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The Fellowship of the Unashamed

The Fellowship of the Unashamed  "I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The dye has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, I won't look back, let up, slow down, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tainted visions, worldly talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, positions, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk with patience, am uplifted by prayer and labor with power. My face is set, my gait is fast and my goal is Heaven. My road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable, my mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured lured away, divided or delayed, I will not flinch i...

The Last Mission Email, June 22, 2015

Hey Mamma! Don't have much time. I taught my last lesson today as a missionary to Jenny. It was great. She is an incredible lady. I've been packing all day and headed to the mission office soon. We will have dinner there, FHE, and then sleep at APs home. I have loved every second of this. Still doesn't feel like I'm heading home though. I am going to enjoy seeing you all but I will dearly miss this. And Patrick wasn't baptized this Saturday :( I will tell you about it tomorrow. He had a lot of opposition this week. But thinks are looking up and moving forward.  I love you guys and have appreciated your support and love. Thanks for your patience with me and helping me see who I can become. God lives. He is real. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ makes things happen. love you and see you tomorrow.  -Elder Lambert

Kevyn and Edwin Kids, Patrick, June 8, 2015

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Best kids ever. Our recent converts kids, Ke'ana and Davion and Demetrius. Elder Mall, Patrick and I.

4 New Investigators, JoAnn Baptism, June 8, 2015

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Hey mamma, Thanks for the pictures and the update. I can't believe Noelle is graduated from high school. She is way too old.  This week we have had some great events occur. We found 4 new investigators and had a baptism on Saturday for our investigator Jo Ann. We also went to the Mesa visitors center with Patrick and he loved it. It has been a great week! The highlight this week was probably finding our new investigator, Jenny and her three kids. On Tuesday we felt prompted to walk down this one street and saw two people sitting in their garage drinking and smoking. As we approached them, the man offered us a beer haha. We politely declined but began talking with them and had an hour and a half discussion with them! Their names were Jenny and Josh, and they were next door neighbors and siblings. They expressed to us both that they felt Catholicism was shoved down their throats growing up, so they weren't very religious. Jenny expressed more interest in what we had...

26 Teaching Opportunities! June 1, 2015

Hey Mamma, Thanks for the pictures! Yes my address is still 1062 E Nardini St, San Tan Valley, AZ 85240. And thanks for the quote! Please take time this week to honor the life of Elder L. Tom Perry, an amazing apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ! His last talk in conference on the importance of families was very memorable. I love that man and am grateful for the legacy of hope that he left. This week was great. We had 26 total teaching opportunities this week, which was is pretty good. Patrick, Joann and Trinity are all progressing greatly. They all came to church and seemed to really enjoy it. Patrick is awesome! He is super intelligent and he loves reading the Book of Mormon. He has such a dorky personality, but I love it! And we had a great lesson with JoAnn and Trinity on Saturday. We brought our YWP, Sis Bodell, and she was just the person who God needed to be there! JoAnn told Sis Bodell that she was there when Sis Bodell talked in sacrament a couple of weeks ago and...

Zach Goes to the Temple, 7 New Investigators! May 25, 2015

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Hey Mamma, Elder Brewer is the first comp from straight in Salt Lake City, but I have had a total of 6 companions from Utah. And haha pros ball is playing basketball on the street in our proselyting clothes. Hence the term, "pros ball". It is a lot of fun and can actually gain respect and trust from people (especially when you beat them).  This week has been great. We have been teaching like crazy. We found 7 new investigators this past week! What's good! Our challenge now is to teach them all towards baptism. We did have a lesson with Terra and her kids, and we are going to start teaching all of her kids. I wasn't at the lesson though, because this past Tuesday night I was able to attend the Gilbert Temple with my old comp Elder Mall while our convert, Zach Rivera, received his endowment! Zach has progressed in the gospel so quickly. It has been amazing to see his growth. He had support from his best friend's dad and family, the Higginsons and Baldwins...

Last Area, May 18, 2015

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Hey Mamma, Whats up! Yup, I am gonna die off in the Cambria and Vineyard Wards in the Queen Creek North Stake. I love it here. I couldn't ask for a better place to finish. Elder Olkjer flew away to Alaska last Tuesday, may he rest in peace. My new comp is Elder Brewer from Salt Lake City Utah!!! Haha he went to East high school and graduated in 2014. He is baby! A youngin. He is like Celene Andersons age. Really weird. He is a stud though. He reminds me a lot of my first companion, Elder Glaus. They have a similar body type, mannerisms, and voice. It is weird. But I love it! We are doing work! This week has been great. We have been teaching a lot of our recent converts and helping them towards the temple. We also have been trying to contact former investigators, less actives, and part member families to see who is ready to be taught and baptized. We want to use all of our resources to see who is ready and been prepared to be baptized.  We've had to have the "dr...