Zone Meeting & Concilio

Week 72

Wow, this week was a crazy one! Here is the rundown:

-Monday we had family home evening with 2 families! And they both gave us dinner! AYE! But both lessons went super well (They are both families that are re-activating)

-Tuesday we had Concilio, and it was crazy! There were many many changes (now we have an hour to email.. before it was 75min, and we only go to the temple 2 times in the year...). But after Concilio we went to visit Byron and Ana Maria, and they were so excited to see us. We talked about the Plan of Salvation, and they were already asking about church on Sunday! And then we also found an Hermana that we hadn't been able to find in a long time! Then later in the evening we were finally able to visit one of the converts in our ward, and she was so excited to have us in her house. She is from Coban, and is so sweet! She is very active in church, but is always working so we haven't been able to find her.

-Wednesday we had our last zone meeting for this transfer, and then in the afternoon we went with a family that we have been working with to help activate, and the lesson went so well, and then they asked us to come back on Sunday to have a family home evening with their family. Then in the evening we went with the Taracena Jacinto family and we did an object lesson with them and it went so well!

-Thursday we finally found a family that we have been looking for since December! The lesson went so well. They were very open and told us how they had felt like the missionaries were so focused on just baptizing them, ready or not. So they stopped visiting with them. Sad right? Well we were able to talk with them, and they said that they are willing to meet with us again.

-Friday we visited a family that we had stopped visiting for a while because they weren't making much progress. Well when we went with them they were so excited to see us and said that they had missed us a lot! They say they are going to start going to church again!

-Saturday we made bread with the stake president's wife, and afterwards we gave some loaves to our less actives that we are working with. Then we had an awesome experience. We were walking to one of our appointments when the phone started to ring. We answered it and a man told us that he just saw us pass by, and that he wanted to talk to us... we were a little creeped out, but in that moment he pulled up behind us. He started telling us how about a year ago he was visiting with the Elders but that he had problems with his wife, and in the end he couldn't get baptized. But he started to cry as he told us that he is ready to start again. That he misses going to church and being close to God. We set an appointment for this week, and are looking forward to see his progress!!

-Sunday we had a wonderful lesson with the Grijalva family. And then in the evening we found out that I am going to have transfers to Chiquimula! I am looking forward to being able to explore another part of Guatemala and find more people!!

Ponderizing Luke 18:27

Love you all!!

FOOD

Face Masks

We did face masks because we were super stressed out! haha

Week 71

HOLA!!!

Well I dont have too many things to report from this week because I feel like I just wrote to you all... But here is the rundown from the rest of the week:

-Thursday: So the temple trip was amazing! And afterward we ate Taco Bell, so I was one happy camper! :) Then later we visited Gabriela, and well she told us that she wants us to keep visiting her, but that she is going to need more time before she can commit to getting baptized. That was kinda sad. Then we also visited the Ixquiac family, and were able to talk with them about why the aren’t going to church.. they opened up with us, and committed to go to church (...although on Sunday they didn’t show up...) Then we also went with the Grijalva family, and we showed them a video and it was perfect for them (and they gave us brownies!).

-Friday: WOW, it was nothing what we expected. In the morning, we got a call from the Elders telling us that a taxi was going to pass by our house in 30 min to take us to the house of some other sisters because they were having some serious problems. Well, 3 hours later we get back to our house just in time to start divisions with other Hermanas that were also having some problems… It made me really appreciate my companion... And well we don’t know if we are going to have to be in a trio or not... we will see this week. But in the evening the Grijalva family (knowing that we were with 3 other sisters) called us to invite all of us to eat dinner. They are so wonderful! And it was the perfect way to end such a stressful day!

-Saturday: The biggest miracle was that we found the Chiguichon Family. Some of the family members are inactive, and others aren’t members. We have gone for over a month trying to teach them, but they always have an excuse. But the bishop had told us that he wants us to visit them every week, so we keep trying. And well it paid off, because the lesson went great. The mom opened up to us about why she isn’t going to church, and her daughters (who aren’t members) were excited to listen to us, and really want to go to church. In the end they said that yes, they will come to church with us in the next few weeks. And then in the evening as we were heading for our house, we passed by the house of an Hermana, and my companion and I both felt like we should stop to remind her of church in the morning. Well, let me tell you how thankful I was that the Spirit told us to do that. We got in and she was an emotional wreck. She explained some of the things that have been happening with her husband. And well we went at the perfect moment to listen to her. And in the end she thanked us so much for passing by to see her. And yes, she did go to church on Sunday, and said that she felt much better!

