December 2, 2014
Hello everyone!!! :) I've already been out for almost 3 weeks!! time has
seriously been flying by! anyways, there is a lot of stuff ive learned in just
three weeks and its all amazing! one of the biggest things that ive noticed
since being in the field is the happiness and joy the gospel can bring into
someone's life, and its amazing! there are some people out here that are just
grumpy and angry and don't know about the gospel and how it can literally change
there lives!! we have this investigator Nick Thompson, who has probably had one
of the hardest lives you could imagine, and I won't go into detail but he has a
TON of health problems and addictions that he's had a lot of problems with, and
he lives in a small trailer in a trailer park. but he is one of the happiest
coolest guys you will ever meet!!! he has had so many trials but yet keeps a
positive attitude!!!! He has so many struggles but yet is so Christ like! He
has such a wonderful desire to help others, even though he has trouble helping
himself. its incredible to see such positivity :) We had a teacher in Priesthood
yesterday that taught us a little bit about that, and how we need to always live
for today and don't dwell on the past (unless its positive good memories), and
also not to be waiting for the future and a better day! but making the present
one of those good memories we can look back on and enjoy :) the way that Nick
Thompson put it is to "Plan for tomorrow, but play for today" so in other words
make sure you have something to look forward to but don't dwell on it :) make
today the best you can!! :) "if you are always looking for tomorrow, you will
find yourself with a lot of empty yesterdays" there was a story that was told to
us in priesthood that was really good about being positive, its the story of the
two buckets in the well:
There were two buckets going up and down in a well and one day as they
passed each other one of them said "this is awful!!!! No matter how many times I
go up full I always come down empty!! I hate this!!" the other bucket looked at
him confused and said "really?? I think this is amazing!!! No matter how many
times I go down empty, I know I will always come up full" Moral of the story?
We all have up's and down's in our lives, Live for the UP'S!! not for the down's
always stay positive and you will be happy :) have a wonderful week everyone!!!
:)
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