A
letter to my sister... a week before her birthday!
Hey Abbs, you know that
joke you told from that stupid book you got in like 5th grade? How do you catch a unique rabbit? Unique up
on it! How do you catch a tamed rabbit? Tame way, unique up on it! I've told
that joke like a million times on the mission and it is still my favorite joke.
I love how you just thought that that was the funniest joke and I love how
you're like that about a lot of things. Or how you would laugh so hard at how
you actually were able to steal the ball from me in soccer… your laughter
caused you to pause, and I'd steal it back from you as you continued laughing
at your accidental success. There are so many things that I admire about you.
The biggest one is the fact that my failures as an older brother didn't stop
you from growing up into an awesome and successful person. I hope that you know
that I love you and that I know you can become so much better than you are now.
I know that as you continue to obey and love Mom and Dad with exactness you
will gain happiness. Never justify or question a single thing that they tell
you to do or not do. You will find that the result is exactly the same as that
of trying to justify or question the things that the Lord wants us to do or not
to do... sadness, regret, a stationary eternal progression, and a need for
repentance. On the mission I have found out that our family is the coolest
family in the world. But our family wouldn't be the best without that best, and
last member. Love you!!
And
now… for my weekly report:
Things
are really starting to happen here in my area. We've managed to get another
family to return to the church and it seems like we do that every fast Sunday.
The Hna that retuned after not going for 30 years thanked us in her testimony
and said that she knew that the work really is the work of the Lord. I have been
thinking a lot about what Pte Smith said to us. He said that we are responsible
for acting upon the things that pop into our heads. For example, if we are
walking on the street and we think...hmm maybe we should talk to that person,
and we don't do it...we need to repent. I started thinking about a lot of the
things that I don't do that I know I should do. We receive so much revelation
from the Holy Ghost every day. If we don't act on the things He is telling us
to do, we need to repent. It is incredible the amount of things the Lord is
trying to tell us to do. I invite you all to be open to what He has to say and
obey it the very moment that He tells you. As you do that you will see more
blessings in your lives like I have seen in mine. I'm happy and we're working
on obeying in everything possible. I know that my obedience is what has made me
happy in the past and that the more I decide to obey, the happier I will
become. I think it kind of stinks that I pretended, justified or just didn't
know about some of the rules. There are
commandments that I could have obeyed and didn’t, and I really limited the
blessings that the Lord had ready for me. I'm also working on getting better at
my prayers. Pte Smith said that we only want something as much as we're willing
to ask for it from the Lord. If obedience is something that I want and desire,
it will be in my prayers. If I want certain people to progress and find the
truth of the gospel, they will be in my prayers. If I desire success on the
mission, I will be asking for strength to gain that success and act on the
responses to my prayers. I know that you guys can better your prayers just as
much as I can. I have acted on the invitations of Pte Smith and have gotten
SOOOOOO many results. I know that you guys will also. I love you and hope that
the vacations go well. Maybe you can take some pictures for me.
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