Dear Family,
How are you doing? I am doing very well. The work has really picked
up and we see ourselves getting busier. This week we have a lot planned
so we look forward to seeing to all of our appointments. Eddie is still
doing very well. He was struggling in the beginning of the week, but he
has come around and his spirit are quite high. He experienced a miracle
and also a humbling experience. We were over at his home on Wednesday
and Sister Templeton eventually convinced him to give her all of his
tobacco. A couple of days later he smelled gas in his flat and called
someone to fix it. They did and he realized that if he had lit a
cigarette that he may not have been here anymore. The Lord does work in
mysterious ways and I am sure that this strengthened his and our faith
that He lives and is providing for His children. He is now off the
smokes for about 4 days and is doing very well. We hope that he can be
baptized next week as we continue to meet with him and get him off the
nicotine patches. He came to church and really enjoyed himself and is
being fellowshipped quite well into the ward. We were also blessed that
another man that we have been working with, Thomas, came to church as
well. He was back from Tyrone and came to church. He said that he really
enjoyed Priesthood when they spoke about the life of President Smith.
They shared about his experience on his mission when a mob came to his
cabin and began shouting into it, but he knew that he was on the Lord's
errand and would be protected. In what should have been the scariest
moment of his life, he had no fear, but was full of faith.
Last week I mentioned about a man named Sid. Well we met with him a
couple of times and it turns out that he knows a member, Brother Hull,
and some members we spoke to at church knew him as well. He really wants
to turn his life around. We met with him yesterday and read the
introduction to the Book of Mormon with him and it finally clicked why
the Book of Mormon was so important and necessary that he should read
it. We hope that as he reads the Book of Mormon and live the
commandments that we will teach him, that he will receive power to quit
his addictions. We also started teaching another man named Gareth who is
interested in hearing our message and is really curious to find out how
we know that these things are true. He says that he will be at church
next week as well.
On Friday, Elder James and I went to Edinburgh for a new missionary
meeting. We discussed many principles about missionary work that not
only apply to new missionaries, but all. We spoke about how to begin
teaching, revelation through church attendance, revelation through the
book of mormon, and teaching commandments (like the law of chastity). It
was really good and I loved being there and learning from the
assistants and President Griffiths. Also while we were in the airport, I
bought some nice ties for a good price (70% off) in a shop there.
This winter has been really mild as well. Christmas was 13 degrees
Celsius. It is interesting that it was similar in America. I am glad
though that is was so mild because snow and missionary work are no fun.
I'll email President today about the endorsement and I think we are
having interviews next month so that I can speak to him about that as
well as getting my temple recommend renewed. Thank you for all that you
do for me.
Love,
Elder Buxton
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