Hey everybody,
My week
was really great! Each week we set goals for the things we want to do
and how many people we want to teach or talk to and this week we
achieved a lot of our goals. I don't think I've ever learned so much
about setting goals in my life. I've always been really bad at thinking
of what I want to do with my future but what I'm learning here is going
to help me a lot. I'm learning how to improve day by day. This past week
my personal goal was to not speak negatively about anyone. I don't have
a big problem with that but I want to always think good things about
the people around me. Actually figuring out how I can improve and then
doing it is really empowering. It is a great feeling to achieve a goal.
On Wednesday I got to drive down to Huntington Beach with some
Elders in my zone who were getting a car from some other missionaries
down there. I got to see the beach and I can't wait to come back here
and swim! Sadly I didn't bring my camera so you'll just have to look up
pictures of Huntington beach.
On Friday and Saturday I went on "exchanges" with a new
missionary name Elder Brooks. Exchanges in where you switch companions
for 24hrs to learn from a different person. He is only here in this
mission until he gets his visa then he's headed to Vanuatu which is near
the Solomon islands. He's going to live on tiny islands for two years
with people who don't really wear any clothes and who stopped eating
people in the 80's. I think his mission will be a tad different than
mine hah. I had a good time with him and I'm glad I could get to know
him a little bit before he heads there.
I forget when President Tew was talking about maturity but I
think what he said was really interesting and true. I don't see him that
often so it must have been a few weeks ago. As a baby all we care about
is ourselves. We only think about when we're going to be fed and who's
going to do what for us. But over time we grow up and start having to
help other people. Watching siblings, doing chores. Then a person has
baby and gives everything instead of takes. Maturity is based on how
much we care about others and not ourselves. President Tew calls it
being others' oriented. As we become more like Christ, who is completely
selfless, we mature into who God wants us to be. It is not human logic
to think that the less we think about ourselves the happier we will be
but I know it's true. I've never been happier and I'm still probably
thinking too much about myself.
I really like these videos. They are straight out of the
scriptures which is why I think they are so good. And a plug for
Noah...I think Jesus looks a little like Batman. Hopefully lightning
doesnt strike me ha.:
I'll attach some pictures this week! Elder Welch and I went to
Jamba Juice and they gave us free shirts so that's why we match haha.
These are random pictures we took at night instead of write in our
journals...
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