ONE LAST THING

1.YES

2.Just a card

3.NO-Is that suppose to be a hint?

This week has been such a great blessing so many great things are happening here in the Cville YSA ward. I love serving here there is no better area. It has just been such a blessing. Some great miracles that have occurred this week is just striving to find with faith. These last couple of weeks we have been doing all we can to find who the Lord has prepared. We have seen so many people eager to learn about the church and to make the covenant of baptism. One of them is Scarlette she is an amazing woman. She has family that is mormon and has always wondered about the beliefs. She has never been able to really find a religion that fits her understanding. As we have been able to teach her it has been amazing to see how much the Lord has taught her because of her desire to find out the truth. It is absolutely amazing! She asks Golden question and is always trying to find out the truth. Another great daughter of our Heavenly Father is Hailey. She is amazing. She is now reading the Doctrine and Covenants and is just soaking in as much knowledge as she can. It is so great to see the desires of the Lords children. My testimony has definitely grown these last couple of weeks of the Love that our Savior has for us and how much he wants us to find truth and happiness in our life. He is constantly trying to reach out to us and show us the right path it's just are we willing to take it. As I have been able to study sacrifice this last week I have seen how important the living this law is to our salvation. If we don't give Him all in the end He can't give us all. I know that my Savior lives and that he loves each and everyone of us. I know with all my heart that he is always watching over us wanting us to find the truth and to follow him. I know that this is His church and that His gospel is taught here. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Wasn't able to write a lot because we had a busy P-day with meetings again.  Know that I love you have a great week.!

With all my love from Virginia.

Elder Adams

This week our mission is going to read the Book of Mormon is a week from starting this Saturday to Saturday.  I invite you all to do this and gain a greater testimony of the key stone of our Religion.  Share with all people!!!

Khalil

Hello!  This week has been such a great week!  Full of so much fun and miracles here in the C'ville area.  I love this work so much it is such a blessing to be able to be in the service of God!  That's funny about that birthday message on Facebook that was a girl in my High School Astronomy class.  To be completely honest I payed attention in that class.  Anyway how is everything going with you?  How was your week?  We had a lot of miracles this week.  One was a very humbling experience for me.  We met this guy named Khalil.  He is a very nice guy.  I love him to death.  He called us one day and said that he wanted to meet some new friends and that he wanted to come to church.  We got in touch with him and met him at the church.  I'm not sure how to describe him without seeming rude.  He is a little slow of speech and has some handicaps, he's kind of like Radio...  I don't think though that I have ever felt the love for someone like I have Khalil.  He is truly a child of our Father in Heaven.  Our Heavenly Father wants us to help him find happiness and peace in this life.  It was humbling for me simply because it made me realize how much our Heavenly Father loves us no matter what and how much he wants us to find peace and joy in this life.  I know that my Savior Jesus Christ lives and that he loves him as well.  Khalil is just an amazing person.  Another really cool miracle happened yesterday at church.  Her name is Hailey.  She came to church yesterday because she saw the Mandarin missionaries on campus and her boy friend was going on a mission. After church we sat down and started to talk with her. We talked with her about her family and what her religious beliefs were. She didn't really have any but her boy friend was such a great example of dedicated service that she wanted to know why. Before she came of school she read the Book of Mormon in a couple of days and gained a knowledge of Jesus Christ as the Savior and redeemer of the word and she new that it was true. The best part is she wanted to know what the next step was! Of course by now my mind is blown by how much our Heavenly Father knows and loves his children.

My studies recently have been on the agency of man and cleansing the inner vessel.  This is a very interesting concept about how our Savior Jesus Christ works with his children.  He never forces us to do anything but he always entices us to be better to clean ourselves a little more.  The world often times tries to make us think that we have to work from the outside in and change our outside character before we can ever get close to even being close to changing our character.  The Lord always in scriptures wants people to change from the inside out.  He is constantly pleading for us to write things on our heart and to cleanse the inner vessel. (Alma 60:23-24; Proverbs 3:3)  I've been thinking about this truth of writing things on our heart.  I think that this is why all the great Book of Mormon heroes were so great, especially Captain Moroni.  In Alma 46 were he creates the title of liberty he takes his covenants and inscribes them on his heart and he decides that he would rather die for his covenants that live and break them.  I invite us all to think about where we are on the covenant path.  Are we preparing weekly for the Sacrament? Are we attending the temple regularly?  How is our Relationship with our Savior and with our fellow man?  I know that if we truly want to cleanse the inner vessel we've got to do person self checks.  I know that if we take a moment of our day to do a self check in humble prayer to our Heavenly Father that true cleansing will take place and we will lay hold of the Atonement of Christ and that will be sweeter than we have ever before tasted.  I know that my Savior lives and that he is eager to clean out our closets if we will let him.  I know with all my heart the Book of Mormon is the word of God and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Gods church here on this earth.  I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.  I love you and hope you have a great week!  With all my love from Virginia.

