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Port Angeles Harbor Port Angeles City The past few weeks have been difficult ones.   The trip to Bremerton was bad for Elder A. and me.  It got us started on the wrong foot.  I've had a fundamental message driven home to me..success in missionary work is simply hard work.  The good feeling comes not only from baptisms, but in knowing you've been thorough and dedicated.  It is impossible for me to tell  now whether my mission is a success.  I'll know in 5 or 10 years from the type of life I'm living then. There are many things I want to do in life.  Unless I consolidate my goals and aspirations, I won't get any of them done.  First I must list all of the things I wish to attain in this life and the next.  Then I must rate them in order of importance.  My mission has certainly given me a new perspective on eternal goals and eternal principles.  It seems as we can govern this life by eternal principles we are doing all we can...

  June 15, 1971 Bremerton, Washington I have been giving serious thought to many things lately. In particular, I think we are suppose to prepare ourselves in every way possible to return to Heavenly Father. We must do all we can to "celestialize" ourselves- spiritually, mentally, and physically. Spiritually, we must be free from all sin, be "void of offence towards any man," forgiving and merciful, charitable, etc. Mentally we must be using all our God given talent. Physically we must live the word of wisdom and be physically fit. God is not fat or flabby--poor physical upkeep is not an attribute of godliness. Milton R. Hunter visited our stake conference in the Puget Sound Stake. The leadership meeting was concerned with he social services bureau of the Church; particularly its job in settling domestic and personal difficulties. The Church has a vast program and excellent personnel to help troubled, or wayward saints....