February 18, 2014
This week is going to be hectic! I've been thrown on ice and I don't yet
know how to skate! my skates aren't even on write! ;) i'm going to have to get
my footing sometime soon. Transfers were this week, and Boswell and I are no
longer companions. I have a new companion whose name is Elder Horne, and he is
really cool! he has only been out 6 weeks and hasn't been enjoying his mission
so far because of his last few companions, and so hopefully I will be able to
help him realize the growth that comes from being a servant of our Lord Jesus
Christ :) I am also senior companion, and ive only been out for 3 months! its
crazy! im honestly freaking out about it a little bit, just because im super
worried about messing up, but I know the lord will always help us and wont leave
us to fend for ourselves. I know I cant do this with out the Lord, and with out
his guidance in my life, and I love being able to see that :) He is our loving
Heavenly Father, and he won't let us down! I gave the analogy the other day in
a lesson of a small child trying to get a cookie from the top of a fridge. lets
say for a moment that we are this 2 year old child and the cookie on the fridge
is our potential. There are 4 things that the child does. it can see that it
is there, it tries reaches and falls, sits down and cries and realizes that he
cant do on his own, and then goes to the father and asks for help reaching the
cookie he cant get by himself. Often times we do the same thing. We can see
that we are able to be better than we are, we know our potential to become like
our heavenly father and live with him in the eternities forever. we try our best
to reach for things that on our own we cannot obtain. There is not one man on
this earth save Christ that was perfect. We all need the help an assistance of
his infinite atonement. We try, we fall, we mess up, we look to the Lord for
help, and his assistance is given to us. Then the same thing happens again and
again until finally we realize that we truly cannot successfully make it through
this life with out the love and guidance of our heavenly father. He love each of
us and is willing to help us out if we ask! But like the father of the 2 year
old, as much as he would like to stand up from the get go, and give a cookie to
the child, he does not. He waits, he watches carefully and rejoices when the
child looks to him, and their relationship is strengthened. That is when he
helps his children. We cant just be handed things, they must be worked for, and
when we take the time to follow our savior, we can slowly reach our full
potential. Im going to be learning a lot this transfer! and I know the lord will
help me through it all as long as I look to him! he loves me and he love each of
you! I hope you all have a fantastic week, and I hope that analogy made sense
haha it is a lot easier to say then to write down, that is for sure! love you
all!
-Love Elder Knighton
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