Scripture of the week: John 21:14-17
Sorry if i seem kind of disconnected this email, i have caught a wicked nasty cold, and it is pretty much just rocking my world, gotta love it!
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| Elder Q, and Elder Davis with Alix @ her Baptism |
Ok so i wont keep you all on the edge of your seats for too long. Elder Zilles is leaving Essex. Head to manchester tomorrow morning bright and early. So next week when i get on i will have to tell you where i am! The one thing i do know is i am leaving Vermont. Yea still not sure how i feel about that one, but the lord needs me somewhere else so i will do what he asks of me. Im really not looking forward to leaving my Essex ward. But i didnt want to leave lyndon or newport either, so each area becomes your home. Sister poll made me my "last Breakfast" this morning, man im gonna miss the polls something fierce, You would think transfers would get easier after 14 months, but im here to tell you that they do not get easier, in fact they probably just get harder. Telling everyone goodbye just sucks. These people just become my life, and it feels like i am just leaving my life behind! If i could find a way to take some of them with me i would. Brian, the polls, the bennetts and the brissons, and grandpa seay. But sadly i cant make that happen. It is such an amazing blessig to get to meet all of these special people, each one of them has helped me to shape my life and become the man i am. Sometimes i just sit back and think "ok which of these people did i know in the pre earth life" I am pretty sure that i knew most of these special people before!
On to the baptism... What a special day it was. Alix is just awesome! Elder Davis baptized her and i confirmed her. That was the first confirmation ive ever done, and it was a really neat experience. The priesthood is an amazing thing.
the lord has blessed us so much here the past 3 transfers.
Sounds like all is well on the home front. The weather hit 45 this week here, so that was a really nice break. maybe spring will finally be here by the first of june or so, no promises though! Ah man im pretty jealous you got to clip the heifers, i cant wait to pick up a pair of clippers to clip a cow!
I was studying this week, and took some time to just sit back and think about all of the blessings i have seen in the past 14 months. While doing so it became very evident to me that we all need to take more time just to contemplate on the blessings we have been given in our lives. So often we get moving around so fast and don't even notice all that our heavenly father has done for us. Please take at least 5 minutes this week and just think about the blessings you have seen in the past 14 months. Just like the hymn says "count your many blessings".
Even our trials can be blessings. Brigham young once said about joseph smith that had he not gone though the trials in his life, it would have taken him 1000 years to reach what he did in his short life time.
Sure do love all of you guys! The church is true. The Atonement is so real and is such an amazing gift, dont forget to utilize it in your lives. The power of prayer is amazing, and is very under used, pray fervently night and day and as a representative of Jesus Christ i PROMISE you that you will see a difference in your life.
Love you
Elder Zilles
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