Semana 22

Dear Elder Lutze, 

We hope this finds you well. We continue to pray for you, your companion, and your investigators. We made it home late Tuesday night after our fast and furious 5 days in Colorado. Once again we were truly blessed with many miracles including strength to do all that was necessary and direction. There were miracles every day. The rest of the week for me was catching up on work Wed to Friday. (Natalie actually came and sat down in my office on Friday. This is a first.) We celebrated Natalie and Cami's birthdays on Friday night. Natalie didn't want to go out, so we had Domino's pizza and Red 8 sushi followed by rootbeer floats. Cami hadn't seen Tommy Boy, so we watched that. She loves it and wants Amy to watch it. (I'd like to watch Amy watch it.) I went to the temple on Saturday and saw one of my college roommates. We talked about setting Rachael up on a date with her son. ;)

My thoughts for this week...

“Light Cleaveth to Light” Elder Timothy Dyches page 3

 

“Life presents challenges and setbacks, and we all must face some dark days and storms. Through it all, if we “let God prevail in our lives,” the light of the Holy Ghost will reveal that there is purpose and meaning in our trials, that they will ultimately transform us into better, more complete individuals with a firmer faith and brighter hope in Christ, knowing that God was there with us in our dark days all along. As President Russell M. Nelson has counseled, “The increasing darkness that accompanies tribulation makes the light of Jesus Christ shine ever brighter.”

 

Christ: The Light That Shines in Darkness – Sharon Eubank May 2019 page 1

 

“Seeing darkness where I expected to see light reminded me that one of the fundamental needs we have in order to grow is to stay connected to our source of light—Jesus Christ. He is the source of our power, the Light and Life of the World. Without a strong connection to Him, we begin to spiritually die. Knowing that, Satan tries to exploit the worldly pressures we all face. He works to dim our light, short-circuit the connection, cut off the power supply, leaving us alone in the dark. These pressures are common conditions in mortality, but Satan works hard to isolate us and tell us we are the only one experiencing them.”

The KEY

 

“What is the key to reconnecting to the power of Jesus Christ when we are flickering? President Russell M. Nelson said it very simply: “The key is to make and keep sacred covenants. … It is not a complicated way.”²⁴ Make Christ the center of your life.²⁵” Sister Eubanks

I love you! Keep working hard! I might not be able to talk much in the morning. I will already be at work.

Love, 

Mom