Hello Family and friends!!
This
week was super good!! It's always good but this week was a good one for
sure!! Also I am actually surprised about how other people besides my
family actually read my emails!! So that's cool! I hope they help you
throughout the week and that these are also enjoyable as well!! I was
waiting to get a letter from my mom before I wrote but I guess she got
back too late from the Spring Break trip to write. That 's ok because I
am going to talk to her soon! I am so glad I am able to call her
weekly! She tells me she loves hearing my voice. hahaha I am loving
Florida. It is a little hot and I am sure summer will be brutal but it
is so pretty here. It is really green; I love the palm trees; I love
the different animals I see. I still love NM (specifically Farmington)
better though. I love all the things I am able to do outdoors right
outside my door! I have only been in one area though so I will see if
that changes.
Well
to start off this week we had some really good lessons and we were able
to find some good people. We met some great people this week that were
excited about the Book of Mormon. We met a man named Luis this week that
goes to church but also has a desire to learn more! So we taught him a
little of the Restoration and the Book of Mormon and he loved it. We are
going to be following up with him on Wednesday.
We
also met another man named Barry. He has been going through a really
hard time and talking with him was a great pleasure! He has been
struggling to find a good job for him. He is a good man. He loves
church and loves Jesus Christ. We told him about how Christ visited the
people of America and taught them. He was so excited!! He said "The
Sermon I went to today was good, but man this right here is real
(talking about what I said). I have learned so much!" He was really
overcome by the Spirit. He was so astonished and loved every second of
what we were teaching him!! He looked me straight in the eye for a
second or two and then he said, "I don't know if you know this but you
have spirits in you! I can see it in you! I can just feel it!" I could
feel the Spirit too but have never had anyone say it like that before.
That was definitely cool to hear! I am excited to learn more about him
and help him! He was a great man and were going to be seeing him
tomorrow!!
Also yesterday we had a
one of our people come to church that we really wanted there!! I was so
happy!! He just surprised us and showed up!! His name is Jason. And he
is amazing! He really enjoyed church and has been reading from the Book
of Mormon as well! He has been progressing really good!! We are going to
be seeing him this week again! We will teach him about the Plan of
Salvation and were going to draw it out to help him understand it a
little better! So I'm excited for that!
This
week I had my one on one interview with President Cooper, my amazing
Mission President. I love him so much. I know he will be an Apostle or
Prophet one day. He is so spiritual and so is Sister Cooper. They
have had such amazing experiences and they provide such great
trainings! They provide great insight into everything they teach us
missionaries. I also love the missionaries in my District. They are
great guys!
I love the time I
have in the morning and at night to study and learn and grow
spiritually! I absolutely love the scriptures and I have been able to
learn so much from them!! I have been studying a lot on the Spirit/Holy
Ghost! Also I have been studying faith! I feel people have forgotten how
powerful prayer and faith are!! It's crazy how powerful faith is!! We
can know anything! ANYTHING!! if we have a real desire to know
something!! God can't hold anything back from us if our faith is
strong!! The Spirit teaches us truth and gives us knowledge from God!
How amazing is that??!!! We, as a people, can receive knowledge!! Not
just belief but a sure knowledge of truth! (Alma 32) (Moroni 10) (Alma
17: 2-4) (Mosiah 5) (2 Nephi 32 1-5) (John 14:26) (1 Cornithians 2:11)
(Doctrine and Covenants 6)
I don't
know if any of you are searching for answers to questions but these
scriptures have sure helped me understand what I need to do to receive
answers to my questions. I have also had the Spirit testify and teach
me and I He will testify and will teach you all things you desire as
well. Search these diligently with a question in mind and then thoughts
and promptings will come into your mind. I try to act on the promptings
of the Spirit and I urge you to also. Whatever the spirit asks of you-
DO IT! I try to be a "first responder" by acting on the promptings the
first time I feel/hear it.
I
know that there is a Heavenly Father. I know that He is a real being and
loves all his children. ALL OF THEM. I know Jesus Christ is my Savior.
He really did perform the Atonement and I know that through him we can
be strengthened and we can feel His great love. I struggle with many
things but because of my Savoir, my teacher, my healer, my peacemaker,
the Son of God, my best friend, I can be made a worthy servant to the
Lord. I definitely try to be the best missionary I can be. I try to be
the best trainer I can be. When I fall short, I know Christ still
loves me and helps me to be better. I know Jesus Christ lives and
guides His church.
I love you all
and thank you for your support and kindness. I need to get the car
washed and go to the grocery store so I need to go. Have a great
week!!
Elder Cahoon
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