A Little Hang Up

Hey everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I picked up a new missionary and his name is Elder Penny. He is from Canada and he is super awesome. Other than that it's been a pretty regular week haha. 


Every month on the first Sunday, our mission puts on a music devotional at the stake center right across the street from the temple. We got the opportunity to usher at this music devotional. Apparently it's a very big deal to usher and it is a lot more complicated than it seems. The "Lead Usher" was a guy from the local ward and he was explaining everything that we needed to do and then he said that after the opening prayer but before the first musical number we needed to open the curtain divider into the overflow area. I then asked him "What if the curtain gets caught?" He then chuckled and said "Yeah that's not going to happen." So, taking his word for it I didn't worry about it. But right after the prayer I started pulling the curtain and everything was OK until about half way through. All of a sudden the curtain gets hung up and immediately i think to myself "Oh boy". The first musical number is starting. I'm in the background pushing with all I could muster and by this point everyone is looking at me including the "lead usher" who is just baffled at what he is witnessing. So after a few painfully awkward seconds of me trying to tackle the curtain we decided to leave it half closed and people just crammed in like sardines to the one side so they could actually see. Ushering might be a one and done for Elder Workman.


This weeks spiritual thought comes from John 16:33 it says "33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." Jesus is telling us that life isn't going to be easy and that there are going to be tough times that are going to bring you to your knees. But He also gave us a commandment, He said "be of good cheer" and I feel like that is Jesus saying "no matter what happens or what you are going through, it is all going to be OK so just hold on to the fact that everything will workout."  Heavenly Father and Jesus want us to be happy. Jesus Christ did what He did for us so we can be happy. So come unto to Jesus and find that joy that He offers. I know He lives! 


Have a great week!


Pictures (I only took two this week ill have more next week)
1. A pretty nice view from a trail by our apartment
2. Me and Elder Penny

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