2Lovellscalled2serve: Selwin Learns from the Brother of Jared

Monday, April 27, 2015

Selwin Learns from the Brother of Jared

A convertible ride with the Fairbanks

So it's been a week of hard work with very little success; but, we had some success and that's all that matters. It's been overcast for most of the week and today the sky's finally broke so now we are having a down pour of heavenly blessings, hooray!!!.

We walked a lot and rode a lot to the point where both the brakes on my bike gave out on me and my shoes became my brake pad. Good thing I learned how to ride on the roads in Guyana. Yep, it was quite the week. There really isn't much to say, to be honest, besides that, but I did find something in the scriptures I had never noticed before and it really made me ponder. While reading this week in the Book of Ether chapter 2:25 I read:

25 "And behold, I prepare you against these things; for ye cannot cross this great deep save I prepare you against the waves of the sea, and the winds which have gone forth, and the floods which shall come. Therefore what will ye that I should prepare for you that ye may have light when ye are swallowed up in the depths of the sea?"

A porch find

Now you're probably wondering what could have stuck out to me in this scripture. Well, lets focus on how the Lord prepared the brother of Jared and his family and friends to face that which was to come. Has not the Lord done the same for us? Has He not prepared us by giving us His word, by giving us commandments to follow, by calling Prophets to teach us His will and most importantly by sending His only Begotten Son, even Jesus Christ to die for the sins of all mankind and yet just like He has done with the brother of Jared He is asking us " What more can I do for you?" Does this not testify to us of a God who cares and of a God of love and of a God who truly is mindful of our eternal salvation? I certainly think it does. Even after all that has been done to prepare us He is still asking us, "What more can I do for you?" so why not tell Him, for it is His commandment that we call upon Him. And have the faith that when you tell Him what ever it is He can do for you it will be done. I am not a scholar by any means but I do know the Lord hears and answers us and keeps His promises. I know the Lord truly does speak to us, especially through His words. I stand with President Ezra Taft Benson when he said the Book of Mormon truly was meant for our days. Isn't that so true?

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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!"