6/17/14

Happy Fathers Day!

I never thought I would say this.... Thank you for all the correction you gave me. I see now how correction shows your love for that person. As a missionary especially as a leader we have many opportunities to correct others disobedience. I'm just so glad I haven't had a problem with those things because I know of an example that has helped me see the positive in being obedient. I see families who don't correct their children and it just doesn't seem right. I know it wasn't easy for you as i would act... immaturely or rudely. All of those times that I mistreated both of you. All of the silent days that I wouldn't talk ha ha. I thank you for the sacrifice you have done for me. I have really become a better person because of your example. I really do look forward to strengthening my family relationship! And modeling my family after the one I grew up in. Because I love my family and I love you Dad!

Love: Elder Jonathan Clark Ranquist

6/11/14

Hello!

I wish I could have been there! 

Zone Conference went well this time. I really enjoyed it! I was able to see the Sawayas There and they took a picture of all 3 of us and going to send it to you. Also the Senior couple that served with you in the Temple took pictures of all 3 of us as well! Im improving! More like others are doing my job.

For zone Conference we had to give a training on 4 things we need a testimony of. 1. A testimony of the Book of Mormon 2. Testimony of the 1st vision 3. Testimony of the Priesthood 4. Testimony of Jesus Christ and His Atonement. It was good I really liked it. 

Its been really sad this transfer. We haven't been able to meet with our investigators! We were able to still have 2 investigators at church yesterday and a recent convert brought his daughter with him. We have a lesson set up tonight with one of our investigators so hopefully we will be picking that up again. Its been pretty depressing not being able to teach our investigators but they are still coming to church which is great! We really need to find more new investigators. It really isn't easy, but its worth it when you do.

Happy Fathers day!

Love,

 Elder Ranquist

6/4/14

 

Elder Craft and I get along very well.

1. We love bikes

2. Eating habits

3. Future Occupation

4. Patriotic

5. Music Styles

6. Personality

And many, many more. 

He even is thinking about going to UVU.

 

There were a lot of miracles this week! Elder Craft and I were talking to everyone we saw. Now that we are really trying to bike as much as possible,at the end of the week, random people were coming up and talking to us! A few people said that they were interested inbecoming Christians. It was great! This week Elder Craft and I are just trying to put our all in to being examples to theZone. It’s been hard, but worth it. We’re just trying to inspire the other missionaries by showing them that it’s possible. 

And another miracle this week: we were able to do some service for someone moving and we were able to rip a table out of his wall. Love destroying things :)

 

I don't have my camera this week. (I usually just keep in in the apartment :) I'll try to remember to bring it next time and take some pictures with it. I was wondering if you might be able to email some pictures of when we went to China. At every dinner appointment we have 4 Chinese speaking missionaries with us (so 6 missionaries total, 2 of them are from Hong Kong) and I want to show them some pictures of when we went there before, a long, long time ago. 

 

Have a great week! Continue enjoying the Temple! And enjoy the new windows! I'm sure I'll find a way to breakthe cross hatching somehow :).... But it might be a little more expensive if it actually happens. 

 

Love,

 

Elder Ranquist

5/26/14

Yes the pictures did come through,thank you! And I always have been in Union City ever since I left San Leandro (Which was December 1st). I am the Zone Leader over the Hayward Zone though. ET's are Emergency Transfers. 

This week has been amazing! My new companion, Elder Craft, is almost exactly like me. We are having so much fun together. I think I have grown closer to him than any of my companions and I've only been with him for a week. We are doing a lot of work as well.

A miracle we saw this week happened to us last night. We were talking to people next to a dollar store and decided it wasn't the right place so we started to walk to the Bart station. We found a man sitting by himself on a bench and started to talk to him. He opened up saying how his son, who is my age, was just sent to prison for 25 years and how he lost his job and got divorced and is living with his youngest sister for a day and is having a horrible time right now. All Elder Craft and I did was bear testimony to him of how Heavenly Father loves him and wants him to be happy. By the end of us talking to him he accepted to be baptized June 21st, gave us his full name, accepted a return appointment, and wants to come to church next Sunday. It was an amazing miracle that we were blessed to be a part of!

Have a great week!

Love,

Elder Ranquist