St Lucia 20

Lieve vriendjes and vriendinnetjes,

My next six weeks I will remain in Castries. Right now I am already serving six months on paradisaical St Lucia. Also realized that I will be returning home in six months and to be honest I am not to thrilled for that. I love what I am right now, I love what I do, I love what I am becoming. Never have I had a better time in my life then what I am going trough right now. Nothing makes me more happy then being a missionary. The lessons I learned and the once I am learning and will learn is something I cannot describe. I can not explain the joy that I feel. I know that Christ is my Savior and Redeemer. then you can think: what does that even mean? He makes it possible to return back to the Father (Savior) and he helps us to want to stay there (Redeemer). That's the great thing of God's plan, he will never force us to do anything. We will be where we are comfortable, we will associate with people that make us comfortable. If you desire to drink and smoke, you will be at a place with people that desire to drink and smoke. If you desire to be with God, you will be at a place with people that desire to be with God. That is how it works in this life, that is how it will work for eternity. You will get what you desire. If you plant thistles you cannot expect roses to grow. For by doing so, you don't want roses. So think about that: "What do you desire in this life?" Do you want to be successful? Do you want to be closer to God? Or even do you want to be happy? 
Choose to do so. Make an inventory, where are you right now and where do you want to be? Then change your environment.

Know that I love all of you.

Love,
Elder Thomas Bechan