Hello All!
I hope you're all doing wonderfully! We had Thanksgiving up here
yesterday, and I'm so grateful to have all of you as family and
friends. We went out to a town called Strathmore for Thanksgiving
dinner, and it made me think of the great Thanksgivings I've had in my
life. We all have so much to be grateful for, and I know I forget that
sometimes. Thank you all for everything you've done for me; I've
learned that one of the best ways our Heavenly Father blesses us is
through other people, and I've had a lot of those in my life. Thank
you.
It's been a good week, and transfers are upon us
again! I'll be staying here, which I'm grateful for, but will be losing
Elder Mac Duff to some other zone in Calgary. It's always tough losing
a companion and getting a new one, but I'm excited to see what the Lord
has in store. I know He knows what he's doing.
On
Saturday, we got to be a part of Jhannsley's baptism. (I was spelling it
wrong the whole time. My bad.) It was a great service, and his father
baptized him and confirmed him in sacrament meeting the next day.
Children are so humble and sincere, and I want to be more like Jhannsely
in my own life! He's a great kid.
We honestly didn't
have too much else going on this week. With Jhannsely's baptism, we
really don't have anyone else that's on the verge of being baptized. We
do have some investigators and others who we believe are close, but we
just need to go out this week, work hard, and trust in the Lord to
provide. There's no doubt in my mind that there are people out there
just waiting to receive us and what we have to share. We just need to
find them!
There's not too much else to say, but I did
want to share a scripture with you. I finished the Book of Mormon last
week, and it was awesome! I love that book so much, and I know it was
written for you and me and all of us. I don't remember exactly how I
came across this scripture, but I know it's one I've read before.
However, it seemed to have a much bigger impact on me lately. It's in 2
Nephi chapter 26, verse 24. Talking about the Lord, it says,"He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation."
To me, that's a comforting piece of information. There are plenty of
times where I've wondered why I'm being required to pass through a
trial, or how I'm supposed to learn anything from a specific
person/event/thing. However, I know that the Lord makes sure His plan
for us works out the best way possible. Every moment of our lives is an
opportunity to grow and shape ourselves into the person we have the
potential to be. I know that I need to remember that, and try to do
everything I do because of my love for my Lord and my God.
I hope you all have a fantastic week! You're all great, and I'm grateful for you. Be good! Have fun!
Love you!
Elder Hafen
No comments:
Post a Comment