"I really love being here"

Dear Family and Friends,

Well this week was a very rewarding week! It was the highest numbers that I’ve every had in the mission. And i don’t think it’s because of me. The Lord blessed us. People were home and we were able to talk to lots of people and find a new investigator. We had a baptism and we went to temple square. It was a good week.

Our district changed. We got some sisters in our district. We now have 8 people in the district. its cool i know there are lots that we can learn from them.

So first the weather had been sooo much nicer. I didn’t wear any jacket or hats or scarfs and it felt great. The snow is kind of melting. Where the sun hits, the snow has melted, but in the shadows there are still like 2 feet of snow. I did enjoy a little rain the other day! i was very happy. I’ve missed the rain and i had a good walk in the rain while my companion wasn’t too happy. But there’s not much i could do. Since the weather has picked up I’ve definitely noticed that my attitude has picked up. When i talk to people I’m perkier and it’s a lot easier to get into the gospel. So i enjoy it.

SOOO!!!!!! i had a miracle the other day. The Johnsons are a less active family that i met almost the first week in the field. And for the 5 months I’ve been in Kearns they haven’t come to church. But the Mom always said don’t give up on me. So i didn’t. This last Sunday they said they would if they found things to wear on Saturday. i was praying really hard and they found clothes for all of them! It went really smooth and they were at church and they liked it!!!! I was soo happy.

We also had a baptism yesterday. Carlos Ruben Martinez got baptized. He is from Blackfoot Idaho and has lived here for only about 5 weeks when we met him. When he committed to baptism after that day he would pray for patience to wait for the baptism so me being the kind missionary just moved it up a week. I know so merciful haha but it was a great service. Not a lot of support from the family but a lot of support from the ward family. We also had a lot of tender mercies because some people who fell off date decided to get baptized on the date originally set for them and i was excited. I didn’t have to worry about anything, the Lord took care of everything for us and i am so grateful for that.

So i finished my first transfer of training and it wasn’t that bad. I have one more transfer of training and I’m kind of looking forward to it. We get a lot more blessings because i don’t know what I’m doing.

I am just getting so many blessings and i don’t really know why. We are having great success and the Lord is doing a lot of work for us. i know that what we are doing is bringing people closer to the Lord. I’ve seen people change. Everything about the gospel makes sense and i learn so much every time i study. Studying really is an act of faith! i know that there is always something that i can learn and i do every morning.

I really love being here. it’s pretty cool seeing all the miracles. It’s good to see that everyone is happy. I’m glad that everyone is doing alright and having fun. Take care.

Love Elder Salmon