September 26 Email

Dear wonderful people!

This week was great! We just did normal stuff, but it was great.

We have a couple of people that we are working with and we hope that they can start meeting with us more. Prayers are always helpful! :)

We had a district meeting on Wednesday. Our zone leaders were there and one of them had a cold. He was like, "If I give it away, it will go away faster!" So he hugged everyone and coughed at the same time.  So the next day, I got a cold. And I still have it. As well as my companion. :/

So, prayers for that as well.

Well, that's about all!

Here's a spiritual thought.

2 Nephi 9:41

41 O then, my beloved brethren, come unto the Lord, the Holy One.  Remember that his paths are righteous. Behold, the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him, and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel; and he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate; for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name.

Remember, the path is narrow, but it is straight. Just walk straight up the path, and you will get where you need to go.

I love you all!

Love,

Elder Warburton

My companion - Elder Minamide

My new haircut.  I swear I told the barber 2 on the sides. :p

This is Lewis.  He's a member of our ward.

September 19 Email

Dear Wonderful People!

This week was fun! We had our Zone conference with the President. It was super fun. We had lots of good trainings on how we can improve our missionary work. I also got a chocolate bar to  commemorate the birthdays of everyone in the zones for September, October, and November. So don't forget, my birthday is coming up. (October 11th!  Don't forget! My address is 59a Saint Peters Road, Dunstable, LU5 4HY.  Send packages! You could also send them to the mission office if you don't think I'll be here for another transfer.)

We also had an exchange with our district leader. I got to go with Elder Paakkari and help out at a soup kitchen. We also got to discuss the gospel, the bible, and Ghanaian food with a Ghanaian born again Christian lady for nearly an hour. She wants to have us over for
dinner, so please pray that we'll be able to meet again! Not only for the dinner, but for her salvation! (The dinner would just be a nice side-blessing.)

Other than that, just a lot of looking for new people to teach and finding a couple of shaky people. Pray that they'll stop being so shaky and just meet with us. I love teaching people and it's hard to do that when you don't have anyone to teach.

I guess I'll share a spiritual thought I had this week.

1 Nephi 15

11 Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?--If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you.

As we do these things, life will become easier for us because God will help us learn what we desire, if it is righteous.

I love you!

Love,

Elder Warburton

P.S. Here's a photo! See if you spot me!

Here's a picture of the sunset in Luton....I edited it....it isn't really that pretty.

September 12 Email

Dear Wonderful People!

How's everything going?

This week was great! We had an awesome conference with Elder Zwick of the seventy. He's a great speaker.

Other than that, Martin was confirmed. He's great and I'm so grateful to have been able to teach him.

Well that's all the news from me. I'm doing great and I hope you all are as well.

I love you all!

Bye!

Love,

Elder Warburton

Sunset...picture edited by my companion

Here are my notes from the conference with Elder Zwick:

Sister Stevens

-Stay centered on Christ

-Christ is the center point of the gospel

-Christ is guiding this work

President Stevens

-Our purpose is not our key indicators, it is to teach repentance and saving souls

-We are here to tell people to put away the umbrella

-Every time we open our mouths, we are acting on out faith

-As we share the gospel, we bring back the remembrance of Heavenly Father to their minds

-The very presence of the missionaries brings something powerful to those around us

-This is his work

-Jesus is the Christ

Sister Zwick 

How is your heart?

-Elder Zwick is sister Williams' twin!?

-We are here to invite

-The spirit speaks to us through our feelings

-We need to write down those things

-If we write it down, we will have our own little doctrine and covenants

-When we can testify, that's when we can have converts

-Our purpose needs to be on our hearts

-PMG 198 powerful testimony is based on the conviction of your heart

-Without oxygen, we die. The atonement is like the oxygen mask. We need to use it I order for it to work

-Don't play with rattlesnakes

-We cannot "experiment" with sin

-Can you feel so now? Put somewhere in the flat.

Musical ite

Elder W. Craig Zwick

-We must not experiment with sin

-We must be worthy

-learn by faith

-We need a sure foundation 

-Marry above yourself

-Virtue has everything to do with a sure foundation 

-Don't even try to fake yourself into the temple

-A sure foundation requires virtue

-And He will

I will never limit myself by what I think is my capacity, I will allow the lord the expand my capacity, AND HE WILL.

-Simplify, intensify, and testify

-Mosiah 26:17 use my name instead

-First son shall be named Mark or Steven 

-Stay fresh

-Put Jesus Christ on your heart today!

-Let my experiences build my testimony 

-If I'm better today than I was yesterday, then I have exceeded and succeeded

-Don't be discouraged 

-Be stubborn in Christ

September 6 Email

Dear all of you great people,

This week was divine, because Martin got baptized!  He's a boss and I feel that I didn't even need to be there because he was so prepared.  Here's a picture.  He's the tall one:

Transfers were this week and Elder Suxo will be leaving.  He's going to Basildon and I will be receiving Elder Minamide.  He's from my MTC group and he's Japanese.  He is great.  I've already served around him and I know that he's a great cook, so I'm excited for that.

Other than that, I'm just happy to be here in England, the second best place in the world.  It would be first, but there are no flipping drinking fountains in the entire country!  Other than that, it's awesome opossum.

I love you all and hope you have a stellar week!

Bye!

Love,

Elder Warburton

P.S.  Here are some pictures because my mom loves pictures.

This is my zone from last transfer.

This is the full local history of Luton.  As you can see, there sure is a lot.