Much better week and a great companion

HELLO!!!!!!!!!! All of you amazing people! Transfer's was on Tuesday and I have an amazing companion and it's been such an amazing relief for me and I'm very glad! I'm feeling so much better and I'm thankful that I was able to make it through the week. I am still serving in Church History Special Projects, but my new companion is Elder Martin and I now have a lot more time to work on my project that I'm in charge of. I'm just glad that I have a super fun companion because it helps me not be so stressed and it really allows me to focus better. 

We both had a really good week this past week. I can't really tell you much about what happened at zone because not much happens there. I've just been devoting all of my time towards the mission history project and doing what I can to help it continue progressing. We had several meetings this past week with other Young Elders who are participating in the project. In the meeting, we just cleared up some information and told them how we wanted the work to be performed and how it needed to be done so that it can be consistent. It has been kinda different being a project lead and being in charge of a big project. It really doesn't feel different but I've just been asked a ton of questions and having to receive tons of different emails from a ton of different Seniors and different people. Just super glad that I haven't been as stressed and I'm glad that I've been able to have tons of help from tons of different people

We went on a hike this past week and it was beautiful! I forgot my camera again this past week so I can't share with you the pictures right now but I promise that I will send them later in the week. We did a hike called Red Butte, it wasn't as hard as some of the other hikes that I've been on but none the less it was still a really good hike. More of a loop than anything and super mellow...most of the time. But we are planning on doing another hike on Labor Day since we have the day off and we can do what we choose. 

Spiritual Thought: So my spiritual thought is going to come from D&C 5:24 

24 Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not humble himself sufficiently before me; but if he will bow down before me, and humble himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he desires to see.

This is a super powerful scripture for me personally and the message that it sends is amazing! We all have those times where it seems like prayer is a chore and when we really just don't know where to turn. There are also times where we seem to be in the fog and we seem to be in a cloudy mist. Those are the times where we really need to humble ourselves to the lord and that's when the Lord desires to bless us and assist us, but unless we humble ourselves before him and allow ourselves to be helped, he won't and I know for a fact that there is an amazing relief that comes as soon as we do it. He is always there waiting to help us and I know that through him all things are possible.

You are all Fabtabulous people and you all need to have an amazing week

I love all of you very much

Stay Foxy

Elder Wyatt Gatlin

Really Weird Trio and a Rough Week

Well, this week has been a rough week and I'm hoping that by transfer's will bring some better news and a better district and a better companion because this week has been a pretty hard one. I've been working through it the best I can and hanging on and "Living on a Prayer!" 

But I've only got till Tuesday, I will hang on for three more days and then things should be a lot better from there. The other Elders in the zone are doing what they can to help out and they're making the stress a lot easier on me, which helps me so much. Just so thankful for all the amazing people who are supporting me all the time and doing what they can to help out.

The scriptures have also been a major help for me as well as the spirit continues each and every day to keep me going strong and to help me keep putting my best foot forward. The Young Elder Temple trip yesterday also was a big help for me. Just being able to be in the celestial room and being able to just sit down and feel of the comfort of the spirit and feel the comfort of the Holy Spirit has really lifted a super heavy burden off of my shoulders and I'm trying to use that experience to push me through till transfers. Overall the week hasn't been terrible, it's just been hard finding time to de-stress and refocus on the task at hand rather than everything that needs to be done all at once. It's been getting easier the more that I do it and I've been able to get some help, and been allowed time at zone to do that so I don't freak out.....which has really helped. Other than that there hasn't been anything too exciting happening at zone....sorry...

       Spiritual Thought: So I've started reading from the Doctrine & Covenants and this past week read one passage of scripture that really gave me comfort. D&C 1:28 "And inasmuch as they were humble they might be made strong, and blessed from on high, and receive knowledge from time to time." 

        That really comforted me this past week and I came to realize that I wasn't trying to be humble and what I needed to do is humble myself before the Lord and acknowledge that I can't do this on my own and I don't have the strength alone to get through this and if I want to be able to make it through this challenge that I'm having, I need to Humble myself to the Lord and ask for help in sincere prayer. I know that all of us, despite all the hardships and all the troubles that we're going through, that through the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ we will be able to make it through our various trials and we will be able to have the strength to come out on top.

Well, all of you amazing people, you're all great and you all are an inspiration to me.

I love you all deeply and I hope that you have a Fabtabulous week!

Stay Foxy!!!

Elder Wyatt Gatlin

Mission History Stress & Freaking Out!

Well this past week has been pretty fun actually. My companion Elder Gale is doing what he can to try to help me cope with the stress that I'm under, because I'm taking over the project that he's been working on for quite some time now and I still don't have a good idea of what I'm going to be doing but I know that the Lord will help me through this and I know that it will all work out and this project will be able to get completed. But my companion is really great and he's been a great help thus far. Church History: Special Projects is a really interesting zone. So we work in the Basement of the Church History Library and we work on projects that are big or complicated and mine happens to be a bit of both, and overall it's been really exciting, to say the least.

With all stress aside it's been a pretty good week. I've been enjoying all the fun that I can squeeze out of the crazy schedule that I have. There have been times where it's been hard but I've been able to get through it and grow stronger. It's also allowed me to realize the power of the Book of Mormon and the peace that the Holy Spirit can bring as we read it and the blessings that come from it as well.

