Hello Everybody! (These are my people!)
I know that most people won't get the reference of my
salutation, but I was making a subtle shout out to my adorable cousin Dakota!
She is the greatest and so cute. I hope she and all of you can feel my love.
Sometimes it's hard to convey love through the internet....but I try. Gotta
love the internet.
This week there is very little time and though it isn't my
first choice I fell like the tactics of my great compadre are appropriate here.
Yes, I am indeed invoking a list!
1. This week I rode a train for the first time since the
Polar Express. I wonder how many people out there know that there is a real
polar express and that it happens to be in northern Arizona. Fun fact! The
train was nice and Korea was beautiful!
2. I had a split this week with my good old friend from the
MTC district Elder Godfrey. He is my 6'7" Canadian friend and even though
he had a terrible cold we both survived and it was a great senior moment for
both of us because we were the oldest missionaries in the house and got to help
others: the Best!
3. Ok. a two item list is pretty lame but I am out of time.
2.0
The lesson from this week come s from Moses 4:23 and is also
reflected in Genesis 3. Essentially God tells Adam and Eve after their little
experience with tree that he will curse the ground for their sake. He will
curse the ground for their sake! The point is that God gives us challenges, there
are literal and figurative thorns and thistles in all of our lives, but he does
it all because he loves us. Remember that he is always about his business of
forwarding our eternal life and salvation. I love and regularly recall Elder Christofferson:
"I am the Gardener here and I know what I want you to be." in this
life it is critical to remember that He is God. He knows what is best and He
will do that for us. Sweat and tears and blood are to be expected in this, our
mortal sojourn here. The great thing is that there is Hope. He is hope! I love
being a missionary and that I get to tell people about this every day. It is pretty
much the best thing ever!
I love you all
Onward and upward
Elder Tucker
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| So the jury is in and we decide I look more like James Potter than Harry. No prob. I like James better anyway! District meeting was great too! |