My Mission Statement and Goals
Missionary Name: Elder Chase Leavitt
Date: July 21, 2015
_ _ _ _ _ _ Personal Mission Statement_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My main focus before anything else is my personal relationship with my Heavenly Father, and His Son, my Savior, Jesus Christ. I will continue to always live the teachings of the Gospel that I have learned before and on my mission. I will apply all of the of the things that I have learned, and apply them into the rest of my life. I will be one that the Lord can call upon at any time to run an errand for Him, and will do my best not to miss any promptings of the Spirit and act upon them immediately. I will make the most out of every opportunity that Heavenly Father opens for me, and I will live my life so that I have no regrets, Carpe Diem.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 1: Family Member _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results
Always stay close to my parents and sisters and be there for them whenever they need it. Always expressing and showing the love that I have for them, and being that great example of an older brother that they can all look up to. Give my parents the respect that they deserve. Be the son and brother that my parents and sisters can be proud of, and live so that I can always be worthy of their trust. Seek to deepen these eternal relationships.
Long Term Goals
1. Stay in contact with parents and sisters weekly. Visit with them in person whenever possible. Call or visit with them on Sunday nights and talk to them.
2. Have Family Home Evenings each week, taking turns of teaching the lessons. Have daily prayer and scripture study together each day.
3. Video diary of important experiences of family members lives. Interview parents and grandparents about their experiences in life.
4. Learn how to do family history work and find a way that I can help out. Learn about the lives of my ancestors and how they lived. Take names that I find to the temple and do the work for them.
5. Don't ever do anything that would not please my parents
Short Term Goals
1. Spend the summer with sisters and parents before heading off to school. Especially with Kiera since her boyfriend is leaving on his mission. Get reacquainted with them, and be a good example of a returned missionary.
2. Ask parents for counsel and advice on how to approach future plans like school, marriage and courting, and life in general. Express gratitude frequently for their support and encouragement.
3. Go on monthly dates or outings with my sisters. Spending one on one time with them.
4. Help around the house by doing chores and watching over my sisters. Be involved with all family activites.
5. Visit with family members down in Arizona and up in Washington.
6. Help my sisters to prepare to serve full time missions by reading and studying the scriptures together, and always sharing experiences from my own mission.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 2: Church Member _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results
Remain active and involved, be someone that leaders and always trust and count on. Act on every prompting of the Spirit immediately, and prepare myself to fulfill all my callings in the church. Always be worthy to have the Spirit to be with me, and to have a current temple recommend. Be loyal and honest in all my dealing with the Lord. Be a person of integrity, and be generous.
Long Term Goals
1. Attend all church meetings regularly, and be at least 15-20 minutes early.
2. Accept all church callings that I am given. Be proactive and fulfill the responsibilities of my callings. Go the extra mile, above and beyond what is asked of me, and doing it all with real intent. Serve gratefully, and with a positive and cheerful attitude.
3. Listen to every general conference talk that has ever been given. One a day every morning, applying at least one thing from it each day.
4. Always be looking for ways to share my testimony, and to be a living example of a disciple of Jesus Christ. Share my testimony with one new person each week. Make sure that my actions, attire, and character is always consistent with the teachings of the Gospel, and reflect me being a returned missionary, but more importantly, a disciple of Jesus Christ. That people may be able to see him through me
5. Listen to and allow the Spirit to tell me what to do, where to go, and what to say. Never forget my daily morning and nightly prayers.
6. Assist the missionaries in finding people to teach, in my home if at all possible.
7. Get home teaching done on the first week of each month, and be consistent, then visit with those families a few other times during the month, discerning their needs, and showing that I care for them.
8. Go to the temple on the first Tuesday of each month, and on all ward temple trips. If there is ever a need for priesthood brethren to go with the youth, be the first to volunteer. Always hold a current temple recommend.
9. Stay in contact, and encourage those who I have met and taught to remain active in the church.
10. Read through my patriarchal blessing at least one a month. On fast Sundays would be a fantastic time.
Short Term Goals
1. Attend a family ward for the first two months until school starts, then continue to be active and have a calling in the YSA ward. Sign up for institute classes, and attend all classes.
2. Attend the temple weekly during the summer, and then monthly during school time.
3. Start reading through the Standard Works again, studying out of the seminary and institute manuals. Study the scriptures each day for at least 30 minutes in the mornings.
