Elder Tim Seljaas weekly letter 8/16/2015

Matthew 28:19 – “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”

Life was pretty great this week. We had interviews with the President last week and he told us to start looking for the less actives in our ward. It was awesome because we started looking and we found one guy who was about 40. He hadn’t gone to church in years, but he told us that we came at the perfect time. We then taught him and he told us that he has had a terrible time because he is addicted to alcohol. We said we were there to help him and now we are working with him. After that we kept looking and went another direction and the member wasn’t there, but after we talked to his family his sister asked us, “Can me and my daughter get baptized too? We assured her that she could and now we are going to visit them this week. So that was an awesome experience to know that the president obviously receives revelation from God. It was awesome to see immediate results from that suggestion.

Also this week we had stake conference and it was the best one I’ve ever been to. Including from before my mission. It was awesome. An area 70 named Elder Calderon came to speak and it was amazing. At one part he called me up to the stand and starting asking me a bunch of questions. After he told me to give him a hug and then told everyone how the missionaries are angels. He started lightly slapping my face too jaja. It was hilarious. He was funny in all his talks too and everyone that we took to the conference loved him. They all said that the bishop should be like him jaja. Well also in that conference President Boswell came and told us that Elder Godoy, of the members of the 1st quorum of the 70 is going to visit the mission. So this week we are going to get a visit from a seventy, next week it will be with two seventies, Elder Wadell and Elder Soarez, and an apostle Elder Bednar. So I am super excited for these coming weeks. 

Also the transfer is almost over. It is the last week of the transfer, but probably nothing will change. President Boswell said that he would keep missionaries in their areas for 6 to 8 months so 4 or 5 transfers. I am going to have 2 transfers here and my companion will have 3. So for my whole mission I’ve gotten a new companion every transfer and now I will probably be with one for 3 straight transfers. Jaja that is how it goes though, we are happy and working hard too so everything is great. 

Well that is how everything is going right now. Our convert from a few weeks ago, Julio, is ridiculously excited and helping a ton. EVERY Sunday he takes us in his car to pick up investigators. He wants to start a missionary night and he always gives us referrals. Pretty much all he talks and thinks about is how to help the church. So we are super happy about that. He is exactly what this ward needed. For stake conference he went to every single session and he loved them. So we will work with him a lot and find new people to teach.

So that is how my life is going and I am still loving the mission. Well love you!!

Elder Seljaas