Dear Family and Friends, 

This week was another super duper good one! The weather was a bit crazy, but it was fun! hopefully the videos here work so you can see what I mean!

On Monday we visited this less active man from El Salvador. I tried to practice my Spanish, but I was reallllllly bad haha so was elder Tutton. We both took 5 years of Spanish, and we stink. But it was good though, he told us to come back on Friday to help him weed. Then we saw a part member family, and we taught a lesson on repentance with this object lesson I basically made up on the spot! hahaa it was funny. 

We've been working with this Less active named T, and he said that if we didn't come to church that he would shout us Nandos, so he didn't come this one week, and so he said he'd take us out on Tuesday... but he totally bailed!! haha Elder Tutton and I had to satisfy the nandos craving so we went there that night for dinner ;) We also that day visted the H's family. They are Swedish. another part member family, Sister H totally opened up, and she said that she wants us to come by to teach her girls every week! what a treat! The girls are pretty young, but it will be a good learning experience to teach simply to children! We also saw another returning member who is a police officer, at the end of it he was genuinely so happy we came by, because he told us he has been struggling to come back. I'm so glad we did go by!

On Wednesday night we had a really good lesson with M and K and the girls. S was asking SOOOOOOOOO Many questions about the plan of Salvation! haha it kind of got out of hand, but it was cool to see her open up quite a bit! It's really cool though because all three of the girls say they want to go on missions now, and S and J aren't even baptized yet! 

On Thursday we had an awesome zone conference! It motivated me sooooooooo much to find. I reckon the reason missions are "hard" is because no one wants to find. I really got a long lasting desire to find, and I think it is for that reason we were able to find Farzana and Iffekhar! Elder Tutton and I found Farzana while we were tracting on Friday. She is from Bangledesh ( I don't know how to spell it ;) ) She said that her whole life she has been looking for evidences of God's existence, and we told her that if she really wanted to know how to find Him, that we could help her find him. Super duper cool! Elder Tutton and Elder Collings taught her and her husband on exchanges on Saturday, and they are looking like a SOLID family. So that was cool. Then On Friday we also saw The Mechler's. Ben's Older sister Katrina joined in and she opened up heaps and shared a few of her own spiritual experiences she has had in the past. So we are teacher her now too! :) 

On Saturday we went on exchanges. I went with Elder Parry from Morgan, Utah. He's the man! haha it was fun! the video and picture on this email are of me and him. The wind and the storm in general was absolutely nuts! There was a tree in the church parking lot that was completely up rooted and on top of the fence. It was intense. Elder Parry and I visited a less active from Ireland and we had a really good discussion with him. Brother M has such a good heart, I feel I understand him pretty well. After exchanges we booked it to the H's to teach N and K. N committed to be baptized again! She just has to talk to her parents. I think that was what was missing the last time she was set on date, she didn't ever tell her parents so she didn't have any confidence, so hopefully that'll help :) 

Yesterday was a treat. We were sitting in ward council, then all the sudden this camera dude came in. He was recording throughout the whole day at church. Apparently they have been filming the F family ( a south African celestial family in our ward) for a Mormon message about keeping the Sabbath day holy! haha I was playing piano for sacrament meeting, and I had to sight read 3 of the songs while the guy was recording haha! it was alright though, but basically what I guess I'm trying to say is that I will soon be famous ;) :)

That was the week! the weeks are just flying by here! 

I've learned a lot from Elder Tutton since I've been with him. He teaches very simply and has a lot of patience. 

I love this gospel and this mission and my companion and my ward and area and everything! 

love Elder Beeson

Dear Family and Friends,
This week was AWESOME!! So many good things happened this week, there were just some awesome small miracles.

 On Wednesday, we had an awesome lesson with B who was a former. We had a lesson at The G's house and the G's bore powerful testimony to her. The spirit was pretty strong, she said she would be baptized as well!! We will be working with her to get her there hopefully by the end of next month :) She already has quit smoking as well which is AWESOME.

 On Thursday, we had an a really good lesson with this family that has been a potential family the whole time I have been here. It was the M family. The dad is full german and the wife is straight aussie. They let us in, and we were chatting, then we finally got to state our purpose clear, every other time we had been there in the past, something always districted either them or us to take us away from our purpose, and then we had a really good discussion with them on the Godhead. They all got really into it. We taught a little of the plan of salvation as well. The mother and son are both pretty keen and we will teach them this week!

 On Friday we went to visit a recent convert/ less active. His name is D and he has been struggling ever since he was baptized. We had a really long talk with him, but then he told us about how he really is wanting to come back. Then out of nowhere, he told us that his Mom wants to be baptized! haha nice!

