With Change Comes Hope

Hello,

Happy New Year I guess. 2016 is already history, the fifth graders are
probably learning about it in school. 2017 is a weird number, it
always seems awkward at first. But, anyway this week disappeared. It
seems like just a couple days ago was Christmas.
It was a good busy week though, we had a lot of good opportunities to
meet new people. For some reason this week stood out to me more than
ever that I am in fact in a highly populated city called Scottsdale.
It has been a big change from The Apache Reservation to this place. It
just felt like an exchange at first where I would only be here for a
couple weeks and then back to the reservation but, it doesn't work
that way. It's good though, you get to learn a lot more with change.
And with change you have to bring hope with you or it is just
miserable so, I have been studying a lot about Hope recently and
thinking about what is the source of hope and how to have it to bring
peace and happiness in our efforts to do better and be better. I
actually found some cool videos on LDS.org if you go there and search
"hope works" there is a small video series. I have watch a couple,
they are really good and can apply to you personally. It is definitely
worth checking out, quite motivating. Also if you want to: Corinthians
4:15-18; Romans 8:18; D&C 121:7; D&C 123:17
Wednesday we had a district meeting and it was short be I got to share
some of my thoughts and feelings with my district and I helps me to
know of the reality of my calling. It feels me with so much intense
Joy and Importance as I try to lift and inspire other fellow
missionaries. I am filled with the spirit and am assured of the
promise that "It shall be given you in the very hour, yea, in the very
moment, what ye shall say" How grateful I am for the Hope and Faith
that gives me.
The day of New Years Eve was weird, we were not allowed to proselyte
after 6pm and we had to be back at our apartment by 8:30pm so, we just
played basketball with a bunch of missionaries for that time and it
was good. It was kinda like an extra P-day to play some sports.
Everything else happened so fast that I can't remember but, enjoy this
tasty picture. (Sorry, it's crappy quality)
Loveskiis!
Elder Hamson