Ka'a Lola

 What's up little ducks! 

This was a week it was a "roller coaster" you could say. We went fishing again today and ya boy caught a fish it was great. One day I'll be a good Fisher of fish. Until then we practice haha. Also one day there was a sick spider that jumped on me while I was on my bed. Good times in Texas. 

But this week I have probably felt the worst that I have felt on my mission. Discouraged, unmotivated, and a little irritated. Well a lot irritated. I think it was the closest I've ever been to saying I'm done and yet im still here why. Because the same day I was at my low. I hit a high. We had a great dinner, did a Facebook live that was sick. Y'all should check it out at Followers of Christ in Cedar Park. Then we had 2 lessons that night and it was just motivating and motivated throughout the week. But had I not experienced the low, I wouldn't have appreciated the high. It's like the song Let her Go by Passenger, "you only miss the sun when it starts to snow, you only know you love her when you let her go." Now why is this the case? Why can't we just always be happy with everything they happens? Check out 2 Nephi 2 for the answer. 
But long story short 

23 And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.

In order for us to experience joy we must experience sorrow. Still confused. Don't worry. Think of a child, they are innocent, they don't know what's good or what's bad. They learn by experience, they learn not to do something with a bad consequence and learn to do something with good consequences. One of my cousins when she was younger I was playing with her and she was hitting me. I being me was going crazy spazzing out everytime I got touched. It didn't hurt but she was laughing and everyone there was laughing. Therefore she kept doing it thinking it was a good thing. The next day she hit someone else and her mom had a talking with her. (Her mom didn't see what happened the night before). But my cousin thought hitting was ok because everyone was laughing, she didn't know right from wrong until she learned. I hope that makes sense but, in general "you only love her when you let her go." So don't feel bad when something goes wrong. Just know something good is going happen soon! 
Love y'all have a good week have fun and enjoy living
Elder Park 




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