Thursday, January 30, 2014

1/26/14

This week has been full of miracles! We had 4 investigators at church and 3 investigators accepted baptismal dates! One of our investigators will be baptizedFebruary 8th! Also, Gervie, our investigator that we took up to the temple and handed of to other missionaries in our district is getting baptized February 1st! And the great news is she wants me to baptize her :D I'm excited about that. All around the mission things are looking better its great. I'm so grateful to be out on my mission at such a vital part of the Lords work. The work here is progressing so fast and its great to see all of the stake leaders going around during ward conferences talking about missionary work. its great! What also is amazing is me and my companion is getting along very well. He went to a semester of UVU before he came out. might be a potential roommate if i go there :D.
Yesturday we went out on a home teaching visit with our 2nds councilor and he shared an amazing New era talk by president Eyring about Preparing gifts for your future family. Its a great talk, loved it. Anyway good to hear from you talk to you next Thursday the 6th since we have our temple day on Thurday. Pday will not be on Monday next week

Sincerely Elder Ranquist

1/18/14

I figured out how to post easily on my iPhone, so I'll be better about it now! It was hard getting to the computer with Grant :) 
Wow that sounds like such a blast!

This week has been such a great week. I got a new Companion. Elder Serdar. He is from Sandy Utah. He has actually been called to speak spanish but he's my companion for now.
For some reason this entire week I have just been so excited and giddy. I don't know why. I have really become attached to this ward and the members here. We have a lot of great goals and great plans for missionary work in this ward.Something that is really exciting is Quintin L. Cook is coming to our mission to talk to the missionaries. It's going to be great. I just heard about it this morning. 

I hope you have a great week and I'll talk to you next week!

Love,
Elder Ranqiust


1/12/14

In response to my parents email about their Antarctica cruise!

Wow thats so awesome! Love hearing about that. I will always remember playing cards as a family in the cafitiria on the cruise ship for the last time as just our family right next to the volcano. 
  We are now in a new transfer and my companion elder Hamilton is going home! So I have to take over the zone and get a companion who has been out only 6 transfers.  I have been a little aprehensive but I have faith and Hope for the future that I can be alright. I am not expecting to be perfect.. T'll learn from my mistakes. But this is SUCH a good ward! I can not believe how nice they are to the missionaries. Elder Hamilton and i were talking about it today and this ward has had some of the best missionaries in our mission... Its going to be a huge shoe for me to fill. I'm so excited, This is going to be a great transfer. I love where i am right now. I feel like I reached the light at the end of the tunnel and I'm free! :D Its a great feeling. 

By the way exciting news.. My trainer Elder Doney, you have some pictures of him... He is coming to Louisville Kentucky!! He's of course selling pest control. So I'm sending him over to the house to say hi! and I said BRING PICTURES! :D haha

Sincerely,
Elder Ranquist

1/6/14

This has been a great week. We were able to watch 2 movies on New years eve (sadly we couldn't stay up to midnight :) But We watched Monsters University and Emporers New Groove. I don't know if its just me being a missionary but there was a lot of christ like attributes shown in both of the movies. 
Thought you might want to know Elder Hamilton gave me a 3 layered Coat, (its a better make then Mr. Mack jacket i had) Just hope you aren't still worrying about that. 
This Ward, and Stake has so many Great Priesthood Holders in it. Being a zone leader I am able to see them and I have learned a lot on how to magnify a priesthood calling. It motivates me to become a better missionary and Priesthood holder myself.
Having a companion who is going home is interesting. Since Elder Hamilton is going home Next week has has been sharing a lot of his mission experiences he's had. It has made me review the experiences I have had and helped me see how I can make this New Year a great experience for myself. 
I'm so excited for your trip have a great time! I miss going on trips :D But I'm on the best trip i can be on right now!

I love you and I love the work I'm doing! Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Ranquist