WARNING: Faith Like The Brother Of Jared Will Lead To Miracles!

Weekly questions from home in our email to the elder this morning. The elder's response follows in his email back.

Q1. Do you need anything?
A1. Negative.
Q2. Who and/or what can we unitedly pray for?
A2. Attached below are the names of people you can pray for as we close out this wonderful year here in the GAM. As a mission we are unitedly praying aloud each name and individual. Through our combined faith & prayers we can MAKE IT HAPPEN! ** 101 names from 6 GAM Zones ***
Q3. Let us know when and how you will call (Skype, call, etc) Rylee is available for Call/Skype at 8PM Eastern on Wednesday. We are flexible.
A3. I should be able to Skype as to a time frame it will be around 5-8 eastern. Sorry I can't give you a more specific time as we will be delivering gifts throughout the mission 'til around 3 or 4PM. I will call before I get on. Also, I received permission to talk with Rylee on the phone for 15 min so whenever he is available so I will be able to talk with him.

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, 2nd Counselor First Presidency

CHRISTmas is almost here! Even more amazing to be on a mission for Christmas! I remember the excitement on Christmas day last year. It is the perfect day to proselyte and do His work as families are together with the focus on the Savior and His birth particularly here in the south. Christmas Day for a missionary is truly AMAZING!

This week has been full of miracles! In the mission we achieved 23 baptisms this week, pretty remarkable when you consider that at the beginning of the week 26 were scheduled to be baptized. 

"O Lord, that thou hast all power, and can do whatsoever thou wilt for the benefit of man; therefore touch these stones, O Lord, with thy finger, and prepare them that they may shine forth in darkness;" Ether 3:4

"Behold, I say unto you that whoso believeth in Christ, doubting nothing, whatsoever he shall ask the Father in the name of Christ it shall be granted him; and this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth." Mormon 9:21

Through many prayers, getting more involved in praying, through faith and diligence with a focus on our purpose; we have been able to allow the Lord to 'touch our stones' as he did with the brother of Jared thus enabling us to witness mighty miracles! With one more week left in what has been an incredible year, we are seeking additional miracles through the hand of the Lord! This week there are many who have committed to be baptized..we will be grateful for however many enter into the gate and onto the path through baptism..but our goal is to achieve 500 baptisms this year. We are just 26 baptisms away from our mission goal! Hurrah!! It is so, so exciting to be apart of this work at this time!

Well it's about that time to call/Skype home with Christmas in 2 days. Crazy how time seems to just completely fly! 

Talk with all y'all Wednesday!

Love, Elder Gautavai