Curtis, William

Well ladies and gentlemen elders and sisters I apologize for this late email. I've had some of the craziest past two weeks of my mission thus far. But first off.... I've hit 6 months! Wow time flies. I swear yesterday I was set apart and an hour ago I arrived in Edmonton, but no. These have been the greatest 6 months of growth in my life. I've had the blessing of having these past 6 months to think about others, learn to love others, and most importantly, learn to love my Savior. He lives, and He loves you more than you could know. I've been able to try to emulate that love for the spanish speaking people of Canada Edmonton, of all places! That's been one of the greatest testimony builders of my life, to see that God knows His people. Each one of His children is numbered in heaven. Even if you're an immigrant from Viña del Mar, or from Micocan, or Lima, there are two elders in north Edmonton ready to help you out. God is in the details! Anyways, the reason that ...

Buenas a todos! Man I'm gaining a newfound appreciation for the song, "Battle Hymn of the Repúblic." I guess 5 months ago I didn't realize how much of an actual War is happening here on this earth. The adversary is a real being! He is fighting a real War, with real wepons, and sadly there are real casualties. I say this because this week, I think every single one of our friends that we are teaching came to us and let us know that they've got something in their life that's making it hard to meet with us. Ranging from relationship issues, moving back to their home country, the threat of getting deported, recovering from surgery, the list could go on forever honestly. But thank goodness this isnt a one sided battle. We (missionaries and members alike) have the sword of truth and the spirit that we can use to smack Satan back where he came from. So we're gonna keep fighting. We're never going to give up, because the stakes (human souls) are too high. Anywa...