The Saga Continues.
Dear People of Earth,
I finally made a
contact group for weekly emails. I simply added people I've messaged in
the past. Let me know if you'd prefer to not receive these emails and
that's totally fine.
I'm leaving the good ol' El Paso 8th ward and being
transferred somewhere North. No, it's not South down to Brazil, and
that's just fine! "I'll go where you want me to go, Dear Lord."
This week I'd like to emphasize the power and importance of Fasting. This previous Fast Sunday, with how our 12:30pm
church worked out, I fasted more like 28 hours. It was absolutely
wonderful. in the past when I've had really good Fasts, I'm usually
understandably exhausted, but this entire Fast I didn't have any thought
for food or drink. Instead, I had an incredible church meeting. From
our Ward, Sister Van Wagoner and I are heading off North, so we bore our
testimonies before everyone else. I felt guided to communicate
everything I wanted to in a concise amount of time. I couldn't help but
feel love for everyone I saw. It was a special meeting to say the least.
Afterwards, a member of our ward has been very sick.
He's been reading The Book of Mormon like a duck takes to water. He
finished The Book of Mormon probably two weeks ago, and he's already
read up almost through Mosiah again! Elder Gawrych and I gave him a
blessing. As I sealed, I felt prompted to promise him that he'd be able
to quit smoking and that they would taste disgusting to him. His desire
he expressed to quit that night was fulfilled in that blessing with that
promise from God.
In the October 2007 General Conference, Elder Wirthlin
stated the following: "Love is the greatest of all the commandments—all
others hang upon it. It is our focus as followers of the living Christ.
It is the one trait that, if developed, will most improve our lives."
I bear testimony that love truly is the answer to so
many of our questions. It is the root of our righteous desires and the
hunger of our souls. We desire to be loved and to love. Through the
Restored Gospel, both of these righteous desires are fulfilled. May love
fill your hearts as we look forward to a new year of devotion, love,
and service to our Father in Heaven.
Love,
Elder Engle
P.S. In
the picture is Tristan Stewart. He's the best member missionary ever!
He and his dad joined us for splits a few times. As you can see,
Tristan wins the best dressed award. He's only four, yet every time
we're driving with him, he always sang "I Hope They Call Me On a
Mission." About a month ago, a member gave him an Iron Man action
figure, because that's his favorite. He always walks around making
shooting sounds, rocket boot sounds, etc. While we were driving home,
him playing with his new action figure, he popped the head off of Iron
Man. He started crying saying, "I killed him! I killed Iron Man!" Sister
Stewart put the head back on and he was instantly fine. Priceless.
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