To my beloved family and friends.
I am in London! So Transferes came and went. I am in the Wembley area now and loving it. The ward is so much different here and im excited for it. Mainly they are all young families which i am excited for. I am with Elder Smith from Lindon Utah. He has been out about 15 months. Hes a good guy.
So here in our area we have quite a few investigators but none of which are progressing. After meeting with a lot of them they all have crazy amounts of potential they just dont understand the importance of keeping committments. So we are focusing on getting them to keep the committments we set for them so they can come to know for themselves that this is the truth here on the earth today. That through the Book of Mormon, we can grow closer to our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Its going to be a long but rewarding process and i cant wait to see the change within these people!
So there is a member here that i met on my second day in the area. Her name is Sister Preya. We were having a lesson with an investigator that rents a room from her. I was just getting to know her and asking her about her life. She opened up quickly and shared one of the most moving, powerful testimonies I have ever witnessed. She explained that she used to be a Muslim. She lived in Shrilanka her whole life and was married to a man for 18 years. Her husband was successful and felt that he achieved all that he could in shrilanka. So he decided he wanted to come to London. He couldnt get a visa unless she came with him so she did as she was told and applied for a student visa so she could study at the Uni here and he could work. The culture in Shrilanka teaches men that they are superior to Women. As such her husband violently beat her for their entire marrige. She never complained as that was the culture in which she knew. When they came to London she told him that it must stop as it was not accepted here. He continued to beat her and she never complained. She never told anyone. She would go out with bruises on her face and she would hide her black eyes with sunglasses. Eventually to police were informed and her husband was arrested. They split up and he persued his professional career. She explained that he has become extreemly successful as an insurance broker in London. But she has something that he doesnt. She said shortly after they split she was lonely. She didnt know what to do with herself. And thats when she was approached by the sister missionaries. They contacted her on the street and she was baptised a month later. She explained that everything that was missing from my life is now here. "I dont have the money that i use to. I have to work long hours just to barely support my family. But the church brings me more happiness than i have ever experienced in my entire life." She is one of my favoirte people i have ever met. She has been through so so much and she continues to smile. She has 2 wonderful kids. Livi who is 12 and Ovi who is 10 and possibly the funniest kid i have ever met. He likes to dance like Michael Jackson.
So this past week i got to teach english Class. It was an experience to say the least. Basically i read with this guy who recently converted. We read from the Primary Book of Mormon stories book. He is doing really well and told me that it was the best lesson that he has ever had which makes me question the previous lessons because i felt that it was rubbish.
Our District here is large. There is 5 companionships in it. 2 of the Elders were in the Mtc with me so its really fun to serve along side them. Crazy how much they have matured since i have seen them last!
My new companion is Elder Smith. He is from Lindon Utah and has been here for 15 months. We dont have the same personalities but it will be a learning experience for sure. He has a tendancy to teach speculative doctrine which usually confuses our investigators so im just waiting to hear from our misson president regarding how he would like me to handle the situation. Hes a good guy. His heart is in the right place he just lacks social confidence which makes it difficult for him to teach at times. We get along fine though so thats good!
Well family, thank you for all that you do. I love you all and hope you are doing well! Keep up the letters because i love them!
Elder Evans
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