Hi Family!
I only have about 12 minutes to write,
so I will keep it brief! Today we are going to an activity with the
other missionaries. About once a transfer a family in the stake
invites the missionaries over on a P-day. I've been about 3 times
before. They have a very large property (soft ball field, tennis
courts, basketball, soccer, etc) and they invite us over and provide
lunch for us. It will be a fun trip and it will be the first time
going for my two companions.
It has been a wonderful week. I am
learning a lot!
Last night we received transfer calls
from President Slaughter! (He only calls if you are becoming a
trainer or moving to a leadership position.) He told us that Sister
T and Sister J will be staying in Merrilltown! That was wonderful
news!! I know that they will do a wonderful job of taking care of the
people here! I will be transferring and have been asked to be a
Sister Training Leader.
On Sunday at church I received a lot of
guidance and answers to questions. Sacrament meeting was wonderful.
The days leading up to Sunday, I focused more on the Sacrament and
truly desired to be healed and have my burdens lifted. As I took the
Sacrament on Sunday, I felt the relief and peace that can only come
because Jesus Christ is my personal Savior. I am so grateful for Him!
I'm so grateful for the opportunity to access His Atonement on a
regular basis.
In Relief Society, we talked about
weaknesses and strengths and Christ's saving power. I've realized
that what I thought was a strength of mind- patience- isn't quite as
much of a strength as I thought it was! Lately I have been feeling a
lot of pressure, like a weight on my shoulders. I finally realized
during that lesson that I was feeling that way because I was
expecting MYSELF to make myself more patient. On Sunday I realized
that isn't at all how it works! Christ isn't our Savior so that he
can watch us go through life trying to make ourselves perfect on our
own! He is our Savior so that when our own strength isn't enough- or
our own patience isn't enough- he can BE our strength. He can give us
some of HIS strength, or HIS patience.
So while my patience and strength were
feeling like a rubber band that was being stretched to breaking
point, I've finally realized that the solution wasn't what I thought
it was. I thought I just had to keep stretching my rubber band a
little further and a little further to increase my patience. ...But
the reality is that one rubber band only has so much capacity. The
rubber band just wasn't made for that much stretching! I think
sometimes what actually happens is that we stretch our rubber band a
little more and a little more, and instead of become a bigger rubber
band like we though it would, it just snaps! What determines whether
we progress or digress at that point is whether we turn to the Savior
or whether we turn to ourselves and find that there is no solution
and we are broken. If we choose to turn to the Savior, we will find
that he can give us a bigger rubber band, with greater stretching
capacity! He can literally give us more patience. His patience. He
will be our strength when our own is not enough!
I'm grateful for a Savior who is the
solution to EVERYTHING. Who is willing to give selflessly and
endlessly to help us achieve the eternal potential our Father sees in
us.
I love y'all!
Thank you for your prayers, love, and
support. Your letters and emails are so encouraging!
Love,
Sister Greenall
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