Elder Robbie Wilson

November 16, 2016

Hello ladies and gents!

WOW what a week what a week, feels like I was writing all of you beautiful humans yesterday! so much has happen this past week but hey I ain't complaining! hard to believe that I am done being trained! feels like I just got here! I don't know if I'm ready to be a grown up missionary yet.. SIKE I'm super stoked!!

Well this past week since it was Elder Wasdens last week we have been saying many many good byes and have had many many dinner appointments.. I have never eaten so much food in my life haha I even contemplating forcing my self to throw up so I could fit more food in for the next food appointment.. haha just kidding that's a little sad..

So right next to our apartment we have a giant park called central park and every year for Christmas they deck it out with Christmas fixtures and make it look all pretty so it has made for an awesome opportunity to talk to people! plus I get to look at all of the amazing lights! it truly is amazing! I will be sure to put some of the pictures up! You can see the whole thing if you go online and look up Ashland Kentucky central park Christmas lights its awesome!

This week we had 3 investigators at church! we also taught the most amount of lessons that we have taught! Ashland truly is progressing! there are so many people that are ready to hear the gospel and except our message its amazing!! this week we had a lesson with brother Ray Rubaker and he is still on track to be baptized on November 26th! he told us that he has read through the whole book of Mormon already! he is so elect! and to top it all off he has asked me to baptize him! I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have to serve as a missionary for this amazing gospel. heavenly father blesses me more and more each day. the church is true!

This week I also got to eat at the biggest Texas Roadhouse in the world.. its here in ashland Kentucky! its massive. it was awesome, and I got to eat steak!!

For my spiritual though this week I want to share a scripture from Moroni 7. its Moroni 7: 47-48 this past week we have been talking a lot about charity and what it is.

47 But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.

48 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.

I love this scripture. as followers of Jesus Christ it can be extremely hard sometimes, we are going to find people who don't like us, we are going to get made fun of, we are going to experience many trials, but when we have a pure love of Christ we are able to see people how Jesus Christ sees them, and though sometimes they may not like us and they may be crude, its important that we love them. because when we love them we are able to serve them and do whatever it takes to help them find not only the gospel but their own love of Christ. I know that as we come to love others that we can come to love Christ more and more each day. I want to challenge each of you this week to pray with full energy of heart to gain that Christ like love and to be more charitable through out the week. I know that as you do so that you will be blessed with love and happiness and will find more peace through out the week. I love you all so much and hope you are all doing well!!

Elder Wilson