Week 86

(My new comp Elder Franco and our awesome Ward mission leader and family! )

what a week! i got my new comp, Elder Franco.  we have worked really hard this week and we are getting along great!!  he works hard and helps me get better! i feel like i am getting to a new level of comprehension of the scriptures and my testimony is growing even stronger!! loves this guy! we are looking hard to find new people and move upward!  he is talkative so thats fun, we never have a dull moment! 

To top off a great week, we got to listen to General Conference! you cant get any better than that!  one talk that really moved me was when the presiding bishop Elder Waddell noted about the people in Lehi`s dream (1 Nephi 8) who some had tasted and some partook of the fruit.  when he explained how the people that tasted of the fruit were ashamed because of those that made fun of them, they fell away "and were lost".  but he also brought up those who partook of the fruit; they didn't fall away, better yet they "heeded them not."  this honestly taught me a huge lesson and made me think, am I just tasting the fruit or partaking of it? am i believing in what i am doing, as Sister Bonnie L. Oscarson said in conference, or do i just know it? it touched me soo deep that i have began to try and recognize why i do the things i do.  i want to strive to partake and believe in everything i do and i know that if i do this, i will be closer to my Father in Heaven. I am so grateful to have leaders that can pick out the little details to help us come closer to our Heavenly Father. i know that The Prophet Thomas S. Monson is the living prophet of God here on earth and through his teachings we can grow stronger in faith. i know that our leaders in the church really love us for who we are and who we can become! this is the true church of Jesus Christ and i testify of that in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. 

Funny story: yesterday we were walking at night in the rain and i was talking on the phone to our ward mission leader and my comp was like, "watch out its gonna splash you," and i wasn't focused and i just stayed in the same spot and he said it again, "watch out dude its gonna splash you!" and then SPLASH!!! hahahaha all over my left leg! a truck drove by and splashed me bad with a ton of water! I guess thats what i get for not paying attention to my comp for a split second! moral of the story, DONT GET DISTRACTED or your nice leather shoes and slacks will get soaked!!! hahaha  

(Rain coat!!)

Love you all!! have a great week! 

Elder Wagner

(Old pic I got off facebook of Tanner)

Ps.  Dad, i just want to tell you thank you for all of your sacrifices and hard work that you have done for me. when Elder Christoferson talked about fathers, i just thought about you the whole time! you are the best example I  could ask for in love and support that you   give to mom all the time! that is one the biggest things that i value of your huge example, your love for my mother.  i am striving to be more like Christ and i know that you are a great guide to help me exceed the limits of society! thank you dad. i love you.