said he was Christian

yesterday we found a 16 year old kid with a radio, He looked like he had nothing, and didn't seem like he was given everything He needed growing up. but He is one of the sweetest people I have ever met on my mission. He told us his mom was dead and that he lived with just his dad. we asked if we could meet with him AND his dad, and he said his dad was alcoholic, and was hindu, but when we asked him what he believed he said he was Christian. the faith and love he had for the Savior was amazing, for what his situation was. we gave him a tract, and continued on, later on during a contact he stood at the front of the house waiting for us, when we finished he gave us some fruit he had. I knew I had to give him something and so i gave him a book of Mormon. I explained alittle of what it was, and how we would talk to him about it more in our appointment. I could feel that his spirit was so hungry, and that the light of the gospel will bless him. I love this work, and I love this gospel. 

Hey Mom, thanks for sending the package!! I'm excited thank you!! It sounds like everyone is getting done with school and having their programs and things! j picture in his program was so cute. I heard he was doing a bunch of link poses from zelda. haha thats my boy! haha. tell a and b happy birthday for me! I hope they had a good time! b went to the mall for her birthday?? I just went to the mall for p-day, what did b buy?? It's so weird and cool seeing pictures of the house haha. i've heard it's been raining alot! i've learned to enjoy the rain when we get it, cause it's so darn hot! but now we are entering the long rain season, so maybe I'll get sick of it haha. I've actually started studying the come follow me too, I haven't read the quotes or anything, but I have read the scriptures! the story of the rich young ruler reminds me of the guy who wants to turn back to bury his dead. I've had that as one of the main themes of my mission, to not turn back. Christ and Heavenly Father don't look back at our past, they just look towards our future and we should do the same. We need to face the plow and keep goin. Thanks for everything again mom, I'm excited for the package! 

-Love Scott :)

amazing example to me of faith

 yeah, this whole gospel is founded upon sacrifice. I was reading in Alma when he's talking to one of his sons. It's an interesting chapter because it seems like Alma knows that he is going to be gone soon and so as he writes his son, instead of telling his son everything that he has learned from his life. he tells his son the basic principles of what he knows and then tells him to trust in God and learn from him. He teaches his son to learn. I like that. I think as a missionary I could be incorporating that more.
We had a few drop through lessons this week, so you know what that means.......CONTACTING!!! it was actually super awesome, there was this missionary in Suriname who got 200 something contacts last week, so me and Elder H were inspired to work even harder to get more contacts. and we've had a lot of fun doing in, it's honestly super cool just walking through the streets stopping people that walk by and talking to them about why everything they believe is totally wrong. hahah just kidding, but it's always an adventure contacting, it's great. our numbers are climbing bit by bit :) (I hope you don't all think I'm super numbers oriented CAUSE I'M NOT.) any way, we've been teaching this awesome family and they are soooooo close to baptism, this saturday :) the mom is such an amazing example to me of faith, she has had dreams about joining the church, one dream, she dreamt about Christ in the spirit world, he was able to speak every lang and talk to everyone. it was super cool. she speaks surnantango, so we have her daughter or a member translate for her. the weeks are flying by. before I know it it'll be the end of the transfer. sorry I don't have any pics lately, but hopefully soon! Love you all!! 

Elder Seffker

I know this is where God wants me to be

 It's been a good week, we contacted quite abit, but it was really fun. it's like we just go out and run around ADVENTURING!! anyway sorry sorry this email is kinda short. but i know that this is were i am meant to be, I know this is where God wants me to be. I love you Mom, I hope that everything is going really well. have a wonderful week and thank you for your prayers💙

as a missionary you help others feel the spirit

Okay! well now I'm in a new area, with my new companion, Elder H! super awesome missionary, and knows his calling and why he is here. He came into suriname with me! so we are the same age mission wise, and He frigging loves to study which is awesome. He's very committed and super Christlike. Most people said it's kinda hard to leave your first area on your mission, but honestly, I love this new area, the community is super cool, and the apartment is way nice (alittle TOO nice ;)) I think because of the kind of missionary Elder H is, I've found so much more success. It's like everytime we contact, we find somebody cool. My goal is to be alot more like Elder H by the end of our companionship. Elder He and I taught a Gospel lesson in a baptism this friday. the old woman being baptized went to go into the font, and then before she stepped in she began praying, it was a few minutes of silence as we waited for her to enter the water, It was super spiritual. we sang the hymn "How great thou art" and as we all sang in dutch, I remembered my Mom teaching all of us the song, every morning we would sing and learn abit more of the song. It was pretty special for me, as a missionary you help others feel the spirit, and so you get used to feeling it alot, almost to the point that you can't notice it's there, but at that moment I could feel it so strongly. God's love is real, We don't just worship because we need a false hope, It's because it's real. God truly loves us. He does not intend mediocrity in his children. He wants us to have ALL that He has. and he does everything He can to give it to us. so much to a point that he sent His Son Jesus Christ to suffer and pay for it all. I love the Savior. I know that He Lives, and that He truly is Risen.

layers of armour that they put on through scripture study and prayer and church

April 16th 2019

I'm now leaving my area!! 

