Patience
Hey Family :)
How's it been this week, that's crazy that Payt went to Texas
all by himself haha holy smokes kid has got some guts :) well Mom I hope you
had an amazing birthday, and I'm so pumped to hear about my new nephew or
niece!! haha. I have got one amazing family, and I'm so grateful for the example
of all you guys, haha but really I have been so blessed with the people that
God has put in my life and the examples and help they have been for me thank you
so much everyone for your love and patience with me haha :)
This week was pretty good, I was able to give a training
Tuesday in our district meeting, and it went really good actually one of the
best I have given and we were able to make goals as a district, but the coolest
part is that they were big goals but we achieved them this week!! It was super
cool to see the excitement and cheer in the district :) I have learned so much
in the mission and I am so grateful for this calling that the Lord has given to me,
I am so blessed :)
We were able to teach quite a few new people this week and
we are super excited to see how they progress, we were able to keep teaching
Michel this week and she learns so fast!! haha its crazy a lot of the times
she's one step ahead of us haha its pretty crazy she is reading in the book of
Mormon and its awesome, and she truly has a desire to follow Jesus Christ she
has had a lot of problems that she told us, but is looking for the happiness in the
gospel of Jesus Christ, and she knows its here because she has felt it through
the holy ghost our heavenly fathers messenger :) a messenger of the truth and
one who testifies that God and Jesus live and they love us and that Jesus is
the Christ that the atonement that he did for us is infinite and without end
and we can be clean if we come unto him with broken hearts and a contrite
spirit we will feel the love of our Savior and Father who want the best for us
:)
Her parents even invited us to eat steak tacos with them and
we went and it was pretty good :) we weren't able to talk about Michel's baptism
with them but, we are going to talk with them this week :), she didn't go to
church this week.... :( we are super sad we don't know why but we are thinking
its because her aunt had a baby shower Sunday, but we are going to try and go
and visit her right now to see what's up, but we are going to try and stick with
the baptismal date for this Saturday and get the approval of her parents,
please pray for her that she can act good and respect her parents this week and
can be baptized Saturday, also please pray that her parents will support her
and give her permission to be baptized this Saturday :) we need your prayers :)
thank you guys so much.
I wanted to take a little bit of time to tell you guys about
a video I just watched from the church I'll give you guys the URL in this email
and I hope that you guys can see it and think about how we can put into practice
the patience in our life and be more forgiving people, Its interesting how the
father is always calling the son in the video and never gives up on him, I
think its a symbol of our Heavenly Father he always calls us but lots of times
we don't listen to his councils, my invitation is that we can all listen to the
voice and counsels of our Heavenly Father. He talks to all of us in different
ways but is always talking with us, I know he loves us, and I hope that in
every situation of our lives we can be loving, forgiving and patient like our
Father in Heaven is, think of all the times that we have upset him yet he still
forgives us and reaches out to help us, how beautiful would it be if we can
learn and live this principle of patience, patience is a key attribute in this
life that is why it is one of the attributes of Christ it is an attribute of the
Celestial kingdom and if we learn to use it in this life we are preparing
ourselves for the next life, and we are acting more like our Heavenly Father,
always try to see people through the eyes of our Heavenly Father and who these
people are, they are our brothers and sisters and sons and daughters of our
eternal father, I know that Our Father loves us, and wants us to love each other
I love you guys so much and I'm sorry if I have ever offended anyone, I love you
all so much, and I know that our Father in Heaven and our brother Jesus Christ
love us :)
Love Elder Tanner
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