-Sunday: Well Byron and Ana Maria went to church again! They are loving it so much! And more and more people stop to say hi to them! It is wonderful!

Well those are the highlights from the week!

Ponderizing: Luke 11:35 “Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.” Lately we have talked and studied a lot about light. In December the phrase was LIGHT THE WORLD. We know as members of the church we have a light, we have the Spirit. But we also know that our light can be dimmed if we don't make the right choices. I love in Luke 11:34 how it says that “The light of the body is the eye” You often hear people say that “There was a light in his eyes.” I want to encourage you all to find a way this week that you can have a little more light in your eyes! :)

Love you all!

-Hermana Garrett

Dirty Bathrooms, Road Trips, and More

FHE

Our very long car ride back to the capital

When we cleaned the sisters bathroom in divisions...
The most disgusting thing I have done on my mission

Temple Trip

Mail Time!
The mail is now working!!! ...well for right now! :)

Week 70

HOLA!!

So it has been a crazy week.. and a few days! Here are some things that have happened!

• Well last Monday we had a farewell party for Sebastian (our old mission leader's son). 
• Tuesday we were able to help lots of members, and actually they ended up helping us a lot! All the Hermanas in the capital had to stay the night together, and one member family offered to drive us to the house so that we didn't have to take the bus late at night! 
• Wednesday we woke up SUPER early (at 3 am) to take a bus to Chiquimula for our Conference for Sisters! It was a LONG trip! But the conference went great! We were in charge of basically all of it, so we were relieved when it was all over :) And then we had the whole trip back to sleep… except that I had forgotten how draining the heat is outside the capital! But we ended up getting to our house at 8:50 pm. It was a long day! 
• Thursday we found a young lady named Gabriela. She is awesome! And in the first lesson accepted a baptismal date! She is very open to learn more, and we are very excited to keep teaching her! She is the real deal because she is on a water polo team! How often do you meet people that play water polo in Guatemala?! ...yeah that was random!
• Friday we had divisions with some sisters in their area and it always makes me appreciate my area a little more when we go to other areas! :) And actually we spent almost 2 hours in the evening deep cleaning their bathroom… That was super eventful! 
• Saturday we went to visit Byron and Ana Maria and we were talking with them about having a goal for their baptism, and Byron accepted a date! And well we are still working on Ana Maria! But after the lesson they gave us a huge bowl of fruit! That made us super happy because we have been focusing a lot on the Word of Wisdom with them because Byron has a lot of health problems.. but it looks like it is starting to work! :) We were also able to visit with an Hermana named Delia. She is actually a member but hasn't gone to church in some time. She is super sweet, but everyone in her family is Catholic, so she has a hard time. But in that lesson I felt so much love for her. One of the things I love about being a missionary is that there are some people that God just helps you love so quickly! I am sure it happens with normal people as well, but I have sure seen it here on the mission!
• Sunday was CRAZY! In the morning the members that normally pass by to pick up Byron and Ana Maria had car troubles, so we started calling everyone to see who could take them! We finally got a hold of someone, and well he came by to pick them up, but then as we were leaving his car almost didn't make it up the hill! I was freaking out inside thinking we were going to die! But, as you can tell, we didn't die :) But we did have to attempt to get up the hill a few times! And the other miracle on Sunday was the Grijalva family (except the mom) came to church! That sure made my whole day!! We were so very happy! They are sure making lots of progress!
• Monday we visited Byron and Ana Maria and they opened up a lot. They told us about their past, some more of their problems, and it ended up being a great lesson. And then after we went with some less actives that said that we had passed by at the perfect moment. And they kept telling us that they wanted us to stay longer with them! And well we were also able to find Wendy. She is going through some rough times, but we were able to talk a little with her, and we sure hope that everything smooths out. And then we had Family Home Evening with the Grijalva family, and we were able to talk to them about Priorities (thanks Adam for the idea*).
• Tuesday we visited some less actives, and some members, and it ended up being a great day! We were able to visit the grandmother of one of the members, and it was to good to be able to brighten her day a little. It sure makes me sad to see older folk all sad and lonely… But on the bright side the sun was shinning so much that I got burnt! But I was sure happy to have a sunny day!
• And well on Wednesday we had a conference for all the missionaries in the world! It was superb! They changed a few things with our schedule, and also with the dates that we report. It is a little different, but I am sure it will make things better! 

