Hi family!
things back home sound fun. thanks for writing me this week. i don't tell you that allot. but I'm truly grate full that you take time to write me a little something.
hey sorry about last week. i didnt have alot of time to email because by the time we were ready to start emailing it was dinner time. and so we had to eat and run. so some really cool things have been going on this week. first were teaching this lady that's less active. she is a hoarder and a smoker and she has cats. (just picture the house its not really pleasant) but she wanted help to quit smoking and so we gave her a blessing of comfort and so she could overcome her addiction. its been about 10 days since she has lit up! so hopefully she keeps it on keeps it on. we stole about 60 buck worth of cigs from her and told her that they would just be a distraction and a temptation. but she said she didnt want to waist money. but we convinced her that it would be a bigger waist of time, money, and life. so she Finally quit after 59 years of smoking!!!
then were teaching this family in the ward. the daughter need help getting back on track. (she is a beautiful daughter of god!) so we have been helping her understand the book of Mormon. its her first time reading it. and she has alot of deep questions. so ive been really studying to keep up with her questions. the whole family is helping out though. so that's good. there like one of my favorite family's of the mission so far. there always wanting to feed us. and we helped them move some stuff around. were teaching them again tonight.
that guy from iran is dropped for right now. he is all about the good things. so the book of Mormon is good, the coran is good, the bible is good. but he doesn't understand that if the book of Mormon is true than everything else is true. its sad to let him go. but we have lots of people to focus on.
we are teaching this lady and she is like on the waters edge. may 5th is her date. i have been teaching her for about 15 weeks. and she finally wants to do something about it. it was frustrating at first, but now i know that its a big deal to change your life and convert to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. because she is Baptist right now. and all they have to do is say there saved and they don't worry about life or Gospel ever again. and going form that to being in one of the hardest working churches in the world (if not the hardest) its a scary thing. and a big commitment.
on Thursday i had a interview with the president. its scary talking to the big man. at first. but when i got to actually see him it was great. i love president Taylor so much. he knows exactly whats going down in your life. and how to help you out. like we had trouble focusing on our companionship study. and he was like if you want to be a better missionary you will be better with your comp study. i was like wow how did he know that! but then i realized that he had the spirit of discernment. Duh.
our new district leader is cool. but not as cool as elder neild. just going to throw that out there. i know this is wrong but i dont like him because he playes the uke better than i do. and he knows it. our goals this week include being nice to everybody. so every time we have a negative thought about someone we sing I'm trying to be like Jesus. (we sing it alot)
but other than that everything is going swimmingly. me and elder shupe are getting along great. i dont mention him alot because i don't have any complaints to say. wink. you know we have our little arguments but who doesn't. this mission thing is really going to help me out with marriage. because you just learn to let the little things that bug you to just roll off.
o i had to teach Sunday school. and i taught about priesthood authority. and what that entails. and we had like 5 investigators there. so i was basically teaching as best i could. and people in the ward were like im so glad our church is the best and we are the only one on the earth with gods authority. (dough!) i think it was good and bad at the same time. hopefully they come back.
one last thing. were teaching this guy and he got in a fight with a power saw and lost. and he got like 4 fingers chopped off. and so he got a priesthood blessing and now all of his fingers are all right. and he know it was due to the blessing.
well i know this church is true i love this Gospel and i love teaching it. just remember to share the Gospel to everyone you meet. don't be scared. the lord will help you. like the scriptures say. take no heed of what you will say for the lord will be with.
well i love you all so much and i will see you guys latter.
love your favorite missionary!
Elder Clements
ps. do you remember this.
M R snakes
M R not
C D E D B D I
O Y L M R snakes
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