How is it going everyone?! things are going great here in Mandeville. This week i have been making more of an effort to write in my journal. It is so amazing how much of a difference journal writing makes in our lives. it really helps us to think and remember the blessings that occur in our every  day lives. 

Yesterday, elder Diehl and i taught a class about faith. One of the main points of the lesson was that faith without works is dead. When we pray to the Lord and ask him for blessings, we have to do all that we can do in order to receive those blessings, and then the Lord will do the rest if it be according to his will. For example if sometimes we pray for health and strength, and then afterwards we do not exercise and eat healthily, that prayer is a foolish prayer. Instead we should be praying for the Lord to help us make healthy decisions and helps us to gain more self disciple to adhere to the guidelines of diet and excersie. The lesson reminded me of an investigator who we have named Dr. M (for confidentiality). Dr. M is a very intelligent man (he has 4 PhD's) and had a dream of building a museum. Dr. M then had the faith that he could make that dream a reality by using all of his savings and all the extra money that he earns to go towards building his dream. I was able to look at the museum. It was a gigantic unfinished building. Dr. M said the museum should be finished near the end of the year. Dr. M had faith that he could achieve his dream so he put all of his effort into achieving that dream. That is the kind of faith required for salvation. We need to have sufficient faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to act and do everything in our power to follow his teachings by repenting of sins, making and keeping sacred covenants, and enduring to the end. We must act on the things we have faith in because just as the Bible says, "faith without works is dead". This week has been an awesome week. We are working with the ward members and investigators to help push this great missionary work along. Sorry this email is short again. Next time i will hopefully be able to include pictures. I love and miss you all

Love,
Elder Nugent