Agency A Letter to Elder Hawley 7/31/17

 

 Hey Elder!

Sounds like things are going good. That was a great story about the family you and your comp found to teach. Keep up the good work. We loved your pictures and can't wait to see a picture of you and your new comp! How is zone leader going? It sounds like you are getting a lot of opportunities and experiences that will come in handy. Learn all you can, the Lord is always preparing us for what lies ahead. Keep a journal.

Dad taught a combined class on Sunday on Agency and the best way to use our agency is when we have the spirit with us. Elder Bednar said, "We have our agency to choose God and His ways. It's not to choose right or wrong, we are free to choose God."  "In the grand division of all of God’s creations, there are “things to act and things to be acted upon” (see 2 Nephi 2:13-14). As children of our Heavenly Father, we have been blessed with the gift of moral agency, the capacity and power of independent action. Endowed with agency, we are agents, and we primarily are to act and not merely be acted upon” (“Watching With All Perseverance,” April 2010 General Conference). Stay worthy of the spirit. Be humble and the Lord will work miracles through you. 

Malia was in a show at Spotlight on Friday and Saturday. It was a Rockin 80's show, a funny spoof on the 80's. It was really good. They sang, acted, and danced to some good 80's music. Malia was quite the star! Megan worked some early mornings, weeding the pumpkin patch at Cross E Ranch.

Guess what! We are heading to Oregon on Tuesday of this week until Sunday. We are taking a road trip with the Williams! Dad was planning on taking the week off to go on the Deacons Camp but there ended up being enough leaders with only the few deacons. So Williams invited us to go and we will be taking the 15 passenger van. They came to the house last night so we could make the final plans. They all said to tell you "Hi" and keep up the good work. You will be missed for sure on the trip, but we will plan something when you get back. The kids are so excited to have kids their age going with them. We are staying all together in a bay side town home. It should be a fun trip! We have named the trip the WillHaws 2017 Family Vacation haha.

We Love You a TON and pray for you always!

Love, 

Your Family