"To Dream the Impossible Dream"

Things have been going pretty well in Greenville. I had an interesting experience with my zone leader on exchanges on Tuesday. It was the first time that I was leading the area in Greenville. I really don't like leading the area because I feel like I can't come up with enough to do in order to keep us busy all day. I am really glad that I was with my zone leader though. He helped me a lot that day. He helped remember that we make plans for a reason. God intended us to be there at that time so that we could fulfill our purpose there. So we found our purpose everywhere we went. Almost everywhere we went, the people we intended to to see weren't home, so we knocked on the doors around the house. That day we found 4 new investigators. Usually we find that many investigators in a week, if that many. My zone leader was a huge help because he pushed me to be more diligent in finding our purpose everywhere that we went. He also helped me see the potential that I have as a missionary. Everyday can be like that as long as I am diligent and find my purpose everywhere that I go. 

The day after that exchange, we had a training with President Porter. I had a thought come to me that I can't be satisfied with mediocrity. I thought it was a weird thought because I have never thought of myself as mediocre. I was always rather happy with myself being above average, not the best, but still above average. I liked where I was because I was comfortable. That was the problem right there, I was comfortable. Because I fell into comfort, I wasn't really moving forward at a rate that was worth much. Because of the slow progression, I am mediocre. The comparison is not with others, it is with me in the past, me in the present, and me in the future. I can't be satisfied with my mediocrity. I have to always be getting better or else this will all be in vain. The reason that I titled this "To Dream the Impossible Dream" is because I am constantly singing it and because of that, it has given me a chance to think about the lyrics. The song is about doing things that are impossible because it is going to make us better in the future. If we are "willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause" we will be happy with our lives and so will Heavenly Father. That song I think is a very good representation of missionary work because we are doing things that the world sees as irrational and impossible and Satan is throwing absolutely everything into our path to try and stop us. But...

I know if I'll only be true 
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest

I love this gospel, and I know that Heavenly Father is with me every step that I take as long as I work diligently and do all of the things that "The Impossible Dream" suggest. 

Thank you, I love you.

Elder Hayden Cannon