Letters

11/18/13
Dear Family,
This past week was a miracle in itself as it started slow, but ended with a bang.  As I described in my emails, we have the best missionaries in the mission.  Well, maybe in the world.  But hey, they are pretty good.  I am grateful to be surrounded by such good missionaries.  I know that this upcoming Holiday season will be a white one here in Portland because of all the hard work being put in here.

You know I just realized that this is all in blue ink.  hmmm

Anyway, I wrote most of the highlights of my week in my email.  Sorry about that.  I was very excited about our missionaries and my new companion that I could barely control myself!  I am filled with a new excitement each transfer.  I just become more and more excited! 

We have been making a big push here in the WVM to find 200 new investigators and putting a big emphasis on our DL's.  We are blessed to be in Portland where there are many people to find and where the DL's are the best.  Now when we can find our light and let it shine full time, we will grow more than ever.

This hit me a Sunday or two ago.  A member of our ward was talking about light and my mind was turned to an experience dad told me.  There is a plant which dad has owned for quite some time which he keeps in his office.  For quite sometime this plant has not grown.  For the past few years, a move of offices and some new found knowledge of the plant allowed this plant to grow.  Continuous light is needed to keep this plant growing.  Until this point it was merely surviving on 1/2 the light, but it grew with full light!  Think on that :)

Love you all!
Love,
Elder Rex Hamblin


11/27/13

Dear Family, 

Happy Thanksgiving!  You know, this one is going to be really short.  P-Day we got very busy running around, so I apologize for not writing.  I thought I would still do my best at writing you this week (and actually getting it in the mail!)  This past week was a good one.  Everyone in our zone has been working really hard to find 30 new investigators.  Last week as a zone we found 24, so we are almost there!  Elder Barrett & I are knocking and talking to everyone we meet!  We were promised by Elder Ballard that if we would talk to 10 people everyday, the number of our baptisms would double!  That may seem easy, but it is very challenging...and fun!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Love,
Elder Hamblin