4. Get all recent converts and other people that I have worked with a set of quads with their names on them if they don't already have one.
5. Make sure that everything that I do is in harmony with the gospel, and reflect me
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 3: Educational _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results.
Make learning a lifetime priority, always looks for something new that I can gain a better understanding of. Study hard, and do my absolute best. Be humble enough to go and ask for a help on questions and issues that I don't know and don't understand. Be committed to constant improvement and learning. Share the things that I learn generously so that I may be able to lift others up, and reach out to those that are seeking a blessing. Don't compromise for a good education, be willing to sacrifice for a good education. Be diligent and have a desire to excel
Long Term Goals
1. Graduate with little or no debt if possible.
2. Use the study habits that I have obtained from my mission. Don't just study for the tests and assignments, but study in such a way that I will retain the things that I learn and can share them with others.
3. Graduate with a Bachelors and Masters degree directed toward chosen profession, with a high GPA with nothing lower than a B-.
4. Budget my time so that I have a healthy balance between school, study, work, and family and social family.
5. Don't Procrastinate!
Short Term Goals
1. Travel to Cedar and find reasonable housing for the fall semester.
2. Find out what classes that I am signed up for, and what I need to get and what I need to do in order to be ready for when school starts.
3. Find any other scholarships and grants that are available to help me pay for schooling.
4. Find out what field and career that I want to enter and make a choice. Even if it's not the correct choice, Heavenly Father will let me know that is not the correct path for me. Go and explore different careers and jobs for several hours.
5. Have planned classes to recieve education in financial, accounting, and business.
6. Refresh myself on the things that I learned from high school classes and college courses.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 4: Employee _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results
Become the employee that no employer wants to lose. Then create a business that can successfully support my family and offer opportunities to others. Always do more than what is expected of me with a positive attitude. Be proactive, and do things with the right intent
Long Term Goals
1. Start up my own business and have people working under me. So the thing that will provide for my family. Maybe a bike or triathlon shop.
2. Always be that one employee that my boss can always trust and count on. Be the one who he wants me to stay on the job because I work effective and efficient. Being on time, and being friendly, and someone that he doesn't have to worry about, because he knows I will get the job done.
3. Have a career in a field that will support the essential needs for my family. So that I may provide enough resources that if my wife wants to be a stay at home mom, then she'll have that opportunity.
4. Always work with pure intent and right motive. (Parable of the Oranges)
5. Ask my employer about things that I can improve on, or how I can better serve them and the company.
6. Select a vocation that I enjoy putting my resources, energy, time, and talents into. Always have a Plan B incase my position is no longer needed.
Short Term Goals
1. Do small jobs here and there for the first month to keep me busy and productive.
2. Start networking and finding a suitable job in Cedar City to help me get through schooling.
3. Be looking for ways that I can improve and serve others the best that I can.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 5: Husband & Father _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results
Be worthy at all time to hold the priesthood in the home. To be the husband and father that God wants me to become. To be putting her needs above my own. Be the husband that she will trust to protect her, and that she will know that we can communicate openly and freely to resolve issues. Have fun and make life enjoyable, always making her laugh and smile.
Long Term Goals
1. Have an eternal marriage in the temple. Preferably the St. George Temple, but in the end, it will be her choice.
2. Go on weekly dates with my wife every Friday night. (At least once a month, on the third Friday, it will be going to the temple together)
3. Have a Gospel Centered home where the Spirit can reside, and where children can be raised without worrying about the cares of the world.
4. Have a weekly companionship inventory, and at any other additional time if need be. Starting with prayer so that the Spirit can be there.
Short Term Goals
1. Go on dates twice a month. Wholesome recreational activities. EX: Hiking, four-wheeling, boating, watching the sunset, biking, movies, ice cream, etc. Don't do anything where the Spirit cannot reside.
2. Be more sociable and get involved with YSA. Introduce myself to new people, and don't be afraid to talk and be open about myself.
3. Find a woman who is just like my mom. Really caring and loving, who puts God first in her life, and looks for every opportunity to help someone else out.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 6: Physical _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results
To keep my body is good condition so that I may be able to do the things that I love doing. To eat healthy and get proper rest so that I may have energy throughout each day.
Long Term Goals
1. Run a marathon, sprint triathlons, and eventually working up to competing in an Iron Man.
2. Eat healthy and teach my children about nutrition. Have them help cook healthy meals. Keep track of the foods that I eat, and reevaluate to eat healthier. Make sure that I am eating from the five different food groups.
3. Work out every single day, focusing on upper body and core. Most of lower body will already be worked out because of running and biking.
3. Always have a year supply of food storage, and rotate it through each year.
4. Don't eat out more than twice a month.
Short Term Goals
1. Run with Kiera in the mornings at Cross Country. Help her so that she can PR this year. Start getting ready for the Swiss Days 5K that will be in September. Get a 17:30 time, with a pace of 5:45 min/mile.
2. Work out every day for at least 45 minutes. Work towards competing in sprint triathlons and half marathons.
3. Learn better cooking skills for healthy foods. Try experimenting with new things. Offer to cook for my family and roommates.
4. Gain more muscle weight and try to reach 185-190 lbs. by the end of the year. Currently at 165 lbs. so that will be about a pound a week.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 7: Financial _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results
Be able to support my family of the necessities. Have my children's missions and schooling paid for before they leave, but let them make and save the money for it. Be able to retire and live comfortable by the age of 65.
Long Term Goals
1. Always pay tithing before anything else gets paid. No exceptions. Fast offerings included.
2. Do not go in debt on anything that will not be making me money back. Only exception would be a house.
3. Have sufficient amount of money in Savings for retirement.
4. Be financial stable to that I can provide for my family, and support friends when needed.
5. Start saving for retirement as soon as I get home.
Short Term Goals
1. Live off of 50% of paycheck after tithings, and the other 50% goes towards saving. (Minimum of 15% into savings each check.)
2. Find out how I am going to pay for college this year, and 2016, have enough money saved that I can have it all paid for by the beginning of the school year.
3. Study different businesses and finance tips online and in books.
4. Don't overspend on dates. Find fun and cheap things to do. Be Creative.
5. Save up and put a down payment for a used car/motorcycle.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Role 8: Other _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Desired Results
Focus on the small things that really matter most in life. Take advantage of the talents and skills that Heavenly Father has blessed me with, and the opportunities that He will provide for me. That I may be an instrument in His hands to touch the lives of my brothers and sisters. Notice the many rich blessings that He will bless me with. Be happy with life with the relationships that I build with others. To be enthusiastic about life, and have a positive attitude towards everything that is throw at me.
Long Term Goals
1. Return to Florida with in the next two years to visit with people who I've met, and to enjoy what else that Florida has to offer.
2. Relearn the piano and memorize many different songs. Be comfortable and confident to play in front of people, like in a church setting.
3. Connect with nonmember friends, and be a true friend to them. Inviting them to church and activities with me.
4. Write in my journal everyday, and don't get more than three days behind on writing. Record my goals, and my progress towards them. Keep records just like Wilford Woodruff did of all of his accomplishments.
5. Be active in my community through service and being involved. Especially since Kiera is on Royalty.
6. Do a secret act of kind service for someone each day. Also write notes of appreciation and gratitude.
Short Term Goals
1. Support friends, companions, and other missionaries at their homecoming talks, and write family and friends that are currently serving once a month. Writing them on the third Sunday of the month.
2. Get in contact with everyone at I met on my mission, recent converts, investigators, members, missionaries, etc. and always be giving them encouragement.
3. Visit with Jake Heller in Phoenix Arizona.
_ _ _ _ _ _ 100 Things I Have Learned On My Mission _ _ _ _
1) My Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ truly love me, and they are always there for me, no matter what I say, do, or think.
2) The Scriptures are amazing, and there is great power in them. There is always something new to learn from them and to apply in my life. They contain the answers to all the questions that you will ever need for eternal life. As you show people where they can find the answer and back it up with scriptures, they are so much more willing to change their life immediately. If you don't read the Book of Mormon everyday, then life really sucks. "The Holy Ghost will guide what we say if we study and ponder the scriptures every day. The words of the scriptures invite the Holy Spirit. The Lord said it this way: “Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of men” (D&C 11:21) -Henry B. Eyring, Feed My Lambs, October 1997 GC
3) Exact obedience brings miracles and blessings. There is a difference between obeying, and being obedient. I am going to change no matter what, so I can either let those around me have an effect upon me, or I can take matters into my own hands and choose my own destination.
4) We were never told that life would be easy, but that it would be worth it. If things are hard and if it challenges you, then there is something to learn, and it's going to change you. It's only hard until you get up and just do it.
