Elder Mitchell's Mission to Tennessee: White Christmas!

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Buenos!

Today I want to start out with a shout out to my boys down in Dalton, Elders M, R, and F. A couple weeks before I left Dalton, Elder M and I found and began teaching a lady named L, and she was just so prepared to hear the gospel. Over the last few weeks, the other elders have continued to work with her, and on Saturday she was baptized! Whoo! I got to skype in for a minute just before the baptism and say hi, and it was just so awesome to see L dressed in white. It was incredible to see how much L's faith has grown, and the big steps that she had to make to get there. I'm proud of her, and proud of the work my boys put in, and for getting it done! Whoo!

This week we have been working a lot with J. Bro. E and another member, Bro. H, took us out to an early Christmas lunch this week, and they brought J along too. We had a fun time together, and we even opened up some early Christmas gifts. Bro. E and Bro. H are both from Kentucky, so we ended up with some UK gear, haha. Later in the week we met with J again, and we ended up having to reteach some things about the word of wisdom. J has this attitude where he won't go out and buy drugs, but if somebody offers him something, he's not going to say no. So, we'll have to keep working with him on that.

Also this week, we had another great visit with MJ and G, and taught them the Plan of Salvation. It was going pretty well, until one of MJ's roommates came out and tried to bash with us, trying to use the whole "add and take away from the Bible" argument. But, we handled it pretty well, and it actually turned into a good chance to teach MJ and G about opposition. We committed them to come to church, and they actually came! It was awesome, G loved primary, and MJ really connected with some of the members. It was great.

This week my ponderizer comes from Mosiah 3:5, 8, 9, "For behold, the time cometh, and is not far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay...And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning...And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation might come unto the children of men even through faith on his name." During the Christmas season, we celebrate Christ's birth. But, let us also remember why he came, to die for us, that salvation might come unto us, through faith in Him. Have a Merry Christmas!

Love,
Elder Mitchell