Well this week has gone by with not much work! We had our Christmas Conference this week and then Christmas, so I haven't really been able to adjust to my new area yet. However, I have met quite a few people and they are very kind and sweet. So I'm exited to continue to get to know people.
So Christmas was good but it didn't really feel as much like Christmas
compared to last year for some reason. However it was good and I especially
enjoyed talking to family! I can't believe the next time I see you will be
in person. Weird.
I also had to give a talk in church this week. They called me at 8 the
night before...so it was about building the kingdom of God. I have plenty
of talks written for that, but usually people don't like to hear about
missionary work and this ward seems pretty spunky...so I related missionary
work, to the parable of the skunk! haha. It went well and everyone wanted
to talk to me about skunks after that.
I don't have much time today, so I just wanted to share a
little something with you for the new year!
So I am the type of person that loves to just start fresh and start at good
times. Like if I haven't worked out all week then I'm like, eh...i'll start
Monday. Or if I eat crappy one day, then I say, hmmm I'll start tomorrow
since I already did bad today! haha well I read the talk "Remember Lot's
Wife" by Elder Holland and we have also been showing the New Year's Mormon
Message a lot and it has really caused me to think more about how I need to
use every minute I can to be better. I don't have to wait a day, a week, or
a year to set goals. Yes, I've always known that, but it gave me more
motivation. If I do bad one minute, I can be better the next minute. The
whole point of the Atonement is to help us continually be better every
second, not just every year. So as you make goals for yourself, understand
that you are probably going to mess up, but that's ok! You can move forward
with faith and know that as you do your best, you can make every minute
better than the last. You can know that God is behind you and that he is on
your side. That didn't come out exactly how I wanted it to, so I just
encourage you all to read that talk! It is so great. I hope you all have a
great year!
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