Life in Heaven

I have made a new goal to read the entire Book of Mormon while I am in Georgia. I am in Alma 56 right now. It feels good to read it quickly and have my memory refreshed so much faster than just reading a few chapters or verses a night. It is amazing how much having a goal brings you closer to God and brings you so much joy. I have been helping the missionaries this week and it has been amazing-like a small piece of heaven. They are two amazing missionaries and are great teachers. They follow the spirit and allow God to use them as instruments. Elder Oke, from Canada, is a new missionary and Elder Bateman from Utah has been out for a little bit. We have taught some discussions and done contacting in an apartment complex. I have met some of the part-member families and some less active members as well. It is just awesome when you try to give as much as you can to God. He not only blesses you for it, but gives you many other gifts that I don't think I deserve, but he gives them nonetheless. They asked me to help them today as well. I am excited to go serve the Lord and help others. I also have a friend's recital tonight that I am way excited to attend. She was a music major at Kennesaw State University. She has an amazing voice and is a wonderful person.
This past week I also went to movie night with some people in my branch. Oh my gosh! I had so much fun. We didn't really watch the movie (Sons of Provo), they had bought nerf guns with the suction cup bullets and Nick, Bev, and I just went wild. I can't remember when I had the opportunity to play with nerf, but it was awesome!
What have I learned from all of this amazing stuff? That God does really love us. I knew this before, but I haven't always felt it. I am living with dad right now and he does not practice Mormonism and his friends don't have any religion for the most part. It is hard to be in a house that is so different from a Mormon house, but God has taught me it is not the situation one is in, it is the attitude one keeps. And the attitude is always uplifted when commandments are kept and honored. I pray everyone can feel this at least once in their lives, if not all the time.