Dear Family! How are you all? It has been so good to hear from you!
I am glad things are going well and you are having fun with the things in your
lives. Olivia! Your poor finger! My baby girl I hope you are ok! That
definitely will get you outta piano. There is no way you can play in the
recital ;) Booz sick pictures of LAX!! I heard about you gettin knocked down.
It got my blood pumpin thinking about football when a 300+ lineman knocked me
flat on my back hahaha good times man! Just get back up and go at it again even
harder. It will make you stronger. That stick of yours mate, use the damn
thing!! Smack some fools in the face and trip them in there legs! I am sure you
are doing work. Keep it up. I love
hearing from you both!
Thank you for your emails Mom and Dad. The feeling of Love and peace
overcame me as I was able to hear your love and the advice you have to give. I
do agree dad, these stories and experiences I will talk about for the rest of
my life. I realized how much I really love it. Yes it is hard but I love it!
But I will tell you things are getting heaps better. We went to Sydney this
last weekend for a follow up training meeting for the new missionaries. Things
completely changed. Elder Tavalea and I had a great talk and are working things
out. He is amazing. I really have come to see how hard a different language
must be and the food and everything. I have learned a lot about the Tongan
Culture and how DIFFERENT it is!! I love Elder Tavalea. He is so cool and wants
so badly to have the spirit. So many
experiences and things have happened this week. I will start with just a few at
the beginning of the week. For some reason I talked myself into finally
listening to your talk on the Ipod from Womens Conference Mom. Why? I don't
know. I possibly cried for 10 minutes... then I realized the fan was on so it
was just making my eyes dry ;) But yes mom I agree, sometimes I wish the Gospel
wasn't true. Haha But IT IS!!! The Gospel is True!! Another thing that happened
that morning was I was reading the Book of Mormon for studies and just had
heaps going through my mind and was super unsettled. I just had a feeling to
keep reading and reading. I read for another 25 minutes when instantly I
realized I was felt calm and at peace. That is my testimony to each of you this
day. The Book of Mormon is true. It brings true happiness and peace into our
lives at times of greatest need. It did for me and it was amazing. I love the
Book of Mormon. It was such a neat experience.
This week has been very good. Things are going all right with
Investigators but even better with less active members and I continue to love
them more and more. But what I would like to focus on is General Conference. It
was truly amazing. The feelings that I have for that meeting and the Prophet
and Apostles are indescribable. What joy and peace those messages have brought
me. The message of the Atonement that was in so many talks was incredible. I
was so in tune and have never enjoyed Conference that much. There were a few
feelings of missing good Ole SLC. It is such a beautiful place!! It was amazing
to see how so many of the talks related directly to me or directly to an
Investigator. I have received so much guidance and love from each speaker. I
thoroughly enjoyed it! I really enjoyed the talk about trials and our
afflictions compared to a tree and how the tree will grow strong and will be
able to withstand the winds. The scripture mentioned many times this Conference
Was Helaman 5:12. A few speakers didn't say it was Helaman but they used the
wording and it is so true. Christ is our foundation and we must build on him so
that when the whirlwinds come and the devil sends all his storms we can
withstand it all. I have a problem with remembering all the speakers and what
talks they gave right now but the other one that I loved was about the new
truck that the man bought. He finally filled his truck with the wood and came
unstuck. I loved that message. What are we filling our loads with? That is so
powerful and so helpful in these days. There is so much corruption and
wickedness now a day. We must fill our load with Christ and the gospel
principles. Yes it was also good to see Ryan Jacobs on the Organ as usual ;)
and Jay Atwater in the choir! haha I
have seen Jay more than I have seen all of you guys in the last 8 months!
The Gospel is True. I love it with all my heart. I am reassured of
our Savior’s love for us each and every day. Heavenly Father lives and loves us
as well. These are the last days and we must build our foundation on Christ and
we cannot fail. I love you all so much! You are in my prayers. I am doing so
well and look forward to this incredible week as a servant of the Lord- Truly
the greatest blessing in the world. I love you all!
Love Alex
Jana asked Alex in her letter if he is still obsessed with tattoos
or if he had matured. This is what his
reply was:
Know I am doing so well and am the happiest I could be. I
still unfortunately am obsessed with Tats. They are beautiful. Yes I want to
get one but No I will not. I love the Lord too much to do that to my body and
that is Honest. I will have to stick to the Fruit Roll up Tattoos for the rest
of my life ;)
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Elder Watts
Taree, Australia
Ether 12:27
Here are a few pictures Alex sent to us before Elder Imeson went home:
