First of all, can I just express to everyone how grateful I am, for everything. I am grateful for the opportunity to be here. I'm grateful for the scriptures and the inspired words in them. I'm grateful for this earth and everything that's on it. It is so beautiful and good. I'm grateful for the sun which graciously shines its rays upon this earth everyday and gives life to everything on it. The oribits of the planets, the contents of our atmosphere: It's just amazing to me how perfectly everything has been organized and designed. I'm grateful for my family which has supported and loved me since I was born. I'm grateful for all the friends, teachers, and other influential people in my life that have helped me become who I am today. I'm grateful for sufficient food to keep my body running well. I'm grateful for clean, running water whenever I want it. I'm grateful to have a roof over my head and a bed to sleep on at night. I'm grateful just to be alive. I'm grateful for the love God has shown me by giving me all these things and by gently leading me along the path He wold have me walk, the path He knows will give me the most joy and lead me to realize my full potential as a child of God. Just had to get that out there.
And, semirelated, if whoever reads this is wondering if God really cares about him or her I would recommend to that person to pray to God. But when you pray, just express gratitude for anything and everything you can think of that you consider yourself fortunate to have. Don't ask for anything. Then, you will begin to realize the depth and breadth of God's love and concern fo you. I know from personal experience, not just here at the MTC, that oftentimes these types of prayers can be the most comforting, powerful and spiritually uplifting prayers of all.
Anyway, thanks for the addresses, Mom. Although, if you talked to Stephanie to get Jonathan's address you should have gotten hers too. Haha. Oh well, if you could get it sometime that would be nice.
Elder Cousino is back to normal now. I don't know what happened. he just stopped taking all the medication, and he was pretty much fine again. Thank you for your prayers.
Awesome that the Magic are doing good. Let me know what happens.
Ya, the weather in Utah is so wierd. So, you know how those most recent pictures looked like Spring have finally taken over? Well, on May 1, it randomly started pouring down snow again. And now, it's warm and sunny again. I don't get it.
If everything works out like its supposed to, I should be leaving May 17. Only two more weeks! I can't believe it. I might get stuck here a little longer though, because of recent Visa troubles with missionaries going to Mexico.
Tell Marc good job at the race!
Love, Brett
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