He can do more

What a LOOOOOOOng week back. It's always hard to come back from many weeks gone and try to catch up. Along with other changes at work this proved to be a week to just hold on and not fall off. From Monday at 7 until Friday at 3:30 I had no break in meetings or chances to catch up. I used every "dull" moment to try and read email, follow up with others, etc. then Friday afternoon I was hyper productive and made good progress. Not all the way caught up but I hope this week will be good and I will get a handle on past weeks and new job responsibilities. 

Saturday we stand the pergola and it looks great. It's so nice to have that done and to feel that project is complete. Sure I want to make future improvements, but for now it feels good. 

After we had just finished the sister missionaries came to help so instead mom baked cream puffs with them to take to others. It was nice of them to volunteer to help. 

They had just returned from the temple with a new young adult that was baptized last week. She has many friends in the Ward from this year and last and just graduated this past school year. She has a great testimony and wanted to do everything she could. She even found her ancestors names to take to the temple with her. 

I lean red even stronger this week that when we turn over our lives to Christ, when we will truly accept to do what he asks, to serve in callings, to volunteer to serve others, to put gospel things first in our lives, then when we do that he makes much more of our lives than we ever could on our own. No matter what we try He is just steps ahead of us. He will provide what we need, as we act in faith he provides even what we want. And as we turn our priorities over to him we even get things or situations that we thought "wouldn't it be cool if" in our lives. And to make it even more evident, just because he can he even goes above that and provides things we haven't even thought of or considers. He just does more and more to overcompensate anything we try to give. 

It's been a really great week. I have thought of Gavin in his new place as there are timeshare units there. I just never really knew about the place. Kieren called and we had a good chat while she was on the way to the temple. And mom talked to Skjelse this week too. All in all a good week to be here on earth. 

Love you forever,

Dad

3 John 1:4