Week 4 First Assignment: Grimsby, England

Dear family and friends!

This week has been an emotional rollarcoaster for sure! First off, I
had to say goodbye to my good friends I made in the MTC! This was
super tough to do. Even though I was only with them for three weeks
they felt like family to me! They will be missed but I know they are
doing the Lords work! We got to Leeds at about 8:00 in the morning!
President Turvey is awesome! I look forward to have the opportunity to
serve under him! He is a great guy very loving and very funny!  My
companion/trainer is awesome he is from Kenya! I
have learned so much from him!

My first area I got assigned to is the city of Grimsby. 

 

Grimsby is the poorest city in England! When I arrived my heart was filled!

There is so much work to do here! I feel honoured and blessed for the

opportunity to serve the people of Grimsby! When we walk the streets here it

would break your heart! So many people are going through hard times! We bring

the message of hope!

 This is Maca! He is such an amazing man and his been through so much! We met him

on the streets! It was tough to convince him to let us come

through and talk to him( just like anybody here in England) we talked to him for

about 30 minutes and he finally agreed to let us stop by! When we arrived at

his house and started talking to him, we found out that Maca has been through a

lot! You could tell in his accountance that he was really struggling! Then

something truly remarkable happened! As we started explaining to him about the

restored gospel and that he had a Father in Heaven that loved him so much! The

spirit testified the truthfulness of our message and I could see his accountance

change, he started to tear up and he wanted to know more! I could see the spirit

flame and swell up inside of him! I invited him to follow the example of Jesus

Christ his son and be baptised and take upon the name of our Savior and

Redeemer Jesus Christ! He said yes! Maca will be baptised on October 28! It is

incredible to watch his life change he seems so much more happy now! I know it

will be tough this next month on him and the adversary is gonna try as hard as

he can to mess things up! But I have confidence that he will make it through! I

learned something that day though. You see Maca thinks that we changed his

life! But I know that this is not the case! Heavenly Father did, but he used us

as tools to do so! This was the first time I have felt his power and his love so

strongly! To sit and have words come out of your mouth and have no clue where

there coming from and to see and to look in to someone's eyes and see the spirit

touch them and heal them is the most overwhelming feeling that I just can not

explain! I know by the power of the Holy Ghost it was god! I am so ever great

full for the opportunity I have to serve at is side in his vineyard for these

next two years! I miss you all so much and hope everything is well!

Love Elder Tuita