Elder Logan Porter: Musical Number

This week was great! We had a baptism to start off, and it may have been the most spiritual baptism I have had yet. The ward like all came and so there were lots of people, aside from minor confusion, the talks were amazing and so inspired. For a musical number, Elders Fanene, Boyd, and Klaassen sang while I played the Ukulele. "Come thou Fount", it was so fun yet so scary too! I really enjoyed the program and it was wonderful to see, Alora, a Girl we have been working with all transfer, entered the waters of baptism and made covenants with our Heavenly Father that will lead into eternity. The sisters in our zone also had a baptism so we got to attend that one as well. It was awesome too! It was just a wonderful week here in Hon-west!

Transfers came and Elder Klaassen will be leaving me… what a jerk! (Just kidding) but it will be okay because Elder Fanene will be my new companion and he’s the bomb! He’s from Samoa so it’ll be super fun! I’m excited for many new adventures to come!

This week Elder Klaassen and I were out tracting. We picked a street and we went to knock every single door. So we did and had very little success but as we walked back to our car we both stopped and looked at each other and both in questioned if we got that house... we missed one! I don’t know how but we did. We went and knocked and met this man named Derick. He was awesome! He recently with in the last 2 years has gotten into organized religion and has been trying to do what’s right and change some things in his life. We were able to share about who we are, what we do, and share the message of the restoration. We also gave him a Book of Mormon and set a time to return to visit with him. It was such a cool experience and I was so happy to know that both of us were prompted to stop at that very moment and look around.

I know we have a loving Heavenly Father that loves us and will use every experience to shape and mold us to make us an instrument in his hand. This week we got asked to teach all the primary kids. I realized that this very day and the things I do and will do today, I have been preparing to do for many, many years. I am grateful for God’s love he shows to me and my family. I’m grateful to have knowledge of his gospel/church that’s on the earth in this life that we can follow him and receive many blessings. Sometimes in life we block out those blessings by not doing the small and simple things. I have come to know that by the small and simple things great things are brought to pass. To focus on the small and simple things and things just line up and fall in place. God hasn’t made this life complex but simple. Through his prophets, he has spoken clearly and simply to us on how we must live to return to him. Let us all do these small things. I love you all and hope you all have a wonderful week with lots of smiles and good memories!

Elder Porter

Honolulu, HI

Elder Klaassen