2Lovellscalled2serve: Simeon's New Year

Monday, January 5, 2015

Simeon's New Year

My new wheels

Well, here we are at the beginning of another brand New Year! This week was like a bag of Trail Mix … the only thing was you sometimes received what you liked and at others times you did not. All-in-all, it was a pretty okay week. We went out with the full determination to not only find new persons to share this gospel with but to teach them as well and we did good on that part. After all the fireworks (and, I am pretty sure, gunshots) announced the arrival of a new year we were at it again (though not a whole lot of persons opened their doors to us on New Years Day) but one lady did. Boy, did we feel the spirit radiate from her as she spoke and she laughed with us. She even gave us some water to drink and, I will be honest, that made my day. Knowing there are still persons out here who are looking, searching and wandering for the truth gives me all the faith, hope, love, charity and courage I will ever need to keep pressing forward which just as my brother said, "is well worth it!”

My new planner

Also during this week we found a family of seven (7) who were looking for exactly the same thing. It is great to be the one who brings the truth to them so they can be happy and enjoy all the blessings our Heavenly Father has in store for them. It was so strange but yet so familiar as we talked with them. We quickly became friends and were laughing at the strangest things almost like we have known one another forever (and we know we did in the preexistence). So I will be straight with you. I know you are doing your best and your all so my simple advice to you is to keep doing it. Of course I will do the same for we are all in this together. Just like the Three Musketeers said, “all for one and one for all.” With a little addition from our Heavenly Father, of course, it is, "ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL TOWARDS ETERNAL LIFE WITH OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE CELESTIAL KINGDOM OF GOD"

And here is a nice scripture which says it in another way:

13 Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life.

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Funny, interesting or amazing things they say

May 15 - Selwin spoke twice today - once in the Southgate 3rd Ward and then at Brookdale's Sacrament meeting. After the meeting one sister approached him and whispered in his ear saying, "my sister always told me to 'never forget how important you are'."

The second sister told him, "you should always smile because your dimples are so adorable!"

April 3, 2016 - The Cannon's, who had returned home on Friday after 18-months managing missionary apartments in the Mississippi Jackson Mission, stopped by the house to deliver a package from Elder Selwin who they described as "an exceptional missionary and an outstanding young man."

March 16, 2015 - Hi, my name is Deborah Albert, and your son (Elder Selwin) is here serving in my town (Gulfport) right now. I just wanted to tell you that he is a pretty awesome missionary !! We like him a lot !!

May 7 - Almost every day someone asks about our missionary twins. Today it was my doctor. We chatted briefly about how they're doing and how well Simeon and Selwin were integrated into our ward / neighborhood. "It doesn't surprise me," he said, "because they are fine young men and so easy to like!"

May 5 – We were at a funeral and in the middle of the service my caller ID showed an incoming call from "Jackson, MS." Since I only know ONE person in Jackson, MS, I jumped up to take the call, my heart pounding fearing something might have happened to Elder Selwin since missionaries are only allowed to call home on Mothers' Day and Christmas. I answered to hear a familiar voice asking, "Hi, do you know who this is?” It seems they can still make me smile - even from a thousand miles away!

April 1 - Kenrick Benn writes: The time is just around the corner when “our” two sons will be out in the mission field. I believe those two can convert even the hardest heart. Sister Benn and I would like to thank you two wonderful people for all you have done for us and for the two young men I love as a father loves his sons.

March 24, 2014 - Upon our return from SoCal, Selwin sheepishly said, "if you left the car in the driveway and the keys on the hook as a test, you should know, I failed!"