"Thou art called to labor in my vineyard, and to build up my church, and to bring forth Zion, that it may rejoice upon the hills and flourish. Behold, verily, verily, I say unto thee, thou art not called to go into the eastern countries, but thou art called to go to the Ohio. And inasmuch as my people shall assemble themselves at the Ohio, I have kept in store a blessing such as is not known among the children of men, and it shall be poured forth upon their heads. And from thence men shall go forth into all nations. Wherefore, go forth, crying with a loud voice saying: The kingdom of heavn is at hand: crying: Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God. Go forth baptizing with water, preparing the way before my face for the time of my coming." --Doctrine and Covenants 39: 13-15, 19-20

Sunday, December 16, 2012

December 3, 2012



Hey Mom and Dad,

I am doing great and just enjoying the season a lot. So the nativity display at Kirtland was way cool. I took a bunch of pictures but I forgot to bring my camera so I’ll send some next week, sorry. They don’t really have many lights at the temple but at the historic sites they do.  We were able to have our first half of our meeting in the temple.  I am grateful for that opportunity. The Kirtland temple is so amazing. It really has helped my testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith and of Jesus Christ. I have grown a lot out here.
 So in response to Dad's letter last week, I will jump down to your questions. So my love for the gospel has grown so much in the past year or however many months it’s been ha. I can honestly say I know that this gospel is true and love it. It has brought so much peace into my life and really brought me closer to my Heavenly Father. One thing that I have noticed on my outlook of life or people is that I don’t get frustrated as easily as I used to. I have really grown to love the people here in Ohio. I didn’t think that it would ever be possible but it is true. Also, I have a more positive outlook on life in general. I have been a lot more positive and happy about life. Also, I am always working on chapter 6 in PMG (Preach my Gospel) which is all about Christ like attributes. It really helped me to change a lot. Both of my mission presidents have helped a lot as well. President Sorensen taught a lot about the difference between testimony and conversion. It helped me a lot because I knew I had a testimony but I didn’t feel converted.   My biggest fear was returning home and falling back into my old ways and habits, but he really helped me to understand and apply and take action with my testimony and to help me become truly converted. I am so thankful for both you and Mom for being such great examples for me I love you both. I hope that answered a little bit of what you were asking. Well I hope to hear from you both next week and hope you have a great week. Love you both!
Love,
Elder Ryan Furtney
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