The week of
Easter. It was so great. I love this time of year; the sun is
coming out, the flowers are up, and everything is focused on our Savior and His
glorious Resurrection. Plus, people are more willing to let us in and
come to church, which is a nice change ;)
This week had a couple
of firsts. The first is that Sis Whipple and I got to go to an ