Testimony

Thats pretty cool that you got an ipad. I heard they are pretty neat. Apparently google is coming out with something similar to it. The only thing I don't like about Apple is you have to use their stuff for it. Like I heard the ipad doesn't have any usb ports or anything like that. Thats a neat gift to get though. I heard about the Saints win. That was a big win for them. They should have beaten them earlier in the season as well. 

Things are going  fine with my companion. He is a nice guy, he is just different. The teaching is going good. I think we have like 2 baptismal dates. On my mission I think I have most learned to be more positive and I've learned that people really can change. The best thing to see on a mission is the change the gospel brings in to their lives. I talked about this in my talk. I talked about certain circumstances that I have seen the Atonement change peoples lives. I gave two examples in my talk. One was Trina and the other one was the Garcia family. Anyways in the 1st ward my talk was 15 min long. In the 2nd ward it was 20 min long cause my companions was pretty short and I was the last speaker. I've gotten really good at free talking though. I barely wrote anything down on my notes. It was more of a outline and I only had like 5 things on there. The rest I just kinda filled in. I just went with the Spirit. It turned out pretty well though. I know that the Atonement can help us out during the hard times in our lives cause it has helped me out a lot on my mission. I know that Joseph Smith restored the gospel on the earth today and that Thomas S Monson is a prophet of God. The church is true and has been a great blessing in my life.

Anyways I enjoyed talking to yall on Christmas. I just realized that I won't hear Mark for another year lol. Thank you once again for all the gifts. I really like the cologne and the blue sweater yall got me. Anyways yall have a good week and a Happy New Year.

 

Love

Elder Mattei