Motherwell has been a weird one...

So I started off being emergency-moved here, then my district leader was evicted from his flat. Now, all the missionaries are being removed from that ward, and I'm being called as the new district leader. So it's been a weird few months here... XD

I'm really excited about everyone in my district, because I already know all of them!! Not usual at all, considering we're getting two new areas added to our district, with the two others being removed. Anywho. Hopefully all will work out, and it'll be a party! :D

I don't remember if I said last week, but most of our investigators have stopped investigating, but we've been blessed to meet a few new people, who seem really promising!!

Okay, more on the building I mentioned from last week: I saw in my mind's eye a building which extended many stories into the sky. As it grew higher, it pierced the clouds, and more light came to it. The building was built stone by stone, but only when the resident was looking at the light could he properly build it. Other people were building towers as well. Some people looked down, and stopped building - some of these went down stories in their houses, allowing the upper levels to fall into disrepair. Only those continually looking up were able to build higher. 

I understood this building to be a metaphor for our spiritual progression. As we look upwards, that is, seek revelation from god, we know how to lay the next stone, but we cannot lay stones without surrendering our will to gods. Each stone is laid through our obedience and subjugation to Christ. The light that comes to the building is a natural consequence of being higher, but the people had to see from a higher perspective to see how to lay the next stone. Thus, only God, from a higher perspective, could instruct how to build next. We can only be built upon as we yeild our will to God's. As we reject the light, or inspiration, given us, we look down. As we sin, we go down stories in our lives, going against the light given us. 

There was a bit more to it, and as you can see, that was a bit scattered, but I really feel it was inspired of the spirit. 

Love you all! Cheers!

– Elder William Kevin Black