Hola loved ones!
How did I last 6 weeks here? What's
happening? Is this real life? Well, according to Elder Holland, this is the
realest my life will ever get. We watched a talk Elder Holland gave in the MTC
a couple months ago and he is just one of the greatest people ever.
EVER. He said that often times we as missionaries feel like this isn't
real life and we can't wait to get back into the real world, but he said that
this IS the real world, this is what life should be like and we are so lucky to
have these 18 months or 2 years. We will NEVER be more like Christ or
closer to God. I feel so lucky to be serving the Lord at this time in
my life, I know that I will never ever have this opportunity again
and that makes me want to work so much harder.
One tender mercy this week was
because I chipped my tooth on the weird cafeteria food and had to go to the
dentist. I finally got an appointment for Tuesday and as I was filling out paper work
I saw the date and was like oh my goodness, it's my Pop's birthday! Then
right before they started to work on my mouth I asked if they were going to
call my pops to let him know what they did and the nice dentist man told me
that I got to call him!! So I got to call him and wish him a happy birthday and
that I had a filling replaced :) I felt like the luckiest Sister in the world!
Let's be honest, I can't wait to fly out
on Monday! The only part of the MTC I'm going to miss is having Devotionals and
Firesides weekly and my teachers. My teachers are so incredible and I feel so
lucky that our district was blessed with them. They are so passionate in the
Lord's work and are so good at pushing us to be better in a very loving way.
They have humbled me so much and have taught me to have such a fire within my
soul for this work.
We had a lovely Devotional this week,
Elder Christensen of the Seventy and his wife spoke. I was especially impressed
with Sister Christensen's words. She said that we need to think of humble and
obedient as being one word- they go hand in hand. Christ came to this earth and
He knew that ALL things would come unto him if He was truly humble and
obedient. Brothers and sisters, I want to share Sister Christensen's
observation with you: WE are "all things." Christ did what he
did because He knew that if he was completely humble and obedient to
our Heavenly Father that all things (we) would come unto him again. How
great is this work that I get to be a part of. That I get to help all things
come unto the Savior. That I get to feel myself come closer and closer to Him.
The only way we can come closer to Christ is if we lived as he did, if we are
ALWAYS serving others and sharing the love of God in all things that we do and
say. It is my testimony that all things are possible with Christ. All things.
IF we have the faith and the trust in Him. Trust that He can perform miracles
on our behalf but also trust in His and Heavenly Father's will. As long as we
keep an eternal perspective and remember that all will be made right through
the Atonement after this life, nothing can really seem that bad or that
sorrowful. So have hope, have joy, have faith and have trust in your
Savior.
I love you all so much and next time I
write I'll be in Tennessee!!!!!
Con Amor,
Hermana Knight
P.S. Now is the time to send me dear elders before I leave!!
I LOVE hearing from all of you so much so try and find some time to send me a
little note before Saturday ;)
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