Springtime is Jesus Time

Hello Family!

Another crazy week. It seems like it hasn't slowed down a bit since I've been here. But it's been really great too. The weather is getting very nice. I actually don't have to wear a sweater everyday now! I love the spring time! With Easter and General Conference coming up. In the words of Sister Ware: "Spring time is Jesus time!"

We're meeting with a bunch of amazing people in this area. And we were able to have some amazing lessons this week with a few of our investigators. We were able to meet with Jason almost everyday this week which was really cool. He was having some really bad emotional problems that we were able to help him out with. He's still struggling with the word of wisdom, but he's been reading a lot in the Book of Mormon and he's been praying. And he even came to church! He did tell us something yesterday though that wasn't too fun to hear. He's moving out of our area into a different ward! So we'll have to pass him off. So it's been pretty crazy with teaching Jason. And before we knew that he had LOTS of trouble with the law, so bad, in fact that he won't even be able to be baptized soon. I'm still praying for him though that he will continue to make those good changes in his life. 

We've also been meeting with this guy named John. He is 77 years old. I've never taught anyone on my mission as old as he is. He's lived a pretty crazy, reckless life though. So it's pretty hard for him to accept change. But he wants to be baptized and be a better person. We had a little fiasco with him this last week. We found out he was in the hospital! So we visited him in the hospital and he had pneumonia. But he is fine now and back at his house. He doesn't take is health very seriously. We keep joking with him that he needs to get baptized before he dies!     

We also had our first zone meeting of the transfer this last week. It was SUPER awesome. We talked all about more effective ways of working with members. I was able to learn so many wonderful things through the Spirit about member missionary work. I'm so excited to be able to work with the members here and help them to do their missionary work. And something very valuable that I was able to learn is that even after my mission and I have to take off the name tag, I can still be a missionary. I still have the same purpose and have the same commitment to invite others to come unto Christ. It's just that after my mission I will have to do that in different ways. Knowing that is so comforting. That member missionary work is what this church is all about.

Next Sunday the church is releasing their Easter initiative video. It is the best video that the church has put out in a long time. And what a great missionary opportunity for us all to share this video with everyone. I'll be sure to tell you more about it next week! 

And my scripture for this week is Mosiah 5:2

"And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually."

Thanks for all that all of you do for this great work. I know that this is the Lord's work and that this gospel is true. 

I love you all! Have a great week!
Elder Scott