Ponderizing: Luke 5:31-32

Well sure do love you all!!!

-Hermana Garrett

*The idea was to teach about putting the most important things first in life through an object lesson. I (Adam) used eggs to represent what should be our highest priorities (making and keeping covenants/commandments) and sugar to represent the other daily things, as well as riches. See Jacob 2:18-19

Week 69

HOLA!!

So this week flew by! Here is the rundown:

-Monday: We had Family Home Evening in the church building with a some members, and it turned out great! We are trying to make it a weekly activity! 

-Tuesday: We had divisions, and were able to do a lot of service for some of our less actives and some investigators! 

-Wednesday: We had our district meeting, and in the evening we visited the Jacinto Family and the Grijalva Family. Both are inactives/less actives. 

-Thursday: We traveled to Palencia to do divisions with the Hermanas over there. AND MAN I felt like I was outside the capital! It was super hot, and I got super burnt! :) It was kind of nice to have the small town feel again. Everyone is a little more relaxed.

-Friday: Krista, a member in the ward, visited with us. She showed us where some people live, and we were able to find some more less actives. And then in the evening we had a Family Home Evening with the Benevente Family. That went super well, and afterwards they gave us some references of some really great people!  

-Saturday: We explored in some parts of our area, and found a couple people that the missionaries were teaching a while back. We also found the houses that were burnt down the week of Christmas.. That was really sad to see. And it was crazy how we found them, we were looking for someone that we had been given as a reference, and we were going down all these little streets trying to find the house, and then we turn the corner and there was all the burnt houses. It still smelt burnt. It was really sad to see. There were 7 houses affected. And it all started from a little girls playing with fireworks... THAT IS WHY CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH FIREWORKS... But we found one of the families that was affected, and they explained a little more about what happened, and how it was their first day back in their house. The dad doesn't have a job, and so we told him about the program that the church has to help people find work. We hope he will go. 

-Sunday: So we went to go pick up Byron and Ana Maria, and they were all ready to go! And then when we got to church, Byron started to sweat a ton, and felt like he was going to throw-up! We were sitting there in sacrament meeting, and then he was like, I have to leave. So we went to the foyer with him, and he explained that he suffers from low blood pressure. And he said that he only has problems when he walks too fast, or when he gets too excited. And well he told us that the whole week he has been looking forward to Sunday so that he could go to  church with us! :) We told him not to get too excited! And that he can come every week! Well the Elders gave him a blessing, and afterwards, he was perfectly fine! 

Well that was basically our week, and this week is going to be crazy because on Wednesday we are going to Zacapa for a Confrence just for the Hermanas! It'll be great!

Ponderizing: Mark 8:17-21. I love this because I feel like it happens to us as well! We have all seen miracles and blessings in our lives, or in the lives of others, but sometimes we are in a situation and it is like we have forgotten that God can still work miracles. That He can still help us. That if he has done it before for other people, he can do it for us.

Love you all! Oh, and next week we wont be writting until Thursday because we are going to the TEMPLE!!!

-Hermana Garrett

Sunday and Service

Week 68

So this week went great!!! Here is the rundown!

Monday: Family Home Evening with a part-member family. We talked about setting goals for 2017, and it went super well!

Tuesday: We had a super great lesson with a recent convert and her family!! Her brother is great and knows so much!! We are going to keep working with him!

Wednesday: We went and painted a school as a zone service project! It was so fun!! And then in the evening we found Andrea!! She is super great! The missionaries were teaching her like 3 years ago, but then we aren't sure why they stopped... but she is very very receptive!! She accepted a date to get baptized, so we are sure excited for her, and are working with her!!

Thursday: We had a member that went out to work with us! It was wonderful, and she showed us where lots of members live!!

Friday: Zone conference and interviews! And then in the evening we went with some inactives. They actually love us! And it went so well! We are slowly, BUT SURELY, making progress with them!

Saturday: We invited everyone to church! haha It was a great day, even though my comp and I were both sick, and it was FREEEEEZING!!! haha But then on Sunday we saw so many miracles!! Here is from my journal!

