have i already had that as an email title? haha, oh well!
Well - I had a pretty rocking week this week. But church has once again started at 9am which is really hard because our missionary meeting with the ward mission leader and the ward missionaries is now at 6am on Sunday morning. As a missionary, I don't usually get up til 6.30....so in the middle of the meeting our phone wake up alarm went off...followed by the Elders wake up alarms :P it was so funny!
With Jose and Sonia - all is so awesome! We showed up at their house Sunday to teach the Restoration again, and they gave us the absolute best chicken ever from my favorite chicken place - Sardi's! And they said they bought it Saturday because he is doing his best to keep the Sabbath day Holy! As we were talking about the Restoration, he brought up the subject of the Priesthood (the authority given by God to his children to do and act in his name). The bishop told him he would be receiving it soon and that he would be able to soon after pass the sacrament :) well, we thought that was cool, but it scares him. He realizes that it is a serious thing and isn't sure how to handle it. Well...we talked a little more about it that night but we did a lesson just on the Priesthood on Tuesday. We covered where it is from, why we have it, and how we can receive it. He asked us what "the Atonement" was...great question! well we explained that it was Christ's suffering in the garden, his crucifixion, and his resurrection. And it is through the Atonement that the plan of our Heavenly Father is brought to pass and that the Priesthood is able to be on the Earth again today. The light just went on in his face! I know that he understands the responsibility now of holding the Priesthood and that he is worthy to have it, and can stay worthy of it by keeping the commandments and using the Atonement everyday in his life :D HOW AMAZING!!
well - i got a package yesterday from mom with all my Christmas cards! Thanks mom for sending those :D and...
Jason and Lori - you are both too awesome!! Thank you soo much! I can now get some new boots (trust me, i need them!)
Grandma and Grandpa Word - Thank you soo much! I'm still thinking about my plans with my Christmas present!
Grandma and Grandpa Monteleone - THANK YOU!! so good to see a card from you and that would have been present enough! HOW ARE THINGS??!
Auntie Pam and Uncle Roy - ok...my favorite store right there! You're awesome! thank you!
Sis. Marrott - thank you for your lovly card! I really love getting those :D definitely brighten my day
Well - I want you all to know that I know the Atonement is real.I had a really HARD day yesterday. This work is hard and it's harder when things come that you are not expecting. But the Lord prepares us for anything. And I know that he helped me make it though. I had an experience with a man from Taiwan at the VC yesterday who asked me what the Savior was wearing on the Cross...well, I found out that they took his clothes from him and sold them in front of his face. While I was reading that with this man, I realized that none of the struggles I was having even matter! The Savior knows me and he is there for me! I love him so much and I know that he suffered the things that I did yesterday. And I'm doing much better! The blessings of the Atonement!
I love you all so much! I can't wait to hear from you all again :D
-Hermana Word (2)
ps - ERIKA = New cover picture ;D love you!
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