dear anyone who thinks that monochromatic pens are lame,
side note: if anyone that happens to be reading this letter is actually completely satisfied with the monochromaticasy of their pen collection do not fear i will allow you to continue reading.
wher (swedish for where) do i even begin to begin. missionary work is just so full of incredible experiences and miracles, everyone who reads missionary letters frequently probably gets tired of hearing this but that’s just kind of the way it is. we saw so many miracle this week and saw so many people open up their hearts to the spirit. that’s probably one of my favorite things about being a missionary, seeing that change in people when they open up and let the spirit of the lord into their hearts. This week we had two new investigators commit to a date for baptism! the first is named lorraine (i can't remember if i've mentioned her before) she is amazing. in our first teach with her, when we asked her about her religious beliefs she told us that firstly she knew the church was true (this is kind of a really good foundation to build on) and since that teach she has seen blessings in her life for reading the scriptures and keeping the commitments we leave her so she was very much willing and excited to accept a baptismal date for the thirteenth of october. unfortunately she's going on a trip in the next few days so we won't be seeing her for a while but she has committed to read the book of mormon while she is away.
another miracle happened in teaching a new investigator named angel. she was raised in south africa in a really religious home but it has been since she's come to england that she's really opened up to the gospel and to the scriptures. when we first taught her we saw an incredible thing happen as the spirit witnessed to her that what we were saying was true she got really excited and told us that she had to go and tell all her friends the great news! that the Church of Jesus Christ is back on the earth! then when we met with her again, later in the week, she told us that she's been posting messages on facebook about it and because of that she found out that one of her good friends is actually a member of the church. when we invited her to follow the example of jesus christ and be baptized her answer was "of course" (probably one of my favorite attitudes towards commandments).
other than that we also began teaching a man named cartier (pronounced carcheer. . . he's french) this week who has a lot of great hope for progression in the gospel. the blessings we've seen this week are just amazing. missionary work is one of the greatest blessings the lord has given us :)
well i have loads of more stories to tell you guys but due to the lack of time and the fatigue of mine fingers it will have to wait for a future time.
thank you all for your love support and prayers. i promise you it is felt and very much appreciated
with love
Elder Jarman
ps. i've started using words with a lot of v's lately because it’s been decided that v words can be some of the funnest to say. such as. verocity, viscocity, vernacular, and vindictive.
pps. due to the fact of cartier being a male model the rate of zoolander quotage has increased by at least 76%
ppps. in the spring here the area gets covered with blackberries. we basically never get hungry going from appointment to appointment anymore :)
the following pictures are from Elder Jarman's trainer Elder Peach who has since returned and posted these pictures on facebook.... LOVE IT!
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