Week 86

 Hi!                                                                                                         October 14, 2019

My week was very busy we had MLC on Tuesday and we had exchanges with the
assistants. We had a baptism on Saturday and we watched general conference.
Then on Sunday we finished watching conference. So we had very little time in
our area because we were busy preparing for Leanne's baptism.

Her baptism went so good! We had a small miracle happen the day of her baptism.
We woke up to cooler weather and clouds, and because we had to baptize her outside
I was afraid she would change her mind because it would be too cold. But I said a little
prayer that the clouds would go away and just as we were about to start the clouds went
away and the sun came out. It was a small miracle but I know that our Heavenly Father
is aware of our needs.She was so excited to be baptized. She told us that she felt
refreshed and that it was just so cool.

We watched conference in our chapel, I enjoyed it. I loved the talk given by Peter Johnson, about
the 3 D's of the Adversary. The other one I really liked was the talk given by President Oaks in the
Saturday morning session about True Doctrine.

I'm doing well! I am really going to miss doing missionary work. These days and months are just flying by. I am so grateful for the things that I have been able to learn since I have been here.

Love
Elder Rasmussen

Week 85

 I'm doing much better, I got over my sickness pretty fast. I was back out working on Tuesday all day, I've just felt really weak and exhausted but I'm getting my strength back. 

  

 My week has been a good one, we found a lot of new people. We have been needing to find more serious people. We found a brother his name is Alvin he reminds me of Eric, our recent convert. He's 19 years old and has been looking for a church to go to. He has even been praying to find the right church, and then we show up to his house. It's interesting just to see how God leads us to people that are prepared or that are searching. 

   

We are also planning to baptize a girl named Leanne this week, she is 19 years old and she is super excited to be baptized. We have been working with her for a while now and it's kinda been a bumpy road so we've had to have patience, but it's finally paid off.

 
 I know the Book of Mormon is true. I know this church is indeed the only true church on the face of this earth. I know our father in heaven lives and he loves us. I know that the only way we can repent and change is though the Atonement of Jesus Christ. He is always there for us in our times of need and he made it possible for us to return to live with our father in heaven. I know families are essential to God's plan for our happiness. These things I do know in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Love,

Elder Rasmussen

Eric's Baptism

Week 84

September 30, 2019


Hayden was not able to email home he was busy throwing up and helping move other missionaries
for the new transfer.  He did call really late to let us know that he was alive and but feeling week from being sick all night. He mentioned that it could have been from water he drank at a members home. He said that he did not get transferred and gets to stay in the same companionship and that Eric was baptized on Saturday.

 We love you Hayden and hope you get feeling better soon.

Week 83

September 23, 2019

Hi

My week was Great! things are well, Zone Conference was great! 

       

My companion and I are actually planning on baptizing this week, we have these 2 people a boy named Eric he's 18 and his sister Gugulettu, she is 20. We will definitely be baptizing Eric but Gugu we don't know for sure on her.

 

Yeah for the most part this week we were visiting a lot of the same people, but our teaching pool has completely changed since I've been here, we have shifted from all the people who aren't progressing or keeping the commitments we give them and  instead find those who are ready.

    

A skill that I have developed is boldness, I was a little afraid to tell people that this is the only true church on earth when I started my mission. I'm not sacred to do that at all now, even when people lie to us I call them out on their lies, which actually works. It helps people to know the seriousness of our message and that we aren't here just to share about the Gospel but we are here to help others to make a covenant with God through Baptism. I love this Gospel and I know that it is so so absolutely true. God even gives us strength when people tell us that we are bad for saying that there is only one way to get to him, and it's through this Church.

We are staying so so busy. This is also the last week of the transfer, so I hope I stay with Elder Bopape we get along very well, he is probably one of my favorite companions. 

Love,

Elder Rasmussen

Week 82

September 16, 2019

Hi,

Well my week went by fast this week!  Something cool this week is that we were able to give a girl named Leanne a baptismal date its for the 28th of September. She is super excited to be baptized. Something that she loves about the church are the Hymns and now every time we go she asks us to sing a hymn with her. Funny thing about her is that she had a crush on my companion but we told her we don't date and so she totally changed and we were able to help her know that this is true and it is just kinda funny now hahaha.

    Ward conference was good we did a great job singing, and everyone loved it! They all came up to us and said that is the best singing that they heard ever (no one here knows how to sing the tune of the hymns).

      Teaching is going very well, lately I've been trying to teach by the spirit and not from my own knowledge and I have found that I have been asking a lot more questions that have even helped the people that we are teaching, it helped with the Baptismal date that we gave out!

   I know the spirit can guide us in all aspects of our lives! It is amazing to see the hand of God in our lives, look for it and see for your self!

Love,

Elder Rasmussen

The sun was so cool on Saturday

This is Nyasha the YSA that we work with almost every day.

Lots and lots of bond

Week 81

September 9, 2019 

Hello!

How are you doing?  This week was really good! We had a lot to do this week, we had Mission Leadership Council on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday we had exchanges with the Assistants, I went with Elder Khumalo my ex-companion. Then on Thursday we still had a lot to do we had to take a missionary to the store he just found out he has to eat fiber foods only for a while to help him with his stomach problem. On Friday we had exchanges with some Elders in our Zone, I was with our District Leader Elder Thuo he's from Kenya. On Saturday we finally had a full day in the area and also on Sunday so this week was a super busy week and full of a lot of meetings and stuff like that. It made the week feel like it was just flying by.Yes we did sing in Sacrament meeting again hahaha its was super nice,  we sang #142 "Sweet Hour of Prayer" it went really well. Next week is Ward Conference and we are singing again, so kinda cool, we are singing hymn 158 again cause everyone loved it a ton.

 Even though we had a really busy week we managed to find 13 new people to teach this week which was awesome! We are still working hard to help the area out, it was kinda dying but we are reviving it. 

 

We did see the family that has the handicapped son this week but we just ran into them 2 times in the street we just were so busy we didn't have time to see them.

Love,

Elder Rasmussen

Week 80

September 2, 2019

How are you doing? My week was super good, we spent a lot of time in the area this week. It was good! I don't really have a cool story to share with you this week, but yesterday and last Sunday, Elder Bopape and our Bishop and 2 others sang a Hymn for everyone during sacrament meeting. This week we sang hymn 158 "Before thee Lord" for everyone it was nice we have been practicing it all week and it went super well, hahaha. The members in this ward love to sing, I think I have sang more these last 2 weeks then I have my whole mission combined hahaha. It really brings the spirit though its amazing.

    

Love,

Elder Rasmussen