Elder Bloxham - Amazing Dayton :)

 I want to start off by saying a few things that I'm thankful for :) 1st thing, I'm thankful for my companion. Elder Packer is one amazing person. He is a weirdo, and will always be, but i seriously constantly have a great time with him. We are always laughing, always cracking jokes, and we just love being around each other! 2: I'm thankful for the support of all of you guys. Family, friends, and everybody else. I really enjoy getting letters of encouragement and positive feedback! I love it. 3: i'm thankful for my mission. I have learned so much and have gained such an amazing testimony of this wonderful gospel, that it has literally changed my life. I can honestly promise somebody, anybody, that this gospel WILL bless their life. They WILL be happier. And they WILL come closer to our Savior and a greater understanding of the Atonement. I can't believe i'm so happy all the time. I'm just happy, and i love it.

             We have been privileged enough to have found 9 wonderful new investigators, that have truly been prepared by the Lord. It's absolutely amazing!!

             I am so blessed to have to support of everyone around me. The Branch, the other Dayton Elders, and my Companion Elder Packer. It's amazing :)

             I wanted to share a thought that i've had :)

 

In the MTC, I had to come to know that the Book of Mormon is true, or else i would not be able to testify to anybody once i entered the field. I read it like crazy and prayed hard to receive that witness. It hadn't hit me until i read 3 Nephi chapter 11. When Christ reveals himself, and testifies of the love our Father in Heaven has for us, I was filled with the spirit. I can't tell you what it felt like. It's like trying to describe what the taste of salt to somebody who's never had it. they would just have to taste it to know. I knew it was true. Not a belief, not a thought. A perfect understanding. Joseph Smith. Jesus Christ. The Restoration of the Gospel. Everything is true. Because of the Book of Mormon. The witness of the Holy Ghost is a feeling that you cannot deny. You will know it, and God will know it. You will not be able to deny it.

         Now, i am trapped!! I told God that if he was able to manifest it unto me, i would act on it. He's done his part, now i get to do mine. Talking to people everyday, and testifying to them. Just telling people what i know and how i know it. That is how i can show my love for him.

        This is why they call it the best 2 years :) Because you are always happy, and the Lord is always helping you. Such an amazing blessing!!! :)

 

I love you all so much and thanks again for all the support!!

 

-Elder Bloxham

 

-My prayers go out the people in the Philippines, especially the Johnson Family and the Andus family