The Homecoming!

 We met a friend on the way to pick him up. Sarah Watson Clint has been my friend since we were babies. Her daughter, Jaelyn Clint, was serving at Temple Square and she came out of the elevator as we were going in. I don't believe in coincidences. She looks just like her mother. 

The anxiety of seeing him and getting the first hug was off the charts.

Everyone was so happy to see him and have him home. 

Thanks Danelle and Kevin Adams family for the fun yard decor.

Time for the Climax!

Well, everyone...I can't believe that it's finally here. This last week is going to be kind of a blur for me. I honestly can't think of anything else that I can tell you that I haven't already said before. I really honestly have appreciated the time that I've spent on this mission and the wonderful teachings of the Book of Mormon that I've learned. I am sincerely grateful for the blessings of the Spirit that I have received. I am thankful for the wonderful friendships that I have forged while on this mission and the wonderful opportunities that I've been given to serve amongst such amazing people and been able to serve in the capacity that I have been given. I wouldn't trade this experience nor my spiritual growth and experiences/ spiritual capacity that I've gained for anything in the world. Yes I have had my struggles and I have had times where I fell short...but I got back up, learned from my experiences, and kept pressing forward with a steadfastness in Christ. 

I have come to understand the doctrines of the Book of Mormon and the teachings that are inside its pages and chapters. I have come to know more about how the Holy Spirit speaks with me and how it's changed my life. I know that all of us can come to a knowledge of how the Holy Ghost speaks and interacts with each of us in our lives if one is willing to take the time to listen carefully to the still small voice and be actively seeking a greater understanding of the Spirit. I have also come to know of the Goodness of God and His mercy that He has towards His children. I know that he truly loves His children and will help all of those who ask for His divine Help. He will always come to aid those who seek after His guidance and direction. 

I know for a fact that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and that he was an instrument in the hands of God and brought forth the Book of Mormon by the Gift and Power of God. I know that he is at the helm of this dispensation and that our current prophet Russell M. Nelson was called of God and that He holds all the keys that are necessary to lead this church on the earth today. I know that all of us can have the spirit with us as we put ourselves in a situation where we can be sensitive to the spirit and where He can dwell with us. I know that the Lord wants to teach us and He wants to teach us about His doctrine and wants to reveal to us the teachings that will allow ourselves to step up to a greater level of discipleship as we pay the price to gain that understanding of the scriptures. 

I know that our hearts can be turned to God when we come to know Him, and I know that we can continue to grow in light and understanding when we ponder upon the teachings that we read from the scriptures each day. I know that we can learn and grow and become His Disciples and part of His fold as we make daily efforts to become more Christlike and as we actively seek for more opportunities to serve His children and all those around us. I know that all things are possible through Christ and that through Him can we become changed and truly born again through the Spirit. I know that the Book of Mormon to be the word of God and I know that it is true and that as we Hold fast to the Iron Rod...we can not fall away and we can not fail. God will always strengthen those who follow Him. The experiences that we get in this lifetime give us the experience to deepen our roots into discipleship.

I know these things to be true in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

I sincerely have appreciated this opportunity to serve my Father in Heaven and I am also excited to come home on June 30th.

I love you all dearly and you all have helped me change so much

Stay Beefy!

Stay Foxy!

Stay Fabtabulous!

Elder Wyatt Gatlin

Pictures from the previous week!!! Oops!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

These are all from The Restoration activity that we had on Friday 19 June, 2020 up at Muller Park... I think

Almost There

Hello!!! We're back at it again with another weekly email...

I only have one more email after this one so I promise you don't have to listen or read my ramblings for much longer...I promise! and Thanks to those who still read these emails!

Anywho...the line is wearing thin and it's really weird to think that I only have so little left here to serve the Lord. I'm getting a lot of mixed feelings about what's happening and what's soon to be my reality of not being a missionary anymore. The only thing I can do is to continue forward and continue to do my best every day and not focus on what is going to happen on the 30th of June.

Long story short...Nothing really new happened this week. Zone work hasn't changed, but we have had some pretty good firesides lately. President Fenn has taken every single opportunity to teach us which has been really nice, I've sincerely appreciated every single opportunity that we've been given to learn more Doctrine of the Book of Mormon before we go home. It's really been a very Spiritual Experience for me. 

