Hey Mom!
This week went well. We are going to have 2 baptisms this next Sunday! I'm really excited! We're working hard to help our Bishop too. Hes an amazing guy and we had a Family Home Evening at his house this week. It was really special and we talked about how the Lord sometmes lets us fall to teach us how to pick ourselves up again. It doesnt matter how many times you fall down but it does matter how you get up again and are stronger each time. We also had lunch with a husband and wife who are members yesterday and they have 4 children. A girl whos 14, boy 10, boy 8 and a young girl whos 2 years old. I shared a message with her about how we always have to try really hard to have FHE and daily prayer and scripture study as a family. Its really tough and many times it doesnt work out very well with a big family with small children. I shared my experience with her about when I was 5 years old and was a Stripling Warrior for Halloween. I showed her the picture of me and the outfit you made for me. I told her that this one memory from 17 years ago has marked me until today and that I will never forget it. I promised her that here in a couple years her children will look to her, as I do to you, and will thank her for the sacrifices she makes to help her children stay in the church. She cried and thanked me for the personal experience. It was a really special moment. I studied this morning about D and C 88:119 because I thought of this scripture a lot this week. Its a wonderful scripture and as I thought of "a house of God" I thought of the primary hymn, "Where Love Is" I love this hymn and I know the Spirit guided my study and my thoughts to make this conection. A house of God and also the lyrics of this primary hymn. "Where love is, there God is also. Where love is, I want to be." This message truly touched me and is so clear and special for me. Chartiy, compassion and a sincere concern for others is where love is and therefore where God is. Truly, that is where I want to be. This week we had a big meeting with Elder Gavarret and it was great. I got to have a short interview with him, as did some other missionaries. It was good to talk to him and see some of his person insight. The two best parts of the meeting included music. I led and directed a choir of 20 missionaries (men and women) a flute and violin and piano player also. We sang "Joseph Smths First Prayer". It was a great experience to led and sing in this choir and to sing such a special hymn. We got a lot of compliments and especially from Elder Gavarret and his wife. Also, the las hymn (which I directed for the congragation) was "I Believe in Christ". It was super powerful and many of the sister missionaries cried. I grew in deep apreciation for this hymn and the beautiful testimony that it bears of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm so glad that you got to go to the temple. It is truly a blessing from God. I hope you're doing great mom and I hope to hear from you soon!
(4 photos)This week went well. We are going to have 2 baptisms this next Sunday! I'm really excited! We're working hard to help our Bishop too. Hes an amazing guy and we had a Family Home Evening at his house this week. It was really special and we talked about how the Lord sometmes lets us fall to teach us how to pick ourselves up again. It doesnt matter how many times you fall down but it does matter how you get up again and are stronger each time. We also had lunch with a husband and wife who are members yesterday and they have 4 children. A girl whos 14, boy 10, boy 8 and a young girl whos 2 years old. I shared a message with her about how we always have to try really hard to have FHE and daily prayer and scripture study as a family. Its really tough and many times it doesnt work out very well with a big family with small children. I shared my experience with her about when I was 5 years old and was a Stripling Warrior for Halloween. I showed her the picture of me and the outfit you made for me. I told her that this one memory from 17 years ago has marked me until today and that I will never forget it. I promised her that here in a couple years her children will look to her, as I do to you, and will thank her for the sacrifices she makes to help her children stay in the church. She cried and thanked me for the personal experience. It was a really special moment. I studied this morning about D and C 88:119 because I thought of this scripture a lot this week. Its a wonderful scripture and as I thought of "a house of God" I thought of the primary hymn, "Where Love Is" I love this hymn and I know the Spirit guided my study and my thoughts to make this conection. A house of God and also the lyrics of this primary hymn. "Where love is, there God is also. Where love is, I want to be." This message truly touched me and is so clear and special for me. Chartiy, compassion and a sincere concern for others is where love is and therefore where God is. Truly, that is where I want to be. This week we had a big meeting with Elder Gavarret and it was great. I got to have a short interview with him, as did some other missionaries. It was good to talk to him and see some of his person insight. The two best parts of the meeting included music. I led and directed a choir of 20 missionaries (men and women) a flute and violin and piano player also. We sang "Joseph Smths First Prayer". It was a great experience to led and sing in this choir and to sing such a special hymn. We got a lot of compliments and especially from Elder Gavarret and his wife. Also, the las hymn (which I directed for the congragation) was "I Believe in Christ". It was super powerful and many of the sister missionaries cried. I grew in deep apreciation for this hymn and the beautiful testimony that it bears of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I'm so glad that you got to go to the temple. It is truly a blessing from God. I hope you're doing great mom and I hope to hear from you soon!
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