"The Fall"

A couple days ago I forgot how to walk, and I tripped and fell out of nowhere haha. But I know that I forgot this for a reason ..

But that day that I fell, I learned a lot of lessons, not just from "the fall of Elder Clark", but others as well.

It was a day where I struggled with understanding the people for some reason.. and even my comp and things.. I couldn’t talk very well, it was just rough.

But I want to share a spiritual experience that I had. I remember just thinking to myself... wow this is very challenging for me, and I was just in my room looking out the window, and looked up to the sky, and questioned this to myself, "is He really up there, watching me, helping me, guiding me?" And right then I had a firm firm confirmation that He is there. I heard myself say, He’s up there, He knows what He is doing! He knows.

I know He is there! I know He is with us.

WE JUST NEED TO KNOW

I love this hymn , Be still my soul. As I read the words that are so powerful and true.

Be still my soul, the Lord is on thy side

with patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.

Leave to thy God to order provide

in everything change he faithful will remain

be still my soul, thy best, thy heavenly friend

thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

be still my soul when change and tears are past

all safe and blessed we shall meet at last!

So true are these words.

and this verse in nefi.

2nephi 8.12 ... I am he. yea. I am he that comforteth you. Behold who are thou, that thou shouldst be afraid of man, who shall die, and of the son of man, who shall be made like unto grass.

We are children of God

He will lead, teach and guide us through this life, and we will see him once more, if we are willing to do his will.

Not many people know this, that’s why it’s our job to share it . We need to let our brothers and sisters know. They don’t understand why He suffered for us, but hopefully we do. But we Need to share it.

THEY NEED TO KNOW!

Jacob 1.19 - just like Jacob says. It’s our responsibility ! Or the blood will be on our clothes.

Seek the kingdom of God first.

Elder (lark

*We will have a baptism this Saturday. Hopefully two. But one for sure! Very excited!

There is a day that I will call you and coordinate about when we will call each other. It will be next week I think when we will coordinate the call. I love you mom! And you better know it haha! but I really do. I think about you

Brandon's Voice recording November 4, 2014

I didn’t get to record yesterday; I was in an interchange with Elder Bearings.  It was pretty chill. I’ve learned a lot in these past 2 days. A LOT…haha. A lot about myself, and things I need to do.  But I got to eat Skippy peanut butter yesterday, A Yay, it was legit. I almost ate half the jar, but yea, the story is this family had some peanut butter and I saw it and I guess this other missionary brought it over, he was visiting the family, he’s from the USA.  It’ll probably be the last time I eat peanut butter in like forever. But yea I was pretty hyped up about that. But yea, today was an interesting day, not very successful with lessons and stuff, but it was kind of weird coming back from change and it was just kind of hectic, but it was I don’t know, it’s still kind of sketchy with my companion, we’re not talking much still, and it’s dumb and everything was kind of bothering me. But there was a miracle that happened today, I can say that for real. A strange but marvelous miracle happened today.  So we were just walking normal today going from an investigators house, it was blazing hot, we were just walking and we saw these dogs fighting up ahead and I was like oh wow and we were walking downhill and out of nowhere all of a sudden I just go DOWN, my ankle twists, rolled BAM! The phone falls out of my front pocket, I totally stepped on it and slid on it and scratched up the screen.  I hit the Road “Pfhh!” My ankle is in so much pain, and I thought are you serious?! It’s blazing hot & I just totally ate it! And my companion had no idea what happened cuz I was behind him, he didn’t even see me AND I JUST ATE THE FLOOR LIKE NOTHING. It hurt so bad, I got up and tried to walk & thought, NO I can’t have this right now…we live on a mountain of hills & it’s so hard to walk.  It still hurts right now, like it’s dying, But something changed after this, I don’t know what it was, it might have been, I don’t know cuz I feel like it was a humbling moment. It kind of lightened everything up & me and my comp started talking again, it was like “chill”, I don’t know what it was, but it was a miracle… I’m just tired…sigh.. Things went back to being more relaxed, I don’t know how to explain it, I felt more calm, like I do now, I feel better about it, I don’t know what it was. I feel weird saying this, but I feel more humble, I don’t know if that is arrogant…yea it’s probably arrogant to say Ah I feel humble (chuckle) But I feel humble. The lesson we gave was better, it was just more calm, I felt like I was myself & we were working together teaching. I don’t know what it was, but all I know is that it was a miracle from the Lord. It doesn’t make sense, but yea, I’m in a lot of pain & I’m really tired- it’s 10:20pm AHH- I got 5 hours of sleep last night.  Elder Bearings just kept talking, I was like Dude, I gotta to go to bed & he said, I don’t want to go to bed. I couldn’t tell him cuz’ he wanted to talk to me about all this stuff.

So today was a miracle, I learned a lot.  I’m trying to do better.  I HAVE SO MANY THINGS TO GET BETTER AT. SOO MANY THINGS.

I feel love from my family so much. I got to share my testimony yesterday in front of my zone. I started tearing up, I felt the spirit really strong. It was really awesome. 

I feel the power of my family helping me out, I get to read their letters every day.  This awesome package my mom sent me with letters I get to open every day til Christmas. I received some letters from grandparents & from my dad with awesome history letter about Peru.

I’m getting fat, but I’m getting stronger.  My biceps are getting bigger, my stomach’s getting bigger, my head’s getting bigger, my ankle’s getting bigger HAHA I’m just getting tired- Chow

My Bishop