Hola Amigos

Maloalale,

I am trying to learn some Tongan. he he I probably should stick with Spanish and English. Learning languages is so fun though. I encourage anyone who has the oppurtunity to take it. You never know when you will get to use it. Shout out to Elder Austin Kipp in el CCM in Mexico. Sounds like he is doing very well. I dont know how he couldn't be; he said that there are tortillas at every meal. AKA heaven! Espero que este bien amigo. We all love you and it is really cool to know that there are more than one Elder Kipp in the field serving the Lord.

We are doing great here in Red Deer. It has been so beautiful here in the amazing Alberta summer. We had a member invite us to go out on their boat in Sylvan Lake, and I just about said yes, but remembered that I was a missionary. I told him we probably would drown if we went so probably not a good idea. ;) But I am definitely excited to come back and enjoy the Canadian summers.

We have been doing something really cool. There are quite a few youth in the ward that are preparing to go on missions. So we are trying to meet with all of them individually and go over the lessons with them. They have been super spiritual and it is funny how they all want to go out with us a lot more. But it feels awesome to help the next missionaries gain a greater desire to serve. I can see why dad loves teaching seminary so much. We are also meeting with quite a few less active people trying to get them back to church. It is a littl more difficult now that the building we meet in now is 30 minutes away. But it is really a great oppurtunity to try and rekindle the fire inside these members that have lost their way a little. We had supper with a man that has not been to church for a few years. We are just trying to reestablish the relationship. We got talking about some of the misconceptions of the world about the church. It was really cool to see him defending the beliefs and actions of the church. It taught me that people that find themselves fallen away still have a testimony, but life is beating them down. It is up to us to remind them of their testimony and support them as they make their way back.

I just wanted to express my love for the Lord and His work. We can sometimes get discouraged in the work we are trying to do. But we must realize that we are not alone in it. No matter what calling we have or the difficulty of it, we must push on. Success is only truly judged by One, One greater than all of us. Anyone that is struggling in their calling, being a parent, at a job, anything, take courage and stand strong. The Savior is closer than we all think. He stands behind us to push us forward, in front of us to lead us, to our side to comfort us, under us to sustain us, and above all over us to pull us up. He loves you. I testify that there is hope in and through Him. Espero el dia cuando puedo estar con El y mirar en sus ojos, y darle gracious. Voy a ver las marcas en sus manos y sus pies y solo voy a poder decir Gracias.

Mucho Amor,
Elder Kipp