hi everyone,
i am having a blast as a missionary!!! i mean seriously how could things be any better than they are right now :) my life is just a dream full of surprises that make my world a better place. i honestly have no worries in the world besides what i should do and who we should teach. its two whole years of fun! the spanish has come along just enough for me to begin to know what people are saying and i can actually have conversations with random people on the street and get their address too. i mean but wow it hit me how grateful i am that i chose to do a mission. i never doubted that i would go on one. i think i was in third grade, or something, and for church or an activity i ended up getting a little plack that said ´future missionary´ on it. when i got that i always kept it with me and made sure not to lose it, and it kind of secured in my mind that i was a future missionary just like all of the youth are. and honestly it is a HUGE decision, very very difficult dont get me wrong, a mission is not a cake walk. BUT, these two years will bless me for my whole life, for my familys life, for my kids lifes, it will bless my friends, my foes, for all of this life, oh and guess what else, for the great expanse of time that will never end it will always be there giving my loved ones and myself an extra boost. going on a mission is one of the greatest works that we can do on this earth for our father in heaven. so if we are going to be judged off of our works on this earth, then why not do the best ones. something that ive thought about lately. when i was young and i did something that made my mom and dad happy it made me happy. all through my life if i were to do something that made them smile i would be the happiest person youd ever seen. whether it was a drawing i made for them and they liked it or something much more significant, i was always filled with such a happy feeling when i made my parents proud. that is how it works in heaven as well. this world is fashioned after the government of heaven, namely the structure of the family. how great will we feel when we see our celestial father in heaven and he comes up to us, tears in his eyes, gives us a BIG hug, and says that he is proud of what we have done. i hope i can be good enough to experience such an eternal honor someday. dont lose sight of the prize of eternity. love you all, elder hayden summers
I read this and had two thoughts:
ReplyDelete(1)D&C 18:15-16, Hayden seems to truly be finding Joy in the work.
(2)The important role of leaders in our life. I was reading a leadership book the other day and it hit me. Jesus did not lead from the seat and power of a God. He was a God who created the earth, but he chose to lead by action not words. He got a body. He exposed himself to the world. He demonstated how to use the Preisthood, how to make proper choices, how to work hard, how to keep his eye on the goal, how to perform ordainances, how to avoid temptation, and he chose to suffer more than any of us. In short, He does not expect any of us to do anything that he was not willing to do himself. Christ earned the right to lead this Church, and to judge our performance. Hayden is also leading all of us by his example. Please pass this along and tell him to keep it up! We are proud of him!
Bret