“The work goes well here. We don’t have many planned lessons and we do quite a bit of tracting. We have a few investigators but mostly just one. I had an experience yesterday while on some exchanges with other Elders. While bearing testimony of the Book of Mormon, I thought of her needing a marking in Moroni 10:3-5. I had bought these colored pencils previously and asked her to mark those verses. She told me afterwards how meaningful that was and thanked me. It was a very spiritual lesson I taught with Elder Perrine. I feel the Spirit strong here in the high desert. I still strive for the spirit in my lessons and my studies.”
From the Weekly Email:
Just a heads up, it will be short.
This week Elder Dietrich and I spent a lot of time contacting and tracting. We were able to fulfill the Mission wide goal of 10 contacts a day for the whole week. In Wrightwood I had never been able to do it because of the lack of people but here in Apple Valley everyone is home and are plenty nice to us. Every now and again there are unpleasant folk but that's okay. Here I have grown so much. The Shack is quite the humbling experience. And I get plenty of teaching experience while I'm at it.
The Ranchos ward has been very warm to me my entire stay while I have been here. I seek to serve them as I teach others. Being a missionary is awesome!! It's boring sometimes. It's long sometimes. But it's always worth it. You just have to get past the bad times to see the Good.
Elder Ellsworth
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