Email from Elder Lofthouse 7/27-28/15 Hmmm...

Tuesday was good. P-day is always good. We went around and browsed through random stores and all that jazz. We found a full seal skin for only $189. But then we talked to Brother Milnes, the branch mission
leader, and he told us he could get one for $40. So we'll keep on looking and waiting. Elder Anderson wants to make some mits and mukluks. How cool would that be?

Wednesday was an alright day. Elder Anderson didn't feel too great, so it was a chill day. We had district meeting with the Hunts and then we had lunch. After lunch we went and did Facebook stuff. While doing that, we got a call from Pops. He is a guy we are visiting, and he needed help doing some yard work, so we helped him mow a lawn and all
that fun stuff. Then we went back to the apartment because Elder Anderson had to take a hot shower. So I got some studying in. It was good stuff. Then we went and met up with Stephan and had a great time
with him. He is such a great guy. After that we went to the Purcell's for supper. It was incredible. We had some of the best burgers I have ever tasted. They were amazing. Afterwards we went and tried to stop
by some more people. It was a pretty ok day.

Thursday was a really good day. We went and did Facebook time and then we had lunch. After lunch we took one of the youth in the branch and one of his friends and went fishing. His friend is a nonmember and we were able to have a really good conversation with him. He was really open with his beliefs and with questions he had. It was really neat. After that we went and got Stephan and did a dump run with him. Because he lives on a houseboat, he needs to run to the dump every
once in a while to dispose of stuff. It was great fun...  Sort of. After that we went and had supper at the Bellis' residence. It was great. We had roast and potatoes and all sorts of good stuff. After
that we went and visited Kelsey and Neil, who are getting married on Saturday. They're a great couple. It was a fantastic day.

Friday was a really good day. We went and played balloon badminton again, which was a blast. Then we went and had lunch. Lunch is always good. Then we went and moved 40 chairs and 8 tables for a guy named Chris. He had an open house for his new shop Saturday, so we moved these tables and chairs for him to set up. After that we did weekly planning. Then we went and had supper with the Iversons. They moved up to Yellowknife last week. I was actually on the same flight up with them!  It was awesome. They are a fantastic family. It was a really good supper. After supper we went to see Stephan's band play. They're
called the Lonely Counsel. They're really good. So that was fun. We were able to talk to a lot of people there. It was really fun. Great day all around.

Saturday was a fun day. We wine and tried to do some yard sale contacting, but there were no yard sales going on. So we went and did Facebook. After that we were able to go to a wedding. That was
interesting. It was a less active member and a nonmember. They are awesome. During the wedding the ring bearers, a couple of 3 year old kids, tripped down the stairs. It was really interesting because lots
of people ran over their to help out, but they did it quietly and it was kind of funny. I know that sounds bad, but it was. So after that we went to help out at a open house for Unico, a contracting company.
We got to grill burgers for about an hour and a half. It was a lot of fun. We got to talk to a bunch people. It was super fun. It was a really busy day, but it was super fun.
 
Sunday was good. We went to church, which was good as usual. I love Yellowknife. It's an awesome place. After church we went and had lunch and then we stopped the Laroques. They are a great family. They've been gone for a while and it was the first time I met them. After that we went to the Milnes for supper. Brother Milnes invited a non member friend which was super cool. She wasn't very open to us. But Brother Milnes said he'd keep on trying. After that we went and visited Everette again. He's an awesome guy. We talked about how service is the best way to overcome jealousy and envy. It was a great day.

Sorry about the mix up. I didn't mean to send it yesterday. My bad. My companion attacked me as I was saving the draft. I panicked and accidentally pushed send. Woops. 

So on Monday we had a party!  Not really, but it was really fun. We went and picked up the chairs from Unico and brought them back to the Baker community center. So after that we did Facebook stuff. Then we went and got the creamy chocolate chill from Tim Hortons. It was excellent. After lunch we went and helped out Pops with some more stuff. That was fun. Then we went and tried to stop by a bunch of people but nobody is home. Everybody is gone in the summer. Oh well we can find more people to teach. Then we went and had supper with the Coopers. They're awesome. I love this place. It's amazing. 

