HELLO EVERYONE!! man so we got told to quarantine tuesday and to get tested so we did, wednesday we tested negative! Went about our days then sunday we got a call that said we had to quarantine again so were getting tested AGAIN TODAY!! ahhhh so frustrating its just gonna come back negative but whatever haha were working so it's all good! This week was very spiritual!
Tuesday: got quarantined HAHA but it was still a pretty good day! This whole week my companions and I worked out everyday so feeling alot better, but Tuesday was transfers and we dropped off our friend Elder Kua hes back in South Korea now! Miss him lots but hes killin it! We also did service for Kathleen, I'll talk more about her later but she is the sweetest lady! She was hit by a bus 4 years ago and suffered some major head injuries but is pretty well with it now! She has a huge home but shes selling it to go live with her brother! So weve put a lot of hours at her house helping her get it ready! The cool stuff happened on Friday, so stay-tune! I'll share my spiritual thoughts I learned this week at the end
Wednesday: Wednesday was kinda hard being quarantined and just frustrating but we had a great day full of studies, comp study and planning our week! Becuae we knew we'd be negative the next day and we'd be free haha I learned alot and caught up in reading the book of Mormon for my challenge in 40 days! It's been great getting the whole story and understanding more then I ever have in my entire life! That post with 500 comments went to about a 1,000 comments and were still commenting HAHA so that's been great we also posted another service add so were gonna be super busy when we get out of quarantine! Then the millers brought us some food and we talked with them just a little!!
Thursday: kind of the same thing lot of studying which I'll elaborate more at the end of what I learned but we called lots of members and got to know them cause were over two WARDS now! Super fun! The bishop of the Chesstatee ward is amazing and we get along with him so well! We may basketball with them tuesday and thursday nights with non member YSA guys! Another family dropped off food and we talked with them for awhile!! We gotour results thursday and the first time and its negative! So we went and met a couple people went shopping and all that:)
Friday: FREE AT LAST! Okay here we go we went and did service for Kathleen, Nicole the other girl we wanted to give a book of Mormon too we haven't been able to go over yet but we will this week! But Kathleen is so nice! She has lots of Christmas decorations we put up and she gave us a ton for our apartment haha and she gave us a ugly sweater that we wore with her, after being with her for 3 hours talking about her life and everything she said she loves us and gave us the BIGGEST HUGS!! she said thank you for all you do! You are the kindest young men I've ever met in my life and I will never forget you! We shared our testimonies and the Book of Mormon with her and she was so happy we did! She said this means a great deal to you huh and I said yes it does and she was like I'd be willing to read and understand it!! BTW she calls me "stretch" it makes me laugh I was putting studd on her tree and she called out from the garage and said " Stretch I need you" HAHAHA shes so amazing! We then met with our sister in the Chesstatee ward and coordinated what we can do to help our ward!
Saturday: Early in the morning we went to this store called " the place" it's like goodwill but they also give out free bread and desserts to people! So we helped for a couple hours with the Spanish sisters! I used Spanish once here haha it was so bad but they had my back!! We then had our District Council and it was the best one I've ever had! It's our trio then 3 Sisters, 2 sisters but it went super well!!
We read "Finishers Wanted" by President Monson in 1972
This talked changed everything for me!! It's the talk were using for our transfer! I cant even Express and share everything I love! There is SOO so much! Please just read it! But I have thoughts of how it made me feel and things I wrote down
They wont remember what you say but they will remember the way you made them feel!! AHHH I LOVE THIS THOUGHT!! it's not about what you say but the way you make people feel! Keep this in mind during this season what can you do for someone!
Ooooooo this quote tho,
" He preferred the comforts of Earth to the Treasure of Heaven, He would not purchase the things of Eternity by abandoning those of time."
Think about this, how can we abandon time and really focus on eternity and Practice and Learn Heaven! Nothing else matters! It's about us making covenants and keeping them, learning as much as we can about the gospel, and relationships we make with people and the people we share the gospel to and us saving people! That's what matters, not the earthly or temporal things! We need to make a decision on what were gonna focus on! It should be Christ and His Gospel! that should triumph over all!
HE PROVIDES A WAY coupled with our effort!
"Effiecency is doing things right, Effectiveness is doing the right things!" This hit me hard!! Effiecency is good and is important but it's all about effectiveness, we need to be effective for anything to happen!! I promise as were all intentional and meaningful about the things we do we can become effective for others! Please please please read this talk there's so much more I want to say but
Be a finisher my friends!! He hits 6 things that mark a finisher and I'll name them but j want you to take the challenge with me to accomplish those Mark's and become a TRUE FINISHER!!
1. The Mark of Vision
2. The Mark of Effort
3. The Mark of Faith
4. The Mark of Virtue
5. The Mark of Courage
6. The Mark of Prayer
Becoming a true finisher is become like Christ and being Christ like!! Because Christ is the True and perfect finisher!
"the hour is come. … I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.” (John 17:1, 4.) “… into thy hands I commend my spirit. …” (Luke 23:46.)
Let's become like Christ and strive to develop the attributes he has and also the Mark's of a finisher! We can all be Finishers!!
Invitations:
1. Read "Finishers Wanted" figure out what you can do to be a true finisher
2. Read the Book of Mormon daily and understand it, go through it quick and understand the stories and the overview and also go slow and get the deepness of it and how it applies to you! (Apply it to yourself constantly that's how iyll make more sense)
3. Email me what you've learned from either one or about your own studies!
I love you all so much! Know that I am always here for you and I pray for all of you my friend and family! You mean everything to me!! <3
Love,
ELDER WOLD #stretch
PICTURES
1-2. Sister Swapp birthday!!
3. Quarantine Ping pong
4. Going out for outside time
5. Kathleen( amazing lady) Christmas sweaters and decorations we put up!
6-7. District council partying
8. Elder Payne and I got some festive suits you'll see more of it soon ;)
9-10. Pictures of our Savior that I love!!
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