such an essential thing in the gospel of Jesus Christ.  It's talked about so much in the Book of Mormon.  Specifically in Alma 5.  I can't help but think that we all must learn to be more submissive and more humble when walking the path of discipleship.  This path can only be walked with humility and obedience to our Father in Heaven.  I know that humility is very important and that if we constantly seek to be humble and loving to those around us then we will truly become disciples of Christ and we will find greater peace and happiness within the family and within ourselves.  I promise you that if you read Alma 5 and study the Doctrine of Love you will come to know what you need to do to become a better disciple of Jesus Christ.  This life is all about becoming.  Becoming something new something greater than we were yesterday.  It's all about progression.  I know this gospel is true and I know that love is an essential part of it.  I know that our Savior Jesus Christ lives and that he loves each and everyone of us.  I know that he is there watching over us and constantly helping us become something more. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen. 

I love you all and hope that you are having a great summer.  Have a great week and I send all my love from Virginia.

Elder Adams.

I'm on.  I'm at a library right now

How are ya I only have 16 min.

No I have to entire in all the Key indicators for the zone.

At the Family history center in our Church.,

That is awesome. Did dad not have to work today?

I'm good.  Um about those.... Shirts are a little tattered I mean they still work.  Shoes are a little worn down and belts are doing fabulous.

I got 16 more min

I invite you to read PMG and find that out:) You can read about it in chapter 8 how to use time wisely.  That's exciting.

It's great I love it.  I don't talk about it just cuz it's a humbling experience

Brooke and Kathleen Smith, Anthony Sr,, Anthony Jr., Kiana Beasley, Marie Madden, and Madison Huffman.

Yes but I got to get going soon.

Yes:)  Have you been reading PMG like the prophets have instructed?

Just read it. Cover to Cover and do what it says.  They have study guides and all sorts of fun stuff like that.  That will be fine with the money I think.

Well I got to go.  Hope you have a great week.  Have fun in Cali.  I love you!  Thank you for all that you do.  Much love from Virginia.

Elder Adams