"If it's going to be, it's up to me."

Three more concepts today.  One more than my goal for the week.  I have accomplished all my goals except two.  Those goals are: Finish The Book of Mormon and finish reading five chapters in Jesus The Christ.  I have tomorrow morning and I think that I will be able to get them done.

It was really neat how the Lord blessed me today.  I had the "thought" for the morning.  We are supposed to give them in Spanish.  However hardly anybody has given them in Spanish.  I almost decided to go along and give mine in English too.  I then thought of the words "If it's going to be, it's up to me."  I spent the morning translating my thoughts into Spanish while I could have been studying the scriptures (for myself) or getting a head start on the first concept like a lot of us try to do.

It was interesting because after I gave my thought I sat down and I was the first one done with my concept!!  Later, Elder Casey was joking that he was mad because I got a headstart like he did!!  He had memorized half the concept before class.  Before I even got around to opening the discussion book.  I know the key to my fast learning was the fact that while he was memorizing before class (for himself) I was translating a thought (for others) and the Lord blessed me accordingly.  I hope that htis will be something that I can keep in my mind while out in the field.