October! Month of Miracles!

Dear Everyone,

So I have been challenged to have 10 gosple conversations a day. I got it from my mission president in a zone meeting, from our stake president in stake conference, and in a district meeting from my district leader Elder Kunzler. We have been promised to have a baptism each month as we do this. And I have seen a huge difference in our efforts.

Our recent convert Shuet Yee is doing really well. She is embracing the gosple like we want. She has really gotten involved in the ward and is preparing to do to the temple next month! I am so excited for her to be able to be there when her husband is baptized! and also her mom and dad :)

We have been teaching this lady named Anne. She lost her mother a couple of weeks ago. We were teaching her before she lost her mother, but now her heart is really softened to the message. She has 2 kids that seem really interested as well. I can't wait to see how much she will continue to progress. She called us right after she found out her mother died. She said we were the only ones that could bring her comfort and peace. We told her to talk to heavely father. He act in his name, he is the one that is really bringing her comfort.

Last Wednesday we had a zone conference and we had to take an egg across the gym on a spoon. and we had to avoid obsticles like temptations in life. Then if we got to the  end, we got to dunk our egg! Which was like baptism! once we did this, it got harder this time we had to toss our egg into the water, it didn't work the egg was allover the gym floor. So this reminded me of some times back at home when eggs were involved...

We had a flash flood this week. We were on our way to the bus, had just got on when the heavens opened and it started to down pour. I thought The Lord was truly looking after me. He let me get on the bus before it started to down pour :)

I have seen so many miracles this week from our 10 gospel converstations! We have 5 new investigators :) this is the most I have had all of my mission. I know the Lord is hastening his work here!

Love you all

Love Elder Hammond

Hello everyone!

What a wonderful week I have had. We had the opportunity this week to have stake conference. Saturday night session was one of the best most spiritual meetings I have ever been in. We had all of the speakers talk about members and missionaries working together to hasten the work of salvation. There were full time missionaries that spoke, young kids, adults, the stake president, ward mission leaders. All in all it was a great meeting and really got me excited for the work that is going to happen in the chester England Stake.

Sunday session of stake conference was held at a university in Wrexham. Which was crazy to have a stake conference in some where besides stake center. After ward we met a boy named Joseph Smith! Yep that's right we met a boy that is named Joseph Smith! He is a nonmember, but one of the less actives in our ward brought him to stake conference. We hoepfully will be working with him. It's crazy for it to be the 21 of October and not have the leaves changed or any snow... cross my fingers.

The weather here is actually quite nice for this time of the year. I have felt the influence of prays this week. I have had to rely on the Lord more and more. I know that I can't do the Lord's work without him. and the holy ghost. Pray everyone is doing well back in America!!

Love you

Love Elder Keegan Hammond

3rd Transfer! My first baptism :)

Hello everyone!

So I have some exciting news, I am entering into my 3rd transfer, so I will be serving in... Wrexham! and my companion will be Elder Kunzler! This will be our third transter together. I have never heard of a companionship staying together for 3 transfers, but we are :)

Last week we had a zone meeting. One of the missionaries was beat boxing Praise to the Man! Wow it was amazing but also kinda crazy how if you put a good song and make it up beat, it doesn't really invite the spirit.

I was on exchanges this week. I asked my companion Elder Pace what he wanted for lunch, he said he didn't know. So we turned to this cook book we have called missionary meals for 2. We learned how to make hot dogs... I was laughing so hard. Who doesn't know how to make hot dogs? haha what's next a recipe on how to make a bowl of cereal.

Saturday I had the opportunity to witness one of my investigators enter into the Lord's kingdom. Shuet Yee was baptized by one of the ward members. It was a sacrifice not having one of us missionaries baptised her, but we know that she will now always have that connection with the member. At the baptism, the members were so great. We had lots of refreshments for after it, and she was so excited. She said she felt so clean and pure. It was marvelous to see the whole conversion process. To go from not really knowing if their was a God, to her knowing he was there and listened to her prayers.

Then the next day at church, we had lessons on how the members can help us missionaries. It was really exciting to see the enthusiam of the ward. I think the baptism really won over the ward and now they will trust us missionaries to teach their friends.

Then sunday night we went to what is called a mission home fireside, it happens once a month, and its where all the recent converts to the church go. We were able to hear from 8 or 9 people about their conversion story. It was really funny this 17 year old girl was saying how the missionaries found her, and at first she just thought they were hot. Then at the end said she wanted to go on a mission to Utah to see all these hot boys! All the missionaries were laughing so hard. She was a little off on what missionaries do.

I would have to say this has been one of the best couple weeks! With conference and see one of my friends get baptised! :) I hope all is well back at home. and that you all are facing lifes challenges with an eternal perspective.

I love you all,

Love Elder Hammond

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