Welp,
Transfer calls were made last night and I'm
staying in the hood. I'm so happy, and Sister Bonner and I are staying
together. This will have been the first companion that I've had for
longer than a transfer. I'm kind of nervous haha. But we also got some
surprise news. We are going to be in a trio... it looks like I will
continue the tradition of a new companion every transfer. This will have
been my third trio. I'm going to be honest, trios are hard, but I have
come to gain a testimony that every companionship is inspired, so I'm
excited to see what this companionship will be able to produce. I fully
expect miracles haha.
So Christmas was just wonderful! I got to skype the
fam bam and it was awesome. They are so great. Just so stinking great.
The weird thing was i wasn't homesick at all. I was just super content
to be talking to them. Heavenly Father really does shower me with tender
mercies. Well that was my first and last Christmas on the mish. On to
bigger and better things I go! So other than that not much happened this
week other than finding an investigator who said she would get baptized
(we'll see what happens, fingers crossed), having another investigator
tell us that he knows that he met us for a reason and that no matter
what he would always make time to see us (he is a missionaries dream)
and an eating an awesome pot roast that one of the members made for us
and the elders. All in all a pretty good week.
So a thought I have for y'all this week: I'm reading
through the New Testament right now and I came across two verses in 1
Thessalonians 5:5-6. It reads, "5 Ye are all children of the light, and
the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. 6 Therefore let us not sleep as do others; but let us watch and be sober." I think the reason this one stuck out to me is because I like the
imagery of being children of the light. That is what we are. In the
scriptures and in literature light is the imagery used for knowledge,
wisdom, and truth. We know that God is the author of light because he
is full of light. He is the most knowledgeable, the most wise, and the
holder of truth. With that being said, we are his children. We are
literally the children of light. When we sin against the light, or our
knowledge, wisdom or truth, we lose the light we have received. We
darken. This is against our nature. We are not of the night and we are
not of darkness. Then Paul goes on to tell us not to sleep, but to watch
and be sober. We know that if we don't pay attention to the little
things we are doing, it's easy to let a few things slide at first, let
just a little darkness in, and then before you know it, it's nighttime
and you're outside without a flashlight and you are so incredibly lost. We
were meant to live in the light because we thrive in the light and that
is what we were created for. We were sent here to gain as much light as
we could and then to return again to the creator of light...our Father
in Heaven. So cling to the light you already have and never surrender
it, even if the dark looks exciting for a moment, I promise you'll get
tired of it, it'll make your eyes hurt from trying to see clearly in it,
and you won't be able to find anything you're looking for.
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