I really loved the photos that dad sent me (these were of our mustache party for Vanessa's birthday). And no I did not receive the recorder yet. I just received
insanity the other week so I think I won't receive the other package for
at least 2 more weeks. But patience is a virtue and that virtue is
already a close friend of mine that I have learned on the mission. And I
have news that will probably change my life... In a month or so a Seventy of
the church will come and visit us here in the mission. But if that is
not good enough in May or when I complete a year in the mission... Elder
Holland is going to come officially to the mission. I have a
feeling he will get us excited about our work! I am just so stoked for that and I
know I will feel the spirit like crazy. When I saw Elder Holland in the
MTC just sitting there, I got chills in my bones. He is my favorite
apostle along with Elder Bednar.. But right now Elder Elsmore and I are
trying and fighting to work in both areas still. It is hard because
it is one day there and one day here. One day Elder Elsmore and I got really depressed because all of our lessons fell
through and we felt like all of our efforts were in vain. And I was
doubting some things personally in this moment. But then I felt like I
received personal revelation because the talk from Elder Christofferson
came to my mind about ¨Those god loves he chastises¨ or something like
that because a quote from this talk came to my mind.. Ï am the gardener
here.. I know what I want you to be¨ In this moment I became grateful
for the challenges that we have right now because if not for anything
else God is helping me grow into the man that he would have me be. I
know there are no coincidences. We have trials, tests, challenges,
difficulties, and heart aches for a reason. We can take it and pout or we
can take it and learn the lesson that God would want us to learn and I
know that is true and I am still here in Mexico pulling my personal cart
to Zion :)
I love you all and keep being what God would have you be.. We will see each other sooner than you think :D
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