Adam's Testimony of Avoiding Contention

Training is going great and we get along the best out of the District which is awesome because the spirit cannot reside if there is contention. Whether that it be in the car, apartment, or on the street. If the spirit is not there, we are not to teach. The spirit is there and we have a great time working for the Lord.

He's Still Adam

I just love this boy! He may be Elder Wardle and he may be growing spiritually by leaps and bounds but he is still Adam and he is still a boy. Here is part of a letter that I just loved even though I did roll my eyes a bit!

"Exchange day with Elder Rogers was awesome! We see each other a lot anyway being in the same ward but we have a ton of fun with the whole day together! We taught a Less-Active, looked for some other people but no luck. When we exchanged back, we cleaned some because we are moving to a new apartment. We started by taking an axe to a chair and table so it could fit in the dumpster and ended up mixing cleaning chemicals for a nice boom! of white stuff in the dumpster. Haha, it's still me out here."

Easter Message and Testimony from Adam

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. I know my Savior Jesus Christ has Risen and lives and guides us in our lives today. We need to take the time each day to remember what he has done for us. Not just Easter/Christmas, not just Sunday, but every day of the week. I have come to love him so much out here all from reading and praying, the simple primary answers.

Zibetti

The day after they got their greenies, they had a training meeting. Adam said, "Wednesday was an awesome day! Our training meeting at 9:30 went well. I walked in and there was Trevor! I mean Elder Zibetti, I'll have a hard time with that one. It was so nice to see Trevor. I'm glad he is out here. He is out of the zone but we should see each other now and then." For those who don't know, Trevor is Adam's friend from our ward in Provo and they also played baseball together. When we first moved to Provo, Trevor was one of his first friends. It is so much fun for him to have Elder Zibetti in his mission.

Training!!!

Ok, so I am wayyyyy behind and Adam is going to be mad at me so I'd better get going. Summer was way too crazy without any spare time. So, here goes. Adam stayed district leader and became a trainer on March 12, 2013. He was so excited for the opportunity to train. His area was split due to the new missionaries coming. He was excited about it because his MTC companion who he loved was coming with his greenie to share the area. He really was happy about being able to work with Elder Rogers again. Adam's greenie, Elder Josie, is from Panguitch, Utah. He was in the National Guard before his mission and came ready to work. Adam was happy to have someone who really wanted to work hard. All of Elder Josie's "firsts" were fun for Adam. On the first day he took him out to knock doors. He said, "He (Elder Josie) is very humble and eager to do the work. We stopped a man in the park on the way back to the car and Elder Josie was able to hand out his 1st Book of Mormon!"

Catching up...3rd companion

When Adam was first transferred to Placentia and became a district leader, his companion was Elder Pafford. They were instant friends and worked well together. He really enjoyed his time serving with Elder Pafford. It was short, about 7 weeks, but he had a great time. Their favorite thing to do on p-days was to go mountain biking. He said there are some great trails around Placentia.

First Baptism

Adam had his first baptism on April 5th and it was a wonderful experience for him. Larry asked Adam to perform the baptism. We are so happy for Adam and that he had this wonderful experience. Here are his words: What a beautiful sight to see and participate in miracles that are happening today. I think I must say that this has been the Best week so far on the mission. This week has been so awesome! I'm so glad that I get to go through these experiences, I couldn't have imagined what it would be like to have the opportunity of bringing a lost sheep back into the fold of Christ. Our investigator Larry Manning was baptized Friday @ 7:00 and it went perfect. He was baptized by the Priesthood Authority of God and he will be blessed Eternally because of it! Being 76 years old I also had the opportunity to get him dressed afterwards, it felt great to help him out and I'm sure that has been the closest to Christ I have been out here.