Hello Everyone,
It is so amazing to me of all the little
things that God gives us that we can either take for granted, or we can really
go and show our gratitude! I mean the tablet incident probably didn't seem too
small for Emily, but in the big picture it is pretty small. That is one of the
most important lessons that we can learn here on earth I believe, HEAVENLY
FATHER LOVES YOU! Although all of us have little bumps, or boulders that are
trying to keep us from really feeling our Heavenly Father’s love for us, HE IS
STILL THERE!
There is a really cool Mormon Message that just came out this year "The Savior Wants to Forgive." It is a talk that was actually given by Elder Cardon of the 70. Just about 6 months ago Elder Cardon came to the Arizona Tempe Mission and talked to all of us, and gave us training on how we are able to be more effective missionaries. So I have great respect for him. It tells a story of a man who had messed up by doing drugs, and he had also got involved in some robberies, too. He tells one particular instance where he had just committed a robbery and he was hiding outside in some bushes from the cops. He realized how wrong it was that he had done that, and was placing death as an option in his head. But, as he was getting the gun ready he heard a voice saying, "I'm still here." Because of the Holy Ghost and the ability that he has to speak to us, this man was able to have a second chance in life. Because he listened to the Holy Ghost’s prompting he was able to find out the way that he could use the ATONEMENT in his life. He repented of the wrongs he had done and made a 180 with his life! Its a great story. Even though your situation is completely different, it still shows you how the Holy Ghost works through us sometimes to tell us something that can help us. God loves that man in the story, and he loves you and Emily so much that he knew it was important to help out in this circumstance. SUPER AWESOME! :)
There is a really cool Mormon Message that just came out this year "The Savior Wants to Forgive." It is a talk that was actually given by Elder Cardon of the 70. Just about 6 months ago Elder Cardon came to the Arizona Tempe Mission and talked to all of us, and gave us training on how we are able to be more effective missionaries. So I have great respect for him. It tells a story of a man who had messed up by doing drugs, and he had also got involved in some robberies, too. He tells one particular instance where he had just committed a robbery and he was hiding outside in some bushes from the cops. He realized how wrong it was that he had done that, and was placing death as an option in his head. But, as he was getting the gun ready he heard a voice saying, "I'm still here." Because of the Holy Ghost and the ability that he has to speak to us, this man was able to have a second chance in life. Because he listened to the Holy Ghost’s prompting he was able to find out the way that he could use the ATONEMENT in his life. He repented of the wrongs he had done and made a 180 with his life! Its a great story. Even though your situation is completely different, it still shows you how the Holy Ghost works through us sometimes to tell us something that can help us. God loves that man in the story, and he loves you and Emily so much that he knew it was important to help out in this circumstance. SUPER AWESOME! :)
This week went really well for us because one
of the kids we have been teaching decided that he wanted to go out on High
Adventure with the boys in the ward! When he came back he told us that he had a
super good time and also he is still getting baptized this next week on July
26th!!! I am super excited for sure! Up at camp he was always talking in a
batman voice apparently so all of the boys and the leaders were calling him
batman for the entire week on the trip! Super funny!!! Then we had another
Mission President Devotional last night and we were able to bring him with us. I
think that was one of the best ones possible for him to attend because President
Toone related the Holy Ghost to a cell phone. You cannot always know exactly how
a cell phone works, and how you are now able to just at the click of a few
buttons be talking to someone on the other side of the world. Also, in some
places we have worse "reception" than other places, but when we are in the right
place, we will have full access to the spirit! The spirit will be able to talk
to us. Sometimes we cannot explain how the spirit feels, or how we will be able
to recognize it. But we do know that he is there, and he will lead us and guide
us to do the things that God wants us to do! It was a super good night. That was
one of the highlights of the week other than when I hit my 1 YEAR MARK! That is
weird to think about, so I am not thinking about it too much!
Thank you so much for the awesome package! I
love all of the goodies and candy that you guys sent me, as well as the sweet
shirt! I love you all so much and can't wait to hear back from you next week!
YOU'RE AWESOME!
Love,
Elder Brandon Wallentine
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