One of the General Conference talks that stood out to me was that of Gary A Stevenson. He talked about the Olympic athletes that train years and years and years, their entire lives, for a performance that is over in a couple seconds. Yet, they will remember those couple seconds for the rest of their lives.... ha so that one cut me pretty deep. Wrestling. Years and years of miserable practices, days on end cutting weight, and preparation. all ruined my Senior year. I can't help but think about it, and wish I could go back every day...I won't ever forget how much that hurt, how one tiny thing had such a huge impact on forever. I guess it happened for a reason, because now I can look back on it, and see that that was just a small speck compared to Eternal life. We prepared for who knows how long, since the beginning, to come here to earth and perform for "just a couple of seconds," but our performance will influence the rest of eternity and we will remember it forever. The same can be applied to the mission. My whole life has been a preparation for this, and now it's here and it's flying by. In reality, it is just a "couple of seconds of performance," but I will remember it forever, so I need to be sure I am doing absolutely 100% everything in my power to make my performance pleasing in the eyes of God, so I can be confident in the presence of God, and be able to say without a shadow of a doubt that I gave it my all. Because the way I feel about wrestling is not how I want to feel about my mission, nor how I want to feel about my earthly experience.
At any rate, I hope you enjoyed conference! it was amazing. M. Russell Ballard told you all to study Preach My Gospel, and tell me what you learn, so go ahead!
Love,
Elder P
