Being a missionary in Montana, I get to drive a lot.  This last week we went down to Billings for a conference,  this trip alone was over 270 miles one way.  Cars have these cool mirrors that we can look into and see things behind us that we couldn't see unless we turned our head around.  In these mirrors we can see the territory we just covered, and we can see the cars coming up from behind us.  We use them to help us be safe while driving.

Roads of Life

I have traveled up and down a lot of roads, but this one caught my eye.  This road is in St. Marie, Montana.  This is a old Air Force base that has been shut down for quite a few years.  As you can tell, this road hasn't had a lot of travel on it and hasn't been kept up, and slowly it is being overrun by the grasses and weeds.

Mail?

Yesterday afternoon, just like most other days, I walked to the mailbox with excitement.  I was excited to see if I was lucky enough to get a letter this day.  I unlocked the box and pulled it open, but to my disappointment it was empty, again.  With disappointment, I walked back up to the apartment. 

Cause and Effect

A few weeks ago I took a trip up to the Canadian border.  It was a fun experience taking pictures of the signs and looking over into another country.  It was great because I have never been outside of the United States, and seeing another country was a fun experience even though we didn't cross over.  I drove up to the border with a few good friends.  We only spent a few minutes on the border and then we decided to start the long ride back to town.  To get back on the road we had to drive through the check station.  We didn't think that it would be a very big deal because it wasn't like we crossed the boarder or anything.  We just took pictures.  Anyway, we drove through the check station and a guy came out and talked with us.  He was upset because they nor the Canadian station knew what we were doing on the border.  We didn't get permission to drive up and take pictures before we actually did.  He asked for Identification from everybody.  To make things worse, my friend, Elder Thompson, didn't have his drivers license on him.

Oct. 15, 2010

Today is a great day!  I was able to study out of the scriptures this morning and I came across a lot of great things.  One thing stood out to me in particular, it is in the book of Ether chapter 4.  Ether is one of the last books in the Book of Mormon.  The verse that stood out to me the most is verse 12 which reads,

"And whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do good is of me; for good cometh of none save it be of me. I am the same that leadeth men to all good; he that will not believe my words will not believe me—that I am; and he that will not believe me will not believe the Father who sent me. For behold, I am the Father, I am the light, and the life, and the truth of the world."

This stood out to me.  I know that whatever leads us to do good is defiantly from God.