Week 27

hey fam so this week went really fast it was nice we had heaps of set appointments and we are teaching 7 investigators now i do believe its really cool to see the progress and i found out yesterday that in the area i was last in they had 3 baptisms of people i had the chance to teach so that was really exciting also i love to see how the lord has blessed us missionary work is the bomb digity. but ya this week was really good went by fast we were able to teach quite a bit and we got 3 new investigators and in the mission we were blessed with 27 baptisms which is the most the APM mission has had in one month in 12 years so the work is movin forward really well our mission president is keen hes real gun and very onto missionary work. we found out who are new mission president will be his name is President Lindsay from sandy utah he will come to the mission in june so thats kinda cool and this week our area president elder hamula is comin to our mission and even better to our area and he is havin a fireside with us it will be really cool we are havin a little district meeting with him also i'm really excited it'll be really nifty so i think that is all that is new with me my comp is the man he is progressing and growing daily i love this work and i love getting to teach. the church is true for sure i also had the chance to speak in sacrament yesterday on the blessing of having the companionship of the holy ghost it was great i loved getting to talk i hope the members learned also love you guys thanks for everything. Elder Dalton

Week 26

so this week was good we had quite a few set appointments which was a first since i've been here the area is really goin forward now its progressing we are teaching 5 investigators and have an appointment this week with two potential investigators that are really keen he's already been reading the book of mormon so it'll be great i love when we are able to have people to teach and when we are able to find new investigators each week its greats. and we've been playin basketball and throwin the rugby ball around in the morning for morning excercise and thats really helped out to help me have real good days it just makes the days flow better when you get a good work out in the mornin. so whats new with the family this week whats happening in the U S of A this week we had some real hot days we had 3 days when it was about 112 degrees it was hot not use to that but now when it gets down to like 85 or 90 it feels quite cool its pretty weird. oh and the other elders in my ward have set a baptismal date with an investigator so thats really cool and we are hopin to set one or two this week so its been really good we've had lots of tender mercies in this area its been really cool. the church is true and god loves us and watches out for us its really cool to see his hand in the work. i hope all is well Love Elder Dalton

Week 25

so the mission is goin great its fun to be out 6 months it kinda makes me feel like a real missionary ha like i actually know whats goin on and people don't think i'm green anymore so thats been quite nice i really enjoy it. espcially cause now i'm not really scared to do anything that you do as a missionary its all pretty natural now i love talkin to people here but sadly the people here still aren't to talkative its quite hard to get them to stop but when they do i love that. so its been crazy training because he has a really hard time talkin to people on the streets and almost everyday we go city contacting and at first it was hard to get him to even say hello to anyone but its fun to see him progress because now he has had a conversation with 2 people but he still gets a little nervous when it comes to teaching and asking if we can come around so he just looks at me and usually i help him out hes a great missionary and its really cool to see how much he is growin he is quite smart though alot smarter then i was when i came out so thats really good. as for the week it was a good weeek we found one new investigator he's fijian and hes cool as i'm really lookin forward to teaching him we plan on setting a baptismal date with him he seems really keen so thats cool and our other investigators are doin good we have a few set appointments this week with them which is really good i think this is the first week since i've been in the new area that we've had a few set appointments with investigators so i'm really excited cause i LOVE TEACHIN its the best. finding is alright but teachin is the best i love it there is nothin better but thats about it for this week thanks for all that you do and the great examples that you all are. hope all is well and that you have a great week. the church is true i want everyone to know that i know that i'm proud of the testimony i have finally gained in my life because it was not always there but now i know this is the one and only true church of jesus christ and i'm so thankful to be a part of it. so tell the world the great news that the church is true. love you all Elder Dalton

Week 24, 6 months DONE!

so family its good to be emailing once again another week has came and past. and i'm getting older today i was brushing my hair and to my surprise i found a gray or maybe even white hair but then to even more of a surprise i got to looking around and there was like 10 that i counted so i don't whats causing it but i'm getting gray hairs it must be cause i'm so wise haha anyways so lissy to answer some questions i think that the irish accent is pretty cool so i think i might be partail to the irish accent over the australian one although a proper australia accent is quite amazing the irish win though but i like scottish the best i think or a fresh samoan ha theres heaps of accents here. but this week was normal we were able to teach quite a few less actives so that was good and since we've got here i think about 3 less active families have started coming back to church and haven't missed a week so that is really cool but one of our big focuses here is having members pray for missionary experiences or times they can share the gospel and i got to thinking this week as i was talkin to a member whose son just got home from a mission i was thinkin hmmm i wish he would of told you to help the missionaries out and try to share the gospel so then i thought hmmm i need to tell my family and friends ha so i'm not sure if that was a great thought but i did want to challenge or invite whatever ya want to call it to pray for an opportunity to share your testimony with someone that would be interested and then maybe the missionaries could come around and teach that person in your home but ya thats just a thought i had and i wanted to tell yous guys about but thats about it for this week thanks for everything and i do know the church is true no doubt and each day my knowledge and testimony grows especially as i seek to share it with everyone. a testimony that is freely shared is kept but a testimony that is selfishly kept to ones self is lost i love that quote and i can promise that that is true and that if you pray for an experience heavenly father will bless you love you guys love elder dalton