March 17, 2014
So
I got my birthday package haha super early sorry we opened it and enjoyed the
goodies together. It was way fun! Thanks
so much for sending the package. Dad I laughed so hard when I read your note that
you had started eating the Girl Scout cookies before you knew that mom was
going to send them to me. That little note was a tender mercy for me just
cause. Sure do love you and mom I loved my card so much! How fun to remember
all the birthdays I had! It was so cute mom as Hermana Portillo, one of the
Hermanas that lives with me, was looking at the photos, she was like your mom
is so cute and nice I can just feel that she is a really neat person. I was
like she is. I thought that was cool that you are letting your light so shine
even in photos mom. Thanks for you example for me. I want to grow up to be like
you. Thanks again for thinking of me! Sure do love you guys.
So
this Thursday, we went to the church to fix some stuff with the secretaries.
And our chapel is the stake center. We ran into this sister from another
ward who was waiting there for an interview with the stake pres. She was having
a hard time and it was so neat that we got to talk to her. I swear the Lord
sends us people every Thursday to comfort and to love who are broken or
disheartened. We can be His hands and
help them see that the only way is through God. Not blaming others, not through
running away or getting angry but through humility and love and patience and
faith we can overcome all. The Lord will
send us what we need when we need it. It was neat because this same day I had a
rough go at it but earlier this month I had marked a bunch of scriptures to
read when I have hard times and this time I opened my scriptures and read and I
felt a peace and it was ok. Before the
mission I would have taken a long nap but that really doesn’t give you the
peace you are looking for - there is nothing like turning to the Lord for the
peace that we crave. I testify that He is there and that if we go to Him He
will catch us with open arms. I know the scriptures are the word of God and
that we must turn to them to find peace in this life. It was neat because I shared this idea with
her because it was something that really helped me so I shared this with her. I am going to bring the list to her. I
challenge you guys to find scriptures that bring you comfort or strength and
mark them with sticky note things or those of you with cell phones all high
techie you could make a list of them so when you are struggling in the storms
of life you can turn to the Lord and you can be comforted and find real peace
in only place real peace is found in God and in our Savior. I promise you that
this can help you overcome anything that life throws at you. Remember God loves
you.
And
with Him all is possible.
So
Friday we did some sweet service at Hermana Molinas house. Can I just
take a moment to say how amazing this Hermana is she does everything for everyone
like she is the heart of Pirque I swear. So it was about time we did some
serious service for her because she always turns us down when we try to do
things for her so today we got to help her with her daughter’s wedding. We set
the chairs up covered them with the white cute things and ties blue bows on
them lots of bows, and then we set up the rest of the stuff and cleaned the
whole house and set up decorations and poor thing was so stressed but it was so
fun and really neat to help her and see her happy. It was fun then we walked
and walked and contacted lots of references and came home so tired as a member
in my old ward said on his mission “I have earned my bed today!”
Saturday,
the next day we went over to the familia Picardos house to do some intense yard
work. Yes it brought me fond memories of working out in the yard Saturday
morning… ok not sure I really appreciated it then but now I am thankful mom and
dad that you taught me to work so hauling rocks and weeds and stuff was nothing
new. We were way tired after but we went off to work after but it was great.
Just kept pushing through but Sunday was the best day ever…. Wait for it…drum
roll…ANDRES AND PAOLA CAME TO CHURCH!!!! Yes miracles do happen and I almost
cried and wanted to give Andres a hug but I couldn’t but it was so neat to see
that they have been able to forgive and learn that church is to come and learn
about God and that people make mistakes but that we are all just doing our
best! It was so great and they are going to get married in June! I will so be
here yay! It was so neat to see that even though we worked so hard this week
not a lot was resulting but Sunday was a tender mercy of the Lord.
This
Sunday one of the brethren spoke about what we say can affect others and
gossip. Gossip, even if it is true, is poison it can ruin and un-unite a
branch/ward faster than wildfire and it is something we each can be better at.
Well I know I can be better at this by not talking gossip even if it is
true and helping others not to also because it does not bring us together. And
I found some scriptures about this that I liked and I invite ya’ll to read them
and reflect how we all can be better about what we say. Santiago 3, Salmos
39:1, Mateo 12:36, Salmos 34:13, Proverbios 21:23, Santiago 1:26, Mornoi 7:
45’48. (I think Lauren slipped into Spanish land with these scriptures – now we
can have fun figuring out which books these are?)
Well
this week was really busy but we are down to start another one! And we climbed
a really awesome hill thing today fun stuff
Love
ya’ll
Hermana
Jennings
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