Monday Message: December 30, 2013

so this week was so much better. especially because of christmas and the skype call. it made me so happy to see my family and sierra. i loved it so much! even though hangingup was probably the sencond hardest thing i have had to do in my life. the first being saying goodbye the first time! but after that the week has been pretty good. we had an opportunity to give two priesthood blessing this week! one of our investigators asked if we could give his cousin one because she was having a major ear ache and then the second was a part member family whose 7 month old daughter was really sick and they asked if we could bless her so i got to perform the blessing and i had no idea what i said but i know that the holy ghost told me what to say and by the next day they said that she seemed to be back to normal. it was a real testimony builder and i am so happy to have had that experience! so something that i learned this week is that i get so stressed out when i try to control the things that are really out of my reach. but i am learning that if i change my mindset and focus on the things i can control that the rest will be taken care of and fall into place how they are suppose to! the Lord is so powerful and he will give us the desires of our hearts and that he will help me in my life and everything will work out how they should! so i have a great story to tell! i found out that me and Elder Telga have magic suits. we made a new tradition and on the last sunday of the transfer we wear our suits to church! so since this week is that week we wore them and a miracle happened we had 5 investigators come to church and 2 of them have a baptismal date that is coming up in this transfer. it was so great to see and the work is starting to really pick up again. i love it here and am so glad that me and Elder Telga get to stay another transfer together! we are also getting another companion for a little who is waiting for a visa to go to the nethert\lands he is from suriname so that means that we will have 3 missionaries in our appartment! wish us luck! haha so this morning i did the worst and funnest thing so far on my mission! we woke up at 5 am and climbed the highest peak on the island. pic paridise! it is 424 meters above sea level which is still lower than where we live in utah but it was great you can see the whole island and the surrounding islands and as a zone we took pictures and got to watch the amazing west indies sunrise come over the horizon it was so beautiful! there is only 7 other people i wouldve wished could have been there and that is my family and sierra! but someday soon i will bring them back to this island and show them the beauties that i get to see everyday! i love you so much and am so greatful for all the support that i get from you! i love you so much and hope to hear from you soon! I LOVE YOU!!!!!!

love your Elder 

Elder Woodruff!

PS pictures are on drop box!  I LOVE YOU!!!