"This is an email from my missionary mom's group from a member who was in the Japanese earthquake. She has given permission for it to be shared with others. It is quite a powerful testimony of how much the Lord helps us in times of trial. I thought you might like it for your Tired of Me Tuesday since your sister is working at the temple and has no p day.
I will be sending out the testimonies of two Japanese sisters who were in the earthquake. You may want to share these during your FHE. This is the first one.
Intro from Hiroko Bunderson:
'Here is the testimony My friend in Sendai had already received permission from the sisters to share her testimonywith us and others. I would love to share her testimony with everybody so we can be strengthened also.
When we translate the testimony, we tried to explain a little bit so other people who are not familiar with Japanese custom can understand but we didn't add too much either.
Thanks,
Hiroko'
Here is a testimony of a sister in Nagamachi Ward who walked from Tagajo to Natori, Sendai which is about 12 miles distance.
I was washed away while I was still in my car when the Tsunami hit after the great earthquake. The water depth was about 10 feet at that time. I was finally able to escape from the car window when my car came to a place where I was able to stand. (With the help of firefighters) I stayed at somebody’s house that night and I started walking to my house the next morning. I received much help from kind people and finally was able to get home. There were many things on the ground in my house when I get home, but I somehow managed to clean up all the mess.
When I was walking to my house, there were many places that were full of water where I couldn’t walk and I just walked along the railroad. When I was walking to my house, I was reminded of stories of pioneers who were on the way to Utah. Especially, I have been studying about Marry Fielding Smith and I knew her faith and strength. Her story encouraged me while I was walking home and I was able to persevere. Although the times are different, I think I was able to reach my home just like she walked her trail of faith.
When I got home, many people were struggling with the lack of food. Especially, the elderly people at the nursing homes were having a hard time finding their food and I was able to donate from my one-year’s food supply to them. It was a pleasure for me to do so. Last November, our Bishop in Nagamachi Ward was inspired to study about disaster prevention and food storage so we were studying about these things. I am really grateful for his inspiration.
Through my experiences this time, I learned how important it is to be obedient to the Lord’s commandments. I am grateful that I was able to receive strength through studying the history of these sisters.
There are many people who died in this disaster, however I am still here because of the Lord’s will. I think I still have a mission to do. I plan to tell my experiences to children and continue to pray so we will be able to hold on to the iron rod.
I am grateful for the atonement of Jesus Christ.
I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Hideko Uchiyama"
Hopefully you all were as touched by this as I was. Keep treading and be obedient to God and the He will bless us!
Musical Monday already??? WOW Let me begin by writing a little jingle just for musical Monday: Here goes nothing
It's musical Monday
Better than fun friday
so Gather around the computer
Drop all your school books and your tutor
And come read the most fun blog
With music to help take you out of the FOG
OH it's Musical Monday where everything is musical
all because it's Monday
and music on Monday is miraculously memorifical
YAH!!!
So today by the title you might of figured out that I'm doing the song "Mean" by Taylor Swift. Which hint hint might help you find the egg today wink ;) wink. So Taylor Swift just so happened to write all her songs on her most recent CD about a guy in her life... not releasing who. I'm convinced this song is about Satan. We will go through the song and Satan's traps will be opened up to our eyes! So here goes nothing!
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"You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me You have knocked me off my feet again got me feeling like I'm nothing You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard, calling me out when I'm wounded You, pickin' on the weaker man Well, you can take me down with just one single blow But you don't know what you don't know" |
I really love this verse of the song because it's so true. Satan comes attacking us with everything trying his hardest to knock us down and make us feel like nothing. Luckily we have something "sharper than a two edged sword" to fight back. God's word. We can find all things to get back on our feet in the scriptures (see D&C 6:2) He comes in our most weakest moments and it seems quite often that he truly does get to us. Later in the song Taylor Swift further explain the attitude we must have to show Satan who's boss.
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| And I can see you years from now in a bar, talking over a football game With that same big loud opinion but nobody's listening Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing But all you are is mean All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and alone in life And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean But someday I'll be living in a big old city And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me And all you're ever gonna be is mean |
We must learn from this. We must tell the Devil what's up. All he is is mean and a liar and pathetic and alone in life and we can't succumb to what he wants because someday we'll be living in heaven and the Devil is still going to be that same old mean man down in hell. Let's show the devil what's up and be nice to all!
I decided to extend fun Friday to last instead of just this Friday but all of this wonderful Easter month! Each day I will be hiding this 
Fun friday??? What shall I talk about??? Well today I will talk about something I think is fun then maybe if ya'll tell me what you find fun then I'll talk about that. So what is fun to Elder Walker.... POLITICS!!! AHHHhhhh... yeah I know that sounds boring... so what shall I talk about that is fun????... Story Time???? YES that's it I'll write ya'll a story in which you are sure to enjoy. So here goes funothing...