General Conference was purty cool. I thought it was super cool how they talked about families and repentance. One of my fave talks was about how men need to improve and repent. what an awesome message from the prophet. Like I said before I'm leaving my area, I'll be going to the other side of the map, to leiding. that'll be super cool. My companion is Elder H, I've only heard good things about him. From what it sounds like and looks like, he's diligent as crap. and he studies alot. I'm pumped, I need a companion like that. He'll be a great strength. This week we had interviews with Pres. In my interview we looked at a painting of a missionary looking in the mirror putting on armour in his reflexion with Christ in the background. he told me how it seems like the high leaders in the church like the apostles dont even seem like they are ever tempted. and then he told me it's because of the layers and layers of armour that they put on through scripture study and prayer and church. such dense armour when they are tempted, it doesn't even make a dent. I was also studying about our divine potential, we are gods in embryo. when we realize who we really are, it helps us withstand, and treat ourselves and others with respect. I love you all, and know that this is Gods work. its a fight, but it's all worth the fight. I'm not always having fun, but i am super happy. I love you all.

Elder Seffker :)

 I watched a little movie about the Temple is Salt lake pretty recently, was it called "House of the Lord? i dunno, anyway. it's been awesome, I'm excited for easter, It's been two weeks since I've taken the sacrament, because of conferences. I'm excited to be totally clean again. Isn't this gospel just amazing? I was thinking recently about the two other kingdoms of glory...and wondering why the scriptures make them seem so awful, when we learn that they still surpass our understaning. and I've learned that the reason they suck so much (excuse my french) is because you can't progress. you are in one kingdom for the rest of eternity and have no way of getting higher. My mission President said damnation is literally the word to be dammed. youre stopped. you cant move on. in the Celestial kingdom there will always be the opportunity to get better, to create more. that's why the sons of mosiah tremble at the fact that they're lamanite brothers wouldn't inherit that. and it's helped me understand as well.

God is at the helm

It's been a while sorry, anyway alittle earlier this week I met this lady while contacting and she was this german white woman who was a jehovah's witness missionary with her husband. we set up an appointment for later that week. I was alittle nervous to go, because these missionaries seemed like they would just yell at us about how we were wrong and I didn't know if it would be much of a lesson. anyway as we biked up to the area and contacting alittle before the appointment we were talking to an older woman and out of the corner of my eye i could see somebody familiar. this certain somebody was a guy who we had met a while ago, he is covered in rings and necklaces and is a bit of a dork. he believes that there is Christianity, Islam, Hinduisma, and HIM he is the 4th religion apparently (I'll send a picture ) anyway He's a legit false prophet, like right out of the book of mormon. I could see him, and he had a bike with a bunch of suriname flags on it (He claims that he is the god of suriname) so he followed us contacting for alittle bit (he believes that we are 2 of his servants or something stupid like that) anyway we got the the appointment with the two jehovah's witness's and the false prophet just waltzed into the appoinment with us!! turns out the jehovah's witness couple was SUPER nice, and respectful, and I learned alot about their faith. they actually knew what they were talking about. the false prophet said a bunch of stupid crap but it was all fine, at one point the jehovah's witness lady said "now did you two bring this gentlemen to our lesson?" we responded "NO, no we didn't" anyway a funny experience, but something I noticed about the jw faith, is the doctrine they have is soley based off of facts and logic, and turning the bible inside out to know exactly what God want's they do they're best with what the great apostacy has done. It makes me grateful that we have a prophet of God (not a stupid false one) who speaks what God wants exactly for us, and we have the Book of Mormon, which gives us more information on topics the Bible doesn't discuss. I love this church, I love this Gospel and I know that God works today, just like he did in the scriptures. I love you all, stay awesome and pray and ask God what he wants. 

Hey Mom! what in the world!! that is some crazy knews hhahaha! I guess dad has TWO siblings. I feel like I'm living in real life Star Wars, "no harry I am your sister!!" that's so crazy ha ha. I love the pictures! that's so amazing, so many crazy things are happening over there! haha. Well mom thats awesome I'm glad that you've got all the heavy stuff out of the way! man I'm so excited! Well mom, thanks for everything! I love you so much, I know this church is true and that God is at the helm. also one more thing dad has a beard?? why didn't he have one when I was home?? hahah okay love you mom, thanks for eveything talk to you next week at about the same time!