An email that I just found and will now post out of order

Monday April 8, 2013

 

Dear Family and Friends,

 

Man what a conference weekend right!?!? I definitely get more out of conference on the mission. I didn’t even fall asleep! haha there were a bunch of talks that I really enjoyed and I’m thankful to be able to study them in the coming weeks. I was even able to go to Saturday afternoon session with an investigator and I didn’t see anyone I knew! Thank goodness. I am always worried when I go to temple square or conference that I will see someone. Our investigator really liked it. She got baptized yesterday. I forgot my camera or I would send some cool pictures.

 

We had an interesting week. The Johnson’s, who I’ve been trying to teach for a long time, finally let us teach them as a family! And boy was the lesson powerful or what! Probably the most tender the most powerful and the best lesson I’ve ever been in. They have two kids, ones 8 and the other is 11 and both were so smart or not going to church. They both bore their testimonies to their parents and they were willing to keep all the commitments we gave them. I think it really surprised the parents. I definitely think the Lord knew which kids to give to this family. They will be a strong addition to the ranks of the Lord.  Truly those two kids were generals in the ranks of Gods army in the pre earth life.

 

With the spring here we are talking to a lot more people. There are way too many people that want to bash; and I have to resist. The biggest problem is they are all sinning ignorantly- actually not even ignorantly they don’t want to know what is right so they choose not to learn and then they lie to themselves that they are okay and then they begin to believe it.  It’s like people are willfully rebelling.

 

We finally get to take off our jackets! We no longer have to wear them all the time. So now when it’s hot we just have on short sleeves. Today was super rainy and we still didn’t wear jackets. This transfer just came to a close. So I’ve spent 5 transfers here in Kearns. There is a high probability that I will be transferred. But who knows. I like this area and we are very successful here.  There’s a rumor that I’m going to West Jordan west zone.  But that’s a rumor.  I don’t really know who started it.

 So I met a lady that might know Mark Salmon. She said she played rook with a Mark Salmon in Ricks College.  I couldn’t definitely tell her if it was uncle mark because I didn’t know him when he looked young haha. Also did our relatives own the Salmon funeral home in Cardston? (Just some questions).

 

I’m still loving the mission!  It’s crazy to be a part of the big jump in missionaries. I’m glad I got out right before. I will just be training this army and leading this army. And I’m excited for it. The new missionaries are going to be great. I love that the work is hastening.

 

Hope everyone is good.

Love Elder Salmon