 

Something I saw this week made me kind of sad. I saw that in Detroit they unveiled a satanic statue. Why?  Because the devil is running unchecked through the world. Now is the time for us to be spreading the word of God with as much haste and conviction as we can muster. If you are waiting for the 'opportune moment', then you are wasting your time. We cannot afford to sit and wait for the magical land of tomorrow. Tomorrow is a mythical land where 98% of all hopes and dreams and promises reside. We should not, no, we cannot wait for tomorrow to start the work of salvation. It must start today. It reminds me of a song that I love. It says "No one will take the fall! We're all so comfortable with living in our sheltered holes! No one will take the fall! But if we tried we could all change the world!"  It's true. If we just try we can change the whole world. We can do things today that can help people come to know the truth. So stop waiting and get up and move it!  I'm so sick of people telling me that they'll get around to it or they'll do it when they have time. No. Just no. Go and make time. We must make time and do something for the eternal salvation of mankind. You might be sick of it, but I'm going to keep on telling people to get up and go change the world. My commitment for you guys is just that. Go and share the gospel with somebody.  I challenge all of you to give somebody a Book of Mormon and then email me and tell me how it went. 

   I love you all. I know that this church is the true church of Christ and it was restored by Joseph Smith. It is our responsibility to share it with the world. 

Email from Elder Lofthouse 7/21/15 Yellowknife...yes

How was everybody's week?  Mine was pretty amazing.
 Tuesday I flew up yo Yellowknife. It was really weird being alone. It was only for a few hours, but it was still the strangest feeling. But I did hand out some cards!  Haha. So after I landed in Yellowknife Elder Anderson and Elder Richards took me out to meet a less active member. He lives on a houseboat, so we had to canoe to get to it. How cool is that?  So after that we went and took Elder Richards to the airport. He went home last week. So that was fun. Then we had supper with Elder and Sister Hunt. They're the senior couple up here in Yellowknife right now. They are awesome. To finish off the day we went and helped clean a house. It was really gross, but we got most of it done.
 Wednesday was a most excellent day. We took P day because yesterday was so chaotic trying to get everyone everywhere on time and all that jazz. So we went fishing with the branch mission leader's son. He's a super cool kid. We went all over to try and catch some fish. There are lakes EVERYWHERE up here. It's intense. And the bugs are the biggest bugs I've seen since I was in Alaska last year. They're huge. It was great. Then we helped a guy fix a boat, so that was fun. After that we went to an orientation meeting for a volunteer thing we are doing on Saturday. I'm super excited for all this. I'm going to love it here.
 Thursday went well. We had district meeting. Elder Anderson is the district leader and its us and the Hunts in the district. It's pretty great. After that we did Facebook stuff. Then we got to help Stephan, the less active guy who lives on a houseboat, start repainting a bathroom. So that was fun. Then we went to supper with the Johnston's. They're a great family. Everybody is super dramatic and its hilarious. Then we tried to stop by a bunch of people, but everybody was either not home or busy, so we didn't meet with anyone. It was a pretty good day though. I really like it up here. And our apartment has a fitness centre with weights and treadmills and a bike and everything. So the workout situation is great. I love it.
   Friday was an amazing day. Elder Anderson and I went and played what is called Balloon Badminton, which was awesome.  We played at an extended care unit up here. It was super fun. Basically all the residents sit in a circle around us and everybody has badminton rackets and then we hit balloons to everybody and they hit them back. It's super fun. After that we did Facebook, which always is good. Afterwards we tried to stop by more people, but nobody is home apparently. I did meet Brother Bellis. He's the first counselor in the branch presidency. He's a super cool guy. Then we went and volunteered at Folk in the Rocks. We got to cook food for a bunch of performers. It was exhausting, but we were able to talk to a lot of people. So it was an awesome day.
      Saturday was also fun. In the morning we went and helped out a member with some stuff around his house. That was fun. Then we went and did our weekly planning, and washed the truck. It looks super good when it's clean. Then we had supper with the Hs at 4 o'clock. We had it early so that we could all make it to Branch Council. Branch council sure was interesting. I've never served in a small branch before, so this should be interesting. After that Elder Anderson and I went to Folk on the Rocks again. This time our job was to basically babysit drunk people. We did have a lot of really good conversations with some sober people there. It was a lot of fun, but it was super tiring. It was worth the contact though.
     Sunday we first went to church. It was really good. I really enjoy church. Then we stopped by a whole bunch of people, but again nobody was home. So we had supper with the Hunts again, and then we had a lesson with a less active member named E. He's a super cool guy who works as a chef for a restaurant here in town. He's awesome. I love it here up in Yellowknife.
     Monday was a sweet day. We went and set up some service for us to do next week, and then we did Facebook. After that brother Taylor took us to Boston Pizza. It was super good. Then we drove out to a campsite about 2 hours outside Yellowknife to meet with the Ss. They're a couple of investigators who are in date for August 8. I'm so excited for them. That pretty much took up the rest of the day. It was awesome.
      This week I learned that we all need to just love people. We don't need to do anything else than that. Nothing we do will have a lasting impact on people unless we love them. It will be tough to love some people during the course of our lives, but if we can overlook the little irritations and look for the good in all people, this life will be much more enjoyable. Try it. If you feel yourself getting agitated with somebody this week, stop yourself and then remind yourself of what you love about that person. It will make all the difference.
      I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Email from Elder Lofthouse 7/14/15 End of Transfer 5

