Dear home,
I live in an apartment once again with another companionship with my new
companion Elder Nokes. He is from Riverton, Utah and loves playing sports. He
actually lived 5 houses away from someone that was in my district at the MTC.
They are both great guys. He has been out about 4 months and still learning but
aren't we all. The other missionaries are great and I am getting along with them
pretty well. I feel blessed that I am being surrounded by good missionaries. We
also are excited about the fruits of our missions obedience. I can't tell you
everything because I have to wait for the Prophet to announce some of it and let
the world know but what I can talk about is that missionary work is being
revolutionized. Meaning that its going to be done in a completely new way and
our mission is one of the forerunners of the techniques that will be used. Lets
just say that missionary work is going...digital. We have been pronounced one of
the top 5 missions in the world for baptizing and obedience and the blessing of
that are great. We are writing the history books down here.
I received an email from my trainee about how he and his new companion are
doing, Elder Empey and he mentioned that he is doing great and that, in
directly, because we set the bar so high that it seems that there is a lot of
work that needs to be done with his new companion with work ethic and what not.
He told me that keeping up with the work that we were doing is tough but that
it feels right. I am so excited for him to do great things. Also with the
transfer of areas I am now in an area where Elder Wardle, my trainer, is a Zone
Leader over. That means that he directs and helps about 25 missionaries in the
area. When I got to the transfer meeting before I knew where I was going I was
helping unload stuff from cars and when I turned around he was standing on the
curb waiting for me to come sat hi. It was great to see him again.
There are some wealthy people in the boundaries of the new wards that I cover. It
is the richest area in the whole mission. Some of the houses are GIANT and cool
but the people are in need of some humbling. We are in a little bit of a pickle
where this lady wants to be baptized and has a testimony of the gospel but we
can't teach her or baptize her because she is from Iran and is on a tourist
visa. He has to go back soon so if we were to baptize her, her family and people
back in Iran have the right to kill her because she "left the faith". It is very
hard on everyone. She is trying to find a lawyer to help but they get expensive.
Its so terrible that because of some faiths they find it right to take an others
life for a choice they are free to make. I'm still having trouble understanding
the logic behind that. Other than that everything is going great.I love you all
and hope for the best.
Love Elder Leonhardt
Mom there is a missionary meeting for everyone Sunday, June 23. I want you and every member you know to go. Its 3:00 pm. my time
so check out what time it will be your time and it should be at Stake Centers. I
believe. Talk to your missionaries. Everyone needs to go! Its big. Thank you,
love you. Tell my brothers and sisters and all
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