*CONGRATULATIONS "LEA" FOR BEING BAPTIZED, WELCOME ELDERS SILCOCK & ELDER GAPINSKI & THANKS FOR THE SPECIAL YOUTH FIRESIDE*

Aloha Family and Friends,

How are you doing?  I had a great week here in Anthem - doing the Lord's work.  The weather is really nice during the day, but getting chilly during the nights which I am starting to wear sweaters. Lea got baptized on Saturday which was so wonderful because the spirit was so strong as she made her covenants with God.  She was so happy when she came up out of the water as spiritually reborn.  Then on Sunday the congregation saw her for the first time as she came into the chapel to be confirmed a member of the church and receive the Holy Ghost.  She was filled with joy when they sustained her as the newest member of the church.  It was such an honor to see her change since the first time I met her to now as she strengthened her Faith in Jesus Christ through her trials and see her realize the blessings that come from living his Gospel.  It is so wonderful to see how the Lord prepared her as the members showed their love for her by serving her and she knew that they were placed in her life for a reason.  We had some wonderful lessons with her this week teaching her the commandments.  We also had a great lesson with Ali this week on how the Gospel can bless his family and bring them closer.  Some exciting news from transfers this week is they split an area in our District so there are 2 more Elders in our district.  Anthem and Parkside Wards now have their own set of Elders.  Elder Burton and Farnsworth cover only Anthem Ward now and they are living with us in our apartment.  It is fun having another set of Elders in our place because we get to talk about our day and eat meals together.  The new Elders - Elder Silcock from Idaho and Elder Gapinski from Utah live in the Espios home in Parkside Ward.  Since their are 8 Elders in my district, I have to go on exchanges 7 times this transfer once with the zone leaders and once with each Elder in my district.  So some weeks I will be on exchanges twice, which is fun to get to know my District members and see how they work and teach.  The work is a bit slow now since Lea got baptized, we have an investigator Joseph with a baptism date for October 19 but he is living with his girlfriend and son so we have to try to get them married and we have not been able to meet with him this week.  We are doing alot of finding through members and checking up on past investigators to see if they would want to learn about the Gospel again.  I hope I can find some great new investigators soon and help them Come unto Christ.  I had a great District Meeting on Friday, teaching about the importance of commitments and helping our investigators keep commitments by following up, great having more Elders to contribute different insights.  I had a great sabbath day as we heard some wonderful testimonies.  There was a Special Youth Fireside in the evening on "Having an Eternal Perspective through Trials".  Great talks by members and some non-members that talk about a young women Katie Wagner that recently passed away from cancer.  She was pretty big here in Anthem community because of her love to help others even though she was fighting cancer for the past 3 years.  It was a spiritual fireside to hear how as we Trust in God and have Faith in Jesus Christ that we can get through our trials and grow stronger.  We are here on earth to be tested and prove to our Heavenly Father that we want to live with him.  I testify that Jesus Christ is our Savior and he can give us strength through hard times.  I am so grateful to know the Plan of Salvation and know that we can have Eternal Life as we have a strong foundation built on Christ and continue to live the Gospel through our lives.  I know as a servent of Jesus Christ that our Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to have Eternal Joy.  I love and miss you all.  Take care and have a great week. your all in my prayers. 

Love, 

Elder Lance Kuhi Cabral

*ANTHEM IS THE PLACE TO BE IN HELPING HEAVENLY FATHER'S CHILDREN STREGTHEN THEIR FAITH IN CHRIST & RECEIVE THE RESTORED GOSPEL*

