Elder Bloxham - :) Hello Family!!

 I just finished reading those crazy stories from Bear Lake, and I tell you what, I thought it was just hilarious that you (mom) were hiding behind the truck and saw a pile of Puke!!! That's just par for the course!! Without fail!! Gosh that just gets me!! But i'm glad, all in all, that the trip was fun!

     This week has consisted of finding, finding, and more finding! It's been rough!! Tracting.is.not.my.friend. at all!!! We got rocked one of the days. To start it off it was raining, but we were like, eh, it will just pass. It didn't... But we tracted the corner of Winchester and it was terrible. We knocked on probably 30 houses, and out of them all, one lady talked with us, but didn't accept anything, and justified everything... Sooo, no success.. That made me just hate tracting. Forever. Haha, well not really, because we did it later that day!! haha, oh gosh.. But we have been having success. Hard work pays off!!! We have found a lot of people interested, and we are doing some pretty good teaching. It's been such a fast week!! I feel like yesterday I was e mailing you guys haha!! But, i am glad that it's preparation day and i can relax! But then, back to the grindstone!!

      It's amazing how hearing other peoples testimony builds yours. There was a guy from Muncie 2nd Ward that came to church yesterday (35 people baby!!) and he bore the most powerful testimony i think I've ever heard. He is originally from Australia, so he had a sick accent, but it sounded like i was listening to Uchtdorf speak to us. Not the same kind of accent, but i reminded me of him because of the accent of course, but the persuasive assurity that he had for this gospel enlightened my spirit immensely! He told us a story that hit home for me about the story i told about Hope a couple times ago. He was in Nauvoo (i dont know if thats how you spell it) and it was bitter cold. He was standing by the statue of Joseph smith and Hyrum smith on their horses as they took the ride to Carthage. He said he has never felt that warm sensation of the spirit, in that bitter cold day, than ever before. It reminded me of when i felt the spirit warming my soul after helping Hope. He said that he has never felt more sure that Joseph Smith is a Prophet, and that the Book of Mormon is the true and only perfect book on the earth today. It's amazing to hear relatable experiences like that!

I love you so much!!!

     -Elder Bloxham