ELDER CANYON ATWOOD

K so whats up guys here is the thing. I recently have been thinking about just going home::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

So I can put in my mission papers again and serve again where I would repeat the process again and again and again because in all honesty I love you guys but I LOVE IT HERE!!!!!!!!!

 Lets just put it this way, if there is a possibility that I can serve another mission after this one I would without a doubt. Why? Well I will tell you why. For those of you who don't know I suffered from a little depression in high school and stuff. Ya I know I was the looser in the class who was always tired and always had some negative crap to say. Well one day I remember Brandon introducing me to Elder Christensen and his comp.  They convinced me to go on splits with them one time. That day I don't remember doing much other than sharing my testimony at some point during the lesson. When I was driving back after having been out with the missionaries I actually felt happy. So I decided to go out again and again and again and again. That created a love for being with the missionaries. I also grew to love the mission prep classes that we had every Sunday. Soon I started being more social actually smiling which probably looked weird to some people to actually see me smiling haha.   I started to think of serving a mission and here is the reason, the only time that I remember feeling actually good or happy was when I was with the missionaries.  I obviously got cleaned up and put in mission papers and here I am in the Lima North Mission and right now in Villa Hermosa.  Well let me tell you one word to describe how i feel right now. FREAEAEAKKKKKKKKKKINGHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY.

If you didn't get that I meant to say freaking happy so I guess it is two words i just combined it in to one for awesomeness sake. In all seriousness I have never had so many trials, and temptations.  I get tempted like all other missionaries .   I have felt sad,depressed,and I am constantly tired and exhausted and just want to sleep, but I have never been so happy. 

Right now I am going to do what I don't think anyone has done before I am going to tell you the secret of happiness.....MISSIONARY WORK .   It's that simple. Tell me after you have been out with the missionaries, or after you have done service for someone do you feel bad? NO NO NO. You don't it is impossible!!! I love being a missionary and people want me to go home and get married have kids and move on with life. But I don' want to. I just want to be a missionary forever. I don't miss the movies, the music, the girls,the pool, the warm showers. Well I do miss warm showers a little bit. The point is that out of all the things to do with my life I can think of nothing more fulfilling than being a missionary. Ok now for you Priests and my friends that are preparing to serve a mission or even for you who don't want to serve a mission for whatever reason whether it is school, a girl, job, whatever, here is my promise to you. If you go on a mission and you keep the commandments of the Lord the Lord is obligated, yes I said obligated to bless you. I actually learned that from a general authority that just visited our area. You give up school to go on a mission, you will return and get a better education guaranteed. You give up a girl, you return marry one even hotter. If you go on a mission with a girl which is not recommended but its all good, if you do then she will look twice as hot when you get back. Ok that is how it works. So go on a mission . I can testify from my own personal experience that you will have more happiness than you have ever felt before in your life. 

Well this next section I want to give a little talk of my mom as she is turning 39 but still looks 29.

Well what can I say I love my mom, A lot of people when they think of leaving for a mission they think of leaving the phones,the music, girls, or whatever,  I just thought of how much I would miss my mom.  I really do miss her. My mom was always a good example to me. She has been through many hard experiences through her life even as a young child. She is an amazing role model for me. She really taught me how to love people and how to prioritize my things. I don't have much time but I really love my mom,. This week I was reading in Alma about the stripling warriors how they were taught by there mothers and Helaman later goes on to say that among these young men he has not seen that much courage among all the people of the Nephites. Well I too was taught by my mother. I didn't always listen but I was always taught. I will share more next week becasue the zls are screaming at us to go.  I love you all and I love you mom happy birthday!!!

Elder Atwood