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| Bar-be-qued sausage on a cold winter day |
Since it was
really cold not a lot of people opened their doors to talk with us but those
who did we are ever thankful for. Of
course you will have a few who will say, “not now, it's too cold” and I say,
"wow, you are telling me, buddy? I am out in it." Those are things one
just laughs about and so I did. We
walked a lot more this week also as our miles will not get renewed until the
start of next month and so we will be trucking along again this week which is
good because it feels good to use my legs a little bit more.
We taught a
lesson to a member family this week and it was really amazing how the Holy
Spirit entered into the home. We shared
a message about helping others through their tough times even when we are going
through ours and she committed on the spot with tears flowing down her cheeks
to do better. Now tell me, what else could have helped her see the error of her
ways but the Holy Spirit and the full Restored Gospel? It got me thinking of how much work I still
have to do, not that it's easy or anything but that I need to get better
on. After the wonderful lesson the mom
and dad then said looking at me "you know we also have a reputation for
fattening Elders." Yep, I saw that coming but I am happy with that. The mother is from Samoa and she knows about
cricket (the game) so I am not alone. To finish up here is a poem that has
helped me to realize how much our Heavenly Father loves us and needs us to know
so we can help others enjoy!
“THE
GENEROUS ONE”
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| Taco boats and a fruit smoothie ... yummy in my tummy! |
from
above to die for us his Daughters
And
Sons?
Why do
something so grand and divine
For such
a filthy and unworthy creature
Such as
I?
Tears
fill my eyes as I see that God truly
Does
love me for me!
The
mistakes I’ve made, the people I’ve hurt,
The
Chaos I’ve caused and all the bad choices I’ve made
Never
sent him away from me, but drew him
Ever
nearer and closer to me.
His
words of comfort, his songs of peace; Helps me to know that though fallen I can
Rise
again!
His son
he sent to die for me a robber, a thief,
But
never the less his son I be.
For I
could never do what my brother did for me; Nails to his hands and feet, bruises
upon his back, vinegar
And
water he drank that my Savior he may
Be!
For he
suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane and bled
From
every pore to take upon himself my sins, so that I may know that I can be
forgiven and even
Endure.
He did
the will of his Father and not his own and this has provided safety for my
soul.
He
reminded me that with God all things are possible and that as I use his name, I
can one day return safely home.
How can
it be that God could send his only begotten
Son, to
die for someone like me?
Who
dragged his name in the mud and used it
In vain
a million times for sure.
And
finally today I have come to see that God is
My
Father and that I am his son indeed.
For he
heals me when broken, dries my tears when I am sad, picks me up when I have
fallen, and encourages me to always use his beloved Son’s Atonement, for that is truly what will make
me happy and glad.
It is no
wonder that the Prophet Joseph Smith said,
“What do
we hear in the Gospel that we have
Received?
Truth
out of the earth.
Mercy
from Heaven.
A voice
of gladness for the living and the dead.
Shall we
not go on in so great a
Cause?
Oh how I
shall go on in such a cause and I hope that you will as well; to remember that
there is a God in heaven, who sent his
Only begotten Son to die for all of us that we
May have
joy and to save this wonderful world of ours.
HE IS
GOD! HE IS WORTHY TO BE CALLED FATHER!
HE IS
OUR FATHER! HE IS ONE WE MUST ALWAYS LOVE !
INDEED
HE TRULY IS A GENEROUS GOD AND THE
GENEROUS
ONE.
Elder Lovell (2016)
“Georgia Atlanta Mission”
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