5) God has restored his authority, the Priesthood, to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith. I have seen this priesthood in action numerous times from blessings, to baptism and confirmations, to families being sealed for all time and eternity. "The power of the Priesthood is magnificent, and it has been restored upon the earth today. Miracles are everywhere to be found when priesthood callings are magnified. When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes." -Thomas S. Monson, Our Sacred Priesthood Trust, April 2006 GC
6) There is great knowledge and comfort that comes from the Plan of Happiness.
7) Mission leaders are chosen of God, and they are inspired in all things.
8) Giving two years from my family, friends, and home to serve the Lord is not a sacrifice, but an investment. (Definition of Missionary: A person who leaves their family for two years, or 18 months, so that other people's families can be together for eternity.)
9) Studies can make or break your mission.
10) It's never too late to gain a testimony of the Gospel.
11) Planning ahead is an act of faith, and it will always save you more time, money, and energy.
12) When you are doing exactly what you are supposed to each day, you are always feeling tired and you come home drained and feeling like your are going to pass out at the end of each day. As soon as you hit the bed at 10:30, your out like a light. Sleeping from 10:30pm to 6am every night feels only like ten minutes of sleep when the alarm goes off in the morning,
13) Missionaries are far from perfect. "Saint: A sinner, that keeps on trying" -Nelson Mandela quoted by Elder Dale G Renlund, April 2015 GC
14) Humidity is awful, and it amplifies both the heat and the cold.
15) Rain/Thunder storms are like clockwork during the summer time. It hits everyday at 4pm during the summer months. The lightning storms are just incredible here, especially the heat lightning. Tampa is the lightning capital of the world, and it can get pretty insane. Floridians are more scared of lightning than they are of alligators.
16) The best trainers in any field in the world are the ones who are diligent with practice, bold in their purpose, and unceasingly patient and forgiving. You never stop learning, if you think your done being trained, then think again. I have been placed with each companion for a certain reason, and I am so grateful for all of he amazing companions that I did have. (Whaley, Ronfeldt, Hicken, Wing, Ware, Stephens, and White) Thank you for the many memorable experiences, and I will never forget serving with each and one of you. I have been so blessed in my mission with such great companions.
17) When two Sandhills cranes come together, they mate for life and never separate. Plus, they can scare you to death when the are flying because of how big they are, and they sound like teradactyles. The local Native American name for a Sandhill crane is Wauchula.
18) Inspirational videos from the church are surprisingly some of the most effective ways to invite the spirit in strongly into any visit or lesson. (He Lives, Because of Him, Mountains to Climb, Moments that Matter Most)
19) Your testimony can never be debated. Defending your beliefs with a testimony is the most powerful thing anyone will ever hear a person do
20) Florida has enough farmland to sustain the United States. The church is the largest private land owner in the state of Florida, only topped by the government. It owns more than 2% of Florida.
21) If you're not progressing, then your are declining. We are always changing, whether it is deliberately or accidentally. You can either decide who you want to become and deliberately work toward the end, or you can just go with the flow and become whatever life makes of you.
22) It is impossible to serve two masters. There is a fence to sit on, but that fence is on Satan's property. He doesn't mind how long that you sit on that fence for. If he can't get you to do bad, than he will just get you to not do good.
23) Our purpose as members of the church is to invite others to come unto Christ. If we are extending those invitations, and following up, than we are being successful and doing our part. Without following up, a commitment is hollow. It would be like buying someone a concert ticket, and then them not using it. "Will you consider what it would mean to you if you could join the Prophet Mormon in saying, Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of a him to declare His word among His people, that they may have everlasting life. I am a witness that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and the savior of the world, it is my deep conviction, that he has called us to teach and testify in his kingdom. -McConkie
24) Florida being a flat state is relative to weather you're in a car or on a bike A small hill in Florida is really tough to bike up, and always make sure to lock you bike no matter where you put it. Whether it is on the bike rack, in the apartment, or even in the church. It will get stolen.
25) The Tampa bay does not get naturally deeper then twelve feet; and the Gulf of Mexico does not get naturally deeper then about forty feet.
26) Those who do not budget their money always overspend, and their money is gone within the first two weeks of the month.
27) Paying 10% of your tithing yields you 100% of God's blessings you're worthy to receive. It is also the greatest fire insurance that you can buy.
28) If we develop our personal spiritual filters for life, we will not need to worry about the wickedness of the world. As members we set apart on much higher standards. We will never do anything wrong, without having the warning of the Spirit first.
