Gifts and Blessings

First off I want to say thank you to everyone that wrote me for my birthday and sent me gifts. It means so much to me to have all of your support. I love you all and I wouldn't be the person I am if it weren't for your example to me. Thank you all. My birthday was fantastic. I got a GPS, The Book of Mormon for the LDS Family, A pillow tie (A tie that blows up so that you can sleep on it during long drives) a bunch of other ties, an electronic key chain with pictures of my family on it, a new wallet, and three cakes! On my birthday, we had three different people surprise us with cakes. By the third one, I was feeling pretty sick, but I had to eat some anyway. I'm sure those of you who have served missions know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. It was worse than Thanksgiving... I was SO full. It was a great day though. As far as the work, this has been a fantastic week. We set another baptismal date! Our newest investigator will be baptized on Feb. 12 (Hey, that's Liam's birthday). We are so excited for him. We have also made progress with many of our other investigators this week. We had an entire investigator family show up at church, and they had a great time. If things keep going well with them, we might be able to baptize an entire family! We have also been teaching a man who has been afraid of praying to ask if the Book of Mormon was true. He said he didn't feel worthy to pray. We had a lesson with him on Wednesday, and we told about the importance of prayer and that nobody was unworthy to pray. He agreed to say the closing prayer, and he asked if the Book of Mormon was true. It was one of the most heartfelt, sincere, moving prayers I have ever heard in my life. Everyone in the room was literally in tears when the prayer was over. What a blessing it was to be able to experience that. I know he is going to receive his answer soon. When he does, it will change his life. It certainly changed mine when I found out this gospel was true. I want you all to know that I do know, with all of my heart, that this gospel is true. It has given me hope, comfort, and strength to keep pressing forward even in my darkest hour. I am so grateful to God for loving us enough to give us the gift of His Son. I am so grateful for my privilege to spread His gospel for two years. Love you all!