I don't have a clever title for this email ... sent 4/18/11

Hey everyone!

 

So, we had a bpatism this past weekend of a young man that goes to the University Ward her in Springfield. Some people didn't think that he would get baptized, but we had hope for him. He's kind of a crazy guy who gets his kicks and giggles out of making other people uncomfortable, but he's hilarious.

 

This week has been pretty normal as far as missionary work goes. There isn't really much to report on the subject. We did have some great experiences with feeling the Spirit, but I cannot remember them from off the top of my head.

 

...i don't know what to write...this is a first...

 

Something that I really liked hearing in general conference was my favorite quote:

 

“No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God … and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we came here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father and Mother in heaven.”

-Orson F. Whitney

 

I love all of you.

 

Something else that I have been thinking of recently is a song by Josh Groban:

 

Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
When your heart's heavy
I...I will lift it for you

Don't give up
Because you want to be heard
If silence keeps you
I...I will break it for you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

Don't give up
It's just the hurt that you hide
When you're lost inside
I...I will be there to find you

Don't give up
Because you want to burn bright
If darkness blinds you
I...I will shine to guide you

Everybody wants to be understood
Well I can hear you
Everybody wants to be loved
Don't give up
Because you are loved

You are loved
Don't give up
It's just the weight of the world
Don't give up
Every one needs to be heard
You are loved

 

Sincerely,

 

Elder Brad Fellows