January 12, 2010

Holla! So first off I wanted to tell you that the Utah Ogden Mission baptized over 2,000 people in 2009!!! We baptized thousands! It was a goal that we had and we made it! As a mission we hope to baptize 200 this month and the next as well. Some missionaries in Idaho totalled one of the mission cars, a Pontiac Vibe, a few weeks ago. Both missionaries in the companionship fell asleep and flipped the car. They were definetly being watched over by our Heavenly Father because the only injuries they got was a bloody nose and a dislocated shoulder. I've attatched pictures for you to see. The Clawson family brought us IN-N-OUT for dinner last week. It was soooo good. The closest one is 30-40 minutes away, and they were going there anyway so they decided to get us some since they knew we loved it. They are starting to build more in Utah so I'm excited haha. We were talking to the Spanish Missionaries the other day and they told us that a lot of the time when they knock on doors, the hispanics think that they are the FBI or Immigration because they are dressed in suits etc...lol, I thought it was funny. We had zone conference last week in Kaysville. It was a nice meeting and it was fun to see some of the other missionaries. We had to drive through my last area to get to the conference so I got to see Layton a little bit...I miss it there. We've had a ton of Miracles lately. I saw a 16 yr old kid named Justin the other day in Sunset that I had taught in Layton. He never got baptized, but when I saw him the other day he told me that he had moved to Clinton and wants to get baptized! We commited him on the spot for January 30th, he accepted, and wants me to confirm him. It was so cool. I hope that I will be able to go to his baptism. Another miracle that we had was when we were knocking doors. I asked Elder Christensen if he knew all the people around our apartment, and he said no so we decided to knock the doors. This lady named Danielle answered, and told us that her fiance Adam isn't a member, and that he wants to get baptized. They were at church on sunday, and we are meeting with them on Wednesday. We are way excited for it. We are teaching this lady named Ching Hua from China, and it's really cool, because we teach with a translator. Sis. Norberg is a member in the ward, and is awesome. We've been teaching Ching Hua for a while and it is going slow, but it has been a cool experience. We are learning a few words in Chinese too haha...but not much, it's fun. Yesterday we taught this guy named Jason Yarington, who lives next to Bishop Waddoups. Sis. Waddoups and their son Luke came to the lesson and it was amazing. Jason's wife is already a member, and he wants to start getting ready for baptism. The Waddoups bore powerful testimonies and the Spirit was so strong. The Yaringtons were so focused on them as they spoke and I could tell that they felt the Spirit. I have a strong testimony of how important members are in Missionary Work, and how important it is to have the right fellowship for an investigator. So for all of you at home, keep up the good work in helping our Heavenly Father in this great work. It is so important. The work is going well here in Clearfield Utah. We are teaching some others as well, and we have 5 investigators with baptism dates. I am enjoying my time as a missionary. It's one of the best things I've ever done. I love you all so much and miss you tons. I hope that you are all doing well. Your in my thoughts and prayers.~Elder Micheal Watts