Week 32: M & M's -- More Memories & Musings

Standing on the "Glass Bridge"

Sister & Elder Trotter

It was warm and mostly sunny this week so went for a walk a couple of evenings.  Admission to the Museum of Glass is free from 5-8 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month. So, we enjoyed an excursion to the Museum with the Harwoods & Trotters that night.  -- Followed by a drive along the waterfront and ice cream at Dairy Queen.

The Trotters will be leaving to go home (Rapid City, South Dakota) this Saturday. They have been serving as Member Leader Support Missionaries in Lakewood. We have loved having them share with us some of their experiences with less-active members, investigators, and new members.  They have witnessed how it really is through the Merits & Mercy of Jesus Christ that we are healed physically, spiritually, and emotionally. He is the Messiah, and our Mediator with the Father.

Hearing the Trotter's experiences, as well as those of other missionaries, is a reminder of how much God loves His children. He doesn't forget us, but is mindful of where we are, what we are doing, what we need, and just when (the moment) we need it. The Trotters are marvelous examples of what it means to be ministers "unto the lease of these" our brethren and sisters.  So grateful for their influence and friendship.

Spent some time this week getting a package ready for Ben (Elder Hadlock) as he approaches his one year mark – Hump Day. I did a M & M theme package. The M & M’s representing the “humps” on a camel. Then I printed M & M Missionary principles – Might & Mind, Mighty Miracles or Mission Miracles, Member Missionaries, Moroni Muscles, Make the Most, Mission-Minded, Marvelous Work & Wonder (upside down M & M’s), etc. -- onto large labels and stuck them onto 

12 large bags of M & M’s, each a different flavor. 

No, he doesn’t need, or probably even want, all that candy, but I had fun collecting the M & M’s and preparing the package. He can certainly share! I’m sure it weighed  10-15 pounds, but surprisingly, it all fit into a medium-sized flat-rate box.

Now, some may think that our mission is nothing but merry and marvelous. Much of the time it is, but believe me, we still have our trials, challenges, and many imperfections to deal with. Our troubles and weaknesses have not disappeared. We continue to be stretched, tutored, and reminded to "what source we must look for a remission of our sins." We are grateful to be missionaries and to be making memories, but our greater desire is to become "more fit for His kingdom; more Savior like thee."