16.5--Familiar Faces

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen of the Internet :)

Great down here in the the beautiful state of New Mexico. This past week we were able to have a number of awesome experiences that were both refreshing and spiritually recharging!

First and foremost, Frank and Jennifer got baptized and confirmed!! :) It was  such a blessing to be able to see the two of them to be able to enter into that covenant :) Also we had a real good turnout to the baptism, and I feel like they are going to be well taken in the ward!

Also this past week we were able to call home for Mother's Day!! WOOOOOOOH! It was good to be able to talk with Mom and Dad, Grandma and Grandpa, my brother and sister-in-law and their new baby Jada! It was sweet! But alas life is back to normal, and I will see them in a couple of months.

Other than those two things, it was pretty much the usual business down here! We spent time doing finding, service, teaching lessons and it was awesome! We found a new investigator through one of our ward members and he's super solid! He had been visited once before by the Elders, but he wasn't ready. But now he is, and I feel like good things will be coming his way :)

Oh that's what I forgot, this past week we were able to do interviews with President Miller :) I love interviews. Anywho, we got on the topic of what do I want to do with my future, and he asked where I wanted to go with my life. Meanwhile, inside I was thinking, "Heck if I know. I don't even know what I want for breakfast tomorrow let alone where I see myself in 20 years". President proceeded to quote Alice in Wonderland... wait what? He said " In the story Alice in Wonderland, Alice is faced with a crossroad, and she finds herself stuck. At the crossroads, the Cheshire cat appears, and Alice proceeds to ask him 'which path should I take?' The Cat then retorted, "Well that depends on where you want to go. Where do you want to go?' To that question Alice said "I don't know", and the cat, without skipping a beat, finished with "well then it doesn't matter which path you take."

I think that's a good allegory to apply to a lot of different things. Each day we are faced with tons of decisions or "paths", and if we don't really know where we want our end destination to be, we will go down whatever path seems easiest or good. It's been good to remember for me that the path to true and everlasting happiness only comes through Christ. As we turn to Him and strive to see us as he sees us we can know our eternal destination and we will find the path to happiness :)

Anywho, I think that's all folks! Have a great week! :)

Elder Jacob Guymon