This week has been pretty boring and we didn't do much besides the work of the Mission History project so I'm going to do my spiritual thought from the mission conference that we had on Wednesday.

President Fenn had a Mission Conference and the main topic happened to be charity. He brought up the fact that all of us can do better at obtaining this Christ-like attribute. We all can pray to the Lord and ask him what we can do to become better. On the other hand, if we address what things that we can do better by ourselves, we can have a better change of heart and he can help us a lot more because we're seeking after it and we're showing the lord that we're putting forth effort and doing what we can to change. Just like what we've been taught by Elder Bednar "After all we can do, the lord will bridge the gap and make up the difference"

Well, I love all of you very much and you're all amazing great people!!!

Stay Foxy

Elder Wyatt Gatlin

Bee's Baseball & a Better Week. Hospital Run?

Hello all of you amazing people!!! This past week has been really really eventful and it's been a series of exciting things happening one after another. 

First off, we had a Fireside on Sunday and it was quite an amazing experience. President Fenn told us some amazing stories about him growing up and some of his stories about him getting married and being very intimidated by Bruce R. McConkie and some other stuff. It was super funny, but I noticed partway through the Fireside that Elder Wintersteen was in agonizing pain and I wasn't going to let him continue to be in pain so I took him up to the Utah University ER right as soon as we closed the meeting. We were there till about 1:15 in the morning, and we didn't get back to the apartments till about 1:45. We tried finding our companions and calling the Assistants but we couldn't get either of them to work, so we then just headed to my apartment and we passed out really fast.

We woke up the next morning and only got about 4 hours of sleep, which was totally "FUN" but I did what I could to wake up and not be upset or anything. So needless to say, I was still really tired but I had energy for the Salt Lake Bee's Baseball Game that President Fenn organized. It was a really awesome evening and it was a nice activity for the whole mission to participate in. The Bees may not have won but it was still a really fun night. 

This week has just been a lot better than last week. I have been able to actually assist in the Mission History Project that I'm working on. It's a really extensive project and I'm not going to go into details about it because it would take up too much. But other than that it's been a better week and I'm glad.

Spiritual Thought: So I had a huge spiritual slap to the face this past week and I'm going to share with you the scripture that I read. I was reading in Mosiah and King Benjamin's discourse and he was talking to the people about how powerless we are. Mosiah 2:24 "24 And secondly, he doth require that ye should do as he hath commanded you; for which if ye do, he doth immediately bless you; and therefore he hath paid you. And ye are still indebted unto him, and are, and will be, forever and ever; therefore, of what have ye to boast?" The Spirit just testified to me that the Lord has all power and he controls everything. It also made me reflect on all the times where I accomplished a massive thing in swimming or Water Polo and I totally wasn't thinking about Thanking my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ for allowing to have those gifts that I possess. So it gave me a greater respect for "The man Upstairs" and I now have a greater sense of what and who I am by just reading that one verse. All of our power that we possess comes from Heavenly Father and he is allowing us to do the many miracles and mighty things in this world so we should do our very best and treat that power with great respect and great power. 

You are all amazing Fabtabulous people and you are all doing amazing things back home

I love you all very very much and I appreciate all that you've done for me.

Stay Foxy!

Elder Wyatt Gatlin

Rough Week and New Companion

So Sadly the trio has been broken up...sadly, but hopefully, this new companionship will be good as well. But I am also no longer in the Family History Library either. I am now back into the Church History Library. After 6 months of working in the Family History Library and having so much fun there, I get ripped out of my favorite place and I'm now working in a basement. 

I now work in Church History Library: Special Collections, with Elder Gale as my companion. I'm going to do all that I possibly can to make it better. I'm going to be completely honest....I'm not totally thrilled about not being in a zone where I can't talk to a lot of people, but I'm there for a reason that I'm not 100% sure about but I know that if I keep pushing forward and If I keep putting my trust in the Lord, I will be able to make the most of it and make it fun and enjoyable. But yea, it's been a little rough here and there, but I'm still trying to improve and I'm doing what I can to become better and push through the hard days. 

The scriptures have been a major help...along with stretching and talking with those who I have made strong connections with. Also just making sure that I don't continue to bottle things up is another thing that I'm still working on. But I mean hey, No one develops Christ-like attributes in an instant right? All of this is a work in progress. 

Spiritual Thought: So my Spiritual Thought this week is going to come from Enos 1. Now I'm not picking a specific verse because the whole book brings the meaning. Enos prayed all day and all night to receive a remission of his sins, BUT!, after he has received a remission of his sins and after he has been blessed by the lord....He then starts praying for "My brethren, the Lamanites"  The fact that he was praying for those who had persecuted him, tried to kill him, etc. He was praying for his enemies, and I really feel like we could take that to heart. I know it has been stated in countless conferences and other meetings but we need to pray for those who you don't see eye to eye with and those who may cast you down or look down upon you. Pray for them that they may be humbled and that they will see from your perspective. 

I know that as you do this, that hearts will be changed and that those people will be changed for the better and things will get better. People's hearts will be changed and hearts are continuing to be changed to this day. 

I hope that all of you will have a wonderful super great fabtabulous week!

You are all amazing people!

I love all of you!!!!!!        Stay Foxy!

Elder Wyatt Gatlin