Hello my dear family! So y'all can breathe a sigh of relief! I have no set topic I would like to speak to you on this day so you get my ramblings again! yay! okay- you may now suck back in your sigh of relief...
But what a week we have had since the last time we spoke! actually- it is more like what a year it has been since the last time we spoke! but - it has been a wee since you have last heard my lovely voice speaking to you as if from the dust as you have read my words. Have you ever tried to imagine Moroni's voice as he says that? What do you think he sounds like? Speaking of Mormoni - I have been reading his words a lot in the last week- mostly becasue I started reading the Book of Mormon again! Am I confused? reading Moroni? shouldn't I be reading NEphi? Not if you are reading it BACKWARDS! yep. That is right. Backwards. And I tell you what – it is totally awesome! (lego movie reference.. don’t know if anyone caught that. No I have not seen it.. everyone quotes that here though so I feel like I have seen it.) It is also confusing at some points because you read about these people dying and then the next chapter you read they are alive. What?? It is not like the chapter in wayside school that makes oodles more sense when you read it backwards – but I am learning a lot. It is interesting because a lot of differnet things are sticking out to me that were before – like how Coriantumr was the last Jaredite alive. Did you know that Ether prophesied to him that he would be the lsat one alive of his people? And it would be a punishment? I was ultra confused because I forgot one key detail – Coriantumr was wicked. And Ether told him that if he would not repent he would not die. He would live to see all of his people killed and the land be taken by another group of people for their inheritance – Enter Limhi! Cool right? You probably already knew all of that.. but it was cool for me to read again. So other than being confused most of the time in the story- I am learning a lot. Also, did you know that there is a full length film depicting the envents of the book of Mormon? I din’t either- until we were over at our investigators house last night for family home evening and they were watching it. It is on the Mormon channel on youtube. I don’t know if it has been put out by the church – I feel like I would have heard of it if it was.. but they liked it. I hope it brings the stories to life for Bryan.
And guess what- they are all set to be baptized next Thursday! Wahoo! We are so incredibly excited for them! And Sara gave us cards last night and it she bore her testimony and it is so sweet! I want to share it all with you – to share the joy of missionary work with you. I really know what the Lord means when He tells us how great our joy will be when we bring even one soul unto Him. "Thank you so much for never giving up on us and showing us just what was missing. I now know this is true, and I will be able to teach my kids that Heavenly Father will always be there and we will be together for all eternity as a family.” I am so excited for them! And then next year – I will be making a trip back to ABQ to see them be seald to gether for time and all eternity. How blessed we are to have this in our lives. To KNOW this life is not it. Death is not the end. I was reading in 1 corinthians 15:29 today about baptisms for the dead- it is one of the few (if not only) places in the bible where baptisms for the dead are mentioned in the bible – but it really is testifying not of the vicarious ordinance but of the reality of the resurrection! What is the point of performing those vicarious ordinances, heck even ordinances for ourselves, if there is no resurrection? But we will live again so it is totally worth it!! And the neatest part about the Gospel of Jesus Christ – none of it has to be a mystery. We can know of all the truth for ourselves! We just have to pray and ask God. Time and time again it tells us this in the scripture. You have a question? Okay- pray about it! (thank you brother Porras!) The Lord promises us that whoever believes in Him- doubting nothing – To him will the Lord confirm all his words. Even until you die. So keep asking! Just don’t doubt. Despise not – and wonder not. Listen to the words of the Lord and ask the Father in the name of Christ for whatever it is you stand in need of. Doubt no! but be believing! Come unto the Lord and work out your own salvation. Be wise and ask with a firmness that cannot be shaken and if you do this – and endure to the end – you will not be cast out of His presence! Yay! Isn’t that all what we want? But we all make mistakes right? I know I sure do .. but don’t condemn me – or anyone else for their errors.. just learn from them! I am messing up so you can learn to be more wise than I am. Isn’t that kind of me? Okay pride. You may leave now. That is part of being wise. Stripping yourselves of all pride and uncleanliness. I’m working on it.. especially as we help people clean their homes. Sometimes the only thing that can get you clean after that is a loooong shower with a lot of soap. Yay for modern conveniences!
Sorry this is random times 10! But I do love this work and I love being a missionary. The church is true dear family. This I know. I know you will see me again. Even if I die tomorrow. But let us not talk about that okay... but the church is true! and so is the Book of Mormon – even backwards.
I love you all!
Sister Stuart
And now you may breathe a real sigh of relief becasue I am done. Whoa - long windded! you are just getting a piece of what sister Brown ges every day!
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