RIP to the straight Kings and Legends.
This week was really interesting. President Mattsson flew to Iceland last Monday to do interviews on Tuesday. He took us out to launch at this fish and chips place, then out to Gelato. He spent $300 only on the fish and chips. He's so awesome. It was extremely vibey, and then I got an interview with him and it went well.
We got a new friend! Her name is Gloria. I actually taught her when I was in Reykjavík last year.
This week I stumbled across a talk by President Monson, and there was a poem in there that has been super impactful. It says:
Good timber does not grow with ease,
The stronger wind, the stronger trees.
The further sky, the greater length.
The more the storm, the more the strength.
By sun and cold, by rain and snow,
In trees and men good timbers grow.
I've been reflecting a lot about this. We're taught to stand in Holy places and be not moved, but sometimes through no fault of our own we find ourselves in less than holy places. The Lord gives us hard things because He needs us to be strong people. Even though in moments of time even the strongest people feel weak, it's necessary. God knows that weakness isn't happiness, that's why He prepared a way "for weak things to become strong unto them". I have gained a testimony of the challenges that God presents us. Each and every one of my personal challenges has worked for my good eventually, but only when I turned to the Lord have I felt the strength and power of God.
Öldungur Rasmussen
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