Monday, April 22, 2024

20 years vs. 75 years

Hola a todosss [Hello everyoneeeeeeeee],

Last p-day we were playing pickleball; I've gotten better. Michael, a 75 yr old man pulled up and I was just chilling, so he asked to play so we did. It's was 1-9. I was losing and then came back to beat him 12-10. I haven't heard cuss words like that in a while. πŸ«£

Esta semana [This week]:
  • I got called "too-tall" which brought back a plethora of memories from reading Berenstain Bears as a child. πŸ» 
  • Exchanges with the legendary Idaho farm boy, Elder Woodland. πŸ₯” 
  • Service was done @ Coogan Farms and the Food bank. πŸ‘¨‍🌾
  • I got to share a short spiritual thought for the whole mission, about always running :)... (lmk [let me know] if you want the details)
  • Completed the papers for Dina and Julios wedding this Saturday!!! πŸ₯³ 
  • El cumpleaΓ±os de [The birthday of] E.goldsberry was Thursday so we got cake at the home of the Batistas. πŸŽ‚ 
  • I made some balloons for the kids at the ward talent show. πŸ¦• 
6/10 new people found.
8/7 friends at sacrament meeting.
Dina and Julio are doing well, their marriage and baptism is scheduled for this Saturday! Victor is progressing well, we finally had a lesson and we definitely got rid of the fluff. We have 3 lessons a week with him and he is excited to keep learning. Devon's baptism is going to be pushed back a couple of weeks; we don't have a firm date yet. He needs to develop some study habits, like me in college.  [Ok, parental confession: I added that part after the comma.]

This week I had a lot of opportunities to pray for charity. It helps to remember what Jesus would do. And to always remember hwlf [He would love first - and yes, I had to look that up]. 

Love y'all
Elder Stockett

"The Lord is more concerned with what a man is than with what he was, and with where he is than with where he has been” [F Burton Howard]

1 Nephi 16:23 => This story gets talked about a lot. It is important to note that Nephi was prepared with his new bow AND with his sling. Preparation is key. Those six extra words (with a sling and with stones) were written for a reason. 

"I stand for truth, I fight for truth... I strive for truth" [Nik Day]

"We [look] forward with an eye of faith to the fruit thereof." [Jeffrey R Holland]









 

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