SICK Week

As you can see from the subject line....this week I was sick.

And I owe it all to riding public transportation in the dead of winter in the capital of Germany!
So yeah I caught myself a honker of a sinus infection and I was out for a solid day and a half...so that was a bummer:/ But hey I'm back in business!

This week has got me thinking a lot about the simple but profound truths that make up the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  I try to teach these things at every opportunity, I practice teaching them in church and in district meetings, heck I even study how to teach them more effectively in a different language than my own... But even after all of that they still never cease to amaze me!

An example of one of these truths is prayer!

If you take a look at all of the progress that we as human beings have made... It is outstanding and a miracle in and of itself! We made the jump from riding horses to flying jet planes in a matter of a hundred years! 
We can communicate across the globe almost instantly with the help of the internet and apps like Skype or FaceTime! That is amazing!

But that amazing achievement is dwarfed in accomplishment and in wonder, by a simple prayer!
With prayer we can communicate with our Father in Heaven, The most powerful and all knowing person in the entire universe! In any situation and in any circumstance we are able to simply communicate with Him. The signal never gets lost....the internet is never slow. That is a miracle!


In the Bible and in the Book of Mormon we read of people who are seeking to see miracles. What we learn through the gospel of Jesus Christ is that a miracle is only ever a prayer away. I'm so thankful that we have prayer, and that our Heavenly Father wants us to pray! He wants to hear from us because he loves us. I know that He does!


So, thank you for your prayers on my behalf and for writing me!
I hope you all have a great week!

Love Elder Schmalz