If you know me, you probably know that I love most sports. I could easily spend all day watching football, soccer, basketball, or most other sports (probably not baseball, sorry). I love the action of the games, but I also enjoy learning about athletes who excel as people and stand out as strong role models. One such athlete for me has been Chad Lewis, who was a tight end for BYU and the Philadelphia Eagles. I don't think I ever actually watched him played (he retired from football in 2005), but many years ago I read his memoir, Surround Yourself With Greatness . The details of the book have mostly faded from memory, but the message has recently been impressed on my mind: to be your best self, you must surround yourself with greatness. This advice carries several different meanings. First off, we must fill our time and our efforts with great things. We can't expect to shine if we waste our time doing things with no real value. We should actively be pursuing our goals and dre...
You've probably heard the saying "Life isn't fair" countless times in your life. But I'm here to say that life IS fair. Before you stop reading and report me to a mental asylum, read on. Obviously, we all get trials in life. Some people get greater trials than others. But no matter what the trial, it is fair. Because if Heavenly Father places a trial before you, it's because He knows that you will be able to overcome it. And it's up to you to make the effort and overcome it. You can't just hope for the problem to be solved, or for the tribulation to go away. You actually have to make the effort to overcome that trial. How so? Fight. Not literally, but center your will around the idea to never give up. There are great things in store in the future, if you live the way you should today. So never give up, no matter how daunting a task may seem. Because an amount of pain now will be worth it in the long run. And that is why life is fair, because we actuall...
Hola hola, This week we have had a pretty good week. There have been ups and downs but we are working hard. We were about to put baptismal dates with 4 different people, which is always a positive moment, but already some of them are facing big challenges and doubting what they want to do. So yeah, the work goes up and goes down pretty quickly. But we are working hard. One really cool guy that we found is Juan Carlos. He is 20 years old and actually lives in a nearby little town called Quilicura. But he works in Las Cabras during the week. We found him at his work, and he let us in twice this week to teach him a bit. At first he didnt seem too interested, and just like a normal person. But we started to ask him about his relationship with God and stuff and he told us that his grandpa died when he was a kid, and he hasnt been close to God since then. But he told us that he wants to be closer to him and wants to hear us. He is very sincere and accepted a baptismal date of June 11th. He i...
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