tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790724497614869451.post8501070985216977492..comments2020-04-18T01:26:07.955-04:00Comments on Elder Trevor Hawkins - Benin Cotonou Mission: To Be or Not To Be....Liz Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12595530424254346743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790724497614869451.post-32233653684848909462014-09-16T21:06:53.696-04:002014-09-16T21:06:53.696-04:00So much great advice has already been given. I'...So much great advice has already been given. I'll just add the words of someone who always says it best, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland:<br />"You only get one chance to serve a mission; it is your responsibility, your duty, to use it to the fullest; to give every last ounce of energy until you collapse in exhaustion at the end of it. All the hardships, all the tears, all the hard work will be looked back upon as the best thing you've ever done, not because you enjoyed it, not because you baptized everyone, but because you gave everything you had, even when you didn't think you could, and especially when you didn't want to. Live your mission to the fullest, work harder than you’ve ever worked before. Let people know this is the most important thing in the world to you....If you do not run until you have nothing left to give, and then keep going anyway; cry and pray and work and sweat and plead until you are so drained that all you can do is turn to the Lord ; if you don't do this, then these people will not come to this joy because of you.... Come out of your mission proud of what you've done, and this experience will bless the rest of your life." Go, Elder Hawkins! You got this!Beth Meisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184651630297265587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790724497614869451.post-84079907502864369122014-09-16T20:58:45.473-04:002014-09-16T20:58:45.473-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Beth Meisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184651630297265587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790724497614869451.post-85959865792148574352014-09-16T11:56:10.152-04:002014-09-16T11:56:10.152-04:00Hi Elder Hawkins, I'm Elder Gundersens Grandma...Hi Elder Hawkins, I'm Elder Gundersens Grandma Peterson- I will do you yo what I did for him, namely, specifically pray for you to have some put in your path who is ready to hear the Gospel and be baptized in the last six weeks of your mission. Be on the lookout, they are waiting for you to find them. (Wait, they? Must mean there will be more than one!) Of course, you are anxious to return home, as you should be, but this is such a special, growing, learning, serving time in your life. Live every minute of it to the fullest! I for one will look forward to hearing about this special family you are going to find! Sister Karen Peterson<br />elkgrandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229272467724650303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790724497614869451.post-21887854591351053252014-09-16T07:39:57.695-04:002014-09-16T07:39:57.695-04:00Hi Elder Hawkins, from what I've read you have...Hi Elder Hawkins, from what I've read you have invested your heart in your mission. I think we all do better when we have something to look forward to. For you - coming home is keeping you going, helping you deal with day to day. Maybe you can include in your "last six times" to do things, specific people you want to visit, share your testimony with? Visit active members to learn more about them, how they came to join the church? What keeps them strong? You are a gifted writer - keep writing. You are making a difference for good, keep doing that. We are thankful for your service and like you, we are striving to focus on things that are good, things that lead to the Savior. We love you, Sister Lona EngleLonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378156474296993299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790724497614869451.post-19806135692606109022014-09-15T21:57:34.010-04:002014-09-15T21:57:34.010-04:00Hi Trevor! I'm a quilty friend of your Mom. Re...Hi Trevor! I'm a quilty friend of your Mom. Reading about your Mission has been so interesting; thanks for sharing. Six weeks is nothing, compared to the MONTHS you've spent in West Africa. You can do this!! While you're walking and thinking, contemplate all the things you'll miss seeing and experiencing there. And remember all of us who are praying for you and your safe journey home. Hang in there. XO Sherry Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04518826717898585530noreply@blogger.com