Aloha Ohana and Friends,

It was a great week here in Anthem - doing the Lord's work and helping our Heavenly Father's children return to live with him.  The weather is starting to get nice, it was in the 90s most of the week.  I am starting to get a bit cold in the morning with nights being so chilly.  Well it is official Anthem is going to be my last area.  We got transfer news this morning and no one in our district is getting transferred which is what was expected because we are all training for the next 6 weeks.  I am glad to be ending in an area that I have been for a while because I know the area, converts, investigators, and members that I have grown to love.  This week was a great week teaching the Gospel.  I had a great exchange with the zone leaders on Tuesday.  I was with Elder Weiler in their area in Deer Valley.  We went to another district in our Zone District Meeting and it was great to see different perspective of teaching that I could use in my District Meeting.  We had a great lesson with a returning, active member Clyde teaching him the Gospel of Jesus Christ and it was so wonderful to hear how God answers his prayers by sending a friend to help him come back to church.  We also had a great lesson with Kayla on the Plan of Salvation and how she can live with God in the Celestrial Kingdom as she lives the gospel.  She was not understanding Enduring to the End, so I thought of a great analogy comparing Baptism to the Entrance Gate at disney land and how to make it to space mountain which symolizes the celestrial kingdom she has to continuely do her part in living the commandments without getting distracted by the food vendors of the adversary.  It worked like a charm and it just clicked when she understood.  We had 2 great lessons this week with Lea teaching her the commandments and preparing her for her Baptism this Saturday, September 28.  She prayed about the Law of Tithing and received an answer that she will be blessed by living it.  She had her baptism interview and passed with flying colors.  She was so excited that she is ready to make her covenants with God.  We finally found a new investigator Joseph this week after weeks of no new investigators which we have been struggling to find.  We had a great lesson with him on the Restoration of the Gospel and teaching him how the Gospel can help him through his trials and strengthen his family.  A member family the Florez - son Jack who just turned 8 this month got baptized and confirmed last Saturday and they invited us to his Baptism which was wonderful.  The spirit was so strong and it was so great to be a part of his confirmation to receive the Holy Ghost.  I also had another great exchange with Elder Burgoyne in my area.  We had a great Distrcit meeting that I taught about how to begin teaching and how important the 1st lesson is in gaining trust with our investigators and how we can utilize it throughout our other lessons.  Then we had a great lesson with Emma and it was great to hear how when her parents were taking the lessons she felt the spirit and wanted to follow Jesus Christ's teaching.  We also met with Ian this week and watched "Finding Faith in Christ" with him and he enjoyed it because he is a visual learner and understands things better when he sees it.  We invited him to church and we got a member from the YSA Ward to pick him up and take him to church.  We had a great Sabbath Day with our primary presentation which there was a strong spirit hearing the cute talks from the Primary kids and hearing them sing.  Lea came to church and loved the primary program.  She also went to Gospel Principles and Relief Society which she enjoyed.  A cool experience this week was a member - Brother Palmer agreed to feed us for dinner but he was not there when we showed up.  So we knocked on the door and his inactive nephews (Eric and Kevin) opened up and let us in.  They told us that they had pizza in the oven so they fed us.  10 minutes there, I knew that Brother Palmer planned this on purpose that he would not be there so we could have an opportunity to teach his nephews who has been working with for a while to get back to church.  Then Brother Palmer called during dinner to make sure that they cooked us dinner and told us to teach them.  We had a great discussion with them and asked them if we could come back to teach them more about the Gospel.  So yesterday, we went back and taught them the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  The spirit was so strong as we taught them how they can strengthen their Faith in Jesus Christ and he will help them overcome trials and how we can be forgiven of our sins through Repentence.  We gave them a Book of Mormon and committed them to start small by praying, read the scriptures, and come to Church.  It is so great to help those who have lost the Gospel to return to the fold of God.  That was my great week here in the mission field.  I cannot believe how fast time is flying as I serve our Heavenly Father's children and help them receive the Restored Gospel.  I am on my last transfer and I have to do my best with the knowledge and experience that I have gained through my mission to invite and help our Heavenly Father's children strengthen their Faith in Christ and receive the Restored Gospel.  I love and miss you all.  Take care and have a great week. 

