Semana 74

Elder Lutze,

So grateful for your willingness to serve the Lord and His children. How’s your new companion E. Clark? You continue to touch the lives of our ward members with your letters! 

Dad and I went on two dates this week. We saw ‘The Boys in the Boat’ and ‘Clue.’ I would definitely watch ‘The Boys in the Boat’ again! We celebrated Natalie’s birthday with pizza, cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory, played a game, and watched a movie on Thursday night. I can’t believe she’s 23! Yikes! We are going with Cami to the temple for the first time on Saturday!!!

I love you!!!

 Mom

Excerpt from a Devotional at BYU

As an example, he shared about the Abol family in Madang, Papua New Guinea. Sister Abol spent seven years searching for the gospel of Jesus Christ. She reads the Book of Mormon every day to her five sons, Elder Nattress said, and she and her husband have been preparing for five years to attend the temple and be sealed as an eternal family. Every Sunday, the Abols and others in their village make the four-hour walk over two mountains and across five rivers to attend sacrament meeting. “There is only one explanation why these Saints endure so much and sacrifice so much each week. It is because they know that the gospel is true,” Elder Nattress said. “They choose to always remember Him. They strive to think celestial.” Elder Nattress then shared three things individuals can do every day that will make an eternal difference in their lives. First, pray. Second, read the Book of Mormon. Third, find someone to serve. For good measure, Elder Nattress added invitations to partake of the sacrament and attend the house of the Lord.