Elder Wells going to Romanuum

This is a Poem that Tyson wrote for one of his friends:

As a young man I was working,
Just a friend and me,
Digging pounding, and stretching,
On this fence to be.

We mumbled and groaned,
As we struggled on,
We carefully plan,
But things still go wrong.

All day we work,
In the hot summer air,
Our hands long for gloves,
Even just one pair.

But eventually we finish
And I admire with pride,
The fence that is finished,
With a friend by my side.

With dirt covered faces,
And hands filled with fatigue.
My friend turns my way and
Then says to me.

“wait til you finish the fence my friend,
wait til you finish the fence”

The work may be long and
Tiresome you know,
But now you look back,
And all the work shows.

The sense of honor
And pride you get when You’re done,
Is something to me that is second to None.

So just wait til you finish the fence my friend,
Just wait til you finish the fence.

So now in life when you work and you groan
Cuz you plan for good things,
But bad things come on their own.
When reading and praying are a bit out of touch,
And service to others may seem Like to much,

But you try to achieve them, no
Matter how hard it seems.
And becoming a good person
Is part of your dreams.

It is hard; but everyday you try To better yourself
The work will pay off when you haveSpiritual wealth.

“Just wait til you finish the fence my friend,
just wait til you finish the fence”

Then after this life,
When it’s all said and done,
And I’m standing beside the Beloved Son.
And He turns to speak ,
And says in a kind tone.

“I ask you now what did you make ofthis adversity I give?
Did you learn and grow and continue to live?

I say “ I did what I could for my fellow man.
And I did my best for your great plan.
Jesus then spoke again unto me.
He said “ just turn and for yourself you can see.”

And when I turned, I saw my life in my eyes,
It was too late now, there was no compromise.

And as I looked at all the things That were given,
I was thankful and proud of the life I had lived in.

And the feeling was back of a completed task,
And I had nothing more of the Savior to ask.

So as I stood there with the Lord by my side,
I remembered again with the same sense of Pride.
“Just wait til you finish the fence my friend,
Just wait til you finish the fence.

The work may be long and tiresome, you know
But now you look back and all that work shows.

The sense of honor and pride you get when you’re done.
Is something to me that is second to none.

So just wait til you finish the fence my friend; just wait til you finish the fence

Elder Tyson Peterson

It's a Jungle out there!!

Elder Smith,(Tyson's trainer) and Elder Peterson, enjoying the sunset on Saipan