Father's Day!

Today we have great chance to give gratitude to our Fathers of the great things that have done for us. Yes, all dads are different, as all human beings are different but we get to rejoice in the different things they have taught us in our lives. My dad is awesome, he is and has always been a great example for me in always follow my Savior Jesus Christ in both hard and good times. He taught me to work hard for the things that I wanted and needed. He taught me things that nobody else could both through his actions and through his kinds words.  

My Dad with my little brother Landen 3 mo.

"Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, and to teach them to love and serve one another, observe the commandments of God, and be law-abiding citizens wherever they live.... By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families."

To be a father is a special role, with certain respon sibilities and also with special blessings that come with this duty. To be a father is a gift from God. I will be forever grateful for my Dad, for all the things that he taught me and helped me grow into the person that I am today. I could go on and on but it is sufficient to say thank you!


Some of us may be without a good role modal as a dad here on earth for one reason or another, but we all have a loving Heavenly Father. He is better then any earthly father we could ever have because he has an infinitive amount of love for us. He is perfect.

"God is the Almighty Ruler of the universe. He made the moon, the stars, and the sun. He organized this world and gave it form, motion, and life. He filled the air and the water with living things. He covered the hills and plains with all kinds of animal life. He gave us day and night, summer and winter, seedtime and harvest.

God is the Supreme Being in whom we believe and whom we worship. He is all-powerful and all-knowing, and He is full of love, mercy, charity, and compassion. He is the Author of the plan for our happiness." (Lds.org) and He is our Father, He loves us, every single one of us, personally. Being a father is such a sacred role that God wants us to show our love and respect by addressing Him as our Heavenly Father, because we are truly His children. We can talk to Him and tell Him the things that are happening in our lives, we can develop a relationship with Him through prayer and faith. Just as we ask our earthly fathers for things that we need and want, such as a new car or money,(which never really works does it?) we can ask for things from our Heavenly Father.

"7. Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8.For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9.Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10.Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11.If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?" (Matthew 7)

Our Heaven Father, being perfect, will help us grow and progress and help us work for the things that we need. On this beautiful day, let us give thanks to all we have, let us express love and gratitude to our fathers.

Happy Father's Day Dad!

It is all in the simple things!

I have learned so much in this short time that I have been here. When I first started being a missionary it was hard, hard to adapt to the schedule, hard to understand the language, hard to speak the language, hard wanting to do more more but being unable to(I feel, even now, very impatient with myself, Is this normal or I am the only one that feels this way?), hard feeling inadequate and useless.
But I kept trying, no matter how many times I failed I tried again and didn't give up. I know that I am not perfect and that I fall short every single day but the important thing is that I use the Atonement in my life in everything that I do. I know that Christ will make up the difference for all that I am unable to do as long as I put forth my 100%.
I testify the importance of following our Savior and doing the things that He commands us to do especially when life gets hard. I read this amazing talk this week that touched my heart it said that everything that we experience and trial and temptation every hard time that he have gives us the opportunity to grow and become more like our Savior. For example when we have a co-worker that is intolerable and annoying it gives us the opportunity to have patience like our Savior. Or the oppurtunity to have charity to others or the opportunity to have humility. When times get hard and we look to our Savior and do what He did we become stronger and more like Him. We are so lucky that He is willing to help us through it all. We do not have to do it alone he wants to help us and will if we do our part everyday.

There is a false idea out in the world that tells us that it is easier to not do the simple things everyday, it is easier not to go to church every week no matter what is is easier to not read our scriptures every day, it is easier not to pray every day. But that is Satan. This concept is misleading and the way is the harder way. I know that life is so much easier when we do this things without fail why? "For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Mathew 11:30) we will still have the same trials but the difference is that we have the privilege of the Holy Spirit to be with us and we have the Lord's help with us as we face our challenges, and in this way they become easier. The Lord not only suffered for our sins but our trials, sicknesses and afflictions and temptations as well. (Alma 7: 11-13) This is the easier thing to do. I cannot express enough the importance because I have seen what happens to good people, strong people, great people when they do not do these 3 things without fail, and I have seen it it mine own life! There is power in the simple things. My understanding, perception of life and my faith are continually growing as I apply the principles that Christ taught and I know that this is the same for everyone
Thank you all and do something fun to celebrate the beginning of Summer!

The Jeweler

Me and my companion and I have this friend that is a jeweler. We met him on the street on day and after talking to him we saw the sweetness in his character. We went over yesterday to go on a walk with him and he thought that it would be cool to show us his workplace which was in his apartment. A jeweler's workplace... how sweet! He started to show us how he fixes old and damaged jewelry and how he can create new jewelry from scratch pieces of metal. It was amazing!!

I have this ring that has been damaged for almost a year and I happened to have it with me. He took the ring, fixed it and shined it. After he was done it looked brand new.It didnt evern take very long and before I new it it was like I had a new ring. He did this out of the kindness of his heart, I would have done it myself but I did not have the tools or the skill set to complete the task. I was very thankful annd I expressed my gratitude with the only things that I had to give which was my words of honest gratitude. I keep looking at my ring and wondering to myself why had not done this earlier.

This simple experience that we had has alot of different applications to life but I think that best application has to do with our Savior. He is the Master Healer, the Master Creator as the Bible teaches us " He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead." (The Living Christ). When He was on the earth He healed people physically and spiritually. And my testimony to you today is the He hasnt stopped His work. He can fix us, he can make us whole, new perfected, he can heal our wounds of our soul. He can recreate pieces of ourselves that have been destroyed. But the question is are we going to take our problems and sickness to Him so that he can heal them? He respects are agency, our ability to chose and so He is going to let us exercise that ability, but my question is what are you going to do with yours?
I know that He can heal us and that He will we just have to get our ring out and give it to Him and let Him do His work.
For He lives!
So let Him heal you!


The Living Christ
http://lds.org/study/living-christ?lang=eng

My first thoughts

I am serving a full- time mission in the Santa Rosa, California area, where I have been chosen by a prophet of God to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to help them come to know personally their Savior my helping them follow and keep His commandments. I speak English and I am learning Spanish so that I can teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to more people.
I am now what is called an online missionary. Or in other words I teach others about what I believe and why so they can have the same joy that I experience every day. I want to share what I have with others because I treasure my faith deeply. It is so deeply intertwined with who I am that it is impossible to separate my faith from my soul.
I chose to serve a mission because I know that Jesus is the Christ our Savior I am so grateful to have the gospel in my life and  I have found so much joy in both good times and bad from knowing my Savior and His restored gospel. I want to teach others and help others find that same joy. I know with all my heart that Jesus Christ is my Savior and the Savior of the world. I know that know that the true gospel of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth by a prophet named Joseph Smith. And I know that the Book of Mormon are the words of God, our Heavenly Father.