Elder Adams

I'm not sure what to do on the house.  I would say that try to go with the counter and just wait it out.
I did get my package by the way.  It was great thank you so much!!!  The pajamas are probably my favorite thing. They are the best!!!  I'm going to make my cake soon we've gotta find vegetable oil...  But yes I had a great b-day we went to a place called boylan Heights.  It's a burger place here in C'ville that's way good!!!
Wait for to see if they take it but then if not I would say just sell it to them for the price they want.  You've gotta get that thing off your hands before you loose it all.
Well I gotta get going.  It was great talking to you!  Have a great week.  I love you and hope that you have a great week!!! much love from Virginia!!!!!
No just a guesser.  that's hopes to maybe be right.

Happy Birthday!

hey I'm on.  What about you?
sweet how are you?  I only got the labor day part.
I don't have that one.....

This week was crazy!!! It was filled with a whole lot of meetings...  We had to drive down to Richmond Tuesday we had just a zl meeting and then stayed the night at the mission home to then wake up and go to another meeting on wednesday and then we had to have a zone meeting on friday.  It was crazy but a lot of fun.  Probably on of the craziest things that I did this week was I had to give a training at the meeting with all the ZL's that was super scary... I don't think I've ever been so nervous in my whole life.  All of these missionaries are spiritual giants and the Lord wanted me to speak to them.  The Lord definitely put his words in my mouth I know that for a fact.  I love my Savior Jesus Christ with all my heart.  There is no doubt in my mind that he is always with me and always there for me.  There are so many times on my mission where I have no idea what to say, do, or where to go and the Lord simply takes me by the hand and leads me to those words or place that need me.  It is such a blessing to be in the service of God.  There is no feeling that is better than this it is absolutely amazing!!!  It sounds like you all had a really fun weekend.  It is always so great to be able to hear from you and to feel of your love for the Savior and the support that you give me.  Thank you so much for the prayers in my behalf it really does mean a lot and those prayers do not go unnoticed.  I love you so much.  It's crazy here in Cville right now.  I feel like I'm in Sodom and Gamora with all the sin that occurs with the college students.  That just means that the Gospel is exactly what they need!!!  We are teaching this muslim that doesn't really have a knowledge of Christianity at all.  It was interesting to explain to him how important Jesus Christ is and was.  He said something very profound, he said,"So if Jesus Christ hadn't come to this earth and died for us we would be doomed."  I know that Jesus Christ is the center point of this plan if he hand not come and done what he did we could not do anything.  Everything is through Him.  I love my Savior with all my heart.  Today my studies were on how we can cleanse the inner vessel.  One of the most powerful scriptures that I found was Rom 12:1-3.  I thought this was interesting that we must sacrifice our lives for Him.  I know that when we do this this is the only surrender that is a victory.  The gospel is just so great and powerful it is truly amazing!!!!!  I love you so much and hope that you have a great day!  I hope that you have a great B-day this week and that you do something fun for it.  I love you and pray for you!  With all my love from Virginia.

Elder Adams

P.S- Got the shoes! They are sick!!!!!  Thank you!  and I also got you one package and Devin and Arista's Package and Grandma sent me a card.  Thank you so much!  It is such a blessing to be able to fell the support of a loving family!!!  If there is anything that I can do for you let me know.  I would love you help you out in anyway.

I got to get going soon... I still didn't get your e-mail..

Happy Labor Day!

