You are my fire #82

Привіт народ! welcome back to the semi-half-monthly email

lemme be honest. kinda uneventful week. not a lot of success. this one will be very short, and i am sorry

this weeks unconsecrated songs are:

feel it still - portugal the man

hey there delilah - plain white t's? sum like that

fight song - that one lady i don't care to remember

Stories

- so, crazy times. we climbed under a house for service, got dumped on by many rain, and had a few tragedies.

- our first counselor in our bishopric passed away in a fatal car accident. if y'all could keep his wife and their family in your prayers that'd be great <3

- we also got a call from one of our members saying that their grandson was currently being life flighted to denver because he fell and was bleeding in the brain. we were asked if we could find someone to give him a blessing. only problem was, it was outside of our mission. so, i felt inspired to call brother beals, one of my most absolute favorite members from my first area! lo and behold, he picked up, and we were able to find a member to give him a blessing:) if y'all could keep the randalls in your prayers as well that'd be amazing!

- other than that it's just been conference, which was amazing. watched with some lit members, the buddeckes. also some of my favorites!

- i made like 6 loaves of banana bread. we had so many frozen bananas. my goodness.

- taught the whole district kinda how to fish today. so that was fun! beautiful mountains, beautiful hike, beautiful fish. beautiful earth God has created here for us:)

- i also beat elder owens like 5 times in a row in connect four. get rekt scrub

Spotlight

- brother bealsssssss and the whole beals family! love you all:)))

- my cousin connor. love you bro, fly high  wish i got to know ya better. keep the smith fam in your prayers y'all, my aunt and uncle and cousins. they're all fantastic people.

- brother johnson. a legendary fisherman, novelist, leader, scout, and friend. i hope you can feel how much we all love you. rest in peace, brother.

- sister johnson. an amazing lady. so strong, loving, and friendly

My challenges for you

- go back and listen to every single conference talk. look at your notes. the answers to your questions are out there, in the words of living prophets and apostles!!! such a miracle we get to have them bless us:)

Every minute, every moment...there was Jesus.

- D&C 6:14-16

 

 "14 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, blessed art thou for what thou hast done; for thou hast inquired of me, and behold, as often as thou hast inquired thou hast received instruction of my Spirit. If it had not been so, thou wouldst not have come to the place where thou art at this time.

15 Behold, thou knowest that thou hast inquired of me and I did enlighten thy mind; and now I tell thee these things that thou mayest know that thou hast been enlightened by the Spirit of truth;

16 Yea, I tell thee, that thou mayest know that there is none else save God that knowest thy thoughts and the intents of thy heart."

God knows our thoughts and the intents of our hearts, yes. but He also wants us to ask! He will give so freely:) ask and ye shall receive, right? how often do i talk about that? all the time? yup. inquire within

mucho love to you all, as per usual! 

~ elder smith:)