LET MY PEOPLE GO!!!

So Elder Miller left right? but he left me with a little gift.....

A baby blue baptismal suit:) haha he gave me a onezee. What kind of a gift is that? A full size man-onezee and I'm bleaching it today so when I sleep at night I can stay focused on BAPTISMS!!! Yes, I DID commit to wear it for the rest of my mission so don't be surprised if you see some pictures of me in a baptismal suit around our apartment it's just a white onezee.

I know what you're all thinking, and NO, it doesn't have a flap in the back.

Ok, so.....

This week was a long week. Thank you so much for the letters. Dad, you are the MAN! I loved your letter. Mom, your letter was so sweet and I am so thankful for you. Also, what a BONUS!!! T-birt pulls through with the winning shot and brings it all back around. WOO! I love hearing that Tanner is staying close to the Lord on a personal level and is planning on serving a mission. GOOD FOR YOU BRO!!

I have a journal entry I'd like you to read, it comes from yesterday, in sacrament, I have decided to give up on writing in my journal @ night and just write in it whenever something cool happens.

         So William Oneal got baptism yesterday (that's the way he says it, he is a slower gentleman and a sweet sweet spirit) he is a heavyset man, in his 30's, and a very special soul. My love for William has grown so mch in the past couple days. Yesterday was a beautiful day. We stressed so much about Williams baptism, was he going to show up? Was anyone going to come? We also had no Idea what to do because we couldn't find any baptismal suits. We were running around calling every companionship in the zone trying to figure out who had a baptism and used the suit and we were so stressed we didn't even think about just letting William use Elder Narramore's stufff. William was on time, (miracle) and it was a small meeting, but it was accompanied by the spirit. I kept a copy of the program. William was just beaming and he even teared up a little after he was baptized. He just kept saying "You don't have to worry about anything, you just need to get baptism" He really understood as we talked about the spirit and now i'm sitting next to him in sacrament. He just got confirmed and is listening intently to the talks. he is a funny man, he will open the hymn books and not sing, he rides a scooter everywhere, he works two jobs though and comes straight from work to church. He came today in the pouring rain in jeans and a t-shirt but he packed the back of his moped with a white shirt and tie that he could put on when He got here. As we pulled up to church today we saw William, standing in the rain next to his moped in his helmet. I just was overcome with love for him. I went over with an umbrella and helped him get out the white shirt and tie. We went in the building and the whole congregation waited like 5 or 6 min while we went to the bathroom and I buttoned up the top button of his shirt because he couldn't get it. We talked him through his confirmation and then I tied his tie and put it on him. HAHA He was just so excited."

      I don't know, I just have never felt that amount of un-conditional love for someone. He is a little difficult to work with, but none of that mattered. He had such a good time at church that day. The members caught on and congratulated him. He feels like one of the family and he undoubtedly is. ANYWAY, I just wanted to say, you love those whom you serve. I am so excited for the opportunity I have to be here and to see things like that. Just little moments that let us know God loves us.

I want you to know that I know you are loved by Heavenly Father. The trials and the pains that we go through are just more and more evidence of that. We may pray for sunny days and easy pay but God knows that we need much more than that. He blesses us with opportunities to strengthen our faith, opportunities to repent, we are tested and tried constantly because he needs a strong willed and experienced people. The only way our burdens will be lightened is if we accept that the Savior is "mighty to save". He has already been through this. He knows what I feel. He has given us the way to peace, "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." I know that peace is not the point where we can stop working and relax, it is help in our labors.

I love you all so much!!!

Keep being who you are and try your best every day.

"if we only knew the real value of a day" anonymous

"Whatever you are, be a good one" Abe Lincoln

"Whetere thou art, play thy part" Anonymous

Whatere thou art, be a good one" Abraham anonymous

Love,
Elder Skyler Mark Andreasen

p.s. I choose Christ