March 24, 2014 Week 37

Elder Fin answered some questions we sent him last week for this week's letter.

….ALL right so i picked 6 papers to answer questions!!!  i am Excited to see what i Picked out.............

1.  Have I gotten a death threat?---no not yet

2.  Has someone pulled a gun on me?-- yes, an investigator showing us all of his guns and messed around.

3.  Do you miss the mountains?-- yes very much!!!! ^^^^=UTAH _____=OKLAHOMA  you cant do much with flat land except shoot stuff 

4.  Have i forgotten English?  I think so but not because of Spanish haha

5.  Do I play football on p-day?-- we play flicker-ball it is a mix of BASKETBALL--FOOTBALL--ULTIMATE FRISBEE... it is fun it get everyone involved and not to competitive!

6.  Do I hate tacos????--- what type of question is that i love tacos!!  they are the best.

7.  What type of job do you want?--  I don't know i will have to figure that out one of these days.

8.  Do i have a good companion?--Yes he is cool,  he is from the desert part of California, It is Elder Meservy.  We Work together pretty good. And we haven't killed each other yet so that is always a good sign.

9.  how many miles are left on your car for the month?  200-- we get 1000 miles a month and they go fast!  because we drive through Norman at least 3 times a week.  So we will have to bike this month. Which is OK because Purcell is super small!

10.  Am I getting an Okie Accent?--unfortunately i think i am :(  y'all is a very effective word!! i don't notice anything weird about it anymore.  But i bet it will die off pretty fast once i get back!

11.  Was there a scripture you liked this week?  I finished up 3rd and 4th nefi in 4th it reads, "15 And it came to pass that there was no ^acontention in the land, because of the ^blove of God which did dwell in the hearts of the people.

16 And there were no ^aenvyings, nor ^bstrifes, nor ^ctumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of ^dlasciviousness; and surely there could not be a ^ehappierpeople among all the people who had been created by the hand of God.

17 There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in ^aone, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God.

18 And how blessed were they! For the Lord did bless them in all their doings;

Well this made me really excited to live the law of consecration!  There was no separation,  just disciples of god.  But not everyone could live this way of life.

  

23 And now I, Mormon, would that ye should know that the people had multiplied, insomuch that they were spread upon all the face of the land, and that they had become exceedingly ^arich, because of their prosperity in Christ.

24 And now, in this two hundred and first year there began to be among them those who were lifted up in ^apride, such as the wearing of costly apparel, and all manner of fine pearls, and of the fine things of the world.

25 And from that time forth they did have their goods and their substance no more^acommon among them.

26 And they began to be divided into classes; and they began to build up ^achurches unto themselves to get ^bgain, and began to deny the true church of Christ.

The people were so blessed that they became rich---then prideful--then against the church.  Made me reflect on the encounter Jesus had with the Ruler... 

20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit ^aadultery, Do not ^bkill, Do not steal, Do not bear ^cfalse witness, ^dHonour thy father and thy mother.

 21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the ^apoor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.

 23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

 24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

 25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

This man had a one way ticket to the kingdom of heaven... but he denied it for money.  From this we can see haw careful we need to be in the way we LOOK upon wealth.  Because it is likened with pride in many aspects--clothes, homes, cars, fame and all of that other worldly crap.... but that is what i studied :)  hope that you all have a gooooood week!

Love ya'll

ELDER FINLINSON