Hello Family and Friends,

First of all, thank you Mom, Dad, Courtney, Clarissa, and Isabel
for the package, that was great!! I love you so much :)

 Elder Chandler and I had a pretty good week! Had some ups and downs

but we felt like we came out on top.

   We had 2 exchanges this week, one with the District Leader in
Brighton and one with the Assistants. We also had Zone Conference on
Thursday, so all of those things made the week fly by! On our exchange
with the Assistants I went with Elder Andersen and we had a great
time, he is a stud. We saw miracles as we labored together! We said a
Prayer of Faith and went out and worked, it was about 8:30pm. We found
this awesome kid a few minutes in, 19 years old, named Jermaine. We
taught about families and The Restoration. Invited him to pray and ask
if he should learn more about our message and he had a powerful
spiritual experience there with us, it was great! He said: "The answer
is yes, I feel God's presence here." That was a really great
experience, a testimony builder that as we have faith that the Lord
will provide and as we work diligently to achieve that purpose, we are
able to find people who have been prepared to receive The Gospel.
   At Zone Conference Elder Chandler and I gave an instruction on
Diligence, and the importance of serving with all our Heart, Might,
Mind, and Strength. I thought it went well, I had some good insights
while preparing and delivering it. Diligence is a sign between us and
God of our Love for Him and our Faith and Trust in Him. I know that as
we have faith in God and then labor diligently in our lives, He will
provide for us.
   Pierre is still planning on being baptized this Sunday, his wife
Dee may have to wait a week or so because she hasn't really put in the
work necessary to gain a testimony of The Book of Mormon and other
things, but she still wants to be baptized! I can't wait for their
whole family to be baptized, that will be an incredible experience.
   This week I have gained a stronger testimony of The Book of Mormon.
It is "the keystone of our religion." Everything falls or stands with
the truthfulness of The Book of Mormon. It has SO much weight upon it.
Do we treat it as such? Do we have a sincere study of it every single
day? When we study do we receive guidance from God in how to deal with
the problems and challenges that we face in life? I know the answers
to those questions for me has not always been yes!! But I know now how
important a serious study of that Sacred book is to sustain our
Testimonies. If we are not built upon a rock, we will fall when the
winds and waves come. The Book of Mormon is a rock, testifying
strongly and purely of The Divinity of Jesus Christ. If we build our
lives upon the principles found therein, ourselves and our families
will be able to stand strong through the roughest storms. It is
becoming a tool that I use when I need help and guidance in my life,
instead of just a "good thing to read." It truly will bless your life
if you embark on a serious study of it, I know that is true!
    I hope you all had a great week, it's crazy to think I've been
here in Michigan for a year! Only better times to come in the
next 365 :)

-Elder Goff

We were at Steak & Shake for lunch and Elder Ferguson pulled out his
camera, this is Elder Ferguson, Elder Cooper, Elder Chandler and Elder Goff

Sister Martin and Elder Goff - sang two weeks ago together at the "I'm a Mormon" Devotional