I LOVE all the pictures! How fun! Family Reunion!! I am so glad that everyone was safe and nobody died. Always good to hear.
Mom- you are in charge next year?? AWESOME!! Just don't get too stressed about it and do something simple.
This
week has really been great. We had a long leadership training with
President Weston along with all the Zone Leaders. President talked to us
all about members. He wants all companionship's in the mission to live
with members. WHOO!! Living with members is HUGE! You have a friend in
the ward, lots of food and someone to always come home to. There are 186
new missionaries coming to the Omaha Nebraska mission in the next
couple of months and President has instructed all the Stake Presidents
to find members housing/Less active housing for all of them. It is going
to be a huge task, but it is going to change the entire culture of the
missionary work here.
Yesterday at fast and testimony meeting, one of our
investigators, Kim Stallings (by the way, she is getting baptized on
July 20th!! ahh!) she was sitting there listening to the testimonies.
She turned to me and just looked at me for a second. Her eyes were
bright and immediately I knew that she wanted to share what she knows to
be true. I asked her if she wanted to go. She said yes, but only if I
went with her. OF COURSE KIM!! We went up. I went first, sat down and
she timidly walked to the podium. She has been working on modesty by the
way. She is beautiful! She got up and told everyone that Jesus Christ
didn't give up on her, so He won't give up on you. He won't. 3 Nephi
9:14. "Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you." President
told us the secret to loving the people more. He asked me, what is the
first great commandment....Love God. What is the Second? Love thy
neighbor as thyself. President then said, "You can't love your neighbor,
if you don't first love yourself." In order to love ourselves, we need
to know who we are. I am a child of God. Do I really understand that? I
don't know that I do yet. Obviously I don't because I struggle loving
myself and just being myself. Sister Stahl, a woman from my ward said to
me in response to a question, "I know who I am. I am a daughter of God!
What else do I need?" I hope you all know who you are. You are children
of of loving God who watches after you, desperately wants to bless you
and is pleading with all of us to return to be with him. I love my
Heavenly Father. It's scary mom because some of the greatest will fall
in the end, but I promise that as we continue to do the small things and
always remember that we are God's children, we will make it! Together!
As a family!! What else do we all want?? My perspective is definitely
changing. I would much much MUCH rather have a relationship with God and
keep my covenants and be happy then be a Broadway actress. PHEW! I SAID
IT!! PRAY THAT IT WILL STICK YOU GUYS!! HAHA!
I love you all. Be good and always do the small things. Mom- nice
work! Give out the Jesus the Christ. Was that it? Sorry. Have a
fantastic week!
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