November 21, 2011

Hello,
Well this week was pretty tough haha to say the least. I have been having a super hard time with staying positive and hopeful. I think Elder Dantas and I have gone to every Brazilian store in this whole city trying to find people to teach haha but nothing yet. During times like these I feel like it is great preparation for life. Especially when the world seems to beat down on us and make us so dang tired that we don't even think we can do the little things. I feel that a lot of us are in this state of being right now... Struggling to do the little things... Praying, Reading (with real Intent.. personal study, not just on Sundays) and attending our church meetings in full. These things seem like a very small part of our daily lives but if not done we are truly robbing ourselves of the blessings and the joy our Father In Heaven has promised us.. The answers to a life of joy, peace, and a sense of being are in the teachings of the Savior Jesus Christ. I have honestly been struggling with doing the little things and I have had to re-correct and renew my desire to follow the Savior.. let us do the same this Christmas season... forgive those who have trespassed against us, help those who need a spiritual life, and forget yourself in the wonder love of this Holiday season. I know that if we do so the Savior of the world will be the one guiding our lives to the happiest time of our lives

This week we did have some good things happen like.... I dominated the Branch in Ping Pong during our branch thanksgiving party. Which our only investigator attended haha so it was a fun week over all 

I love you all and I hope we can all get something out of our personal re-evaluations :)

Elder Burton