also been studying Elder Holland's, "we are all beggars" talk and I think I found one of my favorite quotes ever by Mother Teresa "what we do is nothing but a drop in the ocean.. but if we didnt do it, the ocean would be one drop less." As missionaries it's hard to see what your work or fruits will be or if you're doing anything for that matter, but as long as you're giving your best and working your hardest, then you will impact lives. Maybe we can't change the world, but we sure can change the way people look at it with the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. To end I love a quote from Parley P Pratt after serving 25 years of missions. "and when the spirit of the Lord is upon me, I think it matters very little what I suffer, what I sacrificed-WHETHER I SECURE THE HONOR OR DISHONOR OF MEN, or where I die, if it so be that I can keep the faith, fight the good fight, and finish my course with joy. I have all eternity before me, in which to enjoy myself." God wants me to serve for my life with all my heart. So that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna do what God wants me to do because that's better than what I want to do. Even if it's really hard:) LOVE YOU ALL!!
This week I'm thankful for American medicine, new families, soccer, my zone, my comp, that my comp can teach like a beast and a half, that our church has only 40 people in it and they dont really do classes after sacrament haha, dishwashers that I took for granted, my yoyo, the ability to smile, and a living prophet who guides us today:)
-Elder Alec Johnson
IT'S STINKIN PARK CITY!!.... with houses made out of mud.... and people speaking Spanish... and naked babies EVERYWHERE running around...
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