I'm sitting here with your Grandpa Rosel and your Aunt Julie . We're talking about the benefits ...or not... of a smart phone. What do you think are the benefits of a smartphone? Always~Rebecca
I think that smart phones are great. But they are like a addiction. Do we control it or does it control us. There are a lot of people that struggle to find what side they want to be on in the control aspect of a device. And even with that some addictions are good and some bad. You can love to workout which releases endorphins (I think that is the right word) which you can get addicted to. Working out is a good thing right.
But the principle of being dependent on something isn't a good thing. Drugs alter and create the need and dependence on a substance to feel a certain way. Phones can be and are used in that same way. It all comes down to your diligence in what you want to do or become.
An Olympic curler isn't going to go and become hooked on the adrenaline rush and thrilling time spent in the skeletal race. He has taken the time and effort to have the need for his sport. Bad analogy but I though it was funny.
The point is that if you are going to use your smartphone for good that is what you will use it for. Just make sure you mormon 5:7 before it is to late.
So the the plus of having a smartphone is that things are closer to us now than before. It is just your choice how to use it.
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So what the doctor said was that it is not a sprained anything no ligament damage no meniscus damage. What it is. Is last year when I hurt my knee with the cartilage damage on the femur. Because of that I have a cyst from the trauma. So a bone sits on the outside contact face of the knee. So it would changing the face of it slowly the doc said that they could do surgery on it but it wouldn't change the way my knee feels right now so he said to wait the way my knee look I will probably need to get a replacement when I am in my 60s. As for surgery it is a bone plug and a really long recovery time. The pain I felt wasn't from a ligament damage or meniscus tear. It is the pain of the lack of cartilage and the cyst hitting the bone. He said the knee looks good the ligaments and the meniscus looks great and healthy. A bit of wear but nothing crazy. So he said continue playing sports your going to have pain if you do or don't. ---Ya so my knee is good the doc said that I should have any limitations keeping me from sports. So p days are good I have been getting back into it and am so close to dunking. I can hit my wrist on the rim bit not with a ball. My approach is toast but getting better. I know to take it easy so when if it was to start to hurt I would stop. But it hasn't since December.
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What a week. It has been great i love the members in the YSA ward in is super different being with people my age but they still look to you like your older. Facebook is different it has been nice though cause we have been able to get in contact with potential investigators that don't reply to texts. This week I has to teach a Satanist because the bear valley sisters don't drop people that have no desire to learn. Now we are are having our phone blown up by this freak kid that is all talk over the phone and no show. He is a weird kid. Man.
On a fun note a cashier tried to give me her number. After I told this guy that was giving her a hard time at the circle k asking every one of 5 bucks for gas. He said he would leave so I paid for 5 bucks of gas and he left. I guess that he was coming into the store a lot asking her for every thing. I didn't care but he left and she asked if she could give me her number. I explained that I was flattered but I am on a mission. My comp is great the YSA work is a lot of stop byes bit I am able to do so much more inspired tracting. We stop by a YSA person and knock 2 doors in the area just whichever ones we feel like. We are starting to get a lot of meals here the adults assigned to the ward are a big help and man I love the people in the ward.
This is my zone. Elder Daniels is my comp the one I am close to. I don't know if you can tell but I am down to 220 now. I am wearing my new suit. Love this zone.- I am uncharted of a relief society
03/12/2018
I have had to drive a lot this week. There was a point when the car we drive was covered in mud because of the dirt roads in our area. But the sisters still get the truck and they never use it. We got a referral. went to check it out. well he is a satanist. Fun time ya fun time. we have been on the college campuses a couple of times this week. Other than that nothing has really happened other than driving other missionaries around.
03/19/2018
Well it has been a great week. It is week 6 of the transfer so I will know if every thing stays the same or if it changes next pday. We were able to talk some people through their concerns this week. It is crazy the amount of people that rely only on their knowledge and not the knowledge given from God. We got to drive up to 5500 feet to see some people. Which is crazy cause the normal part of our area is only a little above sea level. Studied and still am studying a lot about mercy and justice. Helping Dan about understanding the atonement is sweet. I knew this already bit it is so true you gain so much knowledge from studying for someone else. I got to see the ocean as well
So Elder Uchtdorf came to the mission on Friday he told us a lot about enjoying your time out here --
I could tell he was a apostle by his eyes
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| Where in the world is Elder Hyde? |
3/26/2018
Well the transfer just ended. Elder Daniels and I are getting split up. He is going to Oceanside and I get Elder Watrin. He is a real shy guy who came put with my greenie. So we will see how this next transfer goes. 
I loved my comp we are getting split up here in the YSA he is going to ocean side and I get a pretty shy kid. I am still here in the YSA and broke I I will get out had 4 dallors for 2 weeks. Man. But the ward has signed up for meals every day next month so let's see if that lasts if it does that would be great. The sisters in our ward get feed all the time. It's that way in all of the ward splits.
My knee is doing great. The money is no problem. I feel bad when spending money. It's all good though go through hard time -- makes me learn. Life's been great though. I loved my companion l. So Elder Daniels is a 27 year old guy -- we got along so well. He is one I will go back and see.
