"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life" 10-6-2025

Each week as I look back and think of what to write I am blown away as I recognize the blessings, the growth, the miracles, and the hardships I experience each week. This past week "I Stand All Amazed" as Elder Holland beautiful painted what I was feeling in my heart and today I hope to encompass a glimpse of that beautiful canvas that the Lord has etched in my heart. 95 percent of it is personal to me so bear in mind what I share is just a glimpse of the Love that Our Heavenly Father is willing and able to Bestow upon all those who love Him. This past week me and my companion saw a lot of miracles did some good hard work. Throughout the week as I have been training my companion I have had some deep impressions and have gained greater perspective line upon line on my personal life as well as some of my companions. Satan seeks to destroy all and drag them down to the gulf of misery and wo. The biggest way I have seen that is through pride. We are all prideful it's in our fallen nature. My companion is just like me he compares himself a lot and often feels inadequate. It can be extreme and his whole life he never really knew. As I have ministered to him I have come to relize how much I have Grown as a disciple. The lord this transfer has been speaking to me and blessing me helping me see who I am and who I am to become. It's humbling. With the simple dirt and spit of Prayer and the Holy Ghost Heavenly Father has done and is doing exactly that. As I serve as District leader a big portion of it is in the Gainsville stake and there are big things to come. We met with the stake president and counciled missionary efforts and we with faith expect to be seeing some miracles in the coming days where we serve and within our district. As I have labored and sometimes am discouraged or Hope is stripped away from me, for various reasons, I plead to Heavenly Father With sincerity of Heart and I feel the savior Immediately lift me out of where I am and over the course of the next day or so I receive powerful revelation line upon line often confounding me fostering what the prophet Mormon refers to as "the visitation of the Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love, which love endureth" With the visitation of the Holy Ghost it comes from a place of meekness and lowliness of Heart (which is to say when your Heart is soft) We learn from the Scriptures when your hear is soft you are in a position to "receive" Alma 12:10 And therefore, he that will harden his heart, the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word; and he that will not harden his heart, to him is given the greater portion of the word, until it is given unto him to know the mysteries of God until he know them in full. Heavenly Father has so much in store for us. During general conference I was seeking. My heart was tender and I needed the Heavens to open to me, it was essential for me at this time. There were 5 or so talks that as I listened to intently I felt as if everything around me faded away and my eyes were opened, my heart was ready to receive, and the world around me faded. I felt as if my Heavenly Father spoke Directly to me. Who can describe the love? The peace? The overwhelming sense of Hope? The majesty. I know it can't. We often use symbols or analogys to portray thoughts or ideas or even metaphors and similis, but only a Heart so tender could feel and describe it in thoughts. Never words. I believe that is why there is a tounge of angles. No mortal man can describe the things of God vocaly. That is why we have the Holy Ghost! Which spirit communes with our spirit, not our flesh communing with the spirit or vice versa. That is why the lord speaks to us through to our mind and to our heart. You might ask how the Heck and why the Heck would God commune with Joseph Smith a 14 year old farm boy? Well because he was the only one with a heart humble enough and ready to receive. He saw God the Father and Jesus Christ in a vision and was his eyes were opened to the understanding and nature of God. The same applies to you and to me. Are we humble enough. Is our heart soft and in a place to receive? I know often times I fall short. My whole mission has been patterned in a way of ups and downs. When I am down I am often most humble and ready to receive. Imagine being in a position of prosperity and maintaining a tender heart. The Lord is willing and able to speak to all. Will we let him in? Conference for me was powerful because I received. I am humbled and in reverence and awe full of gratitude at how merciful the lord is and our Heavenly Fathers plan. "For surely goodness and Mercy shall follow me all the days of my life" "Stay sweet"-Elder Williams Please feel free to reachout! I love you all!!