Lilies of the Field Sept 20, 2011

Hey you all, I love you, had to just say that.

 Thanks for all the letters this week, they really do mean a lot.

First to answer moms questions

My companions are Elder Stak and Ping. They are good guys, and we are getting along all right, but its hard to be in a threesome, and they are not 100 percent obedient, they take naps, and cheat on email time, or get up late and go to bed late. But I still like them both and they both are here for the right reasons.

No I don't have any native teachers anymore, but I listen on the computer 15 minutes a day.

I do see Justin around, and am glad for that. We often get in a little chat during a meal. I have not seen Ian, but I would freak out if I saw him, could you check and let me know when he gets here. I mean he is my future brother in law dui bu dui. My district is doing good all-around but we have some slower learners and some extremely fast learners. Elder ping is slow and Elder stark and I are fast. It makes it interesting, and I am sure hard for the teachers. I love Sundays, but for some odd reason they are the day's I feel most tiered. I generally watch talks or movie/Mormon messages on lds.org. Some good ones are come what may and love it, and Sunday will come.

Thanks for sending His Grace is Sufficient, I loved it. I think he was truly inspired. One prophet I believe said that true wisdom is taking something complicated, and simplifying it down so that even children can understand it, that is what he did with grace. I think an investigator would understand it.

In choir we are singing "Consider the lilies of the field" I enjoy it, and I loved the insight the director gave that he got from a primary kid.  In the parable of the 99 and the one lost sheep, we often focus on the one lost sheep, but what about the 99? He heard a primary girl give a talk where she said "there once was a shepherd who had 100 sheep, he started counting them, 1,2,3...37,38,39...77,78...98,99. The choir director never realized that he had to count and check up on each of his sheep before he went for the one lost one. I thought the shepherds more like”Tom Anne,  Bill, Joe, Claire, Elle,... I know tha’ts true that we are numbered and he takes care of those in his fold.

Spiritual insight of the week- Moroni 7 is about faith hope and charity, and I think that the cycle is hope leads to faith which leads to action which leads to charity, and the whole chapter ends in verse 48 where if we are true followers of Christ and we see chrism, we will then be given a hope to be like him. The cycle starts again, at the end. I loved it.  Eternal progression is real. 

 I am writing a poem I will send to you next week I hope.