8 de Enero:

SO TODAY WAS AWESOME!! So in the morning Hermana Montes de Oca and Sebastian passed by our house so that we could go pick up Byron. Well when we got there we were freaking out that maybe he would say no… well when we got there him and Ana Maria came out and they BOTH came to church!! It was so great! And everyone knows Byron! They call him Papa John! (I have absolutely no idea why... haha) Well they came, and then we literally ran to go get Josselin and Esmeralda so that they could come too! It was wonderful! And they stayed for Gospel Principles and that went well. We talked about the Word of Wisdom! (coincidence? I think not!) And well afterwards when Sebastian was taking them home they said that they wanted to come back next week! YAY!!! And then we had Chinese food for lunch! Some of our favorite members invited us! :) Then we visited the Grijalva family because it was the Hermano's birthday, and we brought him a little cake and a card and as we started to sing, I started to sing in Spanish, and my comp in English! It was so funny and we were like, WHAT IN THE WORLD?! And later in the evening my comp told me that all day she had been feeling like we needed to visit a certain family, so we went right then and made an appointment to come back on Friday, and then the Hermano came walking in and started talking to us, and then invited us over on Monday for dinner. We were like, "Okay!!" So tomorrow we will be going with them!! Today was just a good day! And then we were able to start making food for P-DAY tomorrow!!

And well today we made enchiladas for the zone!!! It was super fun and now I know how to make them!! :)

Ponderizing: 1 John 1:9

Love you all!

Hermana Garrett

The Trio and the Zone

Week 67

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Well this week was interesting with the holidays and everything! But this week everything will go back to normal! :)

Well they have changed our schedule a little bit as far as when we have studies, so that has been a little interesting! 

We had an amazing lesson with Elizabeth this week! We had only met with her once before, but when we went back she was so excited to let us in, and wanted to give us an offering, and we explained tithing and offerings to her. It sure touched us, because she really doesn't have much, but she still had such a desire to share what she had. 

Some have asked what are the traditions here for new years:

-eat 12 grapes (12 wishes for the new year)

-run around at 12 am with suitcases (so that you will travel during the year)

-put money in your pockets (so that you can have a lot of money in the year)

-AND SET OFF A TON OF FIREWORKS!!! 

Ponderizing: Enos 1:11. I love this whole chapter! It is such a great example of how we should pray. I was reading this week in Jesus the Christ about the Lord´s Prayer, and how we can learn so much from it. I loved one part that said that God without our prayers will still continue being God; but us without our prayers lose the ability to enter into His Kingdom. We have such a need to pray!!

Love you all!

-Hermana Garrett

"It's Christmas Time in the City (of Guatemala)"

We ate our "Jewish dinner" on the floor,
and we ate cake on the 23rd for Joseph Smith's birthday
EDITOR'S NOTE: These are Garrett Christmas traditions and not a reflection of the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

All the missionaries in the zone

Week 66

FELIZ NAVIDAD!!! 

Wow! It is so hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone and that the year is almost over!! Well this week was a fun-filled crazy one! Here are some things that happened:

-On Monday we had FHE with some members and their non-member family members. We were able to sing lots of Christmas carols and it was very enjoyable!

-Tuesday we spent in different areas on divisions, and then in the evening we were able to visit some people in our other area! 

-On Wednesday we were given free Panda Express!! (Because we won a challenge (: )

-On Thursday we were able to work in our area and visit some new people! And well it was a great day! Here is my journal entry: 

22 December 2016

"SO TODAY, as we were walking to lunch with Hermana Lopez, we saw a TON of smoke coming from the Chacara. It gave us a real fright because it sure looked big and dangerous! Well after lunch we didn't see anything so we continued with our day, well later we were heading to visit Cinthia and we found her outside heading to see what she could do to help the people affected. Well we decided to go with her. We got there to find out that 6 houses were completely burned down. 40 people affected, and they were all staying in the refuge area by the park. Well when we found this out we started making phone calls to the bishop, stake president, etc. Well it was very sad, because nobody acted like they wanted to help. We were very saddened by this. So we just ended up calling president Crapo to ask for permission to give away some things we had in the house, and well after a while of talking with him, he told us to be as generous as we would like. That was the green light! :) So Sister Aleman drove us to our house, and we took all the blankets, pillows, extra towels, extra clothing, etc. that we had, our go-bags, food, everything and then we took it over to the shelter. We sang  to them and then we had to go because we were going to be staying in Acatan which is about 25-30 min (when the car can make it up the hills...) It was already getting late, past 8:30, but we couldn't stay in Asuncion anymore because we didn't have pillow or blankets!! So we get going and we are just talking to Hermana Aleman, and then we get to a giant hill, and start rolling backwards. AHHHH and so we get out to start pushing, and as we pushed, IT DIDN'T MOVE A HAIR!! So then she just went backwards until she got to the bottom, and then a man in a white truck stops on the other side of the road and yells and asks if we need a ride, he then came over in his truck and offered to help us. He hooked up a cable (which he just happened to have) and pulled the little old car up the hill! We started out running alongside, but then my companions got too tired to continue. But he brought us all the way up to the shopping centers! His name was Abel Lima. We kind of joked that he was one of the 3 Nephites, but he had his snapback and his sweatpants, so maybe he isn't... but he was an answer from a loving Father in Heaven."

