Hello everyone! How are you doing this week? I pray that you are feeling Heavenly Father's love and that you know how much He wants to bless and help you! He will guide and help you as you put your trust in Him, and He is aware of all your efforts! This week has been an awesome one to be able to serve others. We have gotten to do some great things, and I know that through it all, Heavenly Father has been aware of our efforts and is grateful for all the little things we do each day.
One of the awesome things we got to do this week was sheer some sheep. I learned A LOT of things from this experience and I wanted to share some thoughts I had. So first of all, it talks a lot in the scriptures that Christ is a shepherd and we are like sheep. I have a lot more understanding now for how difficult it is to control sheep and bring them back to where you want them to be. I thought that sheep were just little, fluffy, light animals that were really nice and didn't fight back at all, but turns out I was wrong! The sheep we worked with were about 150 pounds and were incredibly strong! It was hard to hold on to them, and to make sure they are where you want to be because they also are really quick! (Puts a different perspective on the paintings of Christ carrying the sheep ;) ). But really though, it made me think about how much Heavenly Father really loves us, that even when we go off on our own or don't want to cooperate, He is patient and always loves us. He sees us for our potential and infinite worth. We need to trust in the perfect, good shepherd and know that His will is the best for us. He wants to help us and we can always trust in Him. Another neat perspective I thought about while shearing these sheep was a story called "Shawn the Sheep". This is such a great story that has to do with the atonement, and I won't get too much into it right now, but you should look it up and know that Heavenly Father loves each one of us so much and will help us if we just trust Him.
Anyway, I just really want to testify that Heavenly Father is aware of all the things going on, and wants to help us. He wants to prepare us for what is ahead, and the way we can do that is listen to the voice of the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, and follow Him. It isn't always easy or comfortable, and it will definitely take lots of work, but He recognizes every effort, and I can promise you that it is worth it. I know He can heal, change, guide, and strengthen us. He answers prayers and will bless you as you put your faith in Him! Just keep working hard and give your all to Him, and one day it will all be made right in the Savior! I love you all! Have a great week! :)
-Elder McDonald
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