DANIEL: January 16, 2012

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This week Daniel sent his mission newsletter.  You can read it here.]

DAVID: January 16, 2012

Hello my dear family and friends,

 

This week was so good.  It looks like we will have at least 3 baptism this month. My companion and i worked really hard to find people to teach last week.  I am happy about our effort.  It looks like I might be going to another place soon.  Transfer coming soon.  Many new  missionaries are coming to our mission.  We will have average of 84 missionaries this year.  I think i told you that we have baptized 596 last year and we have not told the goals for this year. 

 

We went to play cricket for Preparation day.  It was so fun to play with the members.  I did ok.

 

I got all the letters from the ward.  Tell them thanks to all the members for writeng the letter to me. I was really happy to read them.  Also, special thanks to sister Slater for the letter.

 

It is really cold here in my area Vizag.  I was so cold at night traveling to different places.  I wish i could take my Batman blankit with me everywhere.  

 

One day we were waiting for a bus.  This one man named Ravi came up to us at the bus stand and asked us to help him with his personal problems.  As we met and talk with him the next day.  He told us that his own family is making fun of him for not finding a job and kicked him out of the house until he finds a job.  He recently for married as well. so he was asking What is the soultion for me?  What can i do now?  We gave him 3 simple steps as an answer to him. first, we told him to read the scriptures daily. Second, have daily prayer and third go to church weekly once.  He said that he will follow these steps.

I am so happy that i am on mission to rescue the people in India and to teach them about the restored Gospel.  I am really enjoying my mission. 

 

I love you my dear family and keep praying for the people in India.

 

Love Elder Aruldoss

DANIEL: January 11, 2012

Dear families and Friends,

How are you all? It is good hear from you all I am glad you all had wonderful Christmas and New Year. I had so much fun little sad because I wasn't with you all.

My spiritual experience was we had a baptism on last Saturday, her name was Priya. we set a baptism date three different times do to problems in her home. when my companion baptized her Priya, my companion, and I almost cried because she went through a lot and Satan really tried her but she never got discouraged and she was so faithful to the gospel. That time I thought to myself Satan is real and he is trying to destroy the work of God I was glad she was faithful to the end ( Ether 12:6).

Now I would like to talk about another topic which is Priesthood and our Responsibilities. I know you might know what I am going to talk about but remaining you wouldn't hurt me or you. I am going to talk about from the Book of Mormon. In Alma 13. when I red this chapter I learned a lot of things about priesthood.

Alma 13:1-2 Alma rights for our good (D&C107:2-4).
Alma13:3 tells we were chosen to in the per-earth life to me this how I think of the moment God had so much trust and He looked at me and said "I will go and do help this people with the priesthood" ( 2
Tim1:9 ,  D&C138:56).
and goes on and saying what we should do with the Priesthood and How we can help others with it?

I'm great full for the scriptures and the lessons that we learn from the stories.

I increage you all to read this chapter of (Alma 13).

Thank you all for your love and support Love you all.

Elder Aruldoss

DAVID: January 9, 2012

So good email, Thanks mom for the report.  I can't believe i was not there for Texes Sheets Cakes, especially when you maid TWO!!!

 

My week was very good. I was very sadened to visit this family last week because this one little girl name Pavani had suffered with cancer for long time.  So the doctor told her that she wont survive anymore.  When i saw her laying down on the bed i was really sad.  She will be leaving the earthly life soon.  This girl's mother was crying to us.  I didn't know what to say.  So my companion and called all the young women in the branch and told them to visit Pavani the next day.  I was little upset because many try to find excuse not to come to visit her.  So we only took two sister the next day and they had really nice time visiting this girl. Also, i told the Young Men to visit her and they ALL came with us to visit her.  I was so happy for all the young men.  They LOVED it.  All are bore their testimony to her.  Pavani mom also lost her 1st girl like 7 years ago.  These days are very difficult for her.  Her Husband married to another women.  So she is alone now.  Please pray for this mother (Veramma is the name of the mother).

 

I am really happy to serve a mission and to experence all these experences.  Yes, I am doing my best to be obedient.  I also read the letter that you gave me when Danny and I left USA.  I STILL have that and Thanks for that letter.  Meaning in the letter means lot to me.  Thanks! 

 

Testimony meeting was wonderful.  The fellings of the spirit was great.  Actually, people here in Vizag don't know how to bear testimony.  My companion and brought our investicators to Church.  This one lady went up to the front of the congregation and basically told everyone how the branch people are unkind to her and etc. Our investicators had a spiritual time at church.

 

Love, Elder Aruldoss

DANIEL: January 4, 2012

Hello families and Friends,

 

How are you? I am doing very well. Last couples of weeks had been fun and exiting. anyway How about yours. How is everyone in Arizona. Tell I said Hi to Grandma and Grandpa.

Is it every thing is OK. How was your New year. i was glade i talked with you guys on Christmas day. 

My companion and I working heard and we have so much fun teaching and finding. I love my companion and He helps me a lot. I am glade God gave me a cool companion. 

 

My spiritual moment of this week:

Every thing is doing well in Dwarka. My companion and I have so much fun with our Members and Investigators. Epically seeing their life get changed is the best things that I had seen and continued to see.

Our members are fasting and praying for the elders and also for the missionary work. It is wonderful to see how our lives had blessed because of the members and their faith. For an example sister Peter K.C had been fasting and praying for the missionaries and so we can find some people to teach. When I came to Dwarka we had no one to teach and our teaching river was not very good. The second day we had few families to teach. My companion and I thought to ourselves WOW!!!!!!!!!  What happened to Dwarka we are finding so many people to teach and our teaching had been nonstop. We had success in Dwarka because of our members.

I am grateful for the Gospel that helps us to be happy and helps others to be happy. I am grateful because God had trusted me with His work. 

Love all take care

 

Elder Aruldoss

EDITOR'S NOTE: January 2, 2012

I apologize for getting backed up on the boys' posts.  I'll do better in 2012.  Many thanks to all of you who have had an influence in their lives.  We love you!

DAVID: January 2, 2012

This week was sooooo goood!!!  We went to so many parties to all over our area including a party in the church.  I loved it!!  We have found and taught many people last week.  This time of year it is little easy to find Christian people because these people hang thier Christmas Stars in the front of their doors. So it is so easy to identify them.  So we also  gave baptism date to many people and we are expecting many baptism this month. Mission is so FUN!!!

This last Sunday my companion and i woke up like 5:30 am in the morning to pick up some people to Church.  This year our time changed to morning session (Church).  The whather was so beautiful and it was raining also.  so everywhere it's muddy.  We had to walk in the Nasty Mud to get to our investicators house.  It was horrible!!!!  Our shoes, pants all got muddy. Anyway, we picked up about 10 people to CHurch and Only 3 people spoke English in that group of people.  As we were walking with them to the  main road we SAW a huge snake on the road.  I did not freak out because the people were with me and i did not want to look bad front of them.  After we got them to church, one of the members asked us "are they from the other branch"  I told them no they are our inverticators.  We spent about 3 hours to bring them to church, but they all left after sacrement meeting to go to their Church.  I was shocked!!!!  so i could not do anything, they left us.  I was little sad.

The new year night we as the Elders cooked some delicious Curry to take it to the church.  All have to bring food to this party.  It was so fun to hang out with the members.  I think i got fat within two days eating so much Birayani and sweets.

It was one of the memorable Christmas and New Year!!

WIth much love Elder Aruldoss.