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What's up? It's ya boy Chips Ahoy!

Anyways, not quite sure what to write this week, but I'm glad I still have my fingers to write with. These past weeks have been good, and we saw some success in the work. This area is pretty hard, but the members are goated, and it's cool to see some of our labors come to fruition.

I went on exchange and got invited into this house, and they had a whole mariachi band in there. I got to play the drums for them, and they were impressed and accepted me into their band. Unfortunately, half of them were drunk, so I don't know if I'll stay in the band.

We were able to have lots of people come to church this week, and it was awesome! We've been doing a lot of inactive work and were able to bring someone back to church who had not been in almost 30 years! We also found new people to teach this week, which was a great hope because that's been a struggle in this area.

We also did some service for a lady who had left the church, which was awesome! We spent about 30 minutes trying to get the mower going, and we never did, but we got the weed wacker going and weed wacked the entire lawn. On a different day, we helped a member shovel a huge mound of manure in the bed of his truck, and it got all over me. It was a pretty "crappy" job. (Sorry about the pun, by the way; good thing is forgiveness is real.)

I guess something I wanted to share is one of the things that I studied, and it's about time. There's this quote that goes, "Quantity time is quality time." I think a lot back at home I just wasted my time doing useless stuff like video games. I then would realize my mistake of wasting so much time and try to make up for it by doing something really fun with my siblings, friends, or parents. Even though that was good time I spent, the real loving and caring time you give to others is just being there. Just be in the same room, or just talk, or just be willing to not have some extravagant activity in order to have a good time.

I think one thing my father always did well with us kids is hunting, fishing, and camping. It required him to spend lots of time with us and also provided a wonderful way to teach us something he loves. I think even more great was the joy my dad expressed when he saw us succeed on our own, like us harvesting our first deer or catching a fish on our own. I remember for years I could NOT put the dang sleeping bag back into the bag, and I would be in tears because it was so frustrating, but eventually, I got it.

When we die, our relationships in this life really do matter and carry with us into the next life. And something unique about our church is the idea that families are together forever, and we'll all be woven into this big web of an eternal family with God. Spend more time with your kids, spend more time with your spouse, and your family. I love my family and miss them a lot, but I know that I'm in the right place right now. I love you all, and God bless!

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