“Can't Stop, Addicted to the mission”, - Red Hot Chili Peppers “Can’t
Stop”
One more week down here in San Angelo, Texas and the news is in!
I am staying here for another six weeks and Elder Severson is leaving. I am
livid! Haha I am going to miss him. It was so rad serving here with him no joke,
one of my best friends.
This week was sweet, our investigator couple came to church this
week which was rad! They said it was different. We asked them if that was good
or bad and they said they didn't know...it was just different than anything
they had ever experienced. So we talked a little bit more and we came to find
out that they had felt the spirit so strong in the meeting, more than they have
ever felt in their lives they couldn't even comprehend it. Haha it was awesome.
Also raked some leaves for a lady in our ward who just had
surgery during a rain storm. (I think the
leaf raking was in the rain, not the surgery J). It was so fun
haha. I never knew how hard it was to rake stupid wet leaves! Haha but it
turned into a leaf fight between me Sevey and Maxton, the lady we were raking
leaves for 5 year old son. It was an all-out war haha.
I think I have learned more about how to have a successful
marriage this week through the scriptures and it was incredible! Check this
out. So it took me a while and I have a lot more insights than this, (so if you
want to know them I would be happy to tell you just send me a letter:). Okay I
was studying about Adam and Eve this week a lot, and their whole purpose in the
garden and how they were given two commandments. 1 to multiply and replenish
the earth (make babies) and 2 to not partake of the tree of the knowledge of good
and evil. As we all know in order for Adam and Eve to have children they had to
partake of the tree, so they could learn and further progress because before
they took of the fruit they were essentially children and children do not know
how to have kids. Anyway as we know Eve partook of the fruit. I tried to put
myself in the garden with them this week and in Adam’s shoes as I was studying.
Eve partook of the fruit without first consulting it with Adam. I bet that hurt
Adam’s feelings. Eve went and made this massive decision that would ultimately
kick her out of the garden and leave Adam. And she didn't even talk to him
about it first. I thought about it a lot, and I believe that Adam had the same
ultimate goal as Eve did, but if Eve would have talked about it with Adam first
the hurt would not be there.
So for all the couples out there, just like my investigator
family I taught this week, I leave you with a challenge. Set goals together as
a family. I am willing to bet that if you talk about it, your goals will be the
same. And if you talk about it, pray about it and become unified as a family
working together towards the same goals, it will only bring you closer as a
family. It is absolutely incredible how this is. I shared this with my
investigators this week and I have already began, as well as they have, to see
a difference in the love they have for one another and the understanding they
have. When we all really know what we are doing together here on this earth, working
together as a unified family because nothing in this world is more important
than Jesus Christ and families, there is a difference. I promise you that…idk
why I was prompted to share this with you today, but I promise as you do this
your families overall happiness will increase.
I love guys and I am here for you :)
Love elder c
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