Monday, June 16, 2014

Tracting For Days n Days...

June 16, 2014

Good day folks in the 801 and other area codes !

My oh my what a marvelous week it has been. So exciting so much to
tell and say. Do not get depressed I promise reading this will be
worth it :) But I must filter this email, so I do not have to bore you
with re running my whole week and taking a good hour of your time
reading. If u want read the 4th paragraph and the last :)! Happy
Father's Day dad and grandpa. Also grandpa happy birthday! 50 right ??
I love you both and look up to you as perfect examples of how father’s
should be.

 I absolutely love my mission ! I can honestly say it has changed my
life 100%. Now a year ago if you asked me, I would tell you I wasn't
going on a mission. And now I can tell you that I am 100% converted to
the gospel, and that I will ALWAYS remain temple worthy in my adult
life. I am thankful for all the prayers on my behalf. Honestly I can
feel them everyday give me that extra boost that keeps me motivated.

Ok so now to all the awesome stuff that totally rocks about a mission.
Ladies and gents we have had some miracles indeed this week ! Though
they may seem small to you they are huge to a bunch of missionaries in
the OEM (Oregon Eugene mission). So as all of you know I'm serving on
the beach, in a small town called Bandon! Yes it is small and because
it is a beach resort like town, most of all the houses are abandoned
till warmer weather. But dang that's alright !:) So last Monday after
emailing my family and doin all the adult things like shopping,
sending a card to my dad for Father's Day, realizing that it was my
grandpas birthday and that I failed to send him anything (sorry
gramps), cleaning our clothes, and cleaning our apt, it was time for
some serious fun.

We decided our day would be best spent at the beach enjoying the
beauty of Gods’ creation. After taking what felt like to be bazillions
of pictures we decided to go exploring to some caves that were exposed
due to the low tide. On this adventure I noticed a ways off, in the
distance, something jumping off the ground moving towards the water.
Instantly I reached into my pocket and pulled our my camera and ran
toward this strange thing. After what felt like years of running I
finally approached this mystic creation of God, a unicorn!!!! Haha I'm
kiddin it was a seal pup. Cute little guy. But the poor little bugger
had been dropped off by the high tides and left for dead. He was in a
desperate attempt to cover 50 yards of beach sand. It was in that
moment of time that I desperately wanted to help this little guy, but
you cannot touch the seal pups for than the mothers will reject them.
Wouldn't that suck, if people held other little babies our mommies
would no longer accept us. Imagine how church would be with this
little concept. Haha! So I decided I would encourage him and cheer him
on in his attempt to be freed from the sand monster. I will have you
know I was 2 seconds away from taking a selfie with this little guy,
but decided I best not. After about 20 minutes of sincere struggle the
little guy found his way home into the sea and was then forever lost.
Didn't even say good bye to me. Or do a flip out of the water
exclaiming his gratitude towards us. I was pretty bummed. I wanted to
feel like the kid on Free Wheelie. But guess I wasn’t cool enough.

We had many other cool adventures this past week. We had awesome
miracles of running into people that want to know about this gospel. We
saw a 1 week old baby deer, who was stinkin cute, high speed car
chases including 13 cop cars, trespassing on no trespassing land (this
was a definite adrenaline rush) (pretty sure I was running 25 mph) (I
know impossible for a man like me) heheh. I wish this story was more
exciting but basically we heard someone coming in a car so we just
took a mad dash to the main road. Nothing to intense. We were able to
give some awesome blessing this week. Which were truly from God. We
moved some people, and I guess just some other basic missionary stuff.

So now to the good part! So earlier in the day when you were reading
about the seal pup, I had a cool revelation while this was going on of
how I can relate this to myself and everyone. Alrighty then, so pretend
like you are the seal. Struggling to get back into the waters of
eternal life. But the chains, and flaxen cord of the beach sands/beach
monster are holding you back and down. We must try our hardest in this
moment, when we have been lost from that which is right, to get back
on to the right path. Now the seal pup had made a decision. He had
made a goal that he was going to receive eternal life in the water
that he was familiar with. In a desperate attempt to make it to the
ocean he had his mind set. He made his goal. And he accomplished it
with much trial, and probable doubt. But all in all he made it. He was
triumphant in accomplishing his goal. But we have to understand that
he did it with some moral boosts. Now I'm not certain we helped him
that much. For all I know we were probably scaring him into the water.
But that's not the point. In life we have angels that look after us.
That help us in our attempts to make it back to the iron rod, and in
the end picture, into our Father in Heavens kingdom. These angels are
warding off the evil influence of the world. They are destroying the
doubt that creeps into our minds. Or the fear. All we have to do is
call upon God and they will help us shake the chains
that bear us down. As long as we put forth the effort. I too have
found myself like this seal through out my life. Stuck in the sands.
Angels surrounded me. Family members encouraged me and helped me
on the path. And I learned from this. And no longer will I myself
stuck on the beaches. But for those of you who find yourselves on the
sands. Wishing so badly to be saved. You must set your mind to the
things above. Put your faith in Christ. And his redeeming sacrifice of
the atonement. It is the simple things that will help you. Praying
everyday. Reading your scriptures everyday. Yes they seem so simple
yet so hard. But it is required for you to be spiritually fed
everyday. Thank you all for the time you have spent reading this email
:) I am loving my mission and look forward to the day when I get to
teach my children the wonderful blessings that come from the gospel.
Also this week we have talked a lot about marriage and families. It's
made me flippen trunky ! So I will share a simple fact that I'm super
excited to have children of my own and can care and provide for them.
I also look forward to the day I am married in the temple where the
sacred sealing powers on earth and heaven are proven :) I close this
email to y'all :) and hope it makes sense and doesn't sound weird :)
tootles !!

GRIZZ 👻

There are times out here people are
working on things and I just wanna stop and help them so bad ! It's
crazy ! Daddy happy Father's Day you stud you ! Dude you TOTALLY rock ! Hope
your the king of the house! Haha :) I love you so much ! Enjoy is
beautiful day with our wonderful family :)
That photo of grandpa at age 17!!! Wow what a gem indeed ! I saved it to my iPad. He looks like dad !!  Love grandpa !  That's awesome ! Tell him I love him !!  I'm a
little sad I couldn't see dad.
I just got your box. Lol ! We are next door emailing
and he came in with a huge box for me lol.
Freakinnnnn box isssss legit!!!
It is ! I spent 29 bucks today on three things. 20 soft shells. 5 dozens eggs. Which was 12 bucks. And 1 can of spam. Everything is sooooooooooo expensive in town. I love the stuff u picked out ! Love it ! I love everything here ! Totally rocks ️ I love u ! :) tell dad I love him too :) I sent him a Father's Day letter ?? 

GRIZZ 👻
Oh awesome ! Thank you ten thousand times for the care package!
Totally rocks !! I love it !  I didn't get your email.... And I did get the package.
I love you more ! It is super awesome! I love it. Everything is so
beautiful and fun. Work is work... Very slow. As always. But we have
found some new people. Hopefully. Haha. Tracting like crazy. We have
to drive far distances to do tracting because town is so small and we
have tracted everywhere here. So now we go our in the woods and
boonies.


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