Week 5 transfer 3

Last Zone Conference with President and Sister Smart

Hey,
This week as been pretty great. We had transfer calls on Saturday night and I'm staying in Woodcrest for 7 more weeks. When that's done it will be 6 months in my Greenie area, and I'm staying with Hughes for that time too. We had Vasti scheduled for baptism yesterday, but she fell off date that Friday before because she felt like she didn't know enough. We've been teaching her since the middle of April. Haha. We don't have anymore to teach her. Haha. She's been moved to be baptized this coming Sunday. She said she didn't understand a lot about how church worked. She'll get baptized, though. No biggie. The plus side to staying in the Riverside Zone is I get to see Allen die. That's going to be sweet. Haha. We picked up a new investigator named Alex. He's really cool, but he might be YSA, we'll get it all figured out. He's joining the military soon.

So the pageant was good? That's good that everyone had a good time. The best part is I imagine that Les wasn't even really aware of what he was doing. He was just being Les. Haha. Yeah, I wrote Grandma and I got her letter on Thursday. That's the day that we had our last Multi-Zone with President and Sister Smart before they go home. We get President Mullen on the 30th. That Multi-zone was sooooo good. They gave us "10 Secrets to Living a Happy Life."
Here they are:

1) Commit to living a Christ Centered Life
The First and Great Commandment: Love God
The Parable of the Talents (Matt 25:14-30)
Gratitude (Alma 37:37)
Christlike Attributes (PMG pg. 126)
Dating Tip: Run as fast as you can toward God, and if someone keeps up, introduce yourself
Find an Eternal Companion who is committed and trustworthy
The Family: A Proclamation to the World

2) Be Obedient - it is as easy today as it was when Moses told the Isrealites to look at the brass serpent and live (Numbers 21:6-9). This was very simple; too simple for some (See Alma 37:46). We need to look to the Savior and live. Today the simpleness of the way includes:
Reading Scripture (daily)
Pondering / Meditating (daily)
Praying (daily)
Go to Church (Weekly)
Attend the Temple as often as your circumstances allow

3) Attitude: Choose to be Happy
“If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.” John 13: 17
“But behold there never was a happier time among the people of Nephi.” Alma 50:23
Don’t worry, be happy scriptures: D&C 100:15, D&C 98:3, D&C 121:7, D&C 122:7, John 14:27, John 16:23
Keep a good sense of humor… (Trust Fall)

4) Be Flexible and Adaptable

5) Work Hard
“Sir, I am a true laborer. I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man hate, envy no man’s happiness, glad of other men’s good…” (William Shakespeare)

6) Have a Purpose: define a Vision, Goals, and Plans for your life. "Dominate Chapter 8"

7) Take Care of Your Physical Body
Eat right
Exercise
Wash your hands
Get the right amount of sleep

8) Control Your Thoughts
"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." (Proverbs 23:7)
"If you think you’re beaten, you are …" (Poem)
Recognize a bad thought and push it out
String Activity - the mind is a very powerful tool
Don't Get Too Caught Up in What Other People Think

9) Have a Forgiving Heart
It has been said, “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.”
"Be quick to admit wrong, even when you are not." (President Uchtdorf)

10) Serve Others
Model your life after the Savior

It was such a spiritual privilege to have them as leadership. They're really great people. I'll miss them, but I'm excited for President Mullen and his wife to get here. 

Hopefully Kylee gets her surgery in soon so she doesn't have to wait around. Yeah, I sent home some stuff to de-junk so that I'm not carrying around a lot of stuff. The albums I just picked up and sent home, and the missionary packets I don't need, but keep them safe. Keep it all safe. 

I did get that package from Wendy and Jerald. It's great to have new music. Haha.

Thanks, 

Love and miss you all
Cody