Hello Everybody!
How is the marvelous Christmas Season going? I hope that your spirits are merry, your countenance bright, and your trees decorated! This is a magnificent time of year.
So there is a bit of news that might affect all of you planning to
e-mail me in the future. Our Preparation Day will be moving to Monday.
So Starting next Monday, 7 December, The day will be Monday. So I look
forward to hearing from each of you first thing Monday morning!
This has been an interesting week. We got everything taken care of with transfers and getting everybody where they needed to go, we were able to have an amazing lesson with Rina (I think i have told you about her. She is from Thailand). The Spirit was very strong. She prayed in the appointment and asked if the Book of Mormon was true. She felt the Spirit, and she knows it is true. The problem with Rina is that she is afraid. She doesn't think she is ready. We got a concerning phone call from her on Monday, and she wanted to take a break from our visits and just read. We can't really force her to meet with us, so we are praying that she will call us later this week. Your prayers on her behalf would also help. Thanks for that.
Prayers are answered. I know that. This is God's Work. I am very grateful to be a part of it. I have noticed recently how important it is to have pure motives for helping people. It really does take your efforts to a whole new level. Our Mission President always says, "People won't care what you know until they know that you care." It is very true. Love is the great motivator, and it should be at the center of everything that we do, especially in missionary work. I know that God loves me. And I love him. God loves others, and I will too. Try it out. Just love. It works wonders.
I love You All!
Your Obedient Servant,
Elder Austin James Ashcraft
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