So dad, first off about your question about the tree of life. You asked which of the groups of people are the happiest, and why. I found like 5 or 6 groups (you know me, I just had to one up you) and there were TWO happy groups. obviously the ones who ate of the fruit and enjoyed it. But then there was also the group in the great and spacious building. It kind of made me think for a second why the prideful were happy as well. And it even bugged me a little haha, cuz you would think that they should NOT have happiness cause they`re NOT following the gospel. For me, it all came down to pride. The humble ones KNEW that they couldn't find happiness for themselves, that they had to go to the source of true joy, (the love of God), in order to be happy. Some people went to the tree, but not with that humility. They went just to try, and since they were prideful and didn't really care about the tree, they just wanted to test it out, they just immediately got lost in strange roads. (those people that got lost because of the darkness or in the river were the LEAST happiest by the way) The ones in the building were happy for their own successes. They thought that THEY had done everything, and so their joy came from themselves. Which is a joy that can't last, because we're imperfect. that joy has a limit. But they were getting happiness as well for making fun of others. So yeah, sure, you can be happy in the world, but it won't get you anywhere. There will always be a limit. And you`ll be a jerk, so no one will want to be your friend. God's plan is EVERLASTING progress, and EVERLASTING joy, the joy without limits. That eternal progression can come only through turning to the only EVERLASTING and ETERNAL being in the universe. So Yeah, go ahead and forget about God, and live in the world, and enjoy your time there. But you will never make it past your own weaknesses. You will never make it past the wall that your own natural man has built. And you will stay there, with a false, incomplete happiness until one day you come craying back to your father, as did the prodigal son, Finally ready to truly accept what you should have been heir to all along. Thanks for telling me to read that dad, I hope that's a good enough analysis for you :)
Anyways, now that I got the spiritual stuff done, I'mma tell you how my week went down. First of all, this business with 23. Well 23 stands for the record that Elder Sensenbaugh and I set of the world. We got 23 new investigators this week! And 4 new families! Cause you know we don't leave bullets in the chamber! It was so sweet! And it's not just like oh, yeah we taught them, all these people are positive! President fortuna told us that when he was in a small branch like this one, he had THIRTY investigators in church one week. That's gonna be my goal here. Yesterday we had 6, so it was a good start. We are on a role. Or as we say here in Honduras, estamos echando fuego!
As I opened my email today, I thought about how cool it would be to get a letter from my brothers every once in a while... but alas... Tyler I almost took you off of the list to send the emails too! I expect a good excuse. and NEW GIRLFRIEND does not count as a good one. anyways, curtis and tyler, I need EXACT scripture sizes. and which ones you have. thanks broders! and curtis, did you ever send those letters from EFY last year?
otros asuntos: the hot chocolate here is not that great, so can you send me some of that GOOD stuff from costco? thanks. I don't want to have to resort to Coffee.
I love you all, thanks for everything, peace out homies
Con amor, Danny "Super Baleada" Harding
ps the canales family got baptized in my old area. good for them! the dad stopped drinking and everything. I'm so happy for them! Welcome to the kingdom of God Familia canales!
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