The Red Deer Zone

How is everybody back home?  I know you want to know what's happening
with transfers, but be patient!  That will come later in the email!
  P day was pretty great. We got to play basketball for about 3 hours.
It was great. After supper  Elder Hlavaty and I drove to Panoka for
Elder Hlavaty to give a couple of baptismal interviews. So that was
cool. I took up the rest of the night, but there are two people
getting baptized in the Lacombe ward on Saturday. So that's awesome.
It was a fantastic day today.
Wednesday we went to the doctor to get Elder Hlavaty's ankle checked
out. He rolled it pretty bad last Saturday and Sister Manion told him
to go get it looked at. Turns out that it's not broken, just a really
bad sprain. So that's good (it's all relative ok?). After that whole
thing went down, we went and had a lesson with J. She committed to
baptism on August 28! Woot!  I'm super excited to see her progress and
come to Christ. Later that night we sat down and read the Book of
Mormon with the Rs. We found out that they're moving, so that was a
bummer. But we were able to help them learn to 'liken the scriptures
unto themselves'. It was a pretty good day.
  Thursday we drove out to Joffre again. We helped somebody move in,
and we might have a new investigator out there. Only time will tell.
After the move we went and had ZTM. It was good. We talked about how
to recognize and follow the spirit, and how to work through members.
It was pretty awesome. Elder Phillips, one of the Spanish Elders, is
going home next week, and for his last ZTM he wore a tie-die shirt. He
colored one of his white shirts and wore it. It was hilarious. After
ZTM we went and helped with another move. Lots of service today. I
love it. After we helped we had supper and then we went to basketball.
We are consistently getting a couple investigators there. It's
awesome. We are going to start inviting members and telling them to
bring a friend to play. I really think that if we let the members take
charge then it will get it rolling into something huge. Really good
day today.
Friday morning was an interesting morning. President called us and we
were freaking out. He usually doesn't call on Fridays before transfers
unless somebody is going leadership. We were like what the heck is
happening?  President Manion asked to talk to me. He told me that he
is sending me somewhere. Can you guess?  That's right. YELLOWKNIFE!!
I was in shock. So I am going to Yellowknife. I can't wait. I leave
Tuesday morning and fly up. Yellowknife is farther north to Edmonton
than Edmonton is to SLC. How sick is that?  So the rest of that day
was trying to get ready to fly up. I can't wait to get there!
However, I am going to miss Red Deer. We were able to have a good
lesson with the Rs. They're sad that I'm leaving, but it's even
sadder that they are leaving. Oh well. I know that the Lord has
something for me to do up north. It was a very exciting day Friday.
Saturday was an awesome day. D got baptized. He's one of the
R family. It was awesome. And J came to the baptism!  That was
awesome. I think she quite enjoyed it. After the baptism we had a
coordination meeting with Bishop. It was a very good meeting and we
got a lot of concerns addressed. Bishop wants to change the attitude
of the ward in a major way. It's going to be interesting to see how
the ward members take it. I hope that the work will skyrocket in this
ward. We went and had supper with the Rs. It was really good
spaghetti. After supper we had a pick up basketball game. It will be
the last one I play in. But it's ok. I've loved it here in Red Deer.
  Sunday was a really good day as well. We went to church and I had
the privilege of confirming Donovan. It was a great experience. Church
was great, and guess what? J came! It was awesome. She went to the
baptism and then she went to church. I think she really enjoyed it.
After church I got to say goodbye to some members. It finally hit me.
I am leaving Red Deer in 2 days. I love this town. I've loved getting
to know the members and investigators and random people on the
streets. I'm going to miss this town, but I know that I will have a
great time in Yellowknife. We had supper with the Js. We had
steak. It was super good. It made me sad that this is the last time
I'll see them, but it was a fun supper. Then we went street contacting
for a couple of hours. Walking around Red Deer talking to people was a
good way to spend my last Sunday there.
     Monday was my last day in Red Deer. Tomorrow I leave. It didn't
really hit me that I was leaving until the afternoon. We had a lesson
with Jodie at 1 and it was a really good lesson. She is still
frustrated and really wants to get an answer soon. I wish I was able
to help her more. After that we went and said goodbye to the Reid
family. It was fun, but again I wish that I could've done more to help
them along in the gospel. Then we had supper with the Ms. It was
nice to see them one last time before going. After that we went and
said goodbye to the Ms. They're a great family. The last person I
said goodbye to was R. He is the coolest guy in the world. I'm
going to miss him a ton, but I know that the lord has work for me to
do up north.
     This week I learned that we don't have time to procrastinate. We
have to seize the opportunities we have right now. There is no better
time then now to do something to change somebody's life. We have the
responsibility to take this message to everybody who is within the
sound of our voices. We don't have time to settle in slowly. If
everybody who relieves this email will go and share the gospel with
one person this week, doesn't matter who or how, than 60 people will
have heard something that might spark an interest. You won't know what
will happen until you try. So put on your big boy shoes and go change
the world. I know that it is the most fulfilling work there is out
there to do. It is the Lord's work. It will bring you more joy and
happiness than you could ever imagine. Sometimes you have to take a
chance and put yourself in uncomfortable situations. However there is
no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone. So
get comfortable with being uncomfortable. I promise it will change
your life and the lives of those you talk to. I love you all and hope
you have a great week!

