This week for the most part has been awesome I had gotten sick but it's all over now!!! So the other tripanionship along with mine have been having an awesome time!!!! I guess you wanna know what is making it so awesome!?! Well I you gotta kind of think of us as a family and this week we have gotten especially close with these franc-a-phone's ( I think I spelt that right{ that means native french speaker}) I always refer to them as the Tahitians since they're going to Tahiti! Now think.... I have these bothers here and then you bring your cousins in!?!?!? It means there is never a dull moment! We started calling our little group District Fiu!! I have actually been pretty cool with them since I got here! I think i really clicked with them because my companions leave the day before I do, but guess who goes to the airport the same day as I do?!! I guess I kinda already gave it away haha The Tahitians!!! When i learned that it gave me a great sense of peace because i don't really know any of the other people that are going to The West Indies with me. They all either speak english or dutch so i'm not anywhere near them..
I have really been progressing with the language still slow but hey it's coming! God and his ever present watch has really helped me get over a hump this week! I have been really trying to humble myself and be truly open to the Lords promptings! I know for me the hardest part is waiting through it all for the revelation or just the peace of mind! I mean y'all know I am by no means patient so working on Gods time well what can you say its perfect. Yet my mortal mind wishes it was a tad bit quicker!
So when I finally waited and got on his schedule he let me know what I was looking for! One of my teachers like last week said that she had a quote for me while we were speaking on humility. Now I didn't receive the quote until Friday but I knew she had it for quite some time. When she finally read me the quote which i had her write down I knew just how much God likes to make us better!! Especially those virtues like patience haha.
BE LIKE CHRIST
Spencer W. Kimball Said:
"If the Lord was meek and lowly and humble; then to become HUMBLE one must do what he did in BODLY denouncing evil, bravely advancing righteous works. Master of himself and situation about him and being near oblivious to personal credit."
It truly is the simple things that teach the most. When i heard this I knew that i already had known this, yet my mind wasn't ready to hear it. I know that there a purposes to every trial. I laugh sometimes when i think of some of the things i make more difficult then need be, because if we saw everything the way God did it would be simple. I've really tried recently to keep things simple and remember that my purpose is to be the best I can be and Help others come unto Christ! I find peace in that, just keep it simple I seriously laughed when I typed this but it's as simple as "What would Jesus do?" Simple Aye?
Well until next week!
I hope you guys have a great week and remember God is always thinking of you! One of these days I'll send you a full email in french, my sentence structure is kind of whack right now haha
Love you OODDLES!!!
Elder Stewart-Johnson
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