Hi everyone! This week, we have been great! The weather has fluctuated quite a bit recently, but mostly, it has been super great. That's San Diego for you.
As far as work goes, we've had a bit of lessons planned this week, and most of the member lessons happened! We had exchanges with the Assistants to the President (AP's), which I haven't ever done before. It gets harder and harder to find new people, because there appears to be a finite amount of areas where we can find people who speak Spanish, and we keep visiting those areas over and over. Of course, we can do English work at any time, but we try to focus on our assignment.
I'm sorry, I don't have much to write about this week. For a spiritual thought, I wish to relay a message we gave to Hermano Atempa yesterday. Together, we talked about goals, and setting plans. All of us want a life we can look back on with fondness and peace. How can we do this, if we never amounted to anything? If we never climbed any mountains, or fought any battles? The only thing that every person cares about, whether they realize it or not, is how far they've come. How much one has learned, and improved. After all, that is our purpose. Nothing is more hopeless than feeling your wasted potential slip away. As if our past mistakes have permanently decided who we will become and what life we will lead. And although these feelings are misplaced, they are so tragic and heartbreaking. And the sad thing is, many people that feel trapped in the grave they've dug themselves (and after feeling all the pain and remorse for ignoring their future), continue to neglect making plans and setting goals to turn their life around.
If you have felt this way, STOP. Your future is still your future! There are no certainties! If you wanted to, you could get up right now, walk out the door, and be whoever you wanted to be! You can literally do a thousand things; become someone great, learn from your lessons, and live an amazing life, but you have to start somewhere! At one point you have to decide when you want to start improving your life. Who cares if you've waited "too long"? The rational thing to do would be to start now, instead of delaying such happiness even longer. Why live in mediocrity when you hold the keys to your own chains? If you have dreams, make plans. If you feel dreamless, make plans. And if you are somewhere in-between, guess what??? You catch my drift. No matter where you are, you can improve your life and who you are by setting goals, and sticking with 'em. For YOUR OWN SAKE, save your future! I promise you, it turns into the present.
And while setting financial goals or school goals are great (and can be helpful), you and I know that ultimately those things are hallow, if we ignore the more important goals. Be a better parent. Learn to be a patient child. Gaining an independent testimony. Becoming the best friend in the whole wide world. These are the goals that will leave you looking back on life with fondness and peace, AND enjoying the present. The sooner you start, the faster your future will come.
I love you all! Take care!
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