HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! Wow i can't believe that it's 2011. Kinda weird to think about that..... but its a good thing. This last week was really good. its amazing how fast the days go by here. I wake up and before i know it, it's time for bed already. I'm finally getting this new area down. It's still hard to speak english sometimes, i've gotten into this line of thinking while in Arusha that nobody speaks english, but here it's the opposite....everybody speaks english. I found out this week that the rules changed in Tanzania, now they can teach in Swahili and conduct sacrament in Swahili. It's crazy, i wish that would have come into effect while i was still down there, life would've been so much easier. i think the church will grow much faster now that they've changed things. This week i've been studying a lot in the book of Ether. It's crazy how much people suffer cuz they won't just live the gospel and follow the prophet. It's hard for me to believe that a whole nation could destroy it's self. I've been trying to compare it to today's life. There are times when I seem to get so caught up in the daily tasks of life that it's hard for me to ponder on the beauty of the plan of salvation and the atonement. One thing that I've noticed as i've tried to take the time to think about those things is that the thought always comes, "how does this affect me?" I've noticed that when i put myself and those around me in the picture then i get an eternal perspective on things. Its easier for me to understand my role and what i need to do to be obedient to God's will and to lift those around me. I was thinking about the primary song "search, ponder and pray" the pondering step is so very important in our learning process. it really opens our mind and broadens our view. it has hleped me a lot as a son of God to understand the scriptures and how they apply to me. The only bad thing is that when i sit and ponder then my mind tends to wander and i get a little sleepy ..... gotta work on that. :) haha Well i hope that you all have a great and wonderful happy new year!! i love you all.
Elder Larsen
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