Love, 

Elder Lance Kuhi Cabral

*MAY THE SPIRIT TESTIFY TO LEA & IAN THAT THE GOSPEL IS TRUE IN ANTHEM, ARIZONA*

Dear Family and Friends,

How are you all doing?  I am doing great here in Anthem - doing the Lord's work.  This week was a great week even though we did not have too much lessons.  We had a great lesson this week with Lea preparing her for her Baptism - we are reviewing the commandments with her.  We taught her about the Law of Tithing and she did not commit to living it so we told her to pray about it, so that something we have been pondering on how to help her gain a testimony about tithing.  She came to church this Sunday and loved it.  She has been going through some trials and felt the talks were geared just for her and gave her strength to get through them.  We also gave her a blessing to help her.  We used a hearing aid headset from the Library and she could hear the speakers perfectly.  We had a great Sacrament meeting with a Farewell talk by Elder Huband who is going on his mission to Guatamala.  We also had a High Councilman that gave a wonderful talk on the Atonement and How Jesus Christ paid for our sins and he can help us through our trials.  A cool story that happened last Saturday while we were walking around the apartment complex a less active guy named Ian came up to us that just got out of jail a few months ago and told us he wants to get his life straightened up and wants to go back to church.  So we met with him this week and taught him about the Restoration of the Gospel and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  It was so spiritual as we taught him about the Doctrine of Christ and how he can be forgiven of his sins and if he repents and lives the Gospel.  He is 27 so we brought a member in our ward that goes to the Single Wards and invited him to attend their meeting because he wants to get involved in activities and he will enjoy the YSA (Young Single Adult) more.  A big focus that we have been working on is finding new investigators through working with the members and talking to everyone and asking them for refferals.  A few of our investigators have not been progressing because they have been so busy.  I had a great District Meeting this week on How important it is to rely on the Spirit to guide us in everything we do and How important it is to listen to our investigators and discern What they need to be taught according to their needs.  Online prosyleting has been going great in contacting investigators, checking up on their commitments, sharing messages, and having discussions with them.  That was my great week here in the mission field Sharing our Heavenly Father's Gospel with his children.  I know that this Gospel is true and through our Heavenly Father's plan we can return to live with him and our families forever.  The Gospel has been Restored through Joseph Smith and we can continue to have the fullness of the Gospel through a living prophet, Thomas S. Monson.  I testify that our Heavenly Father lives and loves us all.  Jesus Christ is our Savior that fulfilled the Atonement so we can be cleanse of our sins as we live his Gospel and follow his Example.  I am so grateful to be a Representative of Jesus Christ and Preach his Gospel to all those who are searching for the Truth.  I love and miss you all.  Take care and have a fantastic week. 