So we set up a time to see him and his mom, and we will be seeing them tonight at the H's! pretty pumped about that. Then later that night we went to the G's. Pretty nuts, I made the connection that I met sister G's daughter before I came on my mission. They did this perth culture night at my grandma Gaye's house before I left. haha I 've been in Sister G's ward for like 4 months and just now made that connection! Her son used to be the bishop in Merriwa ward.  Bishop K! haha crazy. Then we went to the S's and Brother S told us about how he felt like he just needed to start reading his scriptures again! nice! that family is making some awesome progress!

 On Saturday we went to T's house. He's a less active that is making some awesome progress. We always just have really good discussions there. He told us that he prayed for the first time in YEARS, the night before. That was way cool. Then we talked to him about the Spirit, and then he shared with us a SUUUUUUPER spiritual experience that he had when he was young. Elder Tutton and I were blown away, after he told us about it, he was kind of teary eyed, and he told us that he wasn't going to drink that night! haha it was really cool though, and he ended up coming to church yesterday as well! nice!


 After church on sunday we went with D to see H. We had a super duper spiritual lesson with him about the plan of salvation! D is soooo good as a ward missionary. He knows how to teach. We also visited this Cook Islander Fella after dinner last night, and had a good lesson with him. He is 85 years old and has read the book of Mormon 49  times! Such a saint.
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> haha I feel like I missed writing about a lot of the miracles that happened this week, but overall this week was awesome!!
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> Ilove you friends and family,
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> love elder Beeson

Dear family and friends, 

What the week this has been. Madness. But it has been joyous as well. Good things are happening here in Merriwa. 

We have had Elder Esterninos with us for the past week because of an interesting situation. He is awesome though. His testimony is so powerful and sincere. On Wednesday, we followed up with a former that Elder Matautia found a few months ago. Her name was N. We invited her to be baptized, and she said yes, but then we didnt' see her again after that. So we felt we should follow up on her again, and she was finally home!! 

She was really excited for us to come back again as well. So that was a treat, then right after that we felt we needed to follow up with another former. His name is H he is from New way island ( that's not how you spell it but that's how it sounds ;) ) Any who, we were talking to him, and then he out of no where said, " have yous had a feed?" and we said no, then he said "meet me at Mackas in 15. " yeahhhh!! So we went to mackas ( Mcdonalds) and he bought us HEAPS  of food! like a full meal each and then 3 more burgers each.

 But yeah we got to know him, and he told us about how missionaries used to come by, but they never actually taught him anything, they just came by because they knew that he would feed them! Pretty sad. We got talking and he told us that his dad passed away last year. He said he has had heaps of questions ever since his passing. He asked us a lot of them, and we answered him back by asking him questions. He was really intrigued. We told him about the plan of salvation. He said that he didn't believe it was heaven and hell right after death, he belived there was a waiting period. pretty cool! We told him he was right, and he was really intrigued after that! Anywho, we ended up going back on Sunday, yesterday, and he gave us some umu ( meat covered in banana leaves which cooks underground) and he said that he wanted us to come back later this week! Nice! He's the man!

That night we got a call from the assistants saying that Elder Matautia had to come to MLC with his  bags packed.... :( so sad. So Thursday we said a lot of goodbyes to members and things. We ended the night at M's house. The spirit was so strong!! N came as well, which was a miracle because we haven't been in contact with her for like 3 weeks! Anywho, we pretty much had a testimony meeting, it really wasn't planned though. It was so powerful because the two girls J, and S bore their testimonies about how they knew the church was true as well, even though their stepmom has been giving them anti stuff. It was just pure testimony, and even N bore her testimony about how the things we have taught her have blessed her life. Everyone was a little teary, partly because Elder matautia was leaving, but mostly because the spirit was so stong there. 

On Friday morning we went to MLC and got our new companions. Elder Matautia ended up going down to my first area down towards canning vale to gosnells. and Elder Tutton the AP is now my companion. He is from the UK and this is his last transfer, which basically means I'll at least be in Merriwa until August, which I am pretty keen for! :) 

Sunday was pretty crazy becauase we had to go to Elder Esterninos's ward as well in the morning. We went to Joondalup ward and Merriwa ward. It was great! We had to Skype at different times though because Elder Tutton's family is only 7 hours behind while mine is 14. so yeah lots of time at Hirini's house haha!

This week was pretty awesome besides how frantic everything was. I love being a missionary. I honestly do not want to be anywhere else right now. It's sooooooo good. I feel so happy as I try my best to share the gospel with everyone. I know that this is the most joyous thing to do. I loooove love love it :)) 

happy mothers day again to y'all :) 

love Elder Beeson