1. New favorite hymn if you couldn't tell by my subject line. Lead Kindly Light! It's great.. I love it! When I hear it I think of a repentant sinner; someone who recently came back to Christ and is now trying to walk by faith rather by sight! It's so me! Not that I'm a horrible person but that's what I try to do. not repent and work so much harder but with faith I don't always know where to go just that the Lord is guiding me! P.S. if you want to hear a good version look up lead kindly light by vocal point! And if anyone has a vocal point CD other than 'lead thou me on' send me a copy! Because I love it! They are so darn good it is crazy!!!
2. Oh ya I'm 20. I had a great birthday party! We had a nerf war! Slowly becoming a favorite in these neck of the woods! And a bunch of less actives came to play basketball so they played with us! It was intense! So much fun! And one of the sisters made a better then anything... cake! So it was a good day! It's good to have a little fun, right?
3. After that we tried to go see a few less actives and Elder Beahan said it was my birthday! so she dropped everything and had her son go get a pie and then decorated the living room! I felt so bad but she was just excited to have a reason to celebrate and get a pie! She's awesome! I'l try to get a picture of the party if i can! But nice members always brighten your day!
4. We only taught 1 lesson this week but out of it we got 3 new investigators! Yeah! iIt was way cool and they had a BCD and are looking to get back in church! Super exciting stuff. They are the Gaines. They were coming to church for a good while but then got in a bad car wreck and could not come anymore. This was all about 6 months ago. But they are excited to learn again and we are excited to teach!!!! It is always awesome!
5. I read a great talk this week by Henry B. Eyring. It's a BYU devotional and its just awesome. it talks about using the Atonement, true repentance, and the desire in us to grow. He quoted David O Mckay and says "Man is a spiritual being, a soul, and at some period of his life everyone is possessed with an irresistible desire to know his relationship to the Infinite. . . . There is something within him which urges him to rise above himself, to control his environment, to master the body and all things physical and live in a higher and more beautiful world." He goes on to say there is a difference between our daydreams and our desire to be better and do better. THat is our divine lineage coming out to push us to be better! I'm trying to listen to that small voice and do what I can to be better each day!
6. Going hand in hand with that, preach my gospel tells us to ask every evening to the Lord, What more can i do? That is something I have been doing each night and have realized how much better that day goes as I try to do one thing better each day! So there's a challenge.. each night ask the Lord what else can I do!!!
7. The sisters in the area had a baptism on saturday! Dang these sisters are on fire, it is crazy! They are baptizing everyone! They are dang good! But anyways Lois got baptized and it was an awesome service besides the A/C not working. That stunk a lot!!! It was super hot! But it was great. I also got to help confirm her! What a blessing!
8. I got to use my priesthood a lot this week. I gave 2 blessings and helped in a confirmation. Im so grateful for the priesthood! It's such a blessing the lord gives us sooo much responsibility! I'm grateful he entrusted us with so much but the spirit that is involved in priesthood ordinances is always great and a reassurance that all is going right and we are doing what we are supposed to! I love using the priesthood and seeing it work through me!
I have two more in my top ten but i don't think i have time! Sorry but they were going to be awesome! I love you guys so much and am grateful for you!
Elder Taylor
1. I found a flower that was super cool so i decided to try and eat it... my companion wouldn't let me! You get hungry biking around!
3. Pirate pictures! My sister sent me eye patches so we had fun
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