Week of Trouble

So this week has been quite interesting so it was a good start we had the chance to go to the Buffalo Bills football Stadium and take a tour and stuff.

Then on Tuesday it seemed to all start our truck broke down on us as we were driving down the road as we were entering the express way, and we found out that our truck would not be available to use it for a week. And then I found out yesterday that my bike has a bent axle so I am not able to ride it so now we are on foot and riding the bus.........

So I am making a point to all of this trust me, so the lord has all sorts of ways for us to listen to him and to humble us so we listen . And I think that I needed to experience not having a car right now so I can learn to trust the lord more in his work. And I have felt that I can do it my way and not the lords so I think this is so I can learn what the lord wants me to do. So with out a car and a bike we will have to go back like the missionaries of old and get around on foot so that way we can find the people that the lord is preparing.

So it will be a great experience as we do our missionary work a little different this next week. So my theme for this next week is to"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." Proverbs 3:5 . I am going to do my best to trust in the lord and i would invite all of you that read this to do so as well.


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Another day as an Elder

 So I am going to change the way I blog so i hope that it works just trying to be more personal and relate more to the everyday person so any suggestions feel free to let me know .

So this week was really kinda fun I had the opportunity to go to the Hill Cumorah Pageant that happens every year in July in Palmyra NY. It was so much fun I felt just so great there I saw a lot of members of the church there that were in my past areas so it was great to see then. And the coolest part of the whole thing is you get to watch the play for free, and it is so awesome it is all about the Book of Mormon and how it is another Testament of the Savior Jesus Christ. it is just so amazing. so I am sorry i don't have any pictures of the pageant but it was really a great time. It helped strengthen  my testimony of the Book of Mormon and how it truly did happen. I know that it did.


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Power In A Book

"Regular reading of and talking about the Book of Mormon invite the power to resist temptation and to produce feelings of love within our families. And discussions about the doctrines and principles in the Book of Mormon provide opportunities for parents to observe their children, to listen to them, to learn from them, and to teach them." - David A. Bednar

Recently we had a change in our mission and we had a new Mission President(President Jack R. Christianson). Who has come to preside over us as missionaries. And one of the first thing that he asked us to do is to read the Book of Mormon, and to highlight all of the references to the Savior Jesus Christ. And the power of reading the Book of Mormon and highlighting the references to the Savior is a totally new experience .

I never knew how much power was behind the pages of that book until I seriously dove in and as our Mission President says " Drink from the living waters of the Book Of Mormon." And I know that as I have been reading this time and just focusing on how the book testifies of the Savior, and how it truly is Another Testament of Jesus Christ.

So I would Invite all you who read this, that today when you pick up your copy of The Book of Mormon, or would like a copy click on the link at the bottom, and then look for how many times the Savior is mentioned, and I know that as you do so the power in that Book will change your life. I know that it will cause it has changed mine.

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Freedom

"Consider how very fortunate we are to be living in this land of America. The destiny of this country was forged long before the earth was even created. This choice land was set apart by God to become a cradle of freedom. Men of unflinching courage established this nation and under the Gods guiding hand provided a Constitution, guaranteeing freedom to everyone of its citizens."- Ezra Taft Benson

We are so blessed to live in America the "Land of the Free and Home of the Brave". I think back to my 20 years of life and reflect on how blessed I have been for being born in the USA. It is so nice to be able to walk out side and not worry at all cause we live in such a safe country.

One of the most important freedoms we enjoy today is, the freedom of religion. Being able to as The 11th Article of Faith states "We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may." I think that it is one of the best freedoms to be able to worship God the way that we want to.

I love being an American and a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints.

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