Email from Elder Lofthouse 7/7/15 Week 17 in Red Deer

How was everybody's week this week?
  On P-day we had a lot of fun. So we went shopping and emailed and all that fun stuff. Then Elder Phillips, one of the Spanish Elders in Red Deer bought me a hat. So about 2 months ago we started a weight loss competition. Whoever lost had to buy the other a hat. So he bought me a super sweet Edmonton Oilers hat. It's so awesome. I love it. Then I kept score and stats while they played basketball. It was a little taste of what I hope my job will be someday. So overall it was a very good day. After supper we drove out to Joffree ( a little town about 30 minutes east of Red Deer) to see if we could find people to teach out there. One more trip and we'll probably have the whole town tracted out!  It's s tiny place but it's pretty sweet. Again it was an awesome day.
   Wednesday was Canada day!  We didn't do anything super special for it. We just kept on working like we normally do.  We walked around the Bower Ponds for a while just talking to people and getting to know some of the locals. It was a blast. When we got home that night we did our normal routine and then went to bed. At about 11 pm the fireworks woke me up, so I watched from our window. We had a decent view so it was pretty intense. I love fireworks. They are so beautiful. Canada day was a really good day.
    Thursday we started the day with a church tour. We gave Jodie a church your and then had a good lesson there. I think that she is coming closer to receiving a witness of the Book of Mormon's truthfulness. It was a really good lesson. After that we went over and had another lesson with the Reid family. They are all progressing really well. I love watching people grow in the gospel and watching their lives change for the better. That night we had another pickup night. We got 1 less active member, 1 recent convert, and 4 investigators there. It was awesome. We're going to start inviting members and telling them to bring their friends so we can increase our teaching pool. It's going to be amazing!

      Friday was an interesting day. In the morning we went to the extendicare and played games with the patients there. I got whooped playing cribbage, again,  it was super fun. Then we went and had lunch with the Spanish and the Tagalog elders. 3 of us ( me included ) ate a habanero. I ate 2 because somebody didn't think I could do it. That was a mistake. I am here to tell you that habaneros are HOT!  I quite enjoy the flavor at the beginning, but then the fire kicks in and it sucks. After lunch and Facebook and all that we came home. Then, out of nowhere, I got sick. It sucked. I had a headache and my stomach didn't feel good or anything. Maybe it was the habaneros, but I have no idea. It was awful. So we did our weekly planning and after that, I tried to get some rest. My stomach felt like it had been turned to jelly.  So it was an ok day. 