29) Many people who investigate the church have an average of seven strong contacts with the church before actually accepting and being baptized.
30) Me being in a mission, I am not just building the Lord's kingdom here, but the Lord has been building me.
31) Smiling and shaking someones hand you don't know has eternal consequences.
32) Its ok to park in someones lawn in Florida, no one has real grass here, it's just all weeds.
33) The importance of home teaching, and fulfilling my priesthood duty, family, and church callings.
34) Having the Book of Mormon and a Bible hand in hand while out walking and finding truly does help those we met to see how we use them together. And that we do believe in the Bible, that the Book of Mormon does not replace it. "For 179 years this book has been examined and attacked, denied and deconstructed, targeted and torn apart like perhaps no other book in modern religious history... And still it stands." -Jeffery R. Holland, Safety for the Soul, October 2009 GC
35) Grace of God. We are saved 'after' all that we can do, not 'because' of all that we can do. (President Uchtdorf). Christ is the only way possible that we can return to live with our loving Heavenly Father, there is no other way than through Him.
36) The greatest weapon we have against the adversary is the Spirit, which we can get through regular prayer, scripture study, and church attendance. "A morning prayer and an early search in the scriptures to know what we should do for the Lord can set the course of a day. We can know which task, of all those we might choose, matters most to God and therefore to us. I have learned such a prayer is always answered if we ask and ponder with childlike submission, ready to act without delay to perform even the most humble service." -Henry B. Eyring, This Day, April 2007 GC
37) Once you hit your year mark, you are always out "a little over a year" until you are on the plane home.
38) Not to take simple teachings and truths of the church for granted.
39) A bishop literally loves there ward more then the ward members can ever imagine.
40) The importance of marrying in the temple and settling for nothing less than that.
41) If your in a scary ghetto area, wear church clothes and missionary badge. Nothing is more intimidating than that.
42) Take my compliments and criticism only from God, and no one else. His approval is much more important than anyone else's.
43) You can misspell a word so bad that spell checker can't even figure out what you meant. Typing on an iPad is a pain.
44) You stand tallest when you are on your knees praying to Heavenly Father.
45) Some people investigate the missionaries more then they do the church.
46) Getting mail as a missionary is one of the greatest feelings.
47) Verbs are more important then nouns when it comes to life.
48) The Lord has protected me from any kind of danger through his Spirit.
49) The Internet can either be used as the most versatile tool for God's Army, or the most destructive weapon for Satan.
50) "Meet the Mormons" was a lot better movie than what I had expected it to be.
51) Setting up and taking down chairs is a priesthood duty.
52) Negative publicity doesn't always mean bad publicity, such as the Book of Mormon musical.
53) People with great smiles are usually great people.
54) God allows tribulation to take place so that miracles can occur.
55) Bishops and Stake Presidents need good home teachers.
56) God qualifies and trusts those who he calls.
57) The spirit won't compete for your attention.
58) How to use the bus system efficiently.
59) To budget money wisely, and divide it into specific areas.
60) Steak & Shake and Chick-fil-A are really good.
61) Facebook is much different while keeping a missionary mind with everything.
62) There is a reason that church is three hours long and there are so many meetings and activites throughout the week. If it was anything else, a lot of people would go inactive so quickly.
63) During the summer months of Florida, you are either wet from the rain, or from sweating so much.
64) My faith is not based upon what blessings or miracles that I see or receive, but it is based on my Savior, Jesus Christ. "This precious and marvelous gift of faith, this gift from God our Eternal Father, is still the strength of this work and the quiet vibrancy of its message. Faith underlies it all. Faith is the substance of it all. - Gordon B. Hinckley, The Miracle of Faith, April 2001 GC
65) Listening to the words of prophets and apostles from general conference give me the extra boast that I need to get through the day.
66) “Let us here observe, that a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation” -Ezra Taft Benson, This Is A Day Of Sacrifice, April 1979 GC
67) How to be a better member and leader of the church. Being someone who can be trusted, and being effective and efficient with the things I am supposed to do.
68) How to play Tetris while trying to load up things into a moving truck.
69) Attending the temple brings rich blessings. It is a place of peace where you can escape from all worldly things. There is more truth to be learned at the temple, and I need to make it a regularly thing to attend as often as circumstances allow.
70) The five covenants that we make in the temple are 1) Obedience, 2) Law of Sacrifice, 3) No Unholy practices, 4) Law of Chastity, and 5) Law of Consecration.
