That is the song in my heart right now, and my desire for each of us...to cherish every shining moment of this life!
First of all, I have been neglecting to thank everyone who has written me lately! I'm sorry! Many thanks to grandma judy, grandma dayton (happy birthday!), Frère Bize, Todd and Susie Erickson, Anna, Soeur Engstrom, Janene, Alison Adamson (weird...still getting used to that name), Martha McKay. Also - sorry that there have not been many food/cheese updates. Honestly, I started to lose track, and I normally eat really good cheese at member houses and don't really know what I'm eating I just know its delicious! Brother Phil Nelson and Uncle Brandon and Aunt Rachel, will be happy to know that I ate raclette this week and it was divine, even though it will take about a weeks worth of morning exercises to recover from - ha.
Alrighty so this week was pretty great! We had some truly miraculous experiences, I will share a quick one in the interest of time. Where to begin. There is a member of our ward who has been passing though some difficult things lately. She has really been struggling, and when we met with her this week she was having a discouraging day. After a bit of an exhausting conversation, feeling like we weren't helping much, we felt inspired to challenge her to, later that day, offer a prayer of gratitude to her Heavenly Father and thank Him for all of the blessings she had in her life...not asking for anything, just thanking Him. Well, it worked! She texted us the next morning and told us how she was filled with happiness and the Spirit because she was grateful. If you had seen her the day before, you would be convinced of how miraculous this is. Gratitude really does change our souls! The Lord has given us so much, and He wants us to be happy! Its not always easy to recognize, but I do know that is true.
Spanish. I need to learn Spanish. There were probably 9 or so people in our gospel doctrine class this last Sunday, and a good 6 of them were native Spanish speakers. We have Preach my Gospel and pamphlets and things in Spanish, but I'd like to just work a little bit on the basics of Spanish because its almost a daily need, in street contacting and at church, for example tonight we are teaching a man who literally speaks like five words of French, but we will be at a member's home from Peru so that he can translate. So, that is something new...I will probably be dedicating a little portion of my language study time each day to learn Spanish (don't get me wrong, there's still much French to be learned, too!) Languages! People! So many good things.
Well, that's all the time I have for today. I discovered a new favorite scripture this week, it is Alma33:23 - and it is beautiful.
“And now, my brethren, I desire that ye shall plant this word in your hearts, and as it beginneth to swell even so nourish it by your faith. And behold, it will become a tree, springing up in you unto everlasting life. And then may God grant unto you that your burdens may be light, through the joy of his Son. And even all this can ye do if ye will. Amen.”
Miracles are happening here every day, and I pray that each of us may allow the Atonement of Christ to work miracles within us individually each day, too.
I love you!
Soeur Sarah Waldron
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