  For the 4th of July we had a lot of fun. We first did some Facebook time and then we went and did some trail contacting. While we were doing that we stumbled upon a homeless man's living area, so we left him a Book of Mormon and a Plan of Salvation pamphlet. Hopefully they change his life. After that we went and had an Independence Day bbq at a park. It was awesome. There was a random dude there that hung out with us the whole time. It was pretty sweet. We invited him to come to the pick up basketball games and he said he would try to come. After the bbq we did have another basketball night and a lot more people came tonight!  It was great. Saturday was a good day. 

      Sunday was a good day. We went to church which is always a blessing. During Sunday school we had a super good lesson on fasting. I think that fasting is something that we'd all benefit from applying the principles of fasting more in our lives. After church we had lunch/nap time. After that we went and did some Facebook Proselyting. It is still interesting learning to use it more effectively. After that we went and had supper at the Chiles' house. I love the Chiles. They are an awesome family. After that we went and had a lesson with the Reids. It started out super frustrating. Nobody was listening and sitting still, but as we listened to the spirit, we changed the direction of the lesson and it was awesome. Mind you that we were still teaching children with th attention spans of 8 seconds, but it turned out to be a pretty good lesson. Sunday was a great day. 

    Monday was fun. In the morning the Jehovah Witnesses came to our door. We talked to them for about 45 minutes. It was interesting. They gave us a bible study guide to look at. It was an interesting visit.  Then we went to stop by a former investigator, but he wasn't there. We did have a lengthy discussion with his roommate though. It was an interesting conversation. That evening we had another great lesson with the Reids. They're all progressing fairly well.  I love being here In Canada. 

    This week I wanted to share something that I learned. 

   2 Nephi 31: 21 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.

      This is the only way we will make it back to live with our Heavenly Father again. There is no, let me repeat, NO other way. If you want to become like God and live with him again, we must be doing what we are supposed to. I encourage everybody to not only read, but to study, search, and learn the scriptures backward and front. It is in the pages of the Holy Scriptures that we will find what we must do to make our divine potential a reality. If you have not yet received a witness that the Book Of Mormon is true, I beg you to study it's pages and to search and ponder them, and then pray to God and ask with a sincere desire to know if the Book of Mormon is true. I promise that if you pray with real intent, God will answer your prayer. It might not come when you want or how you want, but he will answer our prayers. 

      I testify to all of you receiving this email that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the true church of Christ restored on this earth today. I know, without a doubt, that Jesus Christ lived, died, and then rose again on the third day.  I know that he lives today and that he is still guiding his people through the Prophet. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, and that through divine power he translated the Book of Mormon. We live in a glorious time right now. We have the restored gospel and we have the priesthood authority on the earth today. I love this gospel and I hope that I can, through Christ, overcome my faults and my shortcomings and live with my Father in Heaven for all eternity. Remember, God wants us to succeed. He wants us to return to him again. He has given us all of these resources to help us succeed in this life. Please, follow the guidance of the Prophets, both ancient and modern. They know what they're talking about. 

     I love you all and I hope that you all have a great week! 

Email from Elder Lofthouse 6/30/15 Pick a Subject

Good week this week, better week next week!

