Stay Humble, Stay Faithful!

Bowen asked for something for Christmas I need all of your help with. Here is what he said…
”My biggest want is to figure out how to follow the lord more and more. So anything you think to send me that will increase my testimony in any way that is what I want.”
Please write down the things that help you to follow the lord in your life and that have increased your testimony. You can mail them to him at (This is the mission home office so allow time for them to deliver to him please so he gets them for Christmas)
Elder Bowen Fuller
1814 N Echo Ave.
Fresno, CA 93704
 or email them to me at kfullermom@gmail.com  and I’ll print and mail them because he loves getting mail.

How is everyone doing!!!???
This week was a super good one. Transfers came this week and Elder Nielsen and I are staying together for another transfer!! Which I am super happy about because we have some unfinished business here in Visalia!!! We believe that very soon we will have some amazing people come into the fold.
This week we had 5 friends/ investigators come to church. I had a super sweet experience in sacrament meeting this week. So what happened was that we were sitting in sacrament meeting with our friends/ investigators that came to church, and the time came for the ward choir to sing. We have 7 missionaries in our ward and we all sing in the choir, making up most the choir. And as we were singing, I remember looking down at Julio, who is the son of our most progressing investigator. As I looked as him I and I saw him smiling up at me I felt the most amazing sense of happiness. I felt for a split second the love God had for Julio and his family. That was probably the best I have ever sung a song in my life, I was singing with the intent that I wanted our investigators/friends to feel the love that God had for them.
Family and Friends, I have the greatest desire to serve the lord.
I have found throughout the past 12 weeks of my training that there are two ways to be a missionary. You can either endure your mission, or you can gain love to enjoy your mission. Love is the key to joy in service and Joy comes from submitting to the will of our heavenly father. It's so crazy how all these doctrines and principles connect. It is a mystery that can only be solved through Jesus Christ, he is the key and the answer, and the more we know and become like him, the more capacity for joy and love we will gain. Mosiah 3:19
Also you better be ready for light the world this year!!!!!!! The video for this year’s campaign comes out on the 24th. I've already seen it and I felt the spirit so much during it.
Also this thanksgiving, sing thanks to our heavenly father like the Brother of Jared in Either 6:9
It's funny, I am gaining a big testimony of the power of song. We were at a member’s house for dinner and we sang a song to the family and the Mom started crying.
Anyway, this is probably the most I have felt the spirit in my life out here on my mission and I love it!!!
Stay humble, stay faithful, the lord will rain blessings upon you

Love,

Elder Fuller
Sorry if this email is scattered ha-ha
My Spanish is getting there too!

An AMAZING week!

EVERYONE!!!

THIS WEEK WAS AMAZING!!!!!

It started off awesome. We set a Baptismal goal with our friend Josh!! He is awesome, I remember in the lesson we were talking about the Atonement of Jesus Christ and how it can lift us through struggles of life. He shared with us some things about his life and my companion and I also shared about our life's. We could see that he felt the spirit and was holding back tears. We committed him also to rely more on Jesus Christ in his life. We also warned him that sometimes when we strive to grow closer to Jesus Christ there is also opposition. However, that is no reason to fear because if we rely on Christ, he can literally lift us if needs be. Through Jesus Christ we can do all things.

We also had Zone Conference this week!! We had a general authority come and talk to us!! His name is Elder Echo Hawk and it was honestly one of the most spiritual meetings I have ever been apart of. My companion and I were also called upon to do a Role play in front of all the missionaries. Which is when one set of companions pretends to be investigators and my companion and I were the missionaries.  The goal of the role play was to introduce a message about light the world. Which is the churches campaign to bring the spirit of Christmas. It was way out of my confort zone hahaha but it was fun and it turned out good. At the end of the meeting Elder Echo Hawk opened up the meeting to testimonies and I went up and bore my testimony about how we can become more than we could ever imagine. We can even become as God.

And yesterday, was the most special thing of all. We had 5 friends come to church and we also set 4 baptismal dates. We set a baptismal date with Adriana and 3 kids. Wow, that was such a spiritual lesson! So what happened was we taught her the Restoration again and then we shared with her the end of the introduction of the Book of Mormon, which is when it says that if one is to read, ponder, and pray about the Book of Mormon they can know for themselves it is true. We then testified of the things we have taught are true. It was already powerful, but this is the most powerful part of all. After we were done testifying, she looked at us with tears in her eyes and said "I already know it's true" she also told us that she has been praying and thinking about baptism for a while, especially at sacrament meeting. Then she told us "I think this is something I should do." The cool thing also is that her son was able to participate in the primary program. It was a sweet experience for her to watch her son participate. So please pray that every thing will work out for Adriana and her family. We pray she will be prepared on December 2nd to enter into the gate of Baptism.

I love all of you so much and I thank you for all your prayers. I am trying to become a better person and missionary every day, not for me, but for God and for all of you. Stay close to the spirit this week and the spirit will stay close to you.

Love Elder Fuller

I can find peace

Hey Everyone!

This week was another full one. We have found many awesome people throughout my whole experience here in Visalia. The hardest thing is to get investigators too keep appointments. When we set an appointment it has fallen through many times. Part of the reason is because these people work so much! I admire how hard they work. I was reading something, I can't remember which of the missionary resources it was in, but it basically said that as missionaries we are tired a lot but we should take motivation from the fact that many people who we are teaching are tire as well, if not more tired than us. Part of the reason why God allows missionaries to be tired is so we can better understand how to succor our investigators. So next time we wake up tired in the morning, we should know it is for a reason and all things can work to our success in this great work. Anyway, Missionary work is up and down, one moment I think a baptism will come or I'm understanding the work and the language, other times it's slow and I feel slightly inadequate. But the most important thing is to continue putting my shoulder to the wheel.

And hey, even though the work is hard, I can find peace in the fact that I am giving it my all. I am willing to submit to the will of heavenly father. If I don't get a baptism my whole missionary I would be okay if that is the will of HF. 

It is insane to think that I only have 3 weeks left in training. It is exciting but stressful, having to change and adapt all the time. Just when you start to get the hang of things as a missionary, something get thrown at you so you can grow even more. 

 

One thing I was thinking about this week a lot was how important is to show our thanks for miracles in our lives. Luke 17 pay attention to the what happens after the 1 leper out of the 10 gives thanks.

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

THATS SO COOL!!

The leper isn't completely made whole until after he gives thanks for the miracle in his life. So for us, when Miracles come in my life, no matter how big or small they are we absolutely always need to give thanks. Our heaven father promises us with fulfillment and wholeness if we do so. SO this week try to be more thankful:)

Love you all

Elder Fuller