Hiking - 31 December 2018

Michael is enjoying being in SoCal. He went on a New Years Eve hike in a canyon and found a neat tree stump. If you notice, Michael is wearing an isolation shoe on his right foot. He fractured his foot jumping over a fence to get a soccer ball that went over several weeks ago on a P-Day activity.

Weekly Letter - 31 December 2018

Michael asked me to post his weekly letter to his blog. Many of you receive his letter each week but I am going to post it each week anyway.

Hi everyone! 

This week has been great. I have been able to talk to a lot of people this week and learn and grow in my communication skills. It has been really fun, we also found a new person to teach which is always the greatest feeling for missionaries! Can you believe that tomorrow is 2019!!!!! I cant. I have been seriously thinking about new years resolutions and I have decided what it is going to be. I hope you don't think it is dumb but I am really excited to focus on this. In 2019 I am going to focus on putting negative things behind me and never looking back so that I can more fully focus on the good things that life has and becoming more like my savior. In Ether chapter 12 verse 27 it says "And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." I think that this verse from the Book of Mormon is a perfect verse about new years resolutions. I want to invite you all the seriously think about one weakness you have, then once you have chosen that weakness I want you to pray and ask God what could you do to make this a strength, after that then you need to think about what you could do, come up with ideas and then use the plan that you have made, write it down and put it somewhere you will always see it. Then write in a journal about how you did that day using your plan and continually ask and seek help from God. I know that you can all do this because I have. And that doing this will not only make you a better person it will bring you closer to Jesus Christ because He is the one that will help us make weakness's strengths. Thanks for being great and
I will talk to you next week!

Love Elder West