Beginning of May Flowers

Hello everyone,

On Wednesday of last week I had two really good friends go home from their missions. Elder Sutton whom I served with about a year ago in Wigan. And Elder Humpherys from Idaho Falls. I am so very thankful for their examples to me and for what they each taught me. They sure will be missed here in England.

My companion and I had this brilliant idea to start riding the bikes. I am not exactly 100% sure of the rules of the road here, so it was a bit of an adventure. But I manged to stay on the left side of the road and not break any major rules so everyone is safe. The first few days were hard getting use to the way the seat is and my legs were shot but now it's all right. I have managed to destroy a pair of trousers but its all part of riding bikes I guess.

We have this Scottish man that lives not far from us that we taught this week. He has a few kids and was very receptive to our teaching. He is a good man that is just searching for how God can help him out in life. I am so thankful that the Lord prepares people for us to teach. In Docterine and Coventants 88:73 it says, Behold I will hasten my work in it's time. We had someone from the mission presidency come speak in our branch yesterday and this is what he talked aobut. It isn't us that hastens the Lord's work. It is the Lord. We are just tools in his hands. I know that if we all pray for missionary opportunities the Lord will bless us with them.

One of our good friends we have been teaching stopped smoking last week! He hasn't smoked for over a week. I am so proud of the man he is doing very well and you can already see a difference in him. Now he just needs to continue on and pretty soon he will be ready to enter the waters of baptism :)

Yesterday was of course Mother's Day! I am so thankful I was able to Skype me family. I love them with all of my heart they mean the world to me and it was great to see them in person. Well as close as you can get across the sea, but thankful for technology that makes this all possible.

I  love you all,

Love Elder Hammond