July 17, 2016

I found a super cool scripture and I just wanted to share it with you.

It is 1 Nephi 1:13-14.  It talks about how Lehi reads in a book given by him by an angel how Jerusalem gets destroyed, a bunch of Israelites are taken captive, havoc ensues, many shall perish by the sword.  Blood, pain, and justice for their wickedness, right.  And then Lehi starts praising God.  And I realized that although I kind of had always interpreted Lehis prasing about the justice of God, how he wouldn't do it if these people had not broken the commandments and wouldn't repent . . . . he doesn't do that.  It verse 14, the word justice isn't used.  Lehi praises God for his mercy, goodness, and goes back to mention his mercy again.  And it made me think . . . if we could read our lives from the book of heaven,  We would feel uncontrollable gratitude for the mercy shown to us.  We would read even the very parts where are lives and the lives of those we love are "destroyed" and we would only feel overwhelming appreciation for God's mercy and goodness.  I love this thought.  It's like a clue to how much God really loves us, how much he really takes care of us, even when all we see is the hard stuff.

Anyway, keep it up!!  P.S. I am becoming friends with this guy that went to Chile on his mission and he showed this this video of a guy speaking chilean spanish slang scriptures.  And I didn't catch all of it but I was dying laughing.  It was so good.  I will try to get a transcript for next time.  All I remember was that the I Nephi said unto my fahter was  "Y le dije al viejo" with the thick chilean accent.  It was so funny!  

This week me and Katie got to go to the temple together and do a session, for the first time ever!!  :)  I can't wait for when we can all go together (those of us that will be endowed at that point).  Sitting the in the celestial room with Katie was just like . .  yup.  This is what families are for!

But I love you tons, keep working hard!  You can do it.  

My advice for being sick of your area is praying and figuring out something new to do.  Really, areas are always needed new ideas.  You can ask your new comp how things are, in his other areas, how they do things there, ask every missionary you know and you will find some fantastic ideas! :)

Love,

Liza