"Traveler" - Chris Stapleton

OH MY GOODNESS!!

I went on 6 exchanges this week! Probably the most fun I've ever had! Because my companionship is a trio right now our Mission President has me travel around and see how other missionaries are doing. Some are doing great, some not so great haha.

I got to be in: Driggs, Jackson, St Anthony, Taylor Mountain (south IF), and IF North, the other exchange was in my area :)

It was amazing to see the success some missionaries had! 3 Nephi 6:5 rang true to me all week:

"And now there was nothing in all the land to hinder the people from prospering continually, EXCEPT they should fall into transgression."

Sometimes, the only thing keeping us from being happy is a poor choice we continually make. But there's always hope, Christ says,

"... if ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life. .... (My) arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me." (3 Nephi 9:14)

I realized for me to have more charity I needed to be more forgiving. I made the connection that trust and respect can come later, but forgiveness comes now.

"For ... are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have?"

"... If God, ... grants you whatsoever [thing] ye [shall] ask [for] that is right, believing that ye shall receive, O then, how YE ought to impart of the substance that ye have one to another" (Mosiah 4:19,21)

I promise as we "forgive all men" (D&C 64:10) burdens we didn't even know we had will be lifted from us.

I love you all!

Pictures:

1. $70,000 painting

2. Snagged a pic with a real life buffalo!

3. Wyomin'

4. If you know, you know

5. Idaho.

6. Elder Grimaldo! (Jackson / Driggs exchange!) the man is a champ

7-9. In Driggs they do snow sculptures!

10. Elder McAllister and Smith (they were my chauffeurs one time this week) (also they are amazing missionaries)

11. yep. I like the open