This has been a really awesome
week! We started volunteering at the Cheyenne MT Zoo! It was Hay Day so we
helped unload and stack over a ton of hay. I tried to make a pun I hope that
you all liked it. As well for Earth Day we cleaned a park in Manitou we did it
as a district and it was a blast, we also found a park and played on that for a
while. It had to be done.
We have been running around like
crazy meeting new people, It has been really fun getting to know just how different
everyone is but how we all have a love for some of the same things! Elder
Rodela and I have meet so many wonderful people who love their Families and
Love God. I am so grateful for all of the opportunities that the Lord has given
to me as his son to meet these people!
In a lesson this week we found a
story called "the Test" I want to share it with you all now.
“Many years ago, Indian youths would go away in solitude to prepare for
manhood. One such youth hiked into a beautiful valley. There he fasted, and on
the third day he decided to test himself against the mountain. He put on his
buffalo-hide shirt, threw his blanket over his shoulders, and set off to climb
the peak.
When he reached the top, he could see forever, and his heart swelled
with joy. Then he heard a rustle at his feet. Looking down, he saw a snake.
Before he could move, the snake spoke: “I am about to die. It is too cold for
me up here, and I am freezing. There is no food, and I am starving. Put me
under your shirt and take me down to the valley.”
“Oh, no,” said the youth. “I know your kind. You are a rattlesnake. If
I pick you up, you will bite me, and I will die.”
“Not so,” said the snake. “I will treat you differently. If you do this
for me, you will be special. I will not harm you.”
The youth withstood for a while, but this was a very persuasive snake
with beautiful markings. At last the youth tucked it under his shirt and
carried it down to the valley. There he laid it gently on the grass. Suddenly,
the snake coiled, rattled, and struck, biting him on the leg.
“But you promised—” cried the youth.
“You knew what I was when you picked me up,” said the snake as it
slithered away.
As a worthy bearer of the Aaronic Priesthood, you will always be warned
when danger is near. The Lord cannot make your decisions for you, but he will
always allow you to be aware of what is right when a decision or action is
about to be made. Don’t allow yourself to ever believe that you are “different”
in that you can participate in unrighteous activities—even just once—and not be
hurt. Remember, “You knew what I was when you picked me up.”
We have been warned by so many to
stay away from those things that are bad, please my friends stay strong and
don't give up if you fall. Keep going Christ the Lord loves you I know he does!
Elder Stewart
