Tuesday, April 23, 2013

LAST TRANSFER.....PRAY FOR ME

Elder Houstons email:
April 15, 2013
 
hey family!!
so this week was transfers and i sent off elder godfrey and got elder babb he is a pretty funny guy. a old time rocker kind dude. he is super nice and is way fun. but he reminds me alot of elder hamlin from pawhuska... :/ he doesnt mind too much for rules, nor working hard. hes got a sleeping disorder, i forget what its called so his schedule is all wacked out. this is going to be one interesting last transfer. a real test to see my will power ha and my desire to finish strong, not just to have fun. im going to do all i can to keep the schedule and do what i can with what i have. i felt the Spirit so strongly impress me the importance that i need to help him see the importance of the gospel and how you can follow rules and still have fun. and be yourself. any one can be disobedient and go their own way but it takes a strong person to follow and humbly obey. the advisary really wants us to think other wise, that a person is weak and un cool or what ever they want to call it to follow commandments or rules. we do not come out here do do what we want, but to do what the Lord wants. he lived his entire life in service of others and His Father. and we are ask to just give two years for the full time service to live apart from the world. but for some reason it is hard to do. not to say i am perfect at all, because it is really hard for me with some stuff. we all know how mornings are for me haha but it is the sacrific and the effort that we make that counts. he knows that we are going to fall short, its not a suprise to Him. He just ask us to give it our all and i have found out some times thats hard to find out what our all is. i know i can do better so its hard to say i have given it my all. but progression is the key i think and i hope that i have progressed better then when i first came out or then i was yesterday and i hope that i was able to help others progress better each day.
    boy do we have such a loving Heavenly Father, dont we,, and the perfect elder Brother Jesus Christ. i love them soo dearly. haha i loved it when elder Holland said it must be frustrating that all our Father has to work with is us, imperfect people haha. but oh how much he loves each and everone of us. :) so true ha and so humbling to know how much we depend on Him and His Son and the atonement!.
   ha man oh man am i greatful each day for that!!! wow am i ever!  ha. no greater love then this, that a man layeth down his life for his friends, and wow did He, DOES He, ever love us soooo much still and for ever will. :)
    i pray, i need yalls prayers, to help me help my companion to see the potential he has. he is a leader ! people look up to him and will follow him, but he needs to lead them by example by leading from the front in his choices. i dont think he really knows yet the importance of these things and i pray i can show him my love for him and my desire to help him see his potential to do good! and he doesnt have to give up who he is. the spirit bore such a powerful witness that i need to do this but keep too the work and make sure i do all i can these next six weeks im here.
   its going to be an interesting transfer and it will be a test to me if i can stand up for my standards i know to be right and the standards the Lord has asked of me. to dare to stand alone as Pres Monson would say. its alot harder then i thought it would be, my mission has taught me ha. but i know the Lord will help and he needs me to learn this. im greatful for the oppertunity and to give it my all and trust He knows what He doing haha.
    well i got to go sorry this email was kinda scaterd brained and me just venting. but know i love yall and will leave ya with a quote, i love short powerful combinations or words :) haha
 
i aksed God for strength,
   that i might achieve,
i was made weak,
   that i might learn humbly to obey
i asked for heath,
   that i might do greater things,
i was given infirmity,
   that i might do better things
i asked for riches,
   that i might be happy,
i was given poverty,
   that i might be wise,
i asked for power,
   that i might have the praise of men,
i was given weakness,
   that i might feel the need of God
i asked for all things,
   that i might enjoy life,
i was given life,
   that i might enjoy all things,
i got nothing that i asked for, but everything i had hoped for.
almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
i am, among all men,
Most richly Blessed.
  
LOVE YA Elder houston:) 

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