"Rue" baptized 12 Jul 2014

One of the people who was baptized while we have been here gave this talk recently at church. He was baptized 12 Jul 2014, so you can see that he has not been a member for that long. He has an amazing testimony of the gospel and shares it pretty much every day, by living what he believes. I wanted to have his story in our book, so I am including it in the blog. Sister Olson

One day two years ago, my nephew Eldon and niece Roshaun asked me a question. Uncle do you prefer alcohol over us? That day two years ago was the day I made one of the most important decisions in my life. I couldn't pretend and start blaming everything and everyone on how I felt, as to why I was an alcoholic and trying to avoid the question. I know I was defeated in all I had done, lost a lot of good friends and buried a lot of them along the way. I finally had the courage and respect for my family to know that I needed a positive change in my life, not only to correct myself but respect myself to know that I am loved by my family, it brought tears to my eyes and a lump in my throat. That day I made the honest effort to change and reevaluate my life, I included my family on my decision to start living not only for myself but for my families well being. The positive choice that I have made has been a roller coaster but through faith and prayers of having the lord in my life makes it all possible to have a better outlook on life. I have no regrets to my choices because the consequences of our choices is what makes us strong or vulnerable. strangely I feel the need to ask you all to join me to make the right decisions in your lives for happiness and joy. sometimes doing the wrong thing often seems reasonable, because it's the easiest course. But I warn you people to justify the wrong behavior by sayings like "Well, everybody does it, or is doing it!" This evil distorts the reality of what is right to have happiness and joy in your lives. The author to that is satan. Nephi the prophet tells us " thus the devil cheated their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell" no matter how many people in our society are involved, none are justified in being dishonest, lying, cheating, using profanity, especially taking the lords name in vain, engaging in immoral sexual relationships, or not respecting the lord. Other people's actions do not dictate what is wrong or right in your life. So, please make the right choices in your life. My love and faith brings me to know I care for you all to be able to tell you that being responsible for you actions and making the right decisions in your lives well be rewarded by the lord as you become aware that there is a lion waiting for you out their if you stray of the straight and narrow path to having eternal life with our Heavenly Father. In closing thank you for your time, and know that I love you all and prayers for those who need guidance, truth, love happiness and joy in their lives. The lord is great and living the sober life.....love you all Rue "DC" — at Ruez Mansion.