The Importance of Small and Simple Things

 

This week was good we had transfers and I'm staying in the same area for the next 6 weeks. We had lots of lessons and have a lot of people were teaching right now. Not any major updates this week. 

 

TEACHINGS

Right now, we have people we're teaching who are progressing very well. The lessons we've been teaching have been getting a lot better because my Portuguese is a lot better so people can understand what I'm saying and don't have to ask my companion to translate (even though I'm speaking Portuguese in the moment). But him not having to repeat things has made it easier for us to teach well and people can feel the spirit stronger (I think).

 

SMALL AND SIMPLE THINGS

This week I was reading the Book of Mormon and came to a realization that a lot of times when we can focus on prioritizing the "small and simple" things in our life great things will happen. I read Alma 37:6 and it says,

 

 "6 Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise."

 

This helped me because I feel like the small and simple things can be the easiest things to forget, but if we can make a foundation with these small and simple things, we can do great things so much easier. 

Then there is that part that says, " by small means in many instances doth confound the wise". At times even the wisest of people can't understand how great things happen by small means. And honestly sometimes we don't need to understand we can just be grateful and continue doing the small things even if sometimes they seem useless or annoying.