Hey I'm on I know it's early but we have a meeting down in Richmond today.  No P-day! YAY!
Hello! This week has been great and this next week will even be crazier.  We have so many meetings that we have to go to but it is going to be awesome.  The work here in Cville is going great.  It is such a blessing to be able to talk with students and help them see how much more there is to life and what a great message we have to share with them.  We are seeing a lot of success and a lot of blessings.  A great miracle happened yesterday. We were going about our day and no appointment was working out everything was just going weird according to our eyes. I know that the Lord had a plan though. All of out Prime proselyting appointments fell through so we thought what would be a better thing to do than to tract and find students that needed a break from studies. As we went to this one dorm no one was answering. As we were walking away from this one door we heard it open and instantly turned around. A young lady walked out and we began talking to her. After a while we came to find out that she didn't really know if God was there. I believe that the Lord had this in plan the entire time. He needed his servants to bear pure testimony of who God was and how much they loved him after a long day. It was amazing to see how we were able to answer her questions and bring her closer to our Savior Jesus Christ. I know that he lives and that he loves each and everyone of us. I know that he has a plan and if we will just continue to work and do the things he has asked us to do miracles will happen. It is such a blessing to be in the service of God and our fellowman.

There are so many great things occurring.  Lately my studies have been really focused on gaining a testimony of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  I think it's amazing how much power comes from a knowledge of our Savior Jesus Christ.  This power has carried nations through hard times it's been able to strengthen and comfort missionaries that are in the Book of Mormon that end up dying for there belief.  That is so amazing to me.  As we come to a true knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ I know that we will find strength beyond our own and that we will truly be blessed beyond our understand.  This life is all about coming to know the only true and living God.  This is stated so clearly is John 17:3.  We truly receive eternal life as we come to know our Savior.  How?  Is it through our Covenants?  Is it through our Studies? Is it just going through our Dailey lives and looking for the had of God in our life?  I invite you to find answers to these questions and find ways that you can come to know our Savior Jesus Christ.  I know that this church is true and I know that my Savior Jesus christ live and that he loves each and everyone of us.  I know that he is constantly watching over us and protecting us in all that we do.  I love my Savior with all my heart and I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen.  I love you so much and hope that you have a great week.  I hope school is going amazing.  I think about you and pray about you.  With all my love form Virginia.

Elder Adams

Shoes

I'm on
What up?  So would it be easier if I just went and bought some shoes so that you wouldn't have to pay shipping to our house and then out to here?
hmmm ok well.  I think just because it might be cheaper you can just send them out. but transfers are in two weeks so make sure they will get here before then.  You never know I might get moved....

This week was a great week.  I loved it so much!!!  We were able to see so many great blessings.  There is nothing better than being a missionary in the work of God.  I love it so much.  To let you know a little bit about the amazing miracles that you experience every day on a mission.  I will tell you about one that happened yesterday at church.  Yesterday we were at church and we just finished our ward council meeting.  We were walking out and going to put down our stuff so we could talk to ward members and confirm rides for our investigators when we hear this. "I don't know why I'm here.  I was driving going to do some errands in Charlottesville and the next thing I know I am in this Church parking lot."  Yeah okay... can you say blessing from God?  So my companion and I start talking to this guy.  Apparently he had been Hawaii for 4 years were he had gone and visited the temple and thought that was the most amazing thing in the world.  Just a little while ago he had hit rock bottom.  He wasn't sure what to do or where to go.  He felt alone and felt that he did really have a place in this world.  He moved back to Charlottesville to live with his family.  So we ended up getting him a Bible and a Book of Mormon so that he can follow along during church.  He absolutely loved church and loved learning about Jesus Christ.  We have an appointment with him tonight at 8.  It is going to be amazing.  I know that our Savior Jesus Christ lives and that he loves each and everyone of us.   I know that as we are obedient and trying to do our best that our Heavenly Father will open up the windows of Heaven and pour out blessings upon us.  I know that my Savior Jesus Christ lives and that he loves each and everyone of us.  He loves all of Gods children.  Another very humbling thing that occurred this week was we have been visiting this less-active.  He served in the military for three years and then got married.  After three years of being married he got a divorce.  He now lives here in C'ville.  When ever the we go over to his home and teach him our Heavenly Fathers love is so strong.  Probably the strongest that I have ever felt in my life.  It is amazing to feel the love of our Heavenly Father for his Children.  I know that it's real it's there.  I can now say with absolute believe and knowledge that I know that God loves his Children.  I know that the Book of Mormon is true and I know that my Savior loves me.

