"I'm Kicking Your Trash!"

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a good week. This week was pretty rainy again, what the heck! We did have sunny spots throughout the week and I managed to get a little sunburnt.


So this week we went on campus and we have the students play cornhole. They get 8 chances to make it in the hole and win a donut. So I am the one who kind of runs the game and hypes people up when they make it or get close. So this girl comes and wants to play so I get her the bean bags and I start handing them to her. She starts getting closer and closer and so I keep cheering her on. She finally makes it and she turns to me and says quote "I'm kicking your trash!" close quote. I then paused from celebrating and said "What?" And she then said "You didn't even have a chance!" And I was like "Yeah you're right, in fact I didn't even play." So she then got her donut and started walking away shaking her head and said "Better luck next time pal!" And then I was like "Thanks, I'll get you next time?" So yeah that was a very confusing experience that made me chuckle. You meet some interesting cats on campus.


This weeks spiritual thought comes from Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin in his 2008 October General Conference address. He is giving us ways that we can get through adversity and what to keep in mind while going through hard times. He says "The third thing we can do is understand the principle of compensation. The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude." When we are going through hard times and it seems like things are never going to be the same, you are probably right because if you have faith in Jesus Christ things are going to work out so much better than what they would have been if things just stayed the same. Jesus Christ will change your life for the better so when you are going through hard times and you don't see a light at the end of the tunnel, hold on to Jesus and know that He wants the best for you. If you allow Him, He will fill your life with so much more peace and joy than you thought you could ever have. He will compensate for all of your losses and will give you more than you think you deserve. He lives and loves each and every one of us so much.
Hope everyone has a great week!


Pictures
1.Gordon Ramsey who?
2.Flower Power
3.Garden of Eden in the background 
4.Exchange with Elder Trimble
5. Me and Bro Andre




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