Hello Family!
Last week was great! Elder Lee and I have been blessed to find several new investigators the past couple of weeks. Since not everyone is ready to accept the Gospel, lots of new investigators doesn't automatically equal lots of baptisms. But its important to keep a continual flow of new investigators so that we can find those who are ready. We've had the chance to meet lots of great people of many backgrounds. And we've had the opportunity to learn and grow ourselves. I want to share a couple of short experiences with you, then I want to spend a little more time writing to some of you personally.
It has been great to see Charles progress in the Gospel. He is just at the very very beginning of his journey. And so are all of us. On Sunday, Charles received the Aaronic Priesthood and a couple of assignments: to be an usher, and to be a Home Teacher. He is also very excited to go to the Temple. One of my favorite things is to witness a conversion happening right before my eyes. This is God's work.
Another neat experience we had was to meet two guys from India, one nick-named "Happy" and the other is named Tusha. Happy was a referral from the Welland Elders, who are our friends in our district. Then, we ended up meeting Tusha as we were visiting Happy. There's a couple things I liked about this experience: 1) Missionaries all over the world are on the same team, we are all united in the same cause. And 2) Happy and Tusha reminded me that all of us are unique individuals. Our Heavenly Father created us to be the way we are for a reason. Happy and Tusha had concerns & questions that we normally wouldn't even think about, let alone plan for. But they both have great love for their brothers and sisters in the world, and want to do good to them.
We are all so different in many ways. But in many ways we are all the same. Everyone needs to feel loved, everyone wants peace, and everyone wants to find happiness. The part where we differ is in how we find love, peace, and happiness. There are benign (as well as harmful) ways of finding love, peace, and happiness that are not based on the Gospel of Christ. However, the principles of the Gospel of Christ are the only source of lasting love, peace, and happiness. I know this is true! And I continue to try and indoctrinate all of you with these things because I care about you. I love you all, and I hope you have a great week.
Love,
Elder Brett Simper
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