Nov. 22, 2010

Dear Family,

Work is going well. Everything is coming natural to me now. I love finding and teaching. Being able to teach about truth is the best. This past week, I was able to go on a work over with the zone leaders to Watford. During the work over, we were originally supposed to teach an investigator about the restoration, but she was not there so we taught her mother, a recent convert, instead. This has to have been the most interesting/funniest appointments I have ever participated in. We brought along with us an inactive member to help him strengthen his testimony, but throughout the lesson, the RC and LA were going on multiple topics. At one point the RC and LA held hands and started having some sort of weird moment. I have no idea how it happened, but the Zone leader and I could barely keep our laughter in. Every time I would burst, I would look at my name tag and focus, but it was so hard! Being a missionary and consistently meeting/talking to new people is so fun.

I also was able to drive!!! I thought that they were joking when they told me I had to drive, but they were serious. The missionary I was with did not get his UK license, and he was already there for over a year, so his US license was invalid. I drove out of Enfield to Watford and I almost hit a couple of things, but everything was fine. Driving on the opposite side is different, but luckily the car I drove was an automatic.Good times.

Anyways, The church is true. When we share our message of Christ, my testimony gets stronger and stronger. There are many instances where I get easily frustrated and upset, but I know, that the trials I face are in no comparison to that of the Saviors. I have been doing my Atonement study as a new missionary and I am about halfway done. Although my understanding on the Atonement is limited, I know enough to help me overcome anything. One of the approaches that I use when talking to people on the street is, " My friend and I are sharing a message about how through faith in Jesus Christ, we can overcome anything." At the beginning of my mission, I was just going through the words so that I could talk to someone, but now, I say it because I know its true.

Love,
Elder Resolme