Sunday, September 3, 2017

Peace A Letter To Elder Hawley 9/03/17

Hey Elder,

So how is the new area? How was the travel there? We are so anxious to hear. Give us all the details. We love to hear your stories. Hopefully you are getting settled in and you are getting along with your companion. Things are just normal busy here. School started so everyone is super busy. 

         Here is a picture of Miles from today...he says "Hi". Haha who does he dress like???
 
Malia auditioned (sang & danced) for a Performance Team called Inspire at Spotlight Children's Theater and made it! She is super excited. It will include singing, dancing, and acting. She also had her first real cheering at the school volleyball games last week. She had a lot of fun! Megan would have tried out for Inspire too, but the schedule would have conflicted too much with work and the other things she has going on, plus she would have been the oldest one. Megan had a date with a cowboy from Davis High, he actually graduated last year, on Saturday. They doubled with his twin brother and date. They went Country Swing Dancing. She had a lot of fun and is so happy she finally learned how to dance that way.

With the mission struggling and baptisms being slow, if you aren't sure why, there is one person who knows-ask Heavenly Father. Keep praying. He can tell you how to fix it. Dad read an interesting talk this week. He doesn't remember who gave it or exactly what was said but the jist was this: Heavenly Father will give us answers, strength, and peace to do whatever lies before us. But we have to work and move forward in Faith (which means we have to do some of it on our our own). If God were to just give us the answer every time or fix it for us every time he would just enable us. We would become more dependent on the Lord and our progress stopped. Life is a struggle by design. That's what helps us grow. Philippians 4:6-7  “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”  

Mom enjoyed the lesson in Relief Society today on Peace. P ray, E ncourage presence of the spirit, A ccept & conquer weaknesses, C haritable acts through inspired church service, E njoy being you! 
Mosiah 18:21  "And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye, having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity and in love one towards another." 
Look what Megan repainted at grandma and grandpas! It was her summer project. She did it by herself and did a great job!
 
Keep up the good fight. Your heart is in the right place and you are doing great!

We love you tons and tons. 

Love, 

Your Family

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