Monday, March 20, 2017

London

Again Zhaun-Paul did not send out a broadcast to everyone, so this letter is pieces of his letters to his family

I love family history work!  I'm so happy the whole family is getting involved!  I miss being in the temple and feeling of the sweet spirit there!  Remember when we went on that road trip to the temple?  That's one of my favourite memories of all time!  Keep that up and the family will be SO protected from the adversary!  

That's amazing to hear that Maddie made varsity!  Wooohooo!  Tell her she's like tiger woods... but WAY better and less abusive!  

I am having a great day today!  I'm on the tube now on the way to the Sherlock Holmes museum! We're on our way to Baker Street!  221 B Baker Street is a real thing!  So cool!

He power of prayer is amazing!  Something that really helped me understand prayer better was the face-to-face event with Jeffery R Holland and Henry B Eyring. It is amazing!  I recommend you watch it!  Also, the Bible Dictionary has some great insights to prayer.  Also Jesus the Christ chapter 17.  From those things I've really been able to improve my prayers.  I love that Heavenly Father really wants to hear from us.  He cares so much about us.  It's just incredible.  

My area is amazing!  Serving in Britannia 3 with Elder Massey has been brilliant!  Our area is MASIVE! It covers everything inside the M25 which is a motorway that circles London.  We are only teaching 18-30 year olds who are mostly students at some of the most prestigious colleges in the world!  It is pretty humbling to have to teach people who are WAY smarter than me!  I'd like to think I am always working hard.  There's always room to go that extra mile though!  Thanks for the reminder!  We are working with around 7 people right now.  This area is much busier than my last one and we have the opportunity to teach quite often!  He's been traveling quite a lot, but when he is here we see him almost every day!  He is amazing!  Such a spiritual giant.  In one of our interviews it felt like Christ was speaking through him!  It was so cool!  Our District is the best!!  Seriously
amazing.  There is us, the Elders in our Flat, the assistants to the president Elder Burgess and Elder Falke from England and Germany and two VC sisters one from Canada and Hong Kong.  Super District that's what it is.  The Zone is e Hyde park Zone and quite honestly it is under performing.  We need to step it up to be performing at the potential this area has.  We do meet at the Hyde Park Chapel.  I go there every day!  It is such a beautiful building!  YSA is the best! These are the best of the best Dad.  Returned missionaries studying/working in London.  They are so bright and so fun to be around! Getting to know them has been one of my favourite parts of this area! Unfortunately there are quite a few less active RM we are working with.  It's so sad to see people lose their faith.  My friends seem to be doing great out there.  Seems like all of them are in Texas!  Haha! They are all legends.  I love reading their emails.  It is finally starting to warm up!  London is so nice when it's bright and sunny out!  The frisbee is awesome, but I haven't played with any members yet...that needs to change.  I don't hear from too many people through Email.  Just mostly you beloved people and Kendall haha!

Now, Alma 5.  I loved your thoughts and insights to the chapter! Especially how the path to eternal life is so simple, but not easy to follow.  I also loved that name changing! Verse 14 stuck out to me the most. I thought about myself and if I'd seen a mighty change of heart.  I was thinking what it means to have his image in our countenance.  Do the things we do let others know that we are followers of Christ striving to be like Him?  As a missionary it's so wing we are always striving to do. The topic of being stripped of pride is an interesting one for sure. When I think of that term stripped.  It doesn't sound easy and I don't think it's supposed to be easy.  I don't feel ready to stand before God either.  There are a few talks that have really helped me realize that the only way to be stripped of pride is through the Atonement. When we understand it and use it properly that is when we have a mighty change of heart.  It's so cool. I have really liked studying this chapter together.  A little father,
son scripture study really is the best! Next chapter is Matthew 26!

Talk to you then!
Love ya!

Well.  I hope you have an amazing week! 
Love,
Elder Draper













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