Once upon a time there lived a very burly man.
For lack of a better name we'll call him Burly. Burly was a prideful man who didn't really understand the meaning of sharing. He wanted everything to himself and made dang sure that it was his way or the highway. One day a man who he despised became his boss. Burly was not too happy by any means.
He set out to make his boss's life living heck. Now on the other side of things his boss
Brad Olsen once again for lack of my mind being able to think of any name much cooler and because I myself don't want to sound prideful and use my own name... so I will just use Brad Olsen, was one of the most charitable men ever! So any who, Brad Olsen was the type that didn't really worry about himself at all, he just simply wanted to help out all those that he was in charge of. He was completely fine with giving his service for free just because he understood the importance of charity. Burly didn't like this at all, for he was a money man and he wouldn't do anything if it didn't involve more money for himself. He truly didn't understand the importance of sharing.
Burly set out to make dang sure that Brad was hated by everyone and that he himself was actually right. He tried his hardest and as time went on he started to succeed. The people that were under Brad started to think that he was bad for them. Brad didn't fully understand why, but he didn't care either. He ignored all the attacks and just continued to be as charitable as he knew how. He tried working with Burly, but Burly just didn't want to swallow his pride. In the end Burly and his conniving tactics almost ruined the entire idea of charity, but Brad would not stop his charitable ways for anyone. He knew that the right thing to do is be of Charity. As time went on, years passed Brad eventually gained his respect back as one of the most Charitable men ever. We must be as Brad and whatever happens to us as we are Charitable to take it with a grain of salt and never step down from being that Christ-like individual who is full of Charity!
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| Don't Let signs like this discourage you from Charity |
These next coming weeks Elder Dye and I have the awesome opportunity to help out a the pay it forward festival for the Spring Hill community! Be waiting for a blog on how that was! I hope ya'll liked my story on charity and learn for yourself that we all should understand what made Brad tick... Charity!
There is now officially going to be a set schedule for a couple of the days of the week Tuesdays will for now on be "Tired of me Tuesday" in which I will post a blog entry from someone else. Today is from my Sister who is serving her mission in Atlanta Georgia. Recently I got an email from her in which I would like to share with ya'll!
"Good news! We have the Truth!-I have never before appreciated this more than when I went to another churches services right before conference. They are great people. They are doing much good with what they have but my heart longs for what they do not have. Temples to bind families, the Book of Mormon, The authority called the Priesthood, A prophet that communes with God....I feel so blessed to have the Whole truth! I felt the feelings of having the full truth at General Conference. My favorite talk was Elder Holland's because if taught me to treat everyone like they want the full truth and are not members- YET.
More information for the coming week:
Monday: "Musical Monday"
Tuesdays: "Tired of me Tuesday"
Fridays: "Fun Friday"
Elder Dye and I were walking down the street the other day wondering how we can cope with each others sarcasm better when I started rambling on as I usually do about nothing. This is in essence what came out of my mouth which for now on will be known to Elder Dye and I as the parable of the dead bunnies.
One day a bunny was crossing the street when a car driving along the road hit it. The car realizing there was no way the bunny was alive left the bunny behind and continued driving off.
And finally on a third day another bunny was yet again crossing the street. A third man ran into this bunny slammed on his breaks and got out of the car seeing the bunny dead of the ground still gets out his knife and stabs the bunny in the head.
Knowing all three bunnies were dead on impact who did the right thing? Man 1, 2, or 3? As Elder Dye and I contemplated the gibberish of the words that I just spoke we realized that these dead bunnies did relate perfectly to our sarcasm as well as our trials in life. First how it relates to sarcasm: Man one hits or encounters someones rude sarcasm and just ignores it moving forward. Man two encounters this same sarcasm get's offended and goes out of his way to worry about what was said. Then man three not only encounters this sarcasm but he goes completely out of his way to end that of which bothered him most. Man one chose the best and most Christlike choice to move on. A better way of looking at this parable is how we face trials. Man one hits a trial and moves on. Man two hits a trial then goes back and doesn't learn seeing as he has to face that same trial again and Man three get's overly aggravated at his trials. We must be man one and just simply move on!
Today has been such a slow day. Nothing to do and things just haven't been looking as good as they should
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin' when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neighborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
You know what better way to look at life. Sometimes it does suck but if we just always remember. IT's a great day to be alive. WOW what could stop us from spreading the joy we have!!!
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| Even in the saddest times: Let's be the outcast. Spread the joy! |
