17 November 2014
Hey everybody!
As
you probably could tell from the subject line, I'm being transferred
from my home here in the Meadows 8th ward to a ward in Logandale. Based
on the teasings by my fellow missionaries in the Meadows Zone, I've been
"exiled" from the Las Vegas Valley... Oh well! I'm pretty excited to
serve in Logandale for the next couple of months. I hear there's lot of
service opportunities (farm/ranch work), no Walmart, and lots of
mormons! It's certainly going to be an adventure.
What's
interesting is how you grow to love the area you serve in. To be
honest, this area had been a struggle when I first got here, but I've
met so many new people and have gained a lot of new friends who I hope
keep in contact. That's the way the Lord works; you first show Him your
willingness by enlisting in His army, then you show your humility by
being obedient to His orders, and, lastly, He helps you to feel
satisfied with your work when the job is done. I really do love this
place; I'm sad to leave.
I
watched a Mormon Message this past week called "You Never Know". It's
about a mom who wants to go and spend a couple hours with her cousin,
but her day seems to be eaten up by babysitting, kids' science projects,
comforting and consoling friends, making dinner for people, etc. At the
end of the day, she is upset because she was unable to hang out with
her cousin. She feels like a failure; but when her son says the family
prayer, she's able to realize how much good she did that day. At the end
of the video, President Hinckley gives a quote:
"Many of you think you are failures. You feel you cannot do well, that with all of your effort it is not sufficient. We all worry about our performance. We all wish we could do better. But unfortunately we do not realize, we do not often see the results that come of what we do. You never know how much good you do."
President
Hinckley is the man! I hope and pray that you all can feel satisfied
with whatever work the Lord gives you as long as you do your best. That
is certainly how I feel now that I'm being transferred.
I love all of you! Keep in touch and be safe!
Love,
Love,
Elder Jones
p.s. congradulate Maddie Widgren for me! She'll do great!
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