Mon 10/4/2010 9:06 AM "Mission"

Hey Everyone,

I am sorry that it takes so long for me to write back to the letters you all send me. I can only write on Mondays because that is my P-Day. I have been getting the letters and the packages. Don't worry. I am trying to write back as soon as I can. David, I am amazed MV won a game; That is amazing. I am not suprized BYU isn't doing good at all. I love all the letters you send. It makes me want to do better because I don't look at myself as amazing and great as you make me out to be and I never knew I was that kind of an example to all of you. Heidi if you could go to Deseret Book and go to the missionary section and get me some of the books they have for missionaries learning spanish and send them to me and go in my room and get me my spanish Book of Mormon, that is in the storage next to my night stand and send that also would be nice. I don't know if I would need a full spanish set of scriptures or not? Being in a Spanish area I am trying to learn Spanish and my companion is trying to help me so I can be more of a help in teaching lessons and not so bored. So if you can do that I would be happy. Other then that I don't really need anything.

I haven't really said much about what has been going on here with the work so I will share some of my stories. I went and knocked some doors a few weeks ago and found a guy who is a huge drinker and really wants to change his life. We are meeting with him and he is so excited about the church and loved the Book of Mormon after we just read one scripture from it and asked for a copy. Today we are going to set him with a baptism date. I am so excited. Last week there was a guy we were supposed to see on Wednesday but we stopped by on Tuesday to cheek on him and he said he was busy on Wednesday and was going to call and tell us not to come back to see him anymore but because we stopped by is going to let us still come back. We got a referral from a member of this lady who has cancer and that wanted to learn about the Church so we are going to see her today and teach her and excited to see what happens with her. So things are going great in my area. There are a lot of other people we are teaching that are great people. Ok funny story - my first day in the area we came across this lady and started talking to her. She said she had read the Book of Mormon before so we were like that is so great. Well she then tells us that she believes that everything is a thought and that our body is a thought to keep us from god. She is crazy. and she said that we are always with God. I thought wow I hope all people in NJ are not this weird or this is going to be the longest two years of my life. But I love the people here and that is kind of what has been going on here. I loved conference this weekend. It was so good. it's amazing how much better it is as a missionary and that it really applies to you. I loved Elder Nelsons talk. I want to say it was in priesthood about every member a missionary. I want to say how true that is. Members doing missionary work is a better way then us called missionaries. If the members find people and get them excited, then give them to the missionaries, we see so many things happen with those people and it really is the best way to do missionary work. It's not possible to do without the members. You might not be called as a missionary but it's your job as much as it is every missionaries to do this work. This work is the best thing anyone can ever do and brings so much joy. All it takes is the faith to open our mouths. Missionary work really does change your life for the best. I have learned so much that I need to know to make it through life by doing this great work. I want to share my testimony in Spanish then I will say it in English. Se que Jose Smith es un profeta Y Se que El Libro De Mormon es verdadero Y Se que esto es verdadal sentir el Esiritu santo. I said I know Joseph Smith is a prophet and I know the Book of Mormon is true and I know this is true from feeling the Holy Ghost. I hope everything continues to go good back at home and everything is well. I love and miss you all.

Love, Elder Sanders