We have a Restoration activity on Friday, we will talk about the Prophet Joseph Smith and the Restoration of the Church. I am personally really looking forward to that and will hopefully be able to learn even more about the Prophet Joseph. I'm hoping that things will continue to work out and that things will continue to go as planned and hopefully we won't have to make any last-minute changes to the schedule.

Spiritual Thought: Well, this week I'm going to be coming from Jacob 1:19

19 And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach hem the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise, their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.  

This scripture is really powerful in my opinion and it really talks about the importance of magnifying our own individual callings and offices. Especially in our families, and those whom we are around and associate with. We have the responsibility to learn and teach the doctrine and then we will be found spotless before God on the last day. I know that we all have this responsibility but it is an accomplishment, this task as we ask the Lord and Rely on Him. As we continue to labor and continue to follow Him, we will be blessed. I know these things to be true in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Well I hope that all of you have a Fabtabulous week!

I love all of you very much!

Y'all are great!!!

Stay Fabtabulous!

Elder Wyatt Gatlin

Enduring to the end

Hello all of you Fabtabulous People!!!

This week has been quite interesting and quite long. I've been doing my best to continue to push through the hard long and boring days. Luckily...things have been improving, my whole district talks a lot during zone because we get really bored and it's helping build up friendships that will last long. That has also really been helping me go day to day. Especially since I'm trying to endure and stay strong till the end. I wish that there was more to report on but we still don't do much. Just indexing and cataloging all day. 

Spiritual Thought:

So this week I'm going to be coming from 2 Nephi 32:9 

9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform anything unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.  

This scripture I really enjoy and I read it this morning. This personally speaks to me about the power of prayer and the wonderful blessings that it brings from praying unto the Father. I sincerely know of the Power of Prayer and the wonderful things that it can do in our lives and for us spiritually. Prayer is one of the mighty tools that we are given to plead unto the Father for forgiveness, Power to withstand spiritual temptations, Power to stand firm in the faith, and the ability to receive personal revelation. We all need to take better care to be meaningful in our prayers and pray with sincere intent and we shall really feel the spirit more in our lives. I know this to be true in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. 

Well I hope that Y'all will have a Fabtabulous Day!

I love all of you so very much! Y'all are Great!

Stay Fabtabulous!

Elder Wyatt Gatlin

Amongst the chaos we shall have peace

Well....this week has been interesting, full of a different kind of excitement. I will do my very best to try to explain everything the best that I can.

1st off...zone is still normal and still boring. We're pressing forward, and trying to help each other out through this trying time and this final month of our missions.

2nd off, we're all trying to do our best to not be too stressed with the 

situation. We know that the Lord is with us and that we are being protected of the Lord, it's just a different kind of afraid with all these things that are going on around us. But we can truly find happiness, peace, and Joy as we turn our hearts to God and allow Him to heal us. I'm not perfect at it either, and this is a work in progress for everyone. We won't be able to get there in a day, it takes consistent effort on our part to get there. 

3rd, we have a huge curfew put in place by the city of Salt Lake City telling us that we need to be inside by 8:00 p.m. which does kind of put a dent on things, but we're doing our best to make due. 

Amongst all that, we're still doing our best to do our work to the best of our ability

Spiritual Thought: So this morning, 1 Nephi 20:17-18 really spoke out to me: 

17 And thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; I have sent him, the Lord thy God who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way thou shouldst go, hath done it.

18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandment—then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea.

This scripture was super powerful to me! So, I love how it tells us the blessings of keeping the commandments. As we keep the commandments, follow our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and keep pressing forward, we shall have continual peace wash over us through these times and as we continue forward in righteousness, we shall prevail and as the words of a popular hymn read "I'll never, no never, no never forsake." We will always have his spirit to be with us and we will find that this too shall pass and that the Lord will always be with those who serve him. I know these things to be true in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

I hope that all of you will have a Fabtabulous week! 

I love all of you and y'all are great!!!

Stay Fabtabulous, Carry on!

Elder Wyatt Gatlin