I took this picture to send via email to him so he knew I got it.
If you know me and my family, the "metal" sign is commonly seen in pictures.
Yeah, I take a little credit for that.
He also sent his SD car so I could pull off some pictures. It's so great to "see" him and his buddies!
Standing in front of Starszy Stumpf's German flag while holding Lance's Polish flag.
Lance tells me he and Starszy Lanham are like twins. Gee, I don't see the resemblance....
This young man standing with Lance has the last name of Maddox. Could be a relative!
Smith, Stumpf, Lanham, Saltmarsh, Finch, Stockford, and Kotter
Lance's letter I received on Friday was quite inspirational....
"I know that by the time we (he and his fellow missionaries) leave here, we will be as spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally prepared as we could possibly be through Christ and be the missionaries He wants. And that is a most beautiful thing!"
"One of the biggest things I have learned over the last couple weeks is that having faith isn't enough. You must constantly be nourishing your faith by completely converting yourself to God and completely submitting yourself to His will."
"Also, it's something I say in every letter, but I have come to learn that it's an important and essential prospect of life to serve! To build people up, build up the Kingdom of God, to reach out instead of reaching in. Once you do these things, you forget your problems, your trials disappear, because reaching out and serving is truly the Light of Christ! Like in Mosiah 2:17...check that scripture out, it's powerful! That what we call "trials & burdens" are actually blessings."
"To become the best we can be, not better than anyone else, but better than we used to be, more of who we already are, continually progressing, striving to become like Christ everyday."
One of Lance's favorite scriptures...Ephesians 6:12
He even gave one of his songs this title.
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