-On Friday we were in Acatan and were able to visit some investigators with the Ward Mission Leader. Him and his wife are so great! They had made huge gift baskets for the investigators that we visited!

-Then on Saturday we were in our area (it was super crazy in the bus coming back!) and well we were able to skype our families, and then afterwards we went and visited a few investigators, and then in the evening we had a huge dinner with the Grijalva family! It was soooooo delicious! And they gave us perfumes! And I had to sing for them to be able to eat! :) And well the tradition here is to wait until 12 am and then they have a giant feast and set off fireworks, and give "Christmas Hugs" and then everyone goes to bed! Well we weren't able to leave our house, but we did go up to our rooftop and we could see so many fireworks! It was legit!!!

-On Sunday we had a double dosage of church because we went to our ward and then we went to Acatan and then we had another huge lunch and a big dinner!!!! And well the tradition is to set off fireworks at 12 pm and at 6 pm in the afternoon.... we kept on asking why, but nobody knows why! haha it is just another reason to celebrate! haha

-Well Hermana Martinez goes back to her area today and then it will just be the 2 of us again :)

Ponderizing: 2 Nephi 2:24 "But behold, all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things." I love this and sometimes have to be reminded many times :)

Love you all!!!

-Hermana Garrett

Christmas Festivities (Temple, Divisions, and Food)

Week 65

Wow, this week was wonderful! Here are some highlights:

-We had divisions and were able to find a ton of new people that are awesome!

-We had our multi-zone conference and Christmas activity! That was super! We watched Iron Will and had a Christmas feast!

-We were able to go to the temple to be at the sealing of the branch president from Los Amates! THAT WAS WONDERFUL! 

-We are now in trio! And we are covering 2 areas... It sure keeps things fun, busy, and interesting!

-We had the stake Christmas devotional! It was a beautiful evening filled with all sorts of Christmas music! And all the missionaries in our stake sang!

-Monica and Fernanda: We found them one day contacting, we actually talked to their daughters, and then they led us to the house, and then we were able to teach them! They were very nice to us, and then we started to teach and Monica told us that she doesn't believe in God. We were like, WHAT?! And then she explained that before she went to an Evangelist church, but that many things started to happen in her life, and she lost her faith in God. It was very sad to hear, but as we talked to her, she expressed that she has a desire to believe again in God. We were happy to hear that. And now we continue working with her, a little at a time.  

Ponderizing: Mosiah 3:17

LOVE YOU ALL. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!!

Week 64

HELLLOOOOO!!!!!

This week FLEWWWWWW by!! Here are the highlights:

-Ivan: We had FHE with him and the members that he is living with. We had planned to teach the Book of Mormon, and we had even downloaded a video to show him, and then when we were heading to his house we realized that we didn't have a copy of the Book of Mormon to give to him, and we were like.. okay we will teach him something else. Well we get to the house, sit down and start talking and when we started the lesson, he asked us what the Book of Mormon was. IT WAS A GIANT SLAP IN THE FACE! We had been guided to plan to teach about the Book of Mormon, we had a video, and then in the moment we had thought that we would teach something else... Well CLEARLY we were supposed to teach about the Book of Mormon, and well the family ended up having an extra copy in the house that they gave to him, and well since he has been reading a TON! He also accepted to get baptized in January!

-luces de campero (fireworks): Last night there was a huge firework show! EVERYONE was outside watching! It was super impressive! And lasted 30 min!

