I love this time of year because it gives us a chance to reflect on how blessed we are.

It was another great week here in Stansbury! My last Thanksgiving on the mission was awesome. Got to eat two dinners so that’s awesome. I don’t have too much to update on. I got a new companion named Elder Rebarchik. He is super cool and I already knew him from a previous area so I’m excited to serve with him. It was definitely a little sad to send Elder Smith home. He was a really good friend and I’m looking forward to staying in touch with him. I love this time of year because it gives us a chance to reflect on how blessed we are. I am thankful for soooooo much. I’m thankful for my amazing, supportive family. I’m thankful for all of the good friends I’ve made over the last 20 years. I’m thankful to live in this great country where we have the freedoms that we do. I’m thankful for the chance I’ve had to serve here in Utah for the last 16 months and I’m thankful for the next 8 months that i have ahead of me. But most of all I’m thankful for my Savior Jesus Christ and His gospel that I get to try my best to live in my life. With the Christmas season some how upon us already we have the great chance to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Our Church is doing an awesome initiative of service with the #LightTheWorld campaign. I’m excited to do it again this year and will keep you updated on how it goes but I’d also like to challenge everyone else to participate in it as well. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and have a great week!

#LightTheWorld

Elder Potter

I received this text this week. I am so thankful for so many blessings and this wonderful time of year.

He suffered everything that we will ever have to go through.

My week was pretty good. My current companion is going home a week from tomorrow so this week will be very weird. We won’t get as much time proselytizing as we usually do. He has interviews with our mission president on Wednesday in West Valley and then “Trunky Temple Day” on Thursday so I’ll spend all day hanging around in West Valley. But it should still be a good week! Our baptism went really well on Saturday. Myles got baptized by Elder Smith and then I got to confirm him. It was kinda funny, I never realized how small he was until we took that picture. He looks like a 5 year old! But it was an awesome day. Our area is a lot slower right now work wise so hopefully this next few weeks it can really start to pick up. I’ve loved getting to serve with Elder Smith these last 12 weeks but I’m excited to get a new companion this next week as well. I should be staying in Stansbury one more transfer so I should be here for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s! But I’ll find out for sure on Saturday. I wanna share a scripture that really stood out to me this week in my studies. It says talking about Jesus Christ, “11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.” I love this scripture. Jesus Christ loves all of us so much He was willing to die and suffer for all of us. He suffered everything that we will ever have to go through. I love Jesus Christ so much and am so thankful for His sacrifice for me. Hope everyone has a great week!

Christ has helped me through so many trials in my life, often times without even realizing it.

Well I had a pretty good week. We got a couple of new people to teach so I’m excited to continue working with them. We have another baptism this week for a 9 year old kid named Myles we are teaching so that will be really awesome. Maybe it’s just because I have only had Facebook for a month but I feel like there have been so many crazy tragedies happen in the past few months. With all the hurricanes, earthquakes, shootings there is just so much evil in the world. This past week has been filled with lots of tragedies and I know at times it can seem like there isn’t a whole lot of hope in the world. But I know that when we go through hard times that as we turn to Jesus Christ, He can help us through the hard times. I have been studying a lot in the New Testament lately and I just love to read about how many people seek out Christ. People came from all over to listen to Him speak and to witness His miracles. Although Christ isn’t on the earth today it’s so easy to seek Him out. All we have to do is turn to scripture and prayer. If we all turned to Christ to help us through our trials this world would be such a better place. I know that’s true. Christ has helped me through so many trials in my life, often times without even realizing it. Always look to Christ!