New Letter from Our Boy!!

hey y'all!
howdy from wales! haha. im feeling a little under the weather today, i think ive got stomach flu or something but anyways. so this week has been kind of funny. the days are really mooshing all together and it almost feels like a dream. i feel like im in groundhog day, where everyday is the same, but im progressingly working to rid of that. so our success has been up quite a bit. weve been blessed with more investigators and even a progressing investigator with a baptismal date! his name is Dennis and the story about how we met him is great. so we were waiting for a train in ponty on our way up the valleys and we see this guy who is sooo drunk that he literally couldnt speak or standup. he was sitting on the platform leaned against the fence mumbling so loud. it was legit one of the funniest things ive ever seen, i was laughing for 20 minutes straight. so a couple of days later as we were going home from an appointment, we see this same guy and start laughing but suddenly get this brilliant idea to go up to him and start teaching him. so we did, he was sober, we gave him a book of mormon, taught him, and setup a return appointment. we then invited him to church and he came! he was the first investigator weve had at church in weeks, even months i think. we then after commited him to baptism and he has a date for may 15! haha oh man, what a funny story. if its not then i guess its just one of those things that you had to be there. hahah. so things are good aside from that. were working very hard. times can be trying though because my companion and I dont get along very well, and we disagree a lot but we are working through it. but transfers are coming up soon. so anyways, ive got to get running to this sweet soccer tournament where all the missionaries play each other. i will have some sweet pics next week! take care, write me on my email, or a letter. i havent been getting much and its making me sad!

ONE LOVE
- Elder Bussell


on a side note: everyone should be writing Elder Bussell. It takes what 10 minutes to shoot him an email or write to him. Believe me you will regret it when he gets back and says in Jayrad's lingo " Ey Boi, why didnt you write me".. So take some time out and write him, tell him whats going on in your life. Remember, he has no TV, no Radio, no real connection to the States.. he needs your letters!!

Old Letter, New Post..

So I was putting a Notebook together for Jayrad of all his letters and emails, so that when he comes home he can have a record of it (like a journal of sorts). Anyway I found a letter for the MTC I never posted so I want to post it.

2/10/10
Yo Tim My Boi!

Oh My Gosh, this place is so sick! I've learned so much and my testimony is just shooting through the roof! Now all I've got to do it just learn how to put it in words. I've gained such an amazing testimony of the Book of Mormon and the divinity of it. I guess I've always taken for advantage of the fact that all life's answers are in that book and we can truly come closer to christ is we feast upon its words and abide by its precepts. I never really understood what everyone meant when they said that the book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion until now..Without it we would be nothing.. So Tim my man, feast upon its words! I have been reading Jesus The Christ as well. Oh My Gosh! If there's anything that will help you come unto Christ, it is that book. Read it, because it is amazing. You feel like you'll be on a more personal level with your brother and savior. Ahhh I absolutely love this work! I am so glad I came Out!! Being exactly obedient is a little hard though because I like to have fun and be a goon but I am working on it! I'm learning to not just be on a mission, but to become a missionary.

I've learned how critical it is to mission world to have the members involved. Without them mission work is useless. Referrals are so important because it keeps those missionaries on a diverse schedule and prevents "groundhog day." Which is like that same day over and over. President Hinckly said in one of his talks that a new convert needs 3 things. A member friend, a calling, and nourishment in the good word of God. So please I encourage EVERYONE to work with the missionaries, learn to love the work,the investigators and help them come unto Christ, and as we do so, we will come closer to him. It is so important!

I sent you an email a couple of days ago, tell everyone my email address please!? and tell them I need letters, emails, and packages ahaha!! Next week I will be writing from England!! I flight from Salt Lake to Paris! Ahh So Long! Anyways take care, misses and loves you!
-Elder Bussell