Hey Guys!
Today I went on a super sweet hike and saw an incredible waterfall which I'm hoping my mom will send pictures of. I also got to play racquetball with my bishop. I had never really played racquetball before but it was sooo funnn.
We had the opportunity to go on exchanges and learn from the zone leaders. That was a really cool experience, I learned how to really be happy while I'm working. If you treat every contact as an opportunity to help others feel real joy, then you really feel the joy in what you're doing.
One message I wanted to share is about President Nelson's message of thinking Celestially. I've felt this culture of not wanting to stand out and to not be different. But in reality that is what Satan wants. He wants us to lose the gifts God has given us and conform to the crowd. If you think about the Savior, he didn't conform in any way. He broke social norms, he acted completely different from the people he was around. And because of this, people looked to him and knew there was something different about him.
This is what we need to be-- we need to be different, so the world can notice us. The wheat and the tares will be separated, and if you stick with the tares trying to fit in, you won't be the person you need to be when the Savior returns. You will not be prepared. Live every day repenting to constantly stand right with the Lord, so when that day comes, you will be ready. Don't be the one that discourages others from making good choices-- the Church needs to be a community where good choices are encouraged instead of looked down upon.
I believe everyone has the potential to be worthy of being in God's presence. But it will only happen if you set yourself apart from the world in every way.
Thanks so much everyone, hope you're all doing well!
- Elder Dahl
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