- The boys who went on the 50-miler are standing a little taller today. (So true, they are definitely altered because they accomplished something incredibly difficult together.)
- Sometimes in life you need a no-frills experience, it gives perspective and makes you appreciate things. (Being dirty, being hungry, being tired, being pushed to the limit, being weighed down, not having a comfortable bed to sleep in, not having family nearby...the lack of luxuries were strikingly pointed out to them.)
- We have great hope for the future.
- In life, we carry heavy burdens and our nose is to the trail and we keep going trying to make progress while staying on the path.
- Think of what a miracle our very lives are!
- We are arrogant in our humanity, let us be humble.
**Thoughts??**
Comment Window Tidbit: I start working 9-3 tomorrow for the next couple of weeks until school starts for real. I hope I am comfortable and know what I'm doing by then!
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Good luck with your new work schedule. Will this job be permanent or year by year?
I'm so grateful the Church invests so heavily in the development of youth. I'm so grateful for the help of the Church village to help them have experiences that will strengthen them in life. Those are my thoughts.
Interesting thoughts about the no-frills experience. And carrying heavy burdens in life, keeping our nose to the trail and staying on the path.
I too am grateful that the church invests heavily in the youth. I'm so glad my kids can have these kinds of experiences! (because we all know I'm not going to provide something like that...)
Sometimes I have a hard time accepting no-frills experiences, even though I've done them before and know that every once in a while, they're good.
I hope that your first week goes great! I'm actually applying for a few administrative positions within the school district right now. I think that schedule and environment would be much more suited to me than working downtown. Good luck!
I love your Sunday thoughts.
It would be great for Landon to write down his experience, even if it is just for his own record as I am sure he had feelings and thoughts that are special to him on that huge undertaking...
I believe in no-frills experiences. I don't always put myself out there to experience them, but I believe that they are the experiences that bring the deepest and most enduring changes to our characters. Most of Christ's mortal journey was filled with no-frills experiences. In fact, I don't know if He ever had a 'frills' experience. Anyhow, I think the Spirit is tuned to the 'no frills' frequency.
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