This week was pretty good! It was more of a slower week but it went by fast if that makes any sense haha. I hope y’all are doing well and everything is amazing! I’m so happy it’s already Christmas time!!! Make the most of the Christmas season and participate in Light The World!! I hope you like this email haha. I also hope it makes some kind of sense to someone haha.

As it comes to the end of the year try not to wish it away. Enjoy what you have each day. It’s hard to do that sometimes, haha believe me I know. I’ve been through some crazy stuff in my life that has helped me realize “afflictions shall be but a small moment” You read that in D&C 121:7, but there’s more than that. “And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.” D&C 121:8 we learn in the next verse that if we are patient and just endure, we can be tremendously blessed.

This year has been rough for lots of people. Believe me, I didn’t think this is what my mission was going to be like AT ALL haha, but it doesn’t matter what we thought was going to happen. God knew this would happen. This is all still God’s plan. Sometimes we forget that. 

Sometimes we get some crazy storms thrown our way haha. These “storms” we have sometimes can be a little wild haha, but a quote by Mark E. Petersen in April 1971 conference was ” Who can control such awesome forces? Who is the God of nature? Who stood in a storm-tossed boat with a group of frightened fishermen and rebuked the storm by simply saying “Peace be still,” and the wind abated, and there came a great calm?” The answer to all of these questions is Jesus Christ. Because of Jesus Christ, we can have peace. He can call our storms by simply saying three words. Peace be still. Those three words are very peaceful. Makes me feel at least a little more hope haha.

I hope this is all making sense so far haha. No matter what I say doesn’t matter. The spirit is the teacher and if you learned something reading this that came from the spirit. Having the company of the spirit is so amazing. I’ve never known the importance of the spirit until I had to completely rely on him. 

I love each one of you!! You all are children of our Father in Heaven. He loves you more than you can even imagine. Keep up the good work! Talk to you soon!! Oh and I got a new comp and transferred to the media zone. My comp’s name is Elder Carter.

Elder LeBaron