Hey Fam!

 

This last week was a little challenging, but Sister W** and I worked hard and relied on our Savior. We saw many tender mercies and miracles, testifying to us that Heavenly Father is aware of us and His children in this area. 

 

Two great things that happened:

 

1. I was able to see Sister C**! (Now E**, or E**:)) She surprised us. One of our members randomly asked us to come help her with a few things and about 20 minutes after we got there, E** and her family show up. I haven't seen her in almost a year, so I was so happy to see her! She and her family are doing well. They are touring the mission before Em and her sister work as counselors at EFY in Santa Barbara. 

 

2. A couple weeks ago we met a man named E**. He is going through a tough time with members of his family having some medical problems. We followed up this last week to see how he was doing and to invite him to church. We had no idea if he was going to come or not because He didn't respond back to us on Saturday. Well, E** came to church!! It was wonderful to see him there. You could tell that he felt the Spirit during the meeting. Afterwards, as we were talking to him, he asked if we could come back and answer some questions and share more. Um, of course! I am so grateful he had the courage to come. We can't wait to share more with him because we know that the message we bring to others is what will bring peace and hope. It brings peace and hope because it is centered on Christ and His Atonement, and Christ is the Prince of Peace.

 

In one of my studies this week I was pondering of how easy it is to forget our Savior. Many times in The Book of Mormon the people forget Heavenly Father and His Son and fall into transgression, resulting in Heavenly Father hastening them. The challenge in life is to always remember our Savior. As I was pondering ways that we could do that I realized it truly is by doing the small and simple things every day. Yes, there are big things that we can do, but those big things usually aren't things that can be repeated daily. Rather, it is the small decisions we make that keep us standing in holy places. Always remembering the Savior takes effort, practice, and daily seeking, but I know that as we strive to always remember Him, we will have "His spirit to be with us", we will be protected against temptation, and we will will have no reason to fear. We will be full of faith.

 

This week, look for 1 thing that you could do to better remember our Savior. After all, He will never forget us. We are continually "graven up on the palms of [His] hands" (1Nephi 21:16)

 

Love you all

xoxo, 

Sister G 

 

 

We went on exchanges. Sister L** swims and plays water polo and I dance, hence the funny picture! 

 I saw this yesterday in church. I liked it

Oh, haha we ran into an orchard so we could take pictures.