Hello all!
First, I want to give a huge thank you and shout out to the Eaglecrest 1st Ward for the AWESOME care package that I received the other day. I am savoring (along with my companions) the various peanut butter bars, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, and overall goodness of that package. We will also be playing a game of trouble as part of our p-day today. ¡Muchísimas Gracias!
On that same note, there doesn´t appear to be rhyme nor reason to the amount of time it takes mail to get to or from here.. I received one package that was postmarked the 18th of November, then 2 days later one that was postmarked the 25th, then a letter that was marked the 17th. I really have no clue.. But thank you all!
The biggest thing that happened this week were some various things happening in the office.. We had some major injuries happen in the mission this week, and so I´ve been back and forth from the hospital a good 10 or 15 times, plus midnight pain med runs, plus tranquilizing alternatively doctors and concerned companions.. It´s been fun. I also went out with Elder Durrant and talked to a cell phone company that has continued charging us for a full year and 2 months after we terminated the contract. It was very exciting, because it opened up some money to purchase new equipment within the mission. Finally the week culminated in a four-day crunchfest of reports that nobody knew were coming until they were here, including moving up the end of the year report 3 weeks. We´ve mixed in a few visitas here and there, but unfortunately I have been in the sector a total of 3 hours this week. The good news is that we´ve had a steady supply of sick and/or injured elders coming into the office, so I´ve been able to plug away at the sudden influx of end-of-the-year paperwork. I suppose it´s not good that the elders are getting sick, but we´ve not had anything super super serious. What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger, eh?
For those of you that saw the bonus email this morning, I encourage you to turn your minds back to that subject as I talk about one more cosa chiquitita. For those of you that did not read it or are joining the emails for the first time, you can check it out at elderwheelhouse.blogspot.com <http://elderwheelhouse.blogspot.com> .
In brief summary, we talked about noticing the presence of God in the world around you. I would submit one more step to that. The whole purpose of us even coming here was to gain experience and become like He Is, to expand our intelligence and capability so that one day we can return to live with Him and receive our own glory and dominion. He has given us various tools to be able to do that, one of the greatest of which is the Holy Ghost, in it´s many forms of Divine Inspiration.
The awesome thing is that as we seek to feel, receive, and follow the Spirit in our lives, we slowly are changed. Our thoughts become more in line with where they should be, our actions become more like we want them to be, and we receive greater light and knowledge. One of the beautiful things about this process is that as we progress, God gives us more ability and opportunity to excercise our agency and choose for ourselves. We have the opportunity to begin to come to where He is in this life- and while we may or may not rise to the same level of glory or perfection that He has attained while we are here, we can begin to rise to the levels of perfection within our own spheres, and excercise that ability to decide righteously for ourselves. As we strive to seek and follow the will of God, slowly our will turns to be more and more in line with His. This is the great Plan- not because of a controlling God, but rather that of a loving Father who knows what can bring His children the most happiness because of His own experience.
This is the testimony which I wish to give today- that as we seek to become like Him, He will guide us further and further until we are receiving the blessings that He has for us without restricción. Les amo, y ¡le vayan super bien todos!
Mucho Amor,
-Elder Wheelhouse
P.S. for those of you that know, 42.
First, I want to give a huge thank you and shout out to the Eaglecrest 1st Ward for the AWESOME care package that I received the other day. I am savoring (along with my companions) the various peanut butter bars, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, and overall goodness of that package. We will also be playing a game of trouble as part of our p-day today. ¡Muchísimas Gracias!
On that same note, there doesn´t appear to be rhyme nor reason to the amount of time it takes mail to get to or from here.. I received one package that was postmarked the 18th of November, then 2 days later one that was postmarked the 25th, then a letter that was marked the 17th. I really have no clue.. But thank you all!
The biggest thing that happened this week were some various things happening in the office.. We had some major injuries happen in the mission this week, and so I´ve been back and forth from the hospital a good 10 or 15 times, plus midnight pain med runs, plus tranquilizing alternatively doctors and concerned companions.. It´s been fun. I also went out with Elder Durrant and talked to a cell phone company that has continued charging us for a full year and 2 months after we terminated the contract. It was very exciting, because it opened up some money to purchase new equipment within the mission. Finally the week culminated in a four-day crunchfest of reports that nobody knew were coming until they were here, including moving up the end of the year report 3 weeks. We´ve mixed in a few visitas here and there, but unfortunately I have been in the sector a total of 3 hours this week. The good news is that we´ve had a steady supply of sick and/or injured elders coming into the office, so I´ve been able to plug away at the sudden influx of end-of-the-year paperwork. I suppose it´s not good that the elders are getting sick, but we´ve not had anything super super serious. What doesn´t kill you makes you stronger, eh?
For those of you that saw the bonus email this morning, I encourage you to turn your minds back to that subject as I talk about one more cosa chiquitita. For those of you that did not read it or are joining the emails for the first time, you can check it out at elderwheelhouse.blogspot.com <http://elderwheelhouse.blogspot.com> .
In brief summary, we talked about noticing the presence of God in the world around you. I would submit one more step to that. The whole purpose of us even coming here was to gain experience and become like He Is, to expand our intelligence and capability so that one day we can return to live with Him and receive our own glory and dominion. He has given us various tools to be able to do that, one of the greatest of which is the Holy Ghost, in it´s many forms of Divine Inspiration.
The awesome thing is that as we seek to feel, receive, and follow the Spirit in our lives, we slowly are changed. Our thoughts become more in line with where they should be, our actions become more like we want them to be, and we receive greater light and knowledge. One of the beautiful things about this process is that as we progress, God gives us more ability and opportunity to excercise our agency and choose for ourselves. We have the opportunity to begin to come to where He is in this life- and while we may or may not rise to the same level of glory or perfection that He has attained while we are here, we can begin to rise to the levels of perfection within our own spheres, and excercise that ability to decide righteously for ourselves. As we strive to seek and follow the will of God, slowly our will turns to be more and more in line with His. This is the great Plan- not because of a controlling God, but rather that of a loving Father who knows what can bring His children the most happiness because of His own experience.
This is the testimony which I wish to give today- that as we seek to become like Him, He will guide us further and further until we are receiving the blessings that He has for us without restricción. Les amo, y ¡le vayan super bien todos!
Mucho Amor,
-Elder Wheelhouse
P.S. for those of you that know, 42.
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