Well, this week I have had a question on my mind "Why the heck can mission be a hard thing, it is for the lord right?".  After a lot of thought on this and some Eyring and Holland talks I found; I have come to the conclusion that mission can be difficult because of... the microwave.  Yes the microwave, for more on the microwave theory you can talk to my father, or email me back.  

(Microwave story per mom. Grandpa Tucker was at the Utah State Fair and he saw a demonstration of the microwave. He raised his hand and asked the presenter "what is your hurry?". His theory is instant gratification all started with the microwave.)

 

Mostly it comes down to reward.  If you take for example a job like ski instructor.  It can be very difficult.  Kids are cold, and crying.  They half the time won't stand up, forcing you to do a backwards wedge all the way down the mountain.  But you keep doing it cause you know you will be paid.  It is almost always promised if you do the work you will be paid in, two weeks or four weeks, or after the lesson is over, you can expect it.

However in mission, there is no reward right off the bat.  You work seven days a week, roughly 11 hrs a day teaching people.  You can do this every day and see absolutely nothing.  There is no guarantee that you will baptize every other week, or even ever other month.  It is hard to see the results of our work while you are out here.  We slave away sometimes accomplishing what feels like nothing, but here is the interesting part.

We only work for two years, now again with no guarantee. We are rejected mocked and tossed out sometimes, but we continue to push through.  Because there was a man who did this for twenty one years (roughly).  Who also had no guarantee except, that many people would reject him and that they would not follow him.  He was despised, rejected, beaten, bruised, broken, slapped, spit on, denied, mocked, condemned, and eventually he was crucified. That of course was Jesus Christ, and even though all this happened to him he kept going.  I know that Jesus is the Christ and that he is our Savior and Redeemer.  I want everyone i know to know that i know he lives and loves us. I know he will come again, in his name, even Jesus Christ, amen.

Thank you very much, till next week 

Elder Tucker