January 13, 2020

I spoke with Elder Trezise this morning and he was quite emotional.  He told me he was fasting for Max.  Then he went into another room and started crying.  It's so hard to see him so emotional and worried for his brother.  Here is his letter for the week:

Hello family! This week has been a lot of fun! It's been exhausting, but fun. I went on exchanges with Elder Brazier on Wednesday, which was SO FUN! It was just like old times. I love that kid to death. 
We had MLC (Mission Leadership Council) on Friday which was really really good. We counselled a lot on the needs of the mission, and Elder Legas, Elder Meyers and I all gave trainings on how to best address these needs. Honestly, I love counseling with other missionaries. We take problems that we have and we discuss ways to solve them, and I always come out of MLC feeling like I accomplished something. 
 
For a message today, I wanted to share the lyrics of a song that a missionary wrote with you. The songs name is "The Fight." And it's about the early pioneers. But the message can relate to each of us in our lives today. 
 
"It's been a lonely winter
The sun is going down
No cozy bed to rest my head, just blankets on the ground

And I dont know how long I've traveled
Too many days have passed
And I dont know where we're goin
But I hope we get there fast

And I'm terrified of sleepin
So many souls depart 
But my eyes are gettin heavier, and all that's in my cart 
And my little baby sister, so fragile and so thin
She sat down to take a nap, and never woke again. 

And tell me why do good men suffer, undeservingly 
Surely when I feel alone is when heavens help is standing next to me
And I heard a gentle voice, "it's all right" and I've watched a widow give her everlasting might
And I've seen an empty soul, find new light
And I've felt a Father's love, in the darkness of my midnight 
So I'm not givin up the fight

Another day of walkin, another frozen creek
My spirit may be willing, but my flesh is getting weak
And with cold air blowing sideways, it's difficult to cope
That billowing that breaks my skin, will never break my hope

And I wade through tribulation and I struggle through the pain
And I hope that all my sacrifice will never be in vain 
Cause like Job we keep enduring 
Like Israelites we march
No pillar in the front but there's a fire in my heart

And I can still recall my mother, in her dying breath
She said darlin dont fear death
And then she yielded up her ghost to rest 

And I heard a gentle voice, "it's all right"
As I watched a widow give, her everlasting might
And I saw an empty soul, find new light
And I felt a father's love, in the darkness of my midnight

And in the shadow of the day
There's a hillside far away 
That I can reach, but how my feet are oh so sore
And I've given up inside I'm done this stagger in my stride, I'll push to there, but then I won't push one step more.

But when I quit my wheels kept turning, independently 
Unseen rescuers arrive, and my heavy cart was pushing me 
And I heard a gentle voice, "it's all right"
And I looked back many times with no one there in sight 
Just angels to my back, my left and right
And I felt a Father's love in the darkness of my midnight

In the darkness of my midnight
When the lonely moon shines bright, beautiful bright white

And I'm not givin up the fight"

I just love the end. We all have moments in our lives where we think, "I just have to push to there. I just have to do this much." During my mission I've had plenty of those moments. Moments where I think, just 1 more hour until my dinner appointment. And I get there, and somehow have the energy to keep going. To keep pushing. I'm so grateful for Heavenly Father. For the Angel's he sends to support me. To support each of us. We don't have the strength to go through this life alone. We just don't. But luckily we don't have to. God loves us enough to send Christ. He loves us enough to provide someone who can help us through ANYTHING and EVERYTHING we ever go through. And Christ loves us enough to help us every day. Please turn to Him. He will help you. He will heal you. He loves you. I love y'all so much! Keep pushing! Never give up the fight! 
-Elder Trezise

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