As you can tell he enjoyed working with them. Not sure if he is good with them because he is so methodical and logical, or because he is just as stubborn as they are... Elder Spradlin told how two of the oxen did not want to listen to one of the drivers and ended up in the woods off of the trail. If you don't listen to the right voice and obey the commandments it is easy to get off the correct trail and those that follow will also be led astray.
We were able to perform in Sunset twice, and will start with the Rendezvous production this coming week. In the sites there is much to learn, and we are meeting amazing people. I even got to teach a young girl how to play the spoons this week. So much happens in these very full days that there is not enough time to write it all.
Our flower beds when we got here were in need of some loving attention, we have now been able to get all of their weeds pulled and yesterday during our prep day we were able to buy and plant flowers. It looks much more loved. One thing I have noticed this week is that almost everything can become an object lesson, Those weeds were easy to pull when they were tiny and the soil soft. there was one bigger guy though whose roots went deep. Getting them all pulled, then planting flowers made a great difference. Now to work and keep the flowers alive!
So - when sin in all it's many forms pops into our lives, it is easier to repent and get rid of if we grab it fast before it sinks roots deep. If it does though we have tools we can use, like fasting, bishops, prayer. We apply the power of the atonement to clear the ground. That isn't enough though, for it to be a place of beauty we have to plant, or incorporate Christlike attributes into our lives. Takes work, and is an ongoing process, but definitely worth the effort!
Fun days!
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