Mosiah 2:17 states: “And
behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn
that when ye are in the service of
your fellow beings
ye are only in the service of your God.”
And now, a bible reference:
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Matt. 25:40
“And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you,
in as much as ye have done it unto
one of the least of
these my brethren, ye have
done it unto me.”
That being said, this week was one of my favorite weeks...why? Because, I was able to do a very good
amount of service. DISCLAIMER:
Pictures will be sent to Mom’s messenger.
Monday night through Thursday we did exchanges in Clifton
and then in Lordsburg.
During my exchanges on Wednesday I was able to travel down
to Lordsburg (my first area) with Elder Thompson (one of my past companions)
and visit Brother B__ H__ again.
It was a super sweet reunion and we just so happened to be in the
right place at the right time. We were
able to help him patch his mother’s roof.
She has a metal roof that has a leak.
So, we used this rubberized coating to patch it up. It rained the next day, so hopefully the
patch worked!
We were also able to do service at the foodbank on
Wednesday. It basically included
mopping the floors - nothing special or fun - but hey, service is service,
right? After the fun on the roof top, we
were able to help somebody pull weeds.
It just so happened the person was the top salesmen at the local Ford
dealership, so we got sweet hats!
Friday: My goodness. We were able to go back up to Sis. H__’s
one more time for Elder Heiner. We
hopped in the car and drove the long trip up to where she lives. When we got there we split and stacked about
a 2 month supply of firewood for her, since her husband was out of town for
work. I have a lot of pictures and fun
videos of the work we did.
The fun part about chopping firewood was getting to drive
a side-by-side four-wheeler to move the wood from the pile to the porch. Oh,
and the fact that it was 47 degrees and raining. That is as close to snow that I’ll see for
a while - so I really, really enjoyed it!!
After doing that, a shower has never felt so good, lol.
Saturday was another day full of service. We were
able to help Brother R___ at his taco shop. It is closed for 3 weeks so we
can hopefully finish up everything that needs to be done in order to get his
restaurant licenses. Right now, everything
is outside under an overhang. This is
what we achieved:
1. Wired
2 lights into a breaker box
2. Wired
a junction box
3. Stripped
an entire room to the studs
4. Drilled
150 holes for wire through studs
5. Installed
3 bales of insulation
6. Ate
at R&R pizza Buffet
7. Put
on some metal roofing
This week I gained some very valuable experience. I learned how to run wire, make a junction
box and wire switches. It was a
blessing to be able to help and to be helped while I learned this valuable
info. Don’t worry, a licensed
electrician was teaching and keep an eye on me.
Why is all of this knowledge valuable? The character
which is built when serving another child of God is priceless. The smiles, hugs and thanks given after
doing service for someone in need will make your life more rich then
money - and in more way than one, I must say.
This week I learned that missionary work can happen in
more ways than just walking up and down the streets talking to people. I have seen in this area how consistent
service softens hearts. If it was not
for the service we would not have had the opportunity to teach Bro. R__s
family - two of which have set baptismal dates. You cannot put a price tag on that – it is
truly priceless. Service + love + charity
= salvation for those you come to love and for yourself as well. ;)
On that point, I would like to leave you all with a
challenge:
This week serve someone, whether it takes 5 minutes, an
hour or 10 hours - lol. I can
promise you that the feeling you get for that service will be nothing short
of amazing and will have you coming back for more. Remember, all good things come of God. Remember that and remember Him in all you
do - then, at the last day all will be well with Him, who is in Heaven. That
is my humble testimony and I leave that with you in the name our Savior, Redeemer,
the Prince of Peace Jesus Christ, amen!
I love you all and cannot wait to hear from you!!
Love,
C.W. Dickinson
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