Shines The Gospel Light of Truth and Love

Questions for the elder included in email from home today. The elder's response in his email.

Q1. (Mom) Thanks for the birthday wish and thought it made my night/day. I love it…I love you!!
A1. No problem!
Q2. Are you in need of anything at this time?
A2. Negative.
Q3. Who can we pray for this week in our daily prayers to help?

A3. The MISSIONARIES! Faith to Find!! 

Oct 30, 2013 GAM Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders Mission Council at the Mission Home Photocred: GAM

Greetings from down South,

The family looks great and as everyone continues to press forward on the journey of this life may we continue to know & feel the greatness of God in our lives! This is the Gospel of Jesus Christ in its fullest restored to the earth today through a prophet. This is the ONLY WAY to happiness and fulfillment, there is NO OTHER WAY!  

Missionary Dept Managing Director, Elder David F. Evans (Quorum of the Seventy) and sister Evans GAM Tour 

We have wrapped up another week of climbing, battling the forces of darkness, planning and preparing to make a charge up the mountain here in November. Can you believe its already November!? Tuesday we gathered in large districts to change 2 behaviors: (1) Making plans to talk with a whole lot more people then we currently are either through phone call or on the street contacts, planning and setting up more opportunities to teach. (2) To be able ask 
"Who do you know?" with everyone we talk to as well as developing the faith (principle of action) necessary to find and talk with everyone. The promise from the brethren is we will have more people to teach and bring many into the waters of BAPTISM as we do! President Harding, Elder Steele and I split to cover more ground. I took to the north to Cartersville presiding and overseeing training in district meetings for the day up there. 

I'll GO, I'll DO, I'll SAY, I'll BE what you want me to BE

Wednesday we had the Zone and Sister Training Leaders in the Mission home for mission council. There we had the opportunity to again train and make sure our leaders are making these behavior changes in their own individual areas. It has been my experience, and I believe it is so true the missionaries will rise and live up to the expectations set forth by the mission president & leaders of the mission. Where there is no vision the people perish admonished the Prophet Joseph Smith.

President Ralph R. and sister Sylvia Mabey Photocred: GAM

Friday before having lunch with the Mabey's, Elder Evans of the Quorum of the Seventy called to talk with Elder Steele and I along with President Harding. It was super nice of him to call and ask how we were doing and to talk with us about the feelings that we had when he came. You can imagine he is very busy being the literal Captain Moroni (as the executive director) of the missionary force and to want to talk with us was absolutely a treat! President and sister Mabey were in the ATL and came by for lunch which was also a huge thrill!! I love President Mabey and sister Mabey. He was his usual powerful-self, informing us of the work of salvation in the Bountiful Heights Stake. GREAT WORK! KEEP CLIMBING!

This upcoming week it's back to the temple for more Zone Training meetings wherein we will receive and be taught by the Father and the Son. The Temple has brought a light into my life that cannot be replaced needless to say we are looking forward to being in the house of the Lord this week. The following week brings transfer planning..time is sure flying!

Attached below is a Book of Mormon reading calendar for the GAM starting today (Nov 4) through the New Year. As we journey through the Book of Mormon, President Harding has asked that we invite our families to participate in the reading as well. There will be a sense of power that will come into your lives as we read together from it each day. The Book of Mormon is the only hope for the world that today continues to spiral out of control. May I invite you to always have a copy with you on your person!

In this battle for the souls of men may we find comfort in knowing that our Heavenly Father is at the head of this army. I love you family may we continue to press forward with faith, see the eternal vision, and pray for the strength to win each day!

Love, Elder Gautavai