Family!
It was so great to get your emails! I
have been pondering and learning about the temple so much this past
week. It makes me so happy to know that y'all were in the temple on
Friday together. I love knowing that each member of my immediate
family has been endowed and that my parents were sealed in the
temple. My family, all y'all, and the gospel are the greatest
blessings in my life!
"In the Church we build buildings
of many kinds. In them we worship, we teach, we find recreation, we
organize. We can organize stakes and wards and missions and quorums
and Relief Societies in these buildings or even in rented halls. But,
when we organize families according to the order that the Lord has
revealed, we organize them in temples."
-Preparing ot Enter the Holy
Temple, pg. 1
Sister T got bitten by chiggers!
We have had lots of Texan cultural experiences these past
transfers... Maybe Danica will have some of the same!
My tooth is good as new! I can hardly
even tell it was ever chipped! Mom, thank you so much for providing
the insurance information and making sure my card had money on it.
We had a great lesson with Ja on
Monday! But towards the end of this week he told us he wouldn't be
meeting with us anymore. We also got a voicemail from G's daughter
(she wasn't there for our first lesson with them, and was just
walking in as we were walking out) saying they were going to cancel
our return appointment and wouldn't be rescheduling. So we have lost
several of the new investigators, but we know that Heavenly Father
can lead us to more! (or lead more to us! Like in A's case.)
We met several people at their doors
this week who were under the influence... I know that the Word of
Wisdom is an eternal principle! When we care for our bodies, we are
able to be more in tune with the Spirit. In Preach My Gospel pg. 96
"The Spirit does not get our attention by shouting or shaking us
with a heavy hand. Rather it whispers. It caresses so gently that if
we are preoccupied we may not feel it at all. (No wonder that the
Word of Wisdom was revealed to us, for how could the drunkard or the
addict feel such a voice?) Occasionally it will press just firmly
enough for us to pay heed. But most of the time, if we do not heed
the gentle feeling, the Spirit will withdraw and wait until we come
seeking and listening and say in our manner and expression, like
Samuel of ancient times, 'Speak [Lord], for thy servant heareth.' (1
Sam. 3:10.) -The Candle of the Lord," Ensign, Jan. 1983,52. "
I know that we will have our bodies
forever! I'm so grateful that Jesus Christ overcame death, so that we
can also through Him.
"After we have passed through this
life, we will have our bodies glorified, made free from every
sickness and distress, and rendered most beautiful. There is nothing
more beautiful to look upon than a resurrected man or woman. There is
nothing grander that I can imagine that a man [or woman] can possess
than a resurrected body. There is no latter-day saint...but that
certainly has this prospect of coming forth in the morning of the
first resurrection and being glorified, exalted in the presence of
God." -President Lorenzo Snow, Oct. 1900.
We had family home evening with Ti, Tr,
Jo, and Little K. They are doing so well! Jo will be baptized on May
10th. Ti, Jo, and Little K came to church yesterday for all 3 hours!
For the first time! Ti has weekends off now! (Tr is also very
receptive but works on Sundays) What a miracle! They loved it! Jo was
whisked away to young women's class by the other girls, and Little K
got to go to nursery!
We had a wonderful lesson this week
with Ch and Sa about temples and being sealed as families. Charlie
said he will be baptized one day.
I love these people! I know that our
Savior lives. He loves these people! Ni bore her testimony (she was
asked to give a talk/testimony) in Sacrament meeting on Sunday. She
is on fire! She is so converted to the Lord! She bore her testimony
of how she sees Christ in the people of the church and in the
missionaries. I also see Christ in the members of this church and in
the church leaders. Mi is going through a rough time. She is in
difficult circumstances, but I have seen the concern of the ward
members, and have heard countless stories of them doing all they can
to help her. I learn more about my Savior through the examples of the
ward members here, and of y'all back home!
I love these sisters! (Sister Ro, me,
Sister T, Sister Wh....I'm pretty sure Sister Wh is actually my
cousin Sister J Greenall in disguise!)
There is so much joy in doing the work
of the Lord! We are blessed!
I love y'all!
Have a wonderful week in the beautiful
state of Virginia!Com amor,
- Sister Greenall
PS: There is a brother in our ward who
is doing a PhD in Spanish and Portuguese. He helped me with my
pronunciation while we were at a dinner appointment with his
family... nazalizing is my current challenge. It seems the few times
I have heard true portuguese from native or advanced speakers, the
contrast between their portuguese and mine has been striking! haha!
It's been so great! I love learning Portuguese! And I look forward to
meeting the people of Belem Brazil one day! Texas is THE BEST! Danica
is going to love it!
Chau!
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