-egg nog: So on Saturday my companion had a stomach ache and didn't feel too good, but it was cold, and hey, I am already in the Christmas spirit, and so I said that I was going to pray that someone would give us hot chocolate, and my companion was like, NOOO My stomach hurts, but I will pray that they only have enough to give you a cup! We laughed and kept working. Well later in the evening we passed by to visit some less actives. And it was one of the best lessons we have had with them in a while!! Well as we were getting ready to leave, they asked if we wanted egg nog, but that they only had enough for one cup. It was a tender mercy, AND BETTER THAN HOT CHOCOLATE!!! :) It reminded me that God really does love us, and he gives us the desires of our hearts, and sometimes he gives us something BETTER than we had asked for!! 

-Last Monday we painted the bishop's house! AND MAN was I sore afterwards!!! 

-We are in the stake Christmas choir

-Santa came early!! The office elders bought us a blender! And the taxi guy went to pick it up, and his wife wrapped it for us! It's the little things!

-Wendy and Hermano Anibal: So on Thursday we went to visit Wendy, and well the hermano and his girlfriend that married them went with us and after talking with her, they decided to go to the store and buy her food and other things that she needed. It reminded me that there are many good people in the world!

Ponderizing: Mark 1:35 "And in the morning, rising up a great while before the day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there he prayed." I like this because

1. we should wake up early

2. we should make sure that when we pray we create an atmosphere that allows the Spirit to speak to us.

Love you all!! Hope you have a wonderful week!

Hermana Garrett

Week 63

Hola!!

Well this week FLEW by! AGAIN! Here is the run-down:

-Monday: we had an FHE with some members, and we showed the Christmas video of Light the World (see mormon.org)

-Tuesday: an Hermana made us lasagna! That was wonderful! And well we found our new family, Byron and Ana Maria! Byron had an accident a few years ago that left him unable to walk. He is just now starting to walk a little more. His wife is great to just take care of him. They live very humbly, and it has really helped me to see that you don't need a  lot of "things" in life. I was able to see a lot of humble houses outside of the capital, but it has been a few months since then.

-Wednesday: we had to get everything ready for our service project on Thursday! It went surprisingly well! We were really worried that we wouldn't have many people there, and that we would't have enough food, etc. But we ended up having about 45 people that came! We cleaned up the cemetery that is down the street from our house. THAT PLACE IS HUGE!! But it was great, some of our investigators, and less actives came! 

-Friday: we taught a new investigator, Ivan. He is living with some members and has come to church 2 times. So we went to teach him, and he is super great! Super open and understands a lot!! We have a lot of hope for him!!

-Saturday: SO IT IS BASICALLY ALREADY CHRISTMAS!!!! On Saturday we got a call from some less actives, and they told us to come over, and they gave us Christmas pillows!!!! And then later our ward mission leader gave us some scarfs!!! It was pretty great!

-Sunday: One of the less actives that we have been working with came to church!!!! And the devotional was wonderful!!!! I loved how they talked about gifts and peace. 

Ponderizing: Moroni 7:12-13, All good things come from God!

Love you all!

-Hermana Garrett

Week 62

Hola!!

Well this week was an interesting one!! We had Concilio on Tuesday, and it was wonderful! I was able to see all my companions that are still in the mission! We also got to see the new Christmas video! (I hope you have all seen it... If not watch it. It is wonderful! mormon.org) We also talked a lot about gratitude. And well with this week being Thanksgiving, I tried to be better about counting my blessings. What did you do for Thanksgiving?? We had a superb zone meeting! 

Well yesterday we had the primary program! It was was great! Children really are more receptive to the Spirit.

Here are some quotes from this week that have really helped me (They are all from Richard G. Scott):

- "A good sense of humor helps revelation; loud laughter does not. A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life."

-"When we are acting as instruments in behalf of others, we are more easily inspired than when we think of only ourselves. In the process of helping others, the Lord can piggyback directions for our own benefit." 

-"Communication with our Father in Heaven is not a trivial matter. It is a sacred privilege. It is based upon eternal, unchanging principles. We receive help from our Father in Heaven  in response to our faith, obedience, and the proper use of agency."

***This isn't from Elder Scott, but it is also great! "I have wept in the night for shortness of sight that to somebody's need made me blind; But I never have yet felt a tinge of regret for being a little too kind."

Well this week starts LIGHT THE WORLD!! I hope some of these quotes can help inspire you to serve and participate in all of the good that will be done. If you go to mormon.org, it has things for you to do every single day.

Ponderizing: Ether 12:12

Love you all!

Hermana Garrett