Getting what you need

Our Recent Life

Sacramento has been great recently. Beth and I are pretty much all settled in and we're moving along. There are so many things going just right for us. I can't even explain all of it. We have been enjoying bike rides and walks in our nice neighborhood, trips to the temple only 15 mins away, and our new jobs. Beth is grateful for her job at Inalliance Inc. where she coaches the developmentally disabled on how to be better job holders/volunteers and I am loving the research going on at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Shriners seems to appreciate me to because they offered me a paid position following my internship until school starts up again in September. We love our apartment and the ward we're a part of.

Recap

When we were first preparing to leave for

Sacramento we were in and out of the financial aid offices trying to get together what we needed for the move. We were waiting on a tax return-hoping that it would arrive in time, trying to get our grants in order and rushed, still arranging a contract with the apartment we had found, and Beth hadn't found a job yet. Ultimately, I felt like I did not have a whole lot to offer the situation. We had been working up to that point and I had studied my hardest at school but that is really not much... I felt at times like we were driving down a dirt road an old truck with nothing good to help. I did have hope though - I knew that in every moment I was trying to follow the Savior, magnifying my calling, doing my home teaching, and trying my hardest to be a supportive husband.

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On two occasions 4000 and then 5000 men, not including women and children, left their homes, villages, and even food to listen to Jesus Christ. After listening to Him they were tired, more than likely close to fainting, and it was time to leave back to their homes to rest and eat. But Jesus was "moved toward compassion toward them" and said "they need not depart, give them to eat" and "I will not send them away." These multitudes did not have much to offer - The multitude of 5000 men could only offer "five loaves and two fishes" and the later multitude of 4000 could only offer "seven loaves and a few little fishes". On both of these separate occasions the Lord blessed the food and by His grace multiplied the few resources into an excess. It was noted that "they did all eat, and were filled." Furthermore, they were always left with extra to gather up in their baskets.

I hope this story accurately demonstrates the life of our family. I have offered much but to follow the Lord and He has taken what little I have and multiplied it in excess. He is Wonderful.