Tuesday, July 9, 2013, 4:51 pm
Hello Family and Friends!
I don't know where the time goes but this week flew by.
Here is the update. I leave next Monday morning at 3:30 in the morning. My flight leaves from SLC to LAX. I have a 6 hour lay-over in LAX and then an 8 hour flight to Tahiti. I've heard that flights aren't that bad because they have movies and you can fall asleep. But in my case I'll have my scriptures, the people around me, and whatever else I can think of to study.
I'm excited and I'm finally starting to feel ready to leave the MTC. But at the same time I'm so not ready. I continue to see people I know everyday. It seems like every week more people that I know come in and leave. I love it! As of Wednesday I will have been here 7 weeks (maybe). I don't even know. Ha. I've loved every moment and I'm sad to leave such a great place.
This week was great! I fasted on Sunday and it was great. I am amazed by the power of fasting. I found more pieces of the puzzle of my life. Pieces that showed me the mercy of the Lord. He has truly been so merciful to me for the past 18 years. I will always be grateful for the testimony He has blessed me with, the power of the scriptures, for in the scriptures we find Christ, the power of the Atonement.
That's really what this week was about for me. Applying the healing power of the Atonement to my life. I promise you that the Atonement can heal any scar, can take down any wall, and can bring us closer to Christ. I testify to you all with all of my heart that I know that this Church is true. I know that Christ lives. I know that He and Heavenly Father love me so much! I hope you all can find a way to better apply the Atonement in your life. The Atonement is the ultimate healer. It is the Ultimate Gift.
This gospel brings me more joy than all the worldly knowledge I can, have, and could ever gain. I know that there is a purpose for our lives on the earth. There is a purpose for the trials we go through. I hope to never forget that. And during the darkest of all trials I want to be able to say that I still trust in Christ, I know the sun will shine again, because the Lord brings us down before He can raise us up.
I love you all! I feel your love!
Love, Elder Squires
Hello Family and Friends!
I don't know where the time goes but this week flew by.
Here is the update. I leave next Monday morning at 3:30 in the morning. My flight leaves from SLC to LAX. I have a 6 hour lay-over in LAX and then an 8 hour flight to Tahiti. I've heard that flights aren't that bad because they have movies and you can fall asleep. But in my case I'll have my scriptures, the people around me, and whatever else I can think of to study.
I'm excited and I'm finally starting to feel ready to leave the MTC. But at the same time I'm so not ready. I continue to see people I know everyday. It seems like every week more people that I know come in and leave. I love it! As of Wednesday I will have been here 7 weeks (maybe). I don't even know. Ha. I've loved every moment and I'm sad to leave such a great place.
This week was great! I fasted on Sunday and it was great. I am amazed by the power of fasting. I found more pieces of the puzzle of my life. Pieces that showed me the mercy of the Lord. He has truly been so merciful to me for the past 18 years. I will always be grateful for the testimony He has blessed me with, the power of the scriptures, for in the scriptures we find Christ, the power of the Atonement.
That's really what this week was about for me. Applying the healing power of the Atonement to my life. I promise you that the Atonement can heal any scar, can take down any wall, and can bring us closer to Christ. I testify to you all with all of my heart that I know that this Church is true. I know that Christ lives. I know that He and Heavenly Father love me so much! I hope you all can find a way to better apply the Atonement in your life. The Atonement is the ultimate healer. It is the Ultimate Gift.
This gospel brings me more joy than all the worldly knowledge I can, have, and could ever gain. I know that there is a purpose for our lives on the earth. There is a purpose for the trials we go through. I hope to never forget that. And during the darkest of all trials I want to be able to say that I still trust in Christ, I know the sun will shine again, because the Lord brings us down before He can raise us up.
I love you all! I feel your love!
Love, Elder Squires
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| Yesterday was such a pretty day! |
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| This is when we got our travel plans. I'm officially going to Tahiti!!!! |
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| I have a thing for shining my shoes, it makes me really happy. |
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| All the Tahitian missionaries and a sister from Tahiti. |
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