Hey everyone!
This is the last time I will be emailing you all while I am in the
CCM, it is crazy how fast it has gone by. It seems like I’ve been away from
home forever but at the same time it doesn’t feel like I should actually be
leaving to the field yet. It is truly amazing that only six weeks ago I came to
the CCM and I didn’t know any Spanish, I didn’t know how to make a lesson for
investigators, and I didn’t know many scriptures that could be used to bless
lives; and now I have/can do all three! I know I didn’t get there alone and
that God has been guiding me and sending angels to help me grow in the ways I needed
to properly serve him in my mission.
So an update on who is now in the CCM; there are quite a few kids
from Davis here and one from Layton I know and one from Viewmont. The Davis
guys are Erick Thompson, Conner Child, Josh Day, and Lancen Lappin. The Layton
one is Austin White, and the Viewmont one is Brixton Call. All of them are
doing super well from what I’ve talked to them about and are having a good time
in the CCM.
So this week has been pretty dang good. On Sunday we heard from
Elder Ballard and it was a very good talk. He started out by telling us that he
had not prepared a talk because he wanted the Lord to guide him in what he
said. It was super cool because he mentioned that we have to be uncomfortable
to grow as missionaries; which was awesome because just a few hours before we
were in our District Meeting and we started discussing how we all need to keep
pushing out of our comfort zones so we can keep progressing as quickly as we
were at the beginning of the CCM. As he talked I could tell that what he was
saying applied to me and my goals almost exactly, which was a huge blessing and
a testimony builder that we do have modern day prophets who guide us and receive
revelation from God that will help us to live more like God would like us to
live. That is one of the major blessings of the Gospel.
Sorry for such a short email, I’m sure the next one will be pretty
long since Louisiana is going to throw things at me to make me grow even more
in testimony and closeness to God.
I hope all of you are well and having success in all you do. I pray
for all of you every night.
Love you all!!
Love,
Elder Porter
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