April 13, 2020
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| Elder Trezise and Elder Manu |
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| All ready to venture out |
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| Elder Trezise and Elder Manu |
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Hi family!
As you know from talking to me, this week has been a
really hard one. Honestly, probably the hardest of my mission. It was
rough watching Elder Manu go home. But I don't want to dwell on sad
things.
So, in other news, I have had a good week as far as
studying goes. I learned a ton. I was able to listen to a few talks that
I really love, most by Elder Holland. But one was a devotional given by
Elder Ucthdorf, that I'm sure I've quoted to y'all before. It's called,
"Can You Hear the Music?" In this talk he explains a social experiment
that was done in a New York subway station. They had a world famous
Violinist, using a multi-million dollar violin, go down into the subway
in the middle of the day, and play world-class violin music. The people
working at the station, aware of the experiment were terrified it would
cause a traffic control nightmare. But I'm sure you can guess what
happened. The man played for hours, and out of the thousands of people
that passed by, only a handful stopped, even just for a minute to take
in the music.
Elder Ucthdorf explains that
we are in a world of instant access. If we want something, we can order
it online, or go to a store to get it, almost immediately. If we want to
talk with someone, we can do that, within seconds, regardless of where
in the world we are at. And because of the world we live in, too many of
us gain a mentality of, "If I want answers, I am entitled to them now."
But that is not the mindset Heavenly Father wants us to have. He
teaches us in the scriptures to have patience. To wait. To pray, and to
listen. And He has promised to answer our prayers if we are patient. In
this talk, Elder Ucthdorf says, "Casual prayers do not yeild sublime
answers." We cannot halfheartedly turn to God, expecting a full-hearted
answer. We need to put effort into everything we do for the Lord.
Including our prayers to Him.
Elder Holland says something
along the lines of, "The Lord is ANXIOUSLY waiting to answer your
prayers and fulfill your dreams. But... He can't, if you don't PRAY. And
if you don't DREAM." The Lord wants to help us. He wants to help YOU.
But He can't. If you don't pray. and if you don't dream. Pour out your
heart, and your soul to your Heavenly Father. And wait. Listen. Give it a
while. Take a step back and look for answers yourself. The Lord loves
effort. You'll find when you take a step back and look that many of the
questions and concerns you had have already been answered.
I
plead with you to plead with the Lord. He loves each of us so much, and
wants us to be happy more than anything in the whole world. He wants to
answer your questions. He wants to give you peace. But you need to put
in the effort yourself. I love each of you. And I miss you all so much. I
pray for you daily. Keep pushing through!
-Elder Trezise
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