Potential (From March 10th)

Hello Family and Friends!

There was a definite theme the past week of my life. It was centered on the importance of GOALS and PREPARING. This is a lesson that I am sure Heavenly Father is going to teach me throughout my entire mission/life but I now see WHY it is so important.

This past week in Zone Meeting, our Zone Leader gave a training about living up to our potential as missionaries AND as children of God. It was incredible! Setting goals and preparing are two CRITICAL ways that we are able to live up to our potential. By settings goals we are working towards becoming better and by becoming better, we are preparing for the future!

Elder M. Russell Ballard has said, "I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don't set goals in our life and learn how to master the techniques of living to reach our goals, we can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached but a small part of our full potential. When one learns to master the principles of setting a goal, he will then be able to make a great difference in the results he attains in this life"

How true that statement is! We were created to become like our Father in Heaven and by setting and reaching our goals, we can do that, and not only that, but He has given us the tools to become like Him. There is an awesome Mormon Message about doing so. You can watch it here: www.mormonchannel.org/video/mormon-messages?v=2081541444001 What can YOU do to live up to your potential?

Thank you so much for all the love and support that I get from everyone. Always remember that God loves you and is just waiting to help you live up to YOUR divine potential as His beloved child!

Until Next Time,

Sister Crawford