Yesterday I got to
go back to El Paso! Yeah!! Haha it was so weird being down there again and
knowing the area we were in better than my companion. But we got to have zone
conference down there and it was amazing as expected(:
President Miller
told us about this experience he had flying airplanes. (I was pretty sure he
was turning into President Uchtdorf haha) He was telling this story of a time
when he was out of control of the plane. The plane was spinning every which
way. He remembers flying straight up, straight down, upside down and every
direction you can think of. When he was in such turmoil he remembered the one
thing his trainer told him. "When you don't know what to do just fly the
plane. When turbulence gets crazy just fly the plane." He related it back
to doing the things we were taught to do by our trainers and going back to the
basics of missionary work but I kinda took a different spin on it.
As I was sitting
there thinking about it I began to think of the basics in the gospel. Such as
reading the scriptures, saying our prayers, going to church, going to the
temple, doing family home evening and so on and so forth. That in times of
trial sometimes we forget the most important things. We start trying to
overcompensate. We think that there's got to be some huge elaborate thing that
is so intricate that we have to do in order to find peace in our lives and to
find that order again. But in reality we just need to fly the plane. Do the
simple things. Those simple things are the basics of our beliefs. We need to go
back to the primary answers and ask ourselves if we are doing those things. For
those things truly are the things that keep our planes flying in the direction
that they need to be in order to find strength and peace. In order to make it
back to the presence of God.
I want to
challenge all of you to look at your life. Weather it seems as if all is in
complete chaos or you seem to be doing just fine and ask yourself are you
trying to overcompensate or are you flying the plane? Are you doing those
things that will keep your foundation in Jesus Christ strong or are you missing
the mark? Then do something about it. Today strive to be a little better. Work
on one thing that you are struggling with and commit yourself to do better. I
promise you will find more peace and purpose in your life.
LOVE YOU ALL.
Sister Wade
FUN FACTS:
1. So we refuse to
buy a GPS cause we don't wanna spend $100 on one so we are going old school and
using a map to get everywhere! haha It's so fun! I officially am speedy quick
at it now.
2. Because I am
over 2 wards I go to 5 hours of church a week and it's seriously the best thing
ever.
3. Calichies is
the best frozen custard in the world. no big deal.
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Flashback to El Paso
when we got
to ride (actually just sit)
in this giant old school airplane haha
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