9-12-11

Hello,
Thank you for the packages mother, and now I can mark up my scriptures again. Sorry, I keep forgetting to write down my address so I can give it to you. I'll do it this week though i promise.
 Story time, yesterday an awesome guy name Demitrious Jones, he has dreads and is super cool became received the Aaronic Priesthood yesterday, and was ordained to the office of a priest. Cool story time now. Bishop Grant forgot to ask him who he'd like to ordain him before the meeting and so he asked during priesthood meeting. He looked around and I didn't really want to make eye contact cause I was thinking he'd just ask the bishop, but when I looked at him he was staring right at me and then he lifted his hand and pointed his finger right at me. I looked behind me hoping it was the guy behind me but then he said my name. I was pretty nervous going up there cause it was my first time doing it and everything. But then I realized I shouldn't be nervous, I have the priesthood and I am worthy to hold it and the Lord will tell me what I need to say. So to save on time, more for me than you guys cause you can get on the computer and write anytime you want, I only have an hour on Mondays, any way, to save on time, it was a great experience, so peaceful and afterward I felt silly for even thinking of being scared.
  Kenneth Poer is making great progress, and he really wants to attend all the meetings of church, unfortunately they didn't make it yesterday to Church cause they were having plumbing problems, but we stopped by afterward and he apologized for not making it but he asked if there was anything else he could do besides reading the scriptures, praying, and attending church to help him be ready for his baptism. It was surprising to hear, but we quickly touched on all the commandments we've been asked to live and he mentioned the word of wisdom and how he drinks a cup of coffee everyday, but he'd be more than willing to give that up as a sacrifice to come to know Jesus Christ more, and he said that he can't even imagine joining or wanting to join another church besides this one. Pretty awesome! Sadly though, his wife doesn't have that same fire that he does. She still wants to be a member and come to church and everything but not with the same passion or fire that Kenneth has. She really only wants to go to Sacrament and that's it. Kenneth doesn't want to go on this path a lone and he really wants to have his wife join him in the waters of baptism and church attendance but he's willing to go at it a lone cause he knows it's the right thing to do.
  We met a guy name Altreek (pretty sweet name huh) yesterday and we saw him a couple of days before cause he lives next door to a lady named Sister Wall. He felt impressed to go and talk to us then, and Elder Nielson and I both felt impressed to go talk to him too but sadly we didn't. But luckily we had another chance and that came yesterday. We started talking to him about what we believe and everything and then game him a Book of Mormon. After talking about it and it's origins and after he flipped through some of the pages he looks up at us and says that he knows this book came from God. No man could have written like this. It was pretty exciting. So hopefully we'll be able to work with him more and help him come to know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is where he should be. He already knows that God will answer his prayers and knows that God has blessed him greatly in his life. It's pretty great.
  The church is true, there is just no other way explaining some things. Jesus Christ is our savior and he died so that we may have a chance to return to live with Heavenly Father one day. I love this gospel so much and am so thankful for this opportunity to go around telling people that this gospel can bless their lives because it has blessed mine. I love you all and am so thankful for the influences of good that you have had on me, til next week converse.
Love,
Elder Klingler