Buenos dias mi querida familia,
How are you all doing this fine day? Amy, how are you doing?
Have you dived very much into the Chinese yet? I know that for me,
they taught us how to pray and bear testimony in the first two or
three days. But it might be different since you are learning a
language that doesn't even share our alphabet. How are the rest of you
doing? Kim, thanks for the email. I hope all goes well with the
painting next week. Mom, I received your letter this week. It took
longer than usual because of transfers. The office doesn't forward
mail for a few days before transfers because people move around. But I
got your letter and I loved it. Thank you for the newsletter as well.
I wouldn't mind receiving one every month, if you can. Also, the shirt
you sent me was the reunion shirt and it is just a little too tight.
Larges fit very well now.
Well life here is good. I can't think of too much exciting
here that has happened. We are just working hard trying to teach the
Gospel. One of the problems we are having right now is finding people
to teach. We are knocking doors but that hasn't been very fruitful. It
seems like I have had this problem a lot on my mission. Sometimes it
is really hard to find people. That is why members are so important.
We are trying to work with our members more to get them excited about
sharing the Gospel. We have the goal of having a member out with us
every day in an effort to have a member at every lesson possible.
Members are so important. It is something that I didn't understand
before my mission. I used to always think that the missionaries asked
me who I knew that they could teach because they were just lazy and
didn't want to have to find the people themselves. I didn't know the
difference it makes when a member is involved in the teaching. Of
course, it is more enjoyable for us if we don't have to knock to find
all of the people that we teach, but it is much, much more than that.
When members are involved, things work so much better. The
investigator already has a friend in the Church, someone to sit with
them and explain the things they see and be their constant support
even when the missionaries aren't around. Members are so key. Do you
all understand how important you are and how much of a part you have
in the work Amy and I are involved in? Even though you are not out on
full-time missions, you can experience the joy of sharing your
testimony and helping someone come closer to Christ. You can all be a
part of this great work! Even though I still have a while before I get
home, one of my big fears is that I will return and stop doing
missionary work. That I will forget all that I have learned out here
about how much the "normal" members of the Church can and should do to
help God "bring about the immortality and eternal life of man".
Missionary work can and should be a part of every members daily life.
I hope you all understand that.
Well I don't have much more time. You are all great! I love
you all so much. I hope that you are all well. Sorry that I didn't
give too much information about whats going on down here. If only
there was more time. . . But there's not so suffice it to say that the
Church is true, this is the work of our God, and I love you all, very
much.
Con amor,
Elder Kevin Reece
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