This weeks study's have been great.  We had the opportunity to hear from a General Authority this week.  There were many things that I learned one of the things that I think is crazy is that I have been really trying to focus on how to learn the language of the Holy Ghost and then you go and say, "Be really safe.  Check and recheck.  Listen to any still small voice promptings.".....  I know that that's there for a reason and that the Lord it trying to teach me something.  The things that I have learned so far about the spirit is found first in 2 Nephi 32:3 & 2 Nephi 31:3.  The main thing is that the spirit speaks the words of Christ.  We must know the words of Christ no matter what.  We need to feast upon those things like it is life or death.  The next thing is that the spirit will only bring light to our understanding, meaning that you can not receive a spiritual witness until you have done all you can to learn about that subject or action that you are planning to make.  This is not a sit back and relax gospel this is a go and do gospel.  I love the mormon message, "Patterns of light"  It helps us understand that we must act we must work if we want more light.  I know that these things are true and I know that my Savior Jesus Christ lives and that he loves each and everyone of us.  I love you and I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

By the way that is way awesome that you were able to go to that concert.  I may be a little jealous but missionary work is much better..... just saying.  hahaha School started here at UVA.  It's crazy to teach College kids.  They are super smart and know a lot of the Bible.  It will be great though.  The UVA campus is sweet it's so old looking.  Well I hope that you have a great week and that everything goes well.  Know that I love you with all my heart.  Thank you for all that you do for me.  With all my love to you from Virginia.

Elder Adams

9 1/2 I think... I haven't grown any.  And Garments are pretty good.   Wax strips I left in my first area so I haven't had them for the past seven months of my mission.

hahahah No I just shave it with my Razor.

HAHAHAHAH o come on it looks good!!!! By the way if you do send any garments.  Send me some mesh tops.  I'm not saying that I need garments i'm just saying that mesh is nice.

I have one top that a missionary had left behind in the apartment.  

It was brand new

Medium Tall top and yes medium bottom but don't get mesh bottoms you feel naked.  Stick with spandex bottoms.

I told you though I'm good on garments though.  I promise.

No anything work really.  As long as I can run in them they will work fine:)  Thank you I got to go.  Love you and thank you so much for all that you do.  Have a great week.  We will talk to you next week.  WIth all my love from Virginia.

Elder Adams

First Day of School

I'm on How are you?

Hey.  I'm doing great!!!!  Question my running shoes are getting really nasty would it be ok if I went and bought me some today?   As an early B-day present?

I don't really care.  If you would like to send me them you can that is totally fine.  Love you:)

For what?

This week was an amazing week in the YSA ward of Charlottesville.  It has been such a blessing to be able to build the kingdom of God.  So I don't know if I told you all about this but at the beginning of the year our mission President, President Wilson.  Made it a goal to double the baptism of the mission.  This is not just a crazy desire that he had this is in accordance with the talk that President Hinckley gave.  We have been working very hard to do this in the Virginia Richmond Mission.  It has been amazing to be able to be a leader and see all the amazing miracles that are occurring in the mission and to see the Lord building up his kingdom.  I know that this work is not about numbers but it's all about people.  Our Heavenly Father is mindful of his children and is constantly trying to help them and to strengthen them.  It is amazing to be able to see all of Gods children making covenants with him at such an alarming rate.  The year is only half way over and we have already hit the half way point as a mission and it's only getting faster and more quick paced.  This work is amazing to be a part of it I know that it is his will.  Another great thing that occurred this week was we were able to see Tawni Pugh be baptized into the YSA ward this weekend.  She was so prepared and ready to hear the gospel.  It was absolutely amazing to see the Lord work through her and see all the changes that she made.  She bore her testimony at the end of her baptism and it was the most powerful amazing thing in the world.  She bore a pure testimony that she knew that the Book of Mormon was true.  There  is nothing better than to see a recent convert with such a strong testimony.  A miracle that happened this week was: We were teaching this guy that had been taught by missionaries for the last nine months. We sat down and began teaching him and everything was beginning to click, it just made sense to him. His friends then came and they wanted to learn as well so they joined our lesson. At the end of it we invited the original guy to be baptized. He accepted and excepted the date september 7. Then the best thing occurred. His friend raised his hand as asked, "Can I come to that and be baptized?" It was amazing! Of course we said yes!! Then the other friend said, "Eh, I've already been baptized." They both jumped in and said, "Man you can be baptized again!" He accepted and they are going to be baptized on September 7. It was such an amazing miracle.

