Spirit answered

Kinda like the current bush. Then we were in a lesson with a man named martin and he asked "why is it when we try to do better and be good people, it just seems to get more difficult and harder?" He asked the very question that I wondered! and then as the Spirit answered him through me, both of us learned the answer to the question. God knows that we can be more, He loves us and wants us to be stronger. We gain more strength as we climb over stumbling blocks. We need to be patient and keep moving forward. I love the quote in the story. "  If I let you go the way you want to go, you will never amount to anything." God loves me, He put me through these things and still asks me to be patient so that one day I'll look back and say " Thank you, Mr. Gardener, for cutting me down, for loving me enough to hurt me." I love this Gospel and I love you mom. We just contacted this 9 year old girl and I asked her who God was for her. she said "Her King, and Father" I was prompted to say "well.....if He is a King, and you are his daughter then that makes you a princess!!" I don't think she had ever really thought of that before. I love this work, and I love the Spirit. The Holy Ghost takes care of Allllll the weaknesses in lessons, and then helps me grow. I love you mom, thanks for everything! 

-Elder Scott Seffker

P.S. super excited to talk!!

work like it’s up to you!

hey. yeah so...... The area is doing good! There were just 3 baptisms this last saturday and so we are working to make sure this area doesn't slow down just because of some baptisms! Elder H is doing good, We are getting some good Language studies in. One of our goals this transfer is to never let the apartment get dirty! I know this is Christs only true church on earth. Although many religions are good, they are not fully true. I know that through experiences, and struggles I've been able to come closer to my Savior, and I know there are even more struggles and experiences to go! This week, after the baptism, the father of the family called us before a lesson and said "can i ask you two a question" I had no idea what he would ask and hoped that He wasn't upset. when we got there he asked If we could give a blessing to his 3 year old daughter. It's amazing to see the great faith already applied in someones life even one day after Baptism. my mission pres sent a little quote that was awesome "work like it's up to you" Thanks for everything! stay cold in utah chumps.

Love Elder Seffker

I love this family so much.

Hey Mom I'm gonna try to call you today, this computer works good, if I don't get a hold of you, I'll try next week! anyway that email about jacob 5 is super cool! So You're all moving march? 3 weeks? good luck! I hope Rachel and Grandma had fun birthdays! We got transfer calls this week and I'm staying in the same area, with the same companion! it was pretty funny, Elder H was so scared to end up with this other Elder in our zone, haha, luckily we're staying together, today we're doing alot of deep cleaning of the apartment, and we'll do our best to keep it as clean as possible throughout the transfer. There is a wonderful family that is getting baptized this saturday, and I love this Family so much. They're so much fun haha. i think i may have already told you about them, but they remind me alot of us as a family too! well I love you Mom thanks for everything! I love you! 

Elder Seffker

Jesus the Christ

I've been reading Jesus the Christ lately and it's full of super cool info. about who Christ really was, it goes through the new testament chronologically, and goes in depth about Him. If you haven't ever had the chance to read it, try to! it's pretty cool. it makes a really good study! That's cool what you said about ministering, I think about the original 12 Apostles, Christ told them as they would lose their life, they would find it. it's super cool,  service of Christ is really cool, you see the world around you in a different perspective. Love you all. Elder Seffker

Heavenly Father will help us

Hey This week has been insane and awesome (literally what every missionary says at the beginning of their emails.) Anyway I finished my training this week, and now I'm on the same level as a standard missionary, (about a level 14, almost evolved) But yeah, Elder H l is gone, and now it's ELDER HON *AIR HORN* yeah he's pretty cool, we finished our first appointment and we were biking down a sand path, and Elder H was doing some speed x bike stuff, he was going extra fast, so I sped up too. then he biffed it His bike fell and then my front tire hit his back tire and I flew forward, the next thing I remember I was on my feet not. a. scratch. *play 17 miracles soundtrack* although Elder H was on the ground, all that happened to him was a little tear in his white shirt pocket and some dirt. It was pretty cool. Elder H left me and Elder H with most of a baptism to plan for sister R She's awesome and her baptism was that Saturday. It was kind of stressful, both me and Elder H were not qualified to plan a baptism and we were not smart or good enough to do it. but guess what? God is!! and He helped us. it was stressful, but it taught me how much Heavenly Father will help us when we choose to serve Him. The day of the Baptism came and the person giving the talk called and said they couldn't do it 15 minutes before the baptism would start. and the Baptizer wasn't there, so we did what we could, one Elder gave the talk and I got the opportunity to Baptize sister R!  It was a super cool experience, anyway that's basically what happened this week. I know Heavenly Father will help us and If we trust Him, we will see miracles!! Love you all (well not ALL of you, I'm looking at you jimmy) Stay awesome and cool. 

Elder Seffker

Awesome people

Hey Mom not a whole lot of time, so this will be short, but that sounds awesome about the ward missionaries! It stinks Jackson got sick again, I'm glad He iwsn't too sick. It's been a good week. We have met some really really dumb people (bless their heart) and some really really awesome people. It's awesome through all these experiences I've been able to learn more of who Christ really was, and how much patience and tolerance He had. Well I love you mom, Thanks for everything. Tell everyone i didn't respond to, I'll have a nice long letter for them next week!! :)))) Love you!!

Pretty Kewl.

this week has been pretty kewl! I got my first baptism this week, his name is Scott (pretty awesome name am i right?) He did awesome, and it's been cool to see the little changes coming into his life, He has come so close to the Lord and draws closer, i remember when i first met him, and he said that he had tried to cut himself the night before and Scott had peircings in his ears and lip, now he is filled with more and more light. when he talked to him after he was baptized, he said he felt so new and felt so good. He bore a wonderful testimony and said he wanted to be a missionary someday "Elder Achi" such an awesome kid. well love you all (at least all of you who read this email if you didn't, i don't blame ya)