71) The weather in Florida is so unpredictable. The weather forecasts will change every thirty minutes or so.
72) Close to 80% of YSA members are less active, and 55% of returned missionaries go less active. I will not be one of those statistics.
73) I'm not ever going to buy a Toyota Carolla, a Chevy Malubu, or a Ford Focus. Also when you walking on the street so much, you become creative to different forms of walking. (Ex: Using my Chevalegs, Shoeburu, Lamborfeeties, F-2Feety)
74) Miracles have never stopped. They are around us each day, and in our own lives. We just need to recognize them more. "When the Lord said, “Lengthen your stride, quicken your pace, heighten your reach, widen your vision, and stretch your capacity,” he was in reality saying “expect a miracle,” for these are the stuff from which miracles are made." -Hartman Rector Jr. Following Christ to Victory, April 1979 GC
75) I've learned how to be both effective and efficient. You can do alot of things, but get nothing done.
76) Anti-mormon material brings converts into the church because they see that we don't really live and believe about all of the things that they read and hear. A lot of people go on the on internet just to lie, and there is no truth filter there.
77) God doesn't expect you to be perfect, He just expects us to perfectly try our best.
78) You will sometimes memorize a scripture with no effort on your part.
79) If you want to be an active member out here, then it takes a lot of work and diligence. Often times members live 20-40 minutes from the church, some of them even longer. And they also have multiple callings. It's not too surprising to see husband and wife in ward council each week, and their kids there early with them.
80) By exercising faith and dropping those who are not progressing will give you more time to work with the elect. Those who have truly been prepared and are willing to keep commitments.
81) How to simplify and intensify, so that the Spirit will be there and his presence can be felt more strongly.
82) Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that is counted counts. We can't measure our success in numbers. It is isn't possible to measure the strength of ones testimony, or the love that they have for the people, or their Christlike attributes.
83) Asking inspired questions in the best way to start up conversations with people, showing that you truly do care for them as you listen. (Ex: How would you like to feel the Savior's love in your life more? How would you feel to be free from all of your guilt? Would you like to know how families can be together forever? When was the last time that you talked to God? What is God's role in your life?)
84) Youth need to learn for themselves the gospel is true as soon as possible. A testimony is like a toothbrush, they can use their parents, but it's much better for them to have their own.
85) Marriages are ordained of God only if it is between a man and a women. The laws may change in man's eyes, but they don't change in the eyes of God.
86) Some people don't know how to use an escalator.
87) Homeless people have the most colorful stories.
88) Nobody in Florida knows what a Carabiner is.
89) The majority of problems are solved with better communication. You cannot teach if there is contention between you and your companion. For the spirit will not be there to testify of the truth.
90) A relationship will not work unless built upon the foundation of the gospel.
91) Worthiness is not dependent on perfection, but rather if your genuinely repentant.
92) You won't find an answer to a question until you ask God. They will always be answered, but on the Lords timing.
93) Be proactive in all things, and not reactive. Just like recent converts, they have that light and desire to share everything that they know with everyone they talk with. They have a bright light about them.
94) I know that my mission was successful, and that as I continue doing the things I learned, that I will have a successful life as well.
95) Our Heavenly Father cherishes each of us as great worth. God's favorite role he plays in our lives is the Father.
96) Its hard to accept the fact that you're finishing your mission because it feels like this has been your whole life. “This is the most remarkable era in the history of the Church. This is something that has happened to us at this time that ranks with the great events that have happened in past history, like the First Vision, like the gift of the Book of Mormon, like the Restoration of the gospel, like all of the things that build that foundation for us to go forward and teach in our Father in Heaven’s kingdom” -L. Tom Parry, “Concluding Remarks” new mission presidents seminar, June 26, 2013
97) If we follow the council of the prophets of old and of today, then we need not fear.
98) Missions are hard, but there are definitely worth every moment of it. Not serving a mission would've been the biggest mistake of my life. “The greatest decision I ever made in my life was to give up something I dearly loved to the God I loved even more. He has never forgotten me for it. Learn from the past." -Thomas S. Monson, In Search of Treasure, April 2003 GC
99) I have a deep love for those that I have served and had the opportunity to meet here in Florida. There will always be a special place for them in my heart.
100) Jesus is the Christ. The only Begotten Son of God. The Savior and Redeemer of the world.
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