5/6/14

Querido Familia, This week was good! As you all know I had a birthday this last week and I had the wonderful opportunity to turn one year older! Crazy how that happens in just one day! Haha! But as the birthday card that Mom and Dad sent to me said, I am now more intelligent and wise and witty too! This being said, I have been pondering about a lot of things! Some of which pertain to Birthdays! I would like to share with you all some of the things that have made a deep impact on me from my pondering! Something that has been on my mind a lot is Pride! Having a birthday on my mission has been one thing that has really humbled me a lot. You all are probably wondering now, how does that humble someone? or not, it seems pretty obvious to me! But here I am, on a day where usually I am the central focus of everyone within my immediate circle of friends and family, but now we take this fact and we combine it with the fact of who I represent as a missionary! So we take one person who is the central focus of his Circle of friends and family and you have him represent the One perfect being in this world, the very person that filled the bowels of mercy so that each and every other being on this planet ever in history and to ever be in the future, CAN return to have everlasting Joy, and what happens is one of them has to submit their will to the other! And quite obviously that person is me! Not to say that it was a hard decision, hard to do,Yes, but not a hard decision! Granted I already made that decision, when I was Baptized and again when I went through the temple, and again when I decided and accepted the call to serve! I feel like I am rambling a little bit now, but the point I am trying to get to is that we should always keep the focus of everything on the Savior! Because he is the one that gives us the hope of returning to our Father! Anyway, I really appreciate all of the Birthday wishes! I did get the package that Mom and Dad sent! I really like it, My companion was messing around with the Water guns and he said he felt like a space cowboy! Haha! I thought that was super funny! I am really excited about the gift cards and can't wait to use them! Also This Sunday is Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day Mom, Brittany, and Grandma! But that also means... Phone calls home!! So I will coordinate that with Mom! Thanks for all you love and support! I love you all! Elder Lee