Sacrifice Brings Forth The Blessings of Heaven

Hello Family!!

Wow it's exciting to see Ry and Jr getting ready for football!! Brings back memories of this time last year getting ready for the season. Work hard on Friday fellas. Ry you've put in all the hard work and now it's time to have fun and get the job done. Haha you can imagine being down in SEC country' right now they are getting fired up for football season as well. People everywhere are painting their mailboxes and decorating to root on the UGA, or Auburn. I'll have to send some pictures of the area it's quite funny. Tell Kelee nobody over here likes 'Bama. haha

The work here is a bit slow at the moment..but with that said by no means are we down on ourselves..we have gone to our Heavenly Father constantly throughout the day counseling with Him on what we need to do and SACRIFICE to help us move the work forward here in Sharpsburg. In fact on Wednesday we left our car at our apartment complex and WALKED ALL DAY 12 -7:30 covering approximately 15 miles, just talking to people and knocking on doors. At the end of the day we felt our FAITH LIFTED; we know the Lord will provide a way for us to accomplish what He has entrusted us to do. Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of Heaven!

Teaming With The Ward Council and Turning Priesthood Keys For the Work

We have been meeting with the different auxillaries in the ward and with the Bishop. These member-missionary meetings are resulting in some very good opportunities ahead to move the work foward and in finding more contacts and investigators. We are fixin' to teach Seminary on Friday; every Sunday we have a bbq scheduled with the priest' quorum and their non member friends as a means of fellowship, contact and opportunity to teach all in attendance the discussions. We also have a ward activity coming up that we are going to take full advantage of so we'll have even more teaching and testifying moments. We talked to our Bishop on Sunday and along with the "Im A Mormon" campaign we are going to hold a Fireside open to everyone where we will talk about our beliefs and answer any questions people, members of other faiths have. We are gearin' up for these up coming activities and teaching, testifying moments!

Just a little thought.  I studied a talk by President Ezra Taft Benson entitled "Beware of Pride" with the question in mind of "why people in Book of Mormon fell? President Benson simply explained "the pride of this nation," speaking of the Nephites, "...hath proven their destruction." (Moroni 8:27) When we put our own will against God we direct our pride towards Him. It is at these times and moments we fall victim to man's judgement and the Adversary's power. It is through the simplicity and plainness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Holy Ghost and enduring to the end) that we can break free from the enmity of pride.

As of right now I don't need anything, ALL IS WELL!

Love Elder Gautavai