Year 1 accomplished.
Year 2, bring it on. :)
This is so crazy to me. Can you believe it? I have now officially been out for a year... That is mental. I can think to what I was doing a year ago and its things like I was in the MTC... that doesn't even seem real. LIke what the heck?! ha This is a love hate relationship, I love how fast the time is flying by, but on the other hand it is going by too quick. I just can't believe it! Ugh. But at the end of the day the love of this relationship out rules the hate :) haha Pray that this year goes by even quicker :) haha
That youth spectacular event sounds pretty neat. And the temple is b-e-a-utiful. Dang. It's like extreme make over home edition, but with a temple. haha :) Somebody looks FABULOUS! -Grinch. But ya thats cool stuff.
I miss you guys. I love you. (Just thought I would throw that in there. Kinda like a surprise :) ) This week was good... as always. Like seriously compare what a missionary complains about to what you have to deal with in real life.
MISSIONARY complains about- We don't have anybody to teach. Im tired. Why is nobody progressing in this Gospel. I hope those people pray about the BoM. I hope they make it to Church. And the list can go on and on.
REAL LIFE people complain about- School sucks! I need a job, need to support a family, why do we have to work so much? What am I going to do with my life? And the list goes on and on.
Missionaries have it so easy when you compare it to real life people. ahah All we complain about/pray about are our investigators to grow and progress. We don't need to worry about family, money, job, any of that stuff. That is given to all of us. :) Im not complaining, but you have it a whole lot harder than missionaries. Missionaries complain way too much, and they don't realise how great this work is!!! Wake up and smell the roses! You know what I mean?! Work harder! You are only out here for 18-24 months, then you have an eternity to think about how you did in those months. That right there is a scary thought. So you best believe that I am trying to do all within my power (with the help of God of course) to do my very best. As you can tell I am not looking forward to real life, I know that is forever away, but to be honest I would be content if I could live this life style longer.... haha
This week Elder Nielson and I realised that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass. For a bit we stopped focusing on the small things and things got CRAZY! Everything just went out of control a bit, but I was told by a wise man, "That if you remain calm, nothing bad will ever happen." -Adam Melaney. So I took to that wise man's counsel, reflected on why these things were happening and changed them. And we continued to give thanks to the Lord for everything we have, plead with Him for help and for investigators to find out that the book is true, and what have ya. And by doing those small, but meaningful things, things changed. :) It was a very good lesson to me. I constantly need to do everything with in my power, especially the small things in order to receive the great things. Now compare this to your life. Continue to focus on the small things, and everything else falls into place. Continue to say your prayers, feast upon the words of Christ, spend time with Family, pretty much just have your priorities straight. Do things that make a difference in life. "Our usual worries can be classified into 5 categories, 1. 40 percent never happen. 2. 30 percent are in the past and can't be changed. 3. 12 percent are needless health worries. 4. 10 percent are miscellaneous problems. 5. 8 percent are real problems of which 95 percent can be solved." -Forgot who said this. Focus on that 8 percent, and as it says, 95 percent of those problems can be solved. I leave that other 5 percent to the Lord. Its just like Bob Wiley. He did the simple things, he tied himself to the boat, put on the life jacket, then at the end of the day, "He just let the boat do the work, that was his secret." :) We need to be more like Bob Wiley. Just let the Lord do the work. But don't forget that you need to do all that you can do. :) :) hahahaha Dang. That was such a good comparison. POINT FOR THE KIDS! Point for me? :):) :) haha I think yes.
David who is on date for the 28th is still on date.... Sorta. I don't feel like he is ready, but the Zone Leaders are pushing so hard to have him stay there. But he just has way too many questions and Elder Nielson and I feel if we were to baptise this man, he would fall away instantly. So we will probs push his date back to the 12th of OCtober. Wow, that is 2 days after Shananu turns 17.... My wee lil sister is growing up :') ha LOVE YOU!
But ya thats my life! Pretty good innit? :) We also have a 34 year old man on date for the 26th of October so thats sweet as well :) :) The work is truly hastening and now its time for the members to come into play. If the members will do their part, this work will hasten quicker. And that is what Elder Nielson and I are focusing on. We are trying to start a family night at the chapel 2 times a month, and the do sports night the other 2 times in the month. That way members can invite their family and friends to these activities and the work will hasten. :) :)
Thats my piece. That's my life. From Lovely Luton to Ogden Utah. Hope this week is better than last and continue to be like Bob Wiley. If you learned nothing from my letter BE LIKE BOB WILEY! :) hahah
That man has no worries or problems. Just remember kids
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I'm a schizophrenic,
and so am I.
Love you!
Elder Dayton Curtis Wright
ps Be like Bob Wiley!
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