Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Elder Goss---W17: New Years Eve!! (Dec 31, 2019)

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! 

What a crazy week! I don't even know if anything unique happened, but it's been absolutely crazy trying to just operate right now. Temple Shift was good, we got one more look at the Temple Christmas lights. They're very pretty. 

We went on Exchanges this week! It was pretty good. I felt bad, because I tried planning some activities for us to do, but a lot of them fell through. Elder Baker was good, though. We watched some videos, and did some tracting. And then we had a dinner appointment with a member (yes, 100% spanish), and no, Elder Baker speaks 0 spanish, so we went and it was great! I was able to understand basically everything he said, and what I didn't understand I was about until I understood. 

We did an escape room today! It was an absolute blast. We finished with over 17 minutes remaining. It was scary/clown themed, and at first I was iffy about it because I don't like scares a whole lot, but it turned out really fun. (And it wasn't scary at all) 

And, with the New Years tomorrow, I thought I'd share about goal setting and that stuff. As a missionary, setting goals is an underrated activity, in my humble opinion. Without goals, you kinda just float along. There is no reason to improve, there is no motive to progress. Or even if you WANT to grow, you don't, because there is no action to back your passion, you won't get anywhere. 

So, when you set goals, here's what I suggest from my experience: A) make a few goals that are spiritual, physical, and fun. You can include intellectual or emotional if you want. But make goals that cover different aspects of life. You'll feel more productive and experienced greater growth. 

B) make each goal have a constant check-up. I mean, how many of us have made goals and then forget about them? Do something or plan something with a consistent follow-up (with another person is best) on a monthly, weekly, or perhaps daily schedule. 

I promise if you set goals in life to become better individuals, you will be glad you did. Amen.

See you soon!

Elder Goss

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