Pickleball pros

 August 31, 2020

Each of us 5 elders in the apartment play pickleball every morning for our exercise. We also each specialize in different things. We figured with our growing skill and our specialties we should come up with nicknames that reflect each of these. Elder Arndt is named "Power-House" for his exquisite spike. Elder Ewell is named "Low Blow" for his extremely flat hits which are hard to return. Elder Henry is named "The Controller" for his ability to place the ball just out of reach and just in bounds making it hard to judge. Elder Herem is named "Spin Master" for his spin hits that alter the trajectory of the ball after the bounce. Elder Schaumann is named "Singles Killer" if you play him one on one, you're donzo. These are all just for fun but it's awesome to see each of us specialize and grow in these ways. Similarly everyone has spiritual gifts that aid in our growth and understanding of our Heavenly Father and his plan for us. As we strive to grow these talents and aid others in theirs as well we can see the blessings that come hand in hand. With Elder Arndt's spikes and Elder Herem's spins they are near unstoppable. We can combine our spiritual gifts and help each other use them to win those spiritual or even physical fights with the adversary. Utilizing our scriptures and the teachings of Prophets are similar to getting new rackets or a sweatband. In a pickleball game those tools can aid in our success, likewise using scriptures can keep spiritual sweat out of our eyes. It can help clarify everything and allow for more growth than we thought possible. That's just a fun little analogy I thought could help someone this week.

Love you all, take care!

Elder Henry