Well, Its going to be hard to keep focused when I know that you all are going to be reading this later at the best place on earth... But its all good because nothing that is good ever comes easy, there is always a price to pay. I am willing to give up 2 Lake Powell trips to do the hardest but most rewarding thing that I could ever do and that is to Serve the Lord.
Well this past week Fred got baptized! Normally baptisms are great but this one was fantastic! We got had a pretty busy day on Saturday and went to go set everything up at the church for the baptism. The past two baptisms in the area the water had been normal and clean but then this baptism, just like the first baptisms in this area, the water ended up being brown. We started filling the font and it was clean but then half way through the water turned brown. I had to get in the font and drain it and we had to improvise. We had another pool baptism! Heavenly Father always knows how to keep things interesting.
I was able to confirm him a member and that went well. Fred is now a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! After 10 months of missionary visits he is now a convert of the church how cool is that?! I love being a missionary!
I feel like Elder Holland this past General Conference when he said "I am the only one standing between you and the ice cream you eat after each General Conference, I feel the weight of that burden." Except I know its not Ice cream, Its Nutty Buddies! (Love you Hansen's).
Over the past 21 months I have been able to realize a lot. I have been able to see a lot and I have been able to feel a lot. In the past 21 months I have been able to experience pretty much every emotion that we can experience as humans. I have experienced Sadness, Anger, Frustration, Anxiety, Fear etc. But the emotion I have been able to feel the most has to be Joy and Happiness. It is a different happiness than enjoying the sun at Lake Powell, it is an eternal joy rather than a short time happiness. This Gospel is meant for us all to be eternally happy if we follow it exactly. Although we all may have trials that come into our life we all have a way to make those trials easier and it is through obedience to the commands God has given us. We are not made to be like robots but to have true happiness. God is a God of happiness otherwise He wouldn't have so freely given His only Son to Atone for all of our mistakes.
I know that we are all Children of the Most High and as such, he wants us to be the best that we can be. He knows the immense potential we all have and he has a road map on how we can do that, but we have to do a little work on our part. Never forget the potential you have.
I know that the Book of Mormon is evidence of Gods love to all of His children, that He cares for each of us and He has not left us alone in the dark to be confused about different doctrines, But that He has restored His church in full back to the earth.
I also know that what happens in Lake Powell stays at Lake Powell, but I also know that God is watching over all of us and knows our each and every move so keep that in mind you unmarried hooligans! ;)
I love all of you and y'all best be prepared for next year that's all i'm going to say... WAYHO!
Elder Gardner
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