FIRST OFF HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO THE BEST FATHER
THAT A KID COULD EVER ASK FOR!! I will forever be grateful for the endless
service that he gave to other people to help me watch and learn how to serve the
people of the Philippines and everyone after my mission for the rest of my
life!!
SECOND OF ALL!! How can we ever express our
gratitude of our earthly fathers without addressing the greatest father anyone
could ever ask for!! The father that will 100 percent always do everything for
you to be happy and help you prepare to return to live with Him again!! I AM
SOO GRATEFUL FOR OUR HEAVENLY FATHER!! Without Him we would be nothing!! I love
the way my mom said it! "I'm so thankful for Him. For His love for
us every day. Without it, how could we ever make it? How could we
do what we do? Why would we?
I LOVE ABSOLUTELY LOVE how it says
how could we do what we do? BUT THE GREATEST PART IS WHY WOULD WE??
I asked this question to myself a few times on
this mission after having hard times. I would sit down and just ask myself
"why am I here?? 2 times I had a very sweet experience with this
question!! The first time I prayed and was directed to the scripture "love
the Lord with all your heart might mind and strength!!" And I realized
that's exactly why I'm here!! The second time my answer came thru a letter from
a very very wise man!! "You're only there for 24 short months! Make these
24 months what shapes you, what molds you and makes you have a greater desire
to come home and do better!" May not seem like much but I realized
this week how much a life changer this mission is! I have seen some of my
BEST FRIENDS might I add little boys... (SHOUTOUT TO THE KR3W!!) change into
some of the greatest men ever!! I have also seen the blessings of a mission in
many of the great people in my life that have served missions!! I have truly
seen a mission make a man out of a boy!! Just like our Heavenly Father
discreetly hinted at this in one of my favorite disney movies mulan!! (although
I'm not and some of my friends aren't) he has truly made a man out of us!
AND YES THAT MEANS THRU TRIALS!! NOT JUST BY LIVING LIFE EASY!!
But although we have trials we can take joy
from a favorite verse in the BOM!! "his anger is not turned away... BUT
HIS ARM IS STRETCHED OUT STILL!!"
WE ALL HAVE THE GREATEST FATHERS WE CAN ASK FOR
BUT LETS ALL TAKE THE TIME TO THANK OUR HEAVENLY FATHER FOR ALL THE TRIALS HE
GIVES US THAT ARE MAKING US READY FOR OUR ETERNAL GLORY!!
LOVE ELDER BAKER
HAKUNA MATATA!!
Mayon Volcano
Service Project in Ligao
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