Greenie Miracles

So this week Elder Ives went home! It was sad to see him leave! I loved being his companion and it was always so much fun and we had so many good times and we're able to teach a lot and work really well together! But we drove down to Wichita this week and exchanged companions. My new companion is Elder Lee. He's a really great guy from Utah, (but also Washington and Canada so he's not like every other missionary out here). He is straight from the MTC. He is a great guy and it's been really fun to watch him learn and grow as a missionary. I've already seen a huge change and he has opened up a lot since his first day. I am super proud of him and know he's going to do great things. 

This week I have learned a lot about the strengthening and enabling power of the atonement. I think a lot of times people think that the Atonement and Christ's sacrifice was just for us to be cleansed from sin. Which it is and that is a wonderful aspect of it but it is also there to enable us and empower us to do more then what we could do on our own. On Wednesday, Elder Lee and I had just gotten back from Wichita and we were eating dinner. I finished and went into the study room and reviewed the plans we had for the night. As I was sitting there I felt this huge weight kind of come all of the sudden and felt really stressed and overwhelmed and didn't know what to do and I knelt down and prayed and asked for help. And almost immediately all of that went away. It was such a peaceful and powerful feeling. It is hard to describe but we were able to get out and work and everyone that we had planned kept the appointment and they all let us in to our house and we were able to teach and find a couple new people to teach and it turned out to be a great night! Prayer is so real and I'm so very grateful for that experience to help me through and strengthen my testimony of prayer and Jesus's Christ's Atonement. 

This week we also had an investigator come to church that has been promising to come since we got here. and he actually came this week! and he liked it a lot! It was another one of those miracles that we were able to see. A lot of these things might seem pretty small but they make a LOT of difference and it's amazing. 

I know that our Heavenly Father knows and loves each and everyone of us. He is aware of what we need and will answer every question and every problem that we have. As a mission we memorize and recite D&C 4 every morning and the line "Ask and you shall receive, Knock and it shall be opened unto you" (This line is quoted like 100 other times in the scriptures but I recite this one every morning which is why I am using it haha) has changed my life. He is waiting on the other side of the door and all we have to do is let him in!

Love you all! Thank you for your prayers!

-Elder Hunt