Miracles for being OK

Elder H and I were both sick this week. He was barfing and I just felt like poop all the time. I've been using Mama's tricks though. Meds, fruit, and water...lots of water. Why is that the cure for everything? I do not know. Mama knows what's up though. I never got barfy though, thank goulash. Huge blessing. Haven't had that for a while, and that's okay with me. We tried to go out and work, but we got even more sick. We had to stay inside for most of Wednesday, and it was terrible. I don't like it. Nope. This was especially rough since we need new investigators badly, having baptized or dropped or been dropped by most of ours.

Then we started feeling better and got to get some work done. We found 2 new investigators, and 2 potentials in that same family. One of them, so far, has a baptismal date for February 1 and is super excited about it. He called this morning to ask us what he needed to bring to it. A little early, but I don't hate his enthusiasm. He commented a ton in church yesterday too. He's funny.

"that's Bob West in the front. He's a funny li'l recent RM in the Clinton Ward. getting married soon"

Along with that, I had a huge testimony builder this week. I was praying before personal study one day and I felt impressed to ask a specific question for my studies. So I did. Immediately after my prayer I always read the quote of the day from Annette's Conference Calendar. In that quote by Pres. Packer was a direct answer to my specific question. I don't remember having a prayer like that answered so immediately and directly before. It was incredible. I felt Heavenly Father's love for me personally so abundantly. I also felt Grandpa Tanner's presence. That's always such a sacred experience for me. I know he's watching over me too. I think this was all to help me realize that I did receive personal revelation and now I can never deny His answering prayers. I know He does and will. He loves to.

The baptism in Clinton for Zenaida G (that is how you spell it) was a hugely spiritual experience. Zenaida is her real name, but she used to go by Cindy. She informed me that now she's going back to Zenaida. She's Hispanic, so it's said with a Spanish pronunciation. Pops should know, and probably Kev too. Anyway, it was incredible. I've never felt the spirit so strongly at a baptism. Elder T and I went with our new Branch Mission Leader, Bro. White. There were around 10-14 missionaries there. It was so good to meet new missionaries and see some old friend ones too. I felt almost overwhelmingly happy there. So much good happening. My song went miraculously well too, thanks to a lot of prayer previous. I was still SUPER stuffed up and starting to get a cough, but God blessed me. I prayed to be able to bring the spirit, and that happened. It wasn't perfect or necessarily all that great, but it brought the spirit. That's what matters. Another cool answer to prayer.

At Zenaida's baptism

I've started to write down my revelation in my Li'l Book o' Revelation. It is so helpful. I recognize my own revelation so much more often. I recommend it for anyone and everyone. It has changed and strengthened my confidence in my ability to receive revelation, and it can do that for you too. I love it.

The Lord is really blessing me.

Year of Happiness Update: It's working. Like I told some of y'all, it's really changing my nature, not just my behavior. I'm becoming a happy person. There are times that I'm so tempted to not be, but I can't let that happen. Miraculous, eh? If you knew me at all before, you'd say yes:)

Thank y'all for everything. I love y'all and pray daily for y'all.

Love,
Elder Tanner
-I Love the Lord-