"What Have I Done?!?!"

Hey everyone hope you had a great week! This week has been pretty good for me. I was able to go on some exchanges and go to the temple. Time is starting to go by quicker and quicker. 


Everyday we usually go to a park during the slow times of the day when everyone is at work and make phone calls. We called this one lady named Loki and had an awesome lesson. We taught her all about the restoration and the Book of Mormon. She then committed to reading the Book of Mormon and praying about it. Me and my comp were celebrating and high fiving when the time came to hang up. She said "Alright see you soon!" And my comp being caught up in the moment said "OK Love you bye!" And he hung up, after about 5 seconds and after the the adrenaline went away he had realized what he had done. I just stared in awe of what he had just said and then I just burst out laughing. He fell to his knees and yelled "What have I done!" I was crying I was laughing so hard. 


This weeks spiritual thought comes from Mosiah 15:5-7 in the Book of Mormon. It says "5 And thus the flesh becoming subject to the Spirit, or the Son to the Father, being one God, suffereth temptation, and yieldeth not to the temptation, but suffereth himself to be mocked, and scourged, and cast out, and disowned by his people. 6 And after all this, after working many mighty miracles among the children of men, he shall be led, yea, even as Isaiah said, as a sheep before the shearer is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. 7 Yea, even so he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father." Jesus Christ had no need to come down here to earth. He didn't need to experience pain, temptation, sickness, or trials. He didn't need to experience all of these things like we do. But he chose to. He went through 33 years of life and never sinned. That must have been very hard. He was betrayed, beaten, and denied by His friends, if there was anyone on earth who had the right to sin at least once, it was Jesus. But He chose to be perfectly obedient to our Father in Heaven, and He did it with a smile on His face. He went through all of this and never looked inward, He was always reaching outward. We can both learn from His example and use that attribute of His to overcome anything in our lives. His loving and protecting arms are always outstretched waiting for us to come unto Him.
I know He lives! 
Have a great week!


Pictures
1. Bowling with the Elders
2. My comp after his grave mistake
3. Exchange with Elder Watts
4. Peak Bowling fundamentals
5. Jesus picture of the week




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