Hello Everyone!                                   8 May 2012

So this week is going really well!

We're getting more people to teach; greater trust from our ward where we are serving and things have gotten better because of repentance.

I know that our immediate situation improves because of repentance, understanding the Atonement. Our relationship to God is so important to our repentance. When we understand Deity, our repentance is far more significant.

We can feel the Spirit more in our lives and we can know, through the Spirit, our purpose in this life and what we should do if we want righteousness; the Spirit works for that goal in our lives.

When opportunities come; which they will, we need to tell God what we're going to do, what we're doing and what we did. We should also share our thoughts throughout the experience. I can promise that the more we do these things, our trust and relationship will improve with God.

So this last week we got the chance to meet Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles. His words to us were AWESOME! We also got to meet Elder Jensen of the Seventy. When they were in the room - there was so much light! Things were GREAT!

For those who wonder if The Church is true, you don't need to meet an Apostle or the Prophet. Simply repenting and praying and attending Fast and Testimony Meeting will bring even more light - if not the same light as meeting a 'Called Servant of God. The witness is still the same from the Spirit. It's been amazing to me to see that and experience it.

I love you all. I'm going to send some recordings to y'all of my spiritual experiences. Enjoy!
(I tried to put them on here and they didn't work......Sorry!)

Elder Richards

Virginia Richmond Mission
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Hey Everyone!

Thanks for the emails and all the great insights on some great things!

Today for Halloween we get to go inside for the holiday....but....we get to enjoy that time at a members home, so it'll be NICE!

Portsmouth, VA

Here are some other things that have been happening:

We had a baptism!!!!!!!!

We have a great new investigator (who is really questioning all the good stuff/everything) and I'm staying in Portsmouth. So other than that things are going well!!

 

Our ward is AWESOME and we're really getting to know a lot about our area. I had my interview with President and it was so nice to get to talk to him and get to hear his counsel on things I should do.



I believe these are members of his ward!

I'm sorry this e-mail isn't too long. I just had a LONG conversation with a really nice woman about religion......but I'll send these pictures your way. (It sounds like he is busy sharing the gospel....I don't mind getting short emails since he is doing the Lord's work!)



Elder Richards

Virginia Richmond Mission
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints.