2014 - The Year of Happiness

 

Turns out, I start out quite a few letters with that, no? But also turns out, I'm gonna be happy every day of 2014. Even if I get down sometimes, I'm gonna catch myself and look up. I'm gonna do it, and it's gonna be hard, and I'm willing to accept that challenge. Bring it, Satan.

 

So we've had a few investigators drop us and we had to drop one, all in the past week or week and a half. Crazy, yeah? We're praying for miracles for them, especially this girl named Mercedes. She's so solid. We were so sad to see her go. BUT "hope is never lost", as Elder Holland says. And when he says something...you don't refute it. Is refute a word? Did I use it correctly? Oh well. I digress. Is that used correctly..? Anyways!

 

Elder T and I found a ride to Cindy's baptism in Clinton!! Huge miracle! Turns out (there it is again), I'm singing at the baptism. Cindy wants me to. I just got a letter from her that said she was losing hope for getting baptized. This was obviously before she found a way to be able to be baptized, so more miracles! Cindy in general is a miracle/miracle-worker for me. She's such a good example. I'm honored to sing at her baptism. I'm singing I Love the Lord, but to the tune of Be Still, My Soul the way it's written in the Hymnal (Sounds like Dad, no? Hymnal, rather than Hymnbook). Just hoping I don't start to bawl like a wee babila.

 

I'm starting a new thing today. I'm gonna get a little notebook so I can write down revelation every time I receive some. I call it my Li'l Book o' Revelation. Catchy, eh? I'm excited. My District Leader promised me blessings of being able to recognize revelation more if I do this. I'm a huge promised blessings believer, like Shelle has said she is. We kindred spirits, Shellster. How do you feel about that? We both got the unsolicited faces down too! Ann dog has those too though...and really most of our family. Even Mamasita has her "Tiger face", which I do sometimes, not actually to relieve stress, though it does anyway. I just think it's funny.

 

Been struggling lately sometimes, but Satan's got nothing on me. Silly Satan. It's not worth it to get down, ya know? Satan will drag us down to Hell from even the smallest of negative feelings. It can lead to lots of sorrow and gloom. Why let it? Silly natural man.

 

That's not a very happy note to end on, now is it? So I'm crazy excited to start a new year, with a brand new start. It's gonna be wonderous, am I right? It's up to us. "Water what you want to have grow", right Mama? I share that with lots of people. I've......learned to love it.....#missionaryprobs Thanks Mama.

 

I love all y'all so muchly much. Don't you forget it. Pray for y'all daily too. Nice of me, I guess. Y'all deserve it.

 

Love,

Elder Tanner "Bill"

-I Love the Lord-