One thing that I received revelation on.  I was reading a talk by Elder Boyd K. Packer, "The Instrument of your mind and the foundation of his character"  This is amazing talk there are so many great things that come up in it.  One thing that really stuck out to me is that Elder Packer said, "Become a product of the Book of Mormon."  This was an interesting thought.  I have taken my own interpretation of that but I invite you to think about how you can become a product of the Book of Mormon.  I have seen within the couple of days that I have tried doing this that the Lord has taught me and shown me how to be a better me.  How to become a disciple of Jesus Christ.  I know that it is through the Book of Mormon that we can draw closer to God than by any other book.  I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that it testifies simple of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  I know with all my heart that these things are true and that I am doing the work of the Lord.  There is nothing better than this work.  I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen.  I love you and hope that you have a great week.  With all my Love from Virginia.

Elder Adams

Well I got to get going I love you so much and hope that you have a great day.  Much love from Elder Adams from Virginia.  Have a great week!!!

Elder Adams

Messenger Bag

Hey I'm on. How are you!!!
hahaha Yeah that's what happens when you have apple computers in you apartment complex:)

I think that's right Elder McConnell and I were together for about 2 transfers.  So what ever 3 months is.  That's the same with Elder Hill and Elder Fuhriman.  Thank you for sending the stuff.  I actually hasn't received it yet and am trying to find it.  The front office in our apartment complex said they had it but yeah... hopefully I will be able to find it.  I already have a messenger bag.  I went and bought one at Target almost a month ago now.  It's pretty nice I like it a lot.  That is crazy about what happened with Grandpas house.  You better just sell the thing before it gets to expensive that's for sure.  That spiritual directory just has one problem.  THERE'S NO BOOK OF MORMON VERSES!!!!  The Book of Mormon is the greatest book to answer all those needs.  It's crazy how many people just won't give the Book of Mormon a chance and see the amazing things that they can learn and gain from it.  I think it's just simply crazy.  I hope everything is going well with the Fam.  I got Dads picture of the family.  That is crazy how much everyone has changed can you say WEIRD!  Anyway that's really exciting that work is starting for you.  It seems like all you did this summer was work on the yard and go on vacation to California.

This week was a great week in the YSA ward.  We were able to be the Lords hands in preparing one of His children for baptism this coming week end.  Her name is Tawni Pugh.  She is amazing.  She hasn't been very religious all her life until some spanish missionaries knocked on her apartment door and then gave her to us to teach.  This week she told us about a dream that she had.  It was her and her Grandfather lying in a field of wild flowers and then he got up and handed her a book that was face down but she said that it looked a lot like the Book of Mormon.  In fact in looked exactly like the one that she had been reading out of.  It was amazing to see how the people on the other side of the veil are moving this work forward.  It reminds me of the Scripture that is in D&C 128:18 were it says, "For we without them cannot be made perfect; neither can they without us be made perfect."  We together, the living and the dead, will touch every sole with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  I think that an interesting thought is what will the spirit world be like when we go there.  Yes we know that there will be spirit paradise and prison but what will paradise be like?  A thought that I believe is true is we will be the Lords missionaries.  We will go about doing the work of the Lord all day everyday.  What a better way to prepare for eternity than to do missionary work now.  I know that missionary work is the greatest joy that you can feel in this life.  There is nothing more precious than inviting others to come unto Christ and them accepting and being changed by the atonement of Christ.  I love this Gospel I know that it is true with all my heart.  Another great miracle that happened yesterday was we were at church and a guy came up to us and started to talk to us.  He's from Utah doing summer sells for Vivint out here in Virginia.  He is dating a non-member and needed to just get away and find piece in his life so what did he do.  He came to the church.  He came to the house of the Lord to be able to be comforted by the greatest comforter there is, the Holy Ghost.  I found this amazing we were then able to give him a blessing and the love that you feel as you give someone you don't even know is amazing.  I know that this church is true and I know that my Savior lives.  I know that the power of the Priesthood is real and that it truly does bring about miracles.  I know simply these things are true.  I love my Savior I can't describe the Joy that comes to you as a missionary.  It's not one that is superficial that the world wants you to have but it's a deep abiding joy that just can't be described.  I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

I hope that you have a great week and that you make sure that you have fun as you work.  Don't let it become a drag or what's the point in doing it?  I thank you so much for all you love, support and prayers for me.  I couldn't do the things that I have been blessed to do in the mission field if it weren't for your support and for the help of my Savior Jesus Christ.  I truly believe that my mission plaque scripture is inspired by God. (ALMA 26:12)  I love you and hope all is well.  MWAH with all my love from Virginia.

Elder Adams

I love you mom and hope you have a great week.  MWAH HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!