Yellow Internationals

Jenn and Scott,

It was great to speak with you both on Skype during mothers day.  It sounds like you both are doing great.  

Jenn, it makes me so happy that you are so excited to "live up" second half of your mission. The best memories I have are from applying the experiences I had during my first half during my second half.  It was as though things really came together. We just got preach my gospel, i finally had some consistency (what we were required to teach changed every month), I was paired up with some companions that cared about the work.  So preach it sister.  Let go of any worries around the language, around your understanding of the gospel, be worthy of the spirit and preach with conviction.  You have a short time left were you set an incredible precedence on the rest of your life.  If you go "balls to the wall", or serve with all your heart might mind and strength, Seriously with ALL your STRENGTH, MIGHT and HEART you will change the lives of others, and you will begin to understand what you are capable of as a child of God.  Before you lies an amazing opportunity.  I tried as hard as I could and the Lord blessed me with experiences that have allowed me to do amazing things while paired with your sister.  Be Great. Be Jenn.

Scott,

Crazy-ish comp.  I know exactly how that goes.  Every other companion I had seemed to have some sort of issue.  So thinking about the here and now for you.  Forget your expectations for what you "should" be doing and focus on loving your companion in a completely platonic way.  Study the life of the savior and how he love people.  How he taught.  And don't focus on the chastisements that he delivers.  Focus on the real love part.  All to often we think we need to let people know what they should be doing like the Savior did on the rare occasion.  don't do that. Focus on figuring out how you can have the spirit strong with your companion no matter the circumstances.  No matter the issue, your companion needs to feel that you love him.  There words/actions might not be what you want them to be, but keep on being patient, understanding, and flexible.  Be the type of companion who creates a desire in others to want to be better.  I bring this up because I have not always been the best in applying this principle.  I have been working for a long time to figure out how to do this with your mum.  I have had expectation of what a Mother and Father should be.  Because your mum didn't meet "my" expectations as a new son-in-law, I became frustrated.  I have been working hard and have started to see some success in my efforts in changing my perspective.  I have focused on changing my perspective and expectation rather than trying to ask Cathy to change (the later being wrong). I wish I would have realized this earlier, but that is a huge reason why we go on missions.  So we can 1. bless the lives of others through the gospel, and 2, apply the gospel in our lives in a semi-controlled setting so that we can apply learned principles in an uncontrolled setting (life for me now).  So all in all, focus on loving your companion for who he is.  don't lower your standards, but love him.  

Big Gulps hu.... Welp  See ya later

Chad