Franco, Matthew

Dear friends and family, Hi guys! This will be a short email this bit Im in my new area and its awesome. Elder Naea is a legend and has taught me alot this week. I watched the chosen with him and its super awesome show! We baptized a young name trinity, she was prepared by my comp and his past comp. We are preparing to meet new people this week so we can have more people come unto christ! Spiritual thought: I was studying come follow me this week and I was reading in Joshua and its a great read. The Spiritual thought I got out of it was that god will always be with us! We are never alone and if we keep the commandments, we will prosper! I know it may seem that we are alone in our struggles and trials, but god knows what we are going through and has sent Jesus Christ to help us be healed. So dont be afraid, have courage, for the lord is with us! I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen! Sincerely, Elder  Franco Photos: us and Trinity, toy Appa from avatar, Elder Naea selfie with...

Dear friends and family, Good Afternoon Everybody! It's been a crazy week let me tell ya! I got a virus so I had to stay in and recover but then I was able to go out. We got Transfer News! I'm finally leaving Linden! The lord has called me to Diamond North.  My new Companion will be Elder Naea! He is Polynesian heritage and he is super awesome! I'm kinda sad to leave Elder Roberts, He has been a great comp and I fun times when we talked about video games ,  superheroes, and movies! It was a blast, I will still see him at zone conference and he will leave with me in September ( he is in the same group of missionaries as I). We did a lot of work together and he is going to carry Linden! Spiritual thought: my spiritual thought this week is change! The gospel of Jesus Christ Is a gospel of change and progression. Change can be something scary, even terrifying! But I know the lord needs us to change because he can't take any of us with him if we are the same: in a fallen sta...

Dear friends and family! It has been another great week in the TPOS! Let's get into it! This week started slow, Tuesday I was able to do a baptismal interview for a young girl name kellyann who was preparing to be baptized this weekend( Same as Arrol). Arrol got interviewed and he was prepared for Saturday. The next two days were good too. We were able to find new people in Alan, a Christian man who wants to study with us on Wednesday, and we found Geffory on Thursday. Geffory is an old man who reads the Bible often and plays domino's, so I have to play him sometime! Arrol was Baptized on Saturday and his gospel light was bright! I'm glad he was able to be baptized and he wants his family to be baptized next. Spiritual thought: the title of this email comes from the devotional President Nelson held on Sunday night for the young adults. He talked about our Divine Idenity and how the world tries to confuse who we are. We are Literally God's Spirit Children! And it's i...

Dear friends and family, Good Afternoon Everybody, Another week has past and it's time for another weekly! It was Mother's Day yesterday! I want to give a quick shout out to my mom and to All moms that they are Amazing! Fantastic! Spectacular! You guys make an impact in our lives I'm super grateful for the many sacrifices that you have made to help us be good people! I hope you all have a superb week! We had a Baptism this week! Two people got baptized: Koolhanie and Celeste. They are both elect and they have a firm testimony of the gospel! Spiritual thought: my spiritual thought for this is week is about family and how God views family as the most important unit on earth. We know that in the temple we can be sealed together as families and that families are eternal. Being able to teach this truth to so many people has been phenomenal and it has truly made my testimony grow. I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen! Sincerely, Elder Franco  Pic: Baptism

Dear friends and family! This email is going to be a short due to time but it was still a busy week! Our friend Kathleen was able to be baptized this week! She was super happy and felt the spirit. The members did a wonderful job. Zone conference was wonderful too! The leaders gave wonderful training and all of us have received guidance from the Spirit! Spiritual thought: President Lamprecht trained on finding new people to teach. He said and encouraged us to talk to everyone! He counseled us to open our mouths more to share the light of gospel. I'm going to apply his training this coming week and I trust that the lord will make the difference for us here in the TPOS mission. I know miracles are real and they never ceased! Have a good week everyone!  Sincerely,  Elder Franco Pic: Kathleens baptism