June 5 2017
Hey everyone! We had service today so our mission president let us extend preparation time. This week was good! I was able to go on exchange with the district leader and we saw so many great things happen. All of our appointments worked out that day and we had some great lessons! I was in his area and we were on bike. Bike is great! You get more chances to talk with people. First of all it has been getting really hot. Above 100 daily now. Loving it.
Life is good! Something I read this past week was interesting. Throughout life we continually seek to improve. We have to give up old habits that are bad and make good new ones so we don't continually stay the same. I read a story recently that is like that but about letting go. I would like to share.
This was a story shared by President Kimball
Life is good! Something I read this past week was interesting. Throughout life we continually seek to improve. We have to give up old habits that are bad and make good new ones so we don't continually stay the same. I read a story recently that is like that but about letting go. I would like to share.
This was a story shared by President Kimball
In the article titled "The False Gods We Worship"
"I am reminded of an article I read some years ago about a group of men who had gone to the jungles to capture monkeys. They tried a number of different things to catch the monkeys, including nets. But finding that the nets could injure such small creatures, they finally came upon an ingenious solution. They built a large number of small boxes, and in the top of each they bored a hole just large enough for a monkey to get his hand into. They then set these boxes out under the trees and in each one they put a nut that the monkeys were particularly fond of.
When the men left, the monkeys began to come down from the trees and examine the boxes. Finding that there were nuts to be had, they reached into the boxes to get them. But when a monkey would try to withdraw his hand with the nut, he could not get his hand out of the box because his little fist, with the nut inside, was now too large.
At about this time, the men would come out of the underbrush and converge on the monkeys. And here is the curious thing: When the monkeys saw the men coming, they would shriek and scramble about with the thought of escaping; but as easy as it would have been, they would not let go of the nut so that they could withdraw their hands from the boxes and thus escape. The men captured them easily."
It is important that we let go of the things that bring us down. Look for the things that uplift and inspire. I know this is true.
Love you all! Have a good week
Elder Stotts
"I am reminded of an article I read some years ago about a group of men who had gone to the jungles to capture monkeys. They tried a number of different things to catch the monkeys, including nets. But finding that the nets could injure such small creatures, they finally came upon an ingenious solution. They built a large number of small boxes, and in the top of each they bored a hole just large enough for a monkey to get his hand into. They then set these boxes out under the trees and in each one they put a nut that the monkeys were particularly fond of.
When the men left, the monkeys began to come down from the trees and examine the boxes. Finding that there were nuts to be had, they reached into the boxes to get them. But when a monkey would try to withdraw his hand with the nut, he could not get his hand out of the box because his little fist, with the nut inside, was now too large.
At about this time, the men would come out of the underbrush and converge on the monkeys. And here is the curious thing: When the monkeys saw the men coming, they would shriek and scramble about with the thought of escaping; but as easy as it would have been, they would not let go of the nut so that they could withdraw their hands from the boxes and thus escape. The men captured them easily."
It is important that we let go of the things that bring us down. Look for the things that uplift and inspire. I know this is true.
Love you all! Have a good week
Elder Stotts
A member gave us a turkey egg. Can you guess which one?
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