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From: Arla Gibbons <gibbons.arla@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 8:13 PM
Subject: Letter to Caleb
To: Arla Gibbons <gibbons.arla@gmail.com>
Dear Caleb,
I feel so bad!...we just got your letter in the mail yesterday! It was a little soggy like it had been in the mailbox all weekend! I guess I better step it up since you're not here to get the mail everyday. ;)
I really have never considered myself to be one with great advice because I've lived such a simple life and don't have very many pivital, life changing experiences to talk about. I have prayed for you in this matter and will continue to do so. I was just flipping through my "to do" ap and found a note that I jotted down a year ago when I went to a fast & testimony meeting at Dad's YSA ward. I was impressed by a certain young man's testimony so I quickly took note of part of his message.
This kid was from Bear Lake and so when he was home over the weekend, he decided to go fishing in his 'normal' spot. The canal was frozen over so he walked to get to the other side when he slipped and fell. The fall made him break through the ice...(tackle box & everything went flying). He tried to pull himself up but as he put his arms up, the ice would just break and he'd fall back in, then he'd try again and the ice would break and he'd fall back in again. He was saying that Sunday that life was like that. We sometimes fall and as a result are hard on ourselves and find it HARD to get back up. The key and really the only physical way to get out of that situation is to find where the ice is thick enough to hold you. On the likening to the gospel part, or rather your situation, we can call that THICKER ICE here your other strengths. This young man in Dad's ward ended his testimony humbly by talking about how Christ can come to our rescue after we have done all that we can. He added that he wished that he could come to understand HIS mercy so that he would quit being so hard on himself.
You have proven to yourself AND others, including us, that you can do hard things. You blew many away, including your Dad & I with your awesome farewell talk. I don't know how much time you put into preparing for it but you were very eloquent in putting your point across. My point here is that maybe you need to remember your great successes an lean hard on them with your elbows and pull yourself out of the icy water. I'm not saying that you don't need to continue your studies and preparation for your next and real encounter with an investigator, but I'm just trying to give you a little BOOST! You can do it! I have so much faith in you! You continue to impress me with your ever-growing knowledge of things. You always have seemed to learn more when you've been inquisitive of how things work. Build on that strength of yours...find a question that you truly want to learn more about or get better at and run, run, run until you figure it out. I hope a few of my words help you a little or give some comfort.
I can't wait to get your new address and hear about your new area & companion! We love you and are always with you in thought and prayer.
Mom
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From: Arla Gibbons <gibbons.arla@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 8:13 PM
Subject: Letter to Caleb
To: Arla Gibbons <gibbons.arla@gmail.com>
Dear Caleb,
I feel so bad!...we just got your letter in the mail yesterday! It was a little soggy like it had been in the mailbox all weekend! I guess I better step it up since you're not here to get the mail everyday. ;)
I really have never considered myself to be one with great advice because I've lived such a simple life and don't have very many pivital, life changing experiences to talk about. I have prayed for you in this matter and will continue to do so. I was just flipping through my "to do" ap and found a note that I jotted down a year ago when I went to a fast & testimony meeting at Dad's YSA ward. I was impressed by a certain young man's testimony so I quickly took note of part of his message.
This kid was from Bear Lake and so when he was home over the weekend, he decided to go fishing in his 'normal' spot. The canal was frozen over so he walked to get to the other side when he slipped and fell. The fall made him break through the ice...(tackle box & everything went flying). He tried to pull himself up but as he put his arms up, the ice would just break and he'd fall back in, then he'd try again and the ice would break and he'd fall back in again. He was saying that Sunday that life was like that. We sometimes fall and as a result are hard on ourselves and find it HARD to get back up. The key and really the only physical way to get out of that situation is to find where the ice is thick enough to hold you. On the likening to the gospel part, or rather your situation, we can call that THICKER ICE here your other strengths. This young man in Dad's ward ended his testimony humbly by talking about how Christ can come to our rescue after we have done all that we can. He added that he wished that he could come to understand HIS mercy so that he would quit being so hard on himself.
You have proven to yourself AND others, including us, that you can do hard things. You blew many away, including your Dad & I with your awesome farewell talk. I don't know how much time you put into preparing for it but you were very eloquent in putting your point across. My point here is that maybe you need to remember your great successes an lean hard on them with your elbows and pull yourself out of the icy water. I'm not saying that you don't need to continue your studies and preparation for your next and real encounter with an investigator, but I'm just trying to give you a little BOOST! You can do it! I have so much faith in you! You continue to impress me with your ever-growing knowledge of things. You always have seemed to learn more when you've been inquisitive of how things work. Build on that strength of yours...find a question that you truly want to learn more about or get better at and run, run, run until you figure it out. I hope a few of my words help you a little or give some comfort.
I can't wait to get your new address and hear about your new area & companion! We love you and are always with you in thought and prayer.
Mom
Sent from my iPhone
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