Dear Mom,
I just want to let you guys know that I love you and Dad so much! The shoes fit perfectly, the cookies were good, and I liked the cotton candy mike and ikes, the root beer not so much :) You nailed it right on the dot with Jacob 5, next assignment, Read the Nativity and tell me why it was those certain people who came to see the child and why he was born under the lineage of King David. I really liked the poem you shared! It makes a lot of sense! One way I noticed to make a good companionship and mission is living the law of consecration. It takes away so much stress and selfishness.
My favorite moment with dad was when we were eating at a Chinese Buffet and this mexican family was eating at the table behind us and they were speaking Spanish and I asked dad if people had to translate what they were saying to English in their minds and they are just good at speaking in code haha.
Tell Bryn that I am super proud of her!(Making a premier soccer team) And tell Brie that I am really sorry for her!(chipping 3 teeth at a soccer game!) I think trek will be good for Bryson and Caden! I will pray for great grandma and grandpa.
So what happened this week, Hayden will be baptized this weekend!
New Mexico is way too hot, I am so tired of needing water every hour because I am dehydrating!
Ivonne is leaving for Mexico for an entire month so I might not see her again if I get transferred.
I learned that the way we can gain respect for other religions is realize that the men who started them were inspired men but weren't exactly prophets. I personally believe that Muhammed was called of God to found Islam, I personally believe that Siddharta Gutauma was called of god to found Buddhism, I personally believe that Confucius was called of God to start Confucianism, I believe that Martin Luther was called of God to start the Reformation. These men were called of God to lead his children during times of Apostasy as forerunner "prophets" to the real deal, Joseph Smith. Without their efforts, none of our brothers and sisters would have the restored gospel. They all knew that someone greater than they was going to come, even the founder of the Baptist faith claimed that a prophet would restore the true church and that he was just a forerunner. Muhammed claimed that a holy man would prepare everyone for when Jesus comes down from heaven. Confucius and Buddha claimed that one more inspired man would give the people everything they need to know to achieve Nirvana (peace) These men were all inspired with the knowledge that they were able to handle at their time and cultures. It makes me sick when self-proclaimed christians and muslims fight eachother when Christ taught to love all of our brethren and Muuhammed taught the Christians were to be treated as spiritual brothers of Muslims. They are judging the whole based on the actions of a few misguided telestial souls. We need to stop finding the faults in other religions but find the truths that they have.
That is what I learned this week!
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