Hey everyone! This week flew by! We almost got another one of the people we teach committed to baptism this week! she wants to get baptized but she is nervous about setting a date so hopefully we can help her out. As far as our goal of finding 7 people we have the last few people that are ready to be baptized we just need to get them on date. I think by the time I leave we can get at least one baptized and the others on date so let's hope that works out!
We ended up bucking hay this week! We moved 13 tons of hay for someone which was pretty fun, but man I drank soo much water haha.
We also went to a elk ranch this pday so that was pretty cool! They raise tamed elk and sell their rack and meat.
My thought for the week comes from a comment made by a man in horshoebend. He said, "If you don't love yourself you cant love"
I have thought about this statement and it's really made me think. It makes me think about the change of heart that comes to those who accept the gospel. Which is due to the gift of the Holy Ghost that is in our lives that helps sanctify us.
In our last general conference Elder Eyring Spoke about the holy ghost and said, "Our obligation is to choose to open our hearts to receive the ministration of the Spirit over a lifetime."
When we have the presence of the Holy Ghost in our lives it makes us happy and fills our life with joy! But like Elder eyring said we need to constantly choose to open our hearts for a life time. In a large part I feel like this means we need to love ourselves by being confident with our selves with a healthy balance of relying in God in all things. As we do this we will have complete joy which is what read about in Alma 27:17-18
"17 Now the joy of Ammon was so great even that he was full; yea, he was swallowed up in the joy of his God, even to the exhausting of his strength; and he fell again to the earth.
18 Now was not this exceeding joy? Behold, this is joy which none receiveth save it be the truly penitent and humble seeker of happiness."
My invitation to each if us is to find joy in the journey! Sometimes it's hard to but that's when we rely upon God and he will uplift us through the time of trial and we ultimately have our hearts changed. My testimony is that we learn to love others as we love ourselves and let God in our hearts. I can testify that as we do this something does happen to us. We begin to reach outward and we do not focus on ourselves. The gospel is true my friends.
Keeping smiling to yourself!
-Elder Gerrard
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