      Wednesday was a pretty good day. We went and did service at the foodbank for a couple hours. They had us sorting pop the whole time. We sorted coke and Pepsi and energy drinks, they had a little of everything! It was a lot of pop. After that we did some street contacting and started to invite people to come play some basketball every Thursday and Saturday nights. There were quite a few people who said they would come play!  Today was also one of our investigator's birthday and we had a Bbq with her and her family. It was really fun. After that we had a discussion on why we need to come to church. After we did that we drove up to Blackfalds, which is about 15 minutes north of Red Deer, to try and contact a referral. She wasn't home so we tried to contact a former investigator, but she didn't answer either. Oh well. On a sad note, to end the day I totally sprained my ankle.  :( So that's a bummer that I won't be able to play pick up ball for a while. Hopefully I will next week!
      Thursday was a very good day. We had district meeting in Lacombe, which is about 15 minutes north of Blackfalds. It was a really good district meeting. Elder Hlavaty is probably my favorite district leader so far. He gave a great training on answering the hard questions posed to us. It was fantastic. After that we tried that referral again on the way home. And we got ourselves a new investigator. Woohoo! She is very interested and has been going through a rough spot in her life that the Plan of Salvation will help with. So that's awesome. Then we had a lesson with J. She has been struggling with reading the Book of Mormon. When we last met with her, which was 2 weeks ago, she was only in 1 Nephi. This week she was in 3 Nephi! She has read a ton which is good, but she is still skeptical. The only thing we can tell her is to keep reading and the witness will come. After our supper, we went and had our first pick up game of the season. One investigator from the YSA came. That was all. It'll be a process, but with some more work I think it will be very successful. So it was a good day today.
       Friday was an interesting day. First we did a little bit of weekly planning. Then we went and did Facebook to try and contact a member who needed help planting some flowers. But she hadn't even gotten the flowers yet... Oops. It was interesting. So we had ourselves some lunch after that, and then we went to Kal Tire to set up an appointment for an oil change and tire rotation. We finished our weekly planning when we got home. Supper them was consumed. We then went to teach a lesson. H had been struggling with reading the Book of Mormon and coming to church. So today we taught a simple lesson on how the scriptures can change lives and what kind of sacrifices people made to get the scriptures into our hands today. We watched the video "The Blessings of the Scriptures". It's an excellent video that I recommend to everyone. I then issues her a challenge that I think will kickstart a reading habit. One of my Seminary teachers always told us to read at least 6 seconds a day. It takes about that long to read a verse. He also said " a scripture a day keeps satan away". I told her this and she agreed to read at least a verse a day. Hopefully that will help her start to read more and more. It was an excellent lesson.
      Saturday was also good. We got our oil changes and the tires rotated today. It was super fun... And by fun I mean boring. But it had to be done. After that we had a appointment scheduled, but it fell through. Sad day. So we went and did some Facebook stuff and found out she had company, and that's why she did not meet with us. Then we went to Blackfalds to help somebody move in. That was good. Manual labor is the best. After that we want to the Reid family's home. That's the family with 4 kids who were not baptized that wanted to be. 1 has been and the other 3 are on date for the 11 of July. We had a good lesson on how reading the scriptures, praying, and coming to church are the best things we can do to build our faith and receive a testimony of the gospel. After we had our 2nd night of basketball. The same person came, so we're going to make some adjustments and invite members and tell them to bring their friends. On a stupid note, I decided to try and play, and I rolled the same ankle I did earlier in the week. Woops. My bad. I just need to stay off it for about a week or 2. I'll learn someday.
       Sunday was a decent day. Before church we went to get our investigators to come to church, but they both weren't feeling good so they didn't come. So we have to push the baptism date back. After church we went and visited a less active member who LOVES Porsches. He said he has had almost every single one at some point in his life. Right now he has a Cayenne, which is not my favorite, but it's still a nice car. It was awesome. That night we went and visited the Reids again. They are all super close to being ready, but they aren't quite there yet. It's a work in progress, but it has taught me how to simplify the gospel when I teach. So it was a really good day.
      Monday was an alright day. In the morning we helped with another move. Manual labor again. And we got to help move another piano. That's the 2nd one this week!  People need to find better places to put their pianos because they were both very tight spaces to get in and out. After the move we went and gave out investigator, B, a blessing. He hasn't been feeling well recently, and he wanted a blessing from us!  So that was super cool. After that we took supper and then we did some stop bys. One of the guys we talked to talked for over an hour on his doorstep. He wasn't even the guy we were looking for!  But it was super neat. He has a lot of potential, and he said if he had to pick a religion to join he would join the Mormons. Just because all of the Mormons he has worked with in the past have all been really good guys and we're just good people. Never underestimate the impact you can have on people. Good experiences with LDS people is how missionaries get in the door later in life.
      This week I learned a lot about our divine potential as sons and daughters of our Heavenly Father. Just as our earthly parents want us to grow up and have what they have, or more, so our Heavenly Parents also feel. God wants us to have everything that he has. That is the reason we are here on earth. To grow and progress so that we can ultimately become like God. That alone should be enough motivation to do our best in this life so we can live with him in a celestial glory and have everything he has. I don't know about you, but I want to be like Heavenly Father.

Love you all!  Have a fantastic week!