My valentines this year are all of you, baby Adelia, and Jesus!
This week was very exciting for all of us! I know that with the birth of Cam and Shirleys baby that shifts all of our orders in the family tree. For some it is GRANDMA and GRANDPA (youre not that old yet). Others it is Mom and Dad! Congratulations on the most important thing ever! And for others it is the best position (next to great grandmas and grandpas) is to be an aunt or uncle! You know if Chloe and I were together right now we would be so so excited. I am so excited for this marvelous gift God has given us!
For me this week consisted of a lot of hard work, prayers, and studies. It was a great week though and I am trying to work harder every day. We went to the guy that sells street tacos and while we were there we got our food and then we went to pay and he said that someone payed for our food. It was a really cool experience actually and another testimony to me that people are recognizing the work that we are doing. And the tacos are really good :).
Also I had Menudo this week (picture attached). And that was a hard one to stomach down. It actually tasted really good, but the texture was unbearable. I tried my best though and with tortillas I was able to finish most of it!
I would like to share a poem, or short story, dont know what to call it. My mission president shared it with me and I have been trying to apply it to everything that I do. The doctrines and principles it shares are very profound.
There are two seas in Palestine.
One is fresh, and fish are in it. Splashes of green adorn its banks. Trees spread their branches over it and stretch out their thirsty roots to sip of its healing waters.
The River Jordan makes this sea with sparkling water from the hills. So it laughs in the sunshine. And men build their houses near to it, and birds their nests; and every kind of life is happier because it is there.
The River Jordan flows on out into another sea. Here there is no splash of fish, no fluttering leaf, no song of birds, no children’s laughter. Travelers choose another route, unless on urgent business. The air hangs heavy above its water, and neither man nor beast nor fowl will drink.
What makes this mighty difference in these neighbor seas? Not the River Jordan. It empties the same good water into both. Not the soil in which they lie; not in the country round about.
This is the difference.
The Sea of Galilee receives but does not keep the Jordan. For every drop that flows into it another drop flows out. The giving and receiving go on in equal measure. The other sea is shrewder, hoarding its income jealously. It will not be tempted into any generous impulse. Every drop it gets, it keeps.
The Sea of Galilee gives and lives. This other sea gives nothing. It is named Dead.
There are two kinds of people in this world. There are two seas in Palestine.
I pray that we continue to give just as much as we receive. Love you all and hope you have an amazing week!
Elder Colton Anderson
PS. Im turning 19 this week
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