Hi family! I love you so much! Things are going good. Thank you so much for your e-mails, it gives me great comfort. I'm so glad to hear you're doing good. Hang in there Lila! Being sick is no fun, especially when you have a lot you want to accomplish. "Be of good cheer, your trials and afflictions shall be but for a small moment." I actually haven't had dogs bite me, so don't worry. Plenty of Chihuahuas you gotta watch out for though. They can get pretty frisky.
Hi everyone!
My companion is very smart. She has a very deep understanding about the gospel and we have really good discussions. She has always thirsted for knowledge and so she has the answers to questions I have never even thought of. I'm really learning a lot about the gospel and about myself.
So we received the papers that Jose needs to get his ID. So they could be married and baptized this week. But wait...it's a bird, it's a plane...it's TRIALS AND TEMPTATION! Surprise, surprise. They are having relationship problems again. It'll be fine. It's just Satan knowing that they're two inches away from the blessings of baptism. They'll come through. We just keep praying and pushing forward.
I was pondering this morning about Christ's sacrifice. I was reading "Jesus the Christ" the chapters about the trials he went through before the crucifixion. It was all so unjust and unfair but he just passed calmly through in a manner that made his accusers all the more aggravated because it intensified their guilt. I was wondering how he went through all that so dignified. Any other person would have cracked. He probably focused on who he is and why he was sent. His desire to fulfill his purpose was greater than his desire to relieve the suffering. His knowledge of the surety of his triumph was strong enough to give him the patience to endure. We can all develop that faith, patience and charity to endure any trial we go through, knowing we have someone standing right by us who knows EXACTLY how we feel. We can all have the faith that Heavenly Father's promises will come to pass. Even before Lehi had crossed the ocean, he said "I have obtained a land of promise." He already was thanking God for blessings he hadn't even seen yet. Having that vision gives us the motivation to pass through times of trial. Just by remembering who we are, why we are here and where we know we are going.
There really is a lot we can justifiably be sad about in life. But most of it is in the past so really we shouldn't worry about it too much. Today is a new day. Who's to say that today won't be a million times better than yesterday? Even if something bad happens right now. Who's to say the next five minutes won't be a million times better than the last? Time keeps marching forward with nothing but potential for what you want to make it. And if the next day isn't better, there's still another one after that, and another one after that. We do know that eventually thorough the Atonement of Jesus Christ all our losses will be made up.
There's been a lot of fog this week, mostly in the mornings and evenings. During the day it usually clears up mostly. In the morning it's probably 300ft visibility I'd guess so it's not that bad. I heard in Hanford last week they had one day with 0 visibility. That would be crazy! We're usually in the car. My companion was getting allergies pretty bad.
Hope everyone has a wonderful week! Onward!
Hermana Evans
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