So Grateful!

Happy Thanksgiving in like three days!

What are you grateful for!?

I'm grateful for my Savior.

I'm grateful for my family and all of you that I love!

I'm also grateful that my life is filled with joy and that I get to help other people find joy.

This week went by SO fast because we had the Ethelbahs Baptism this Saturday and we confirmed them in church yesterday. They are a wonderful family and I will share a picture. They are doing so well and I am so happy for them! 

Also, coming up this week we are helping a family receive the blessings of the Holy Ghost. The Atene family is planning baptism this week! I am so happy and so grateful I get to be a part of it. I have nothing else to report other than, I am filled with peace and you don't need to worry about me. Just enjoy the pictures.

Elder Hamson

Sorry

Wow!

Okay, I am so sorry, today was a lazy day. I will make it up to you next week. The important part is that I am okay and happy! The Ethelbah family had their interviews for baptism and we will have a great baptism for them this week. And other then that, The Atene family is still doing great, they are so amazing and I can't wait to see them baptized next week. We did a bunch of service this last week, lots of chopping wood, and picking up trash. It was pretty cool, I actually really enjoy chopping wood. And it was cool to help this guy clean up his yard he was so grateful, it's so good! Speaking of trash, the wild horses around keep getting into our trash and we had to chase like eight of them off our yard one day, it was funny. Haha, it's not normal to see wild horses running the streets. 

Again, I am sorry, but, I love you all!

Elder Hamson

Helping all the beautiful people

Well another week on the rez has been great!

We did a lot of service this week! Everyone burns wood to stay warm during the winter so, I have been mastering my chopping skills. Haha, I'm just kidding, it is actually pretty fun though! I am grateful for the wonderful opportunity I have to experience the joy that comes from doing a simple chore for these beautiful people. 

As for the missionary work we have two excellent families that we have been teaching. The Atene's, and the Ethelbah's, man how I love them. They have been learning a lot and it is rewarding to see the peace and joy that is starting to enter into their lives. Pretty soon here these families will be sealed together in the temple and that thought seriously makes me smile so much! 

Other then them we don't have too many people we are working with so, we have been talking to a lot of people trying to figure out who is interested or who could use some service. Hopefully we will find some more people to teach this week. 

We did have a Zone Training Meeting this week and I gave a training on Baptism. It went pretty well and I think it helped us focus on why it is so important to invite everyone to be baptized. It is was actually really cool to learn about and train about. You can read Alma 5 and Mosiah 18 and think about what Alma is talking about when he says Baptized unto Repentance at the end of Chapter 5.

You know this week went by so fast it doesn't feel like it has been a week. Also, I don't know what else you want to hear other then, I am doing fine, I am happy, and having a great time! 

Let's be honest though, all you want to look at are some pictures! 

Love you always and unrelenting!

Elder Hamson

1. Flash back to my old district

2. Zone lunch!

3. I was forced to wear the hat in order to eat. You do what you gotta do

This is Halloween

Okay Family!

Today is Halloween so make sure you eat a lot of candy! Haha, I am just kidding, that is unhealthy. 

So, this week was interesting and these past couple days were kind of stress full. We had some good lessons this week. The Ethelbahs are still progressing and we are planning on getting them baptized this month. I am so excited for them because they are a perfect little family of seven. They have been coming to church and have been learning a lot so, that is way exciting. The other exciting news is that we found another solid family to teach. We found them late one night trying to find a certain house. We managed to stumble upon a family in need of having their wood chopped. So, the next day we chopped their wood and they came to church yesterday! So, we could potentially have another family receive the gospel into their home. This is so exciting!

I'm sorry this is super short but, I will give you the bad news and then let you know what miracles happened to solve them. So. This weekend was kind of weird because my companion was in and out of being sick. That means we didn't get much done but, at the same time we managed to get a lot done. On Sunday night the wifi was down, which means we couldn't report on everything we did that week because the system they have us put it through takes wifi and has to be in Sunday night. I don't know if that makes any sense but, it was the worst... ugh, also, something weird happened with our debit cards so we don't have any money to shop. Then to add to that, we got a flat tire. 

But, as we speak, the money thing was figured out, we are at Big O fixing the tire, they have wifi, and this is Halloween.  

So, all is well, here are some pictures!

I love you all!

Elder Hamson