Happy Father’s day! I have been thinking a lot this week
about the blessing and gift that fathers are, and it has struck me just how
wonderful that work is. To be a father, to have helped bring life into the
world and to teach and raise that child. We have the perfect example set by a
Father in Heaven, He loves us enough to let us make out own choices. I am so grateful
that my Dad in this life has let me make mistakes and has let me learn he has
always been there to help break my fall for all of my many foolish mistakes but
has never let me down. I am greatful to him for his example and his testimony
of the Savior it has shaped my life and the life of my family my Parents are
not perfect but to me they are a perfect team.
Love you Mom and Dad Happy Father’s day to everyone out
there I hope it was wonderful!
This week was my Companion Elder Thompson's year mark! So he
had the chance to go to the Denver temple. While he was up in Denver I was with
one of our Zone leaders for about a day and a half. It was wonderful working
with him I learned a pretty cool card trick that he turned in to a pretty
awesome object lesson. And from it I have learned a few things. 1st just
because we don't see our card at the time does not mean that it is missing but
that someone who knows us better will be able to point it out to us. The second
is that if we become lax even for a second we will miss what is happening in
front of us. If we ever stop making progress we will lose the progress we have
made. follow the advice of a very wise fish and "just keep swimming"
at times it will be against the tide but if we move we will not sink.
We are helping an older couple put in a garden pyramid thing
and as we were digging for sand to fill some of the layers we found the
weirdest looking bug ever it was like a spider and scorpion had a baby. It was
running around battling ants as we were working and we removed it to an ant
hill in the front of the member’s home. This creature battled long and hard and
in the end was victorious in its mighty struggle against the ants. Now I tell
this story for more than reason (surprise surprise) firstly this battle was
epic. And secondly I learned from it. My friends we are at times put up against
a wall and we don't see a way out. We have to fight our way out. we have all
been given tools to use and just like this spider we sometimes are put into an
unfair fight however if we use the tools given to us we will have the upper
hand and we will come out on top. We have been given the greatest tools ever we
have the Lord with us if we chose to fight on his side we will never fail.
There is always so much to do and so much to learn. I have
heard it said this way. "If we ever come to the end of a day and learn
nothing, we have wasted so much more than that one day"
Thank you Brother Andrews for your weekly cards every week
you say something that I have needed to hear. Thank you so very much!
Always seek to do those things that are good and be looking
to serve and learn always!
Love you all!
Elder Stewart
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