We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This Thanksgiving was the last we will have to spend without Elder Calder... yep, he'll be joining us next year! Woohoo!
This is a wonderful time of year where we can give thanks to the many blessings that we have.
Schuyler did just that in his last letter:
The last week was good. I especially like Yesterday at church as everyone reflected on being thankful for that which we have. I am not very good at this. But I know it is an eternal principle. Take for instance the many times we are tested by God, if we only look for that which is good, if we keep our chins up, and if we notice all of the great blessings around us-we will begin to find that "Pearl of Great Price". I know that Christ lives. I am thankful for his atonement. I am thankful for a good family that supports me and whom I love. I am thankful that my family is just a bunch of my best friends. I am thankful for parents that knew enough to tell me "no" when I needed it. I am thankful for fun parents who I can play with. I am thankful for good friends that I have so much fun with. I am thankful for letters from friends right when I need them. I am thankful for thrift stores that have cheap clothes for cheap missionaries. I am thankful for new beginnings that allow us to refocus. I am thankful for cool animals that give me joy to play with. I am thankful for sweet computers that let me talk to people from far away. I am thankful for music that makes me smile. I am thankful for hands so I can clap when something is awesome. I am thankful for teeth so I can bite into a frozen grape. I am thankful for pain so that I can remember how nice it is to not have it. I am thankful for evil so that I can learn to be good. I am thankful for rain because it brings growth. I am thankful for hardship because it allows me to grow. I am thankful for stress so that I can stretch. I am thankful for being tired because that means I have worked hard. I am thankful for stinky feet because that means I have walked many miles. I am thankful for creeky bikes because that means that it's been used. I am thankful for my mission because it has taught me my real worth.
Happy Holidays! Hope yours is wonderful.