Love Always,

Elder Lance Kuhi Cabral

*ONLINE PROSYLETING THROUGH FACEBOOK CAN REALLY REACH EVERYONE IN THE WORLD ESPECIALLY IN THE USA*

Dear Family and Friends,

How are you guys doing?  I am doing great here in Anthem - Sharing our Heavenly Father's Gospel with everyone that I meet and inviting them to Come unto Christ.  The weather has been pretty hot most of the week, but yesterday and today it has been raining all day so it has been cool.  I had a great week with some great spiritual lessons, exchanges, leadership meeting, and zone meeting.  We had 2 great lessons with Lea this week and Bishop came to a lesson and really helped her through some things she is going through.  She came to church on Sunday and loved it.  She was in the Bishop's office during Sacrament and we had a lesson with her on the Word of Wisdom during Sunday School.  We are trying to work on getting a better speaker system in the Bishop's office so she can hear the talks better.  After Relief Society started and the halls were not as noisy she went to Relief Society for the 3rd hour.  She has such a desire to follow Christ and is excited for her Baptism on September 28.  I had a great exchange this week with Elder Farnsworth in his area.  We had 2 great lessons with new investigators on the Restoration.  The spirit was so strong as we taught them especially as we testified about the Gospel being Restored through Joseph Smith and how God and Jesus Christ appeared to him in the Sacred Grove.  On Wednesday, I had a great leadership meeting down in my old zone at the Goodyear Stake Center.  Great learnings/teachings on how us as leaders have to help the missionaries that we have stewardship over be the best missionaries they can and we have to convey the learnings in behalf of President Taylor.  I also learned about making District Meeting more effective and making exchanges a learning experience.  On Friday, we had a great zone meeting on our tightening up 2.0 online prosyleting, and becoming a master teacher that I learned about last June but we have to review with all the new missionaries.  Online Prosyleting is great, I got my facebook cleared so I was mostly adding investigators and members to my Facebook.  It is a great way to keep in contact with investigators throughout the week with those that have Facebook.  Some investigators that are busy with work and school its great to check up on there commitments and even teach them a short online lesson.  I usually send some messages to investigators and members which takes a little bit of my online time so I usually have time to find and teach people so if anyone has Family and Friends that are interested in learning about the Gospel and more comfortable in an online discussion let me know on Facebook because you can message me if it is missionary related.  I have not really had online lessons yet because most of our investigators do not have Facebook or are not on when we go, but it is a great tool to Share the Gospel around the World.  I heard of some missionaries in our mission teaching people all over the USA, Spain, Africa, and family & friends back home.  Well that was my great week here in the mission field.  I love and miss you all.  I cannot believe how fast time is going by in Serving our Heavenly Father's children and helping them receive this wonderful Gospel.  I testify that the Gospel has been restored to this earth by the Priesthood Authority so they can do the Saving Ordinances of Salvation.  We can be blessed for living the Gospel and helping others Come unto Christ.  I pray for you all and hope you have a great week and look for opportunities to Share the Gospel with those you meet. 

Love Always,

Elder Lance Kuhi Cabral

*ZONE CONFERENCES HELPS US TO TEACH INVESTIGATORS TO COME UNTO CHRIST IN APM*

Dear Family and Friends,

How are you guys doing?  How is everyone's Labor Day weekend going?  I had a great week here in Anthem - sharing the Gospel and helping others Come unto Christ.  The weather has been still hot in the 100's but on Friday it was pouring rain while we were out luckily we stopped by a potential investigator Cathy and talked to her for awhile.  We had a great lesson with her on her front porch on the Restoration. We had 2 great lessons with Lea on the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the Sabbath day.  On Saturday, we gave her a church tour and she loved it and felt the Spirit in the chapel, the member fellowship Sister Timmerman even took her to the Phoenix Temple site and to the Stake Center to see the Baptism font so she was spiritually fed in one day.  She is doing really great and we are just working with the Ward Council to help her to come to Church and partake of the sacrament.  The Bishop brought up an idea to have her in the Bishops office and hook up speakers so she could hear the talks because of her sensitivity to noise in the chapel would be to noisy.  So hopefully we can help her to come to church this Sunday.  We had a great zone conference on Tuesday with great teachings by increasing our Faith, understanding Principles instead of having rules, being Positive and get rid of negative thoughts, and always inviting everyone to Come unto Christ through ordinances.  The excitement of learning that we got trained on was online Proselyting.  We are now authorized to be on the internet to help others Come unto Christ.  Our main social media that we are using is Facebook.  Before we can use Facebook for proselyting we have to clean it up and make it missionary appropriate, which I have been doing this past week and just got cleared to use it to proselyte.  It is a great tool to find, teach, contact our investigators, members and anyone interested in learning about the Restored Gospel.  I had a great exchange with Elder Searle in his area which was nice to be in a truck and seeing the Dessert of Phoenix.  I had a great District Meeting on checking our progress in the 12 week training and how we can improve in the things we need improvement.  I also had my 3rd baptism interview with Mary, a nice older lady that is really excited to be baptized. That is one of the most spiritual moments of being a District Leader is interviewing investigators and hearing why they want to be baptized and the spirit confirming that they are ready to make their covenants with God.  We had a great Sabbath day with wonderful testimonies and great teaching lessons in Sunday School and Priesthood.  No one came to church but hopefully we can get some next week and we are focusing on finding new investigators because that is where missionary work all starts is first finding those that are prepared to hear the restored Gospel.  I love and miss you guys.  

Love,

Elder Lance Kuhi Cabral