Elder Jacob George - Mission in Micronesia Guam / Seattle Washington: Week 6 - Returning to school

I enjoyed our zone conference/fireside this week and some short notes that I wrote down from zone conference are: See it. Own it. Solve it. Do it. These four steps are essential for anything you want to CHANGE. If you want to enjoy high school you can't be focusing on all the negative things, like whether or not you have a good teacher or friends in the classroom. High school is what you make it. I loved my senior year because of the amazing people I found who were all around me, I just had to reach out for others to become part of my life. Lean on those who strengthen you. Learn all that you can, and don't complain for what you have to do. If you know that you have to go to school, and accept that, you can change your perspective to what am I going to get out of this experience. Am I going to hate it or enjoy it no matter what? Most important remember, the Lord loves and supports us during all of our experiences.
This week I have set a goal with my whole zone to be a "More Purpose Driven" missionary and ask for all of you to pray for me to become purpose driven. I will do my best! In our lessons we have changed our approaches to be a little more bold. Bold out of love. My companion and I have been a little timid with our invitations to people, but powerful with our lessons and being friends with them. So we have been bold with some of the people we teach, and only as bold as the spirit directs. Otherwise we could overstep our boundaries and offend people. We invite and help out of love.
I love and hope that as you prepare for college, high school, missions, and life in general that you do not forget to rely on the Savior, Because he loves you.
Elder George

See it. Own it. Solve it. Do it.
These four steps are essential for anything you want to CHANGE.

I got to go to the beach and play spike ball spike-ball with Elder Orito,
Lloyd and Snow play many great games of ping pong, a little bit of rugby,
and this weekend we get to go with some of the people we are teaching to
the Other Side of Heaven 2.

When I get the chance to eat I eat !
Ate 9 ribs, 3 plates of rice, and a plate of spaghetti. Brought
back memories of Chan and me eating a whole rack back home.

A Chinese proverb hanging on the wall that I really liked


At Zone conference we had a 3-legged race. We were discussing the importance of unity and working together!

We accepted we didn't have a chance...Elder Kichiro picked up his companion
Elder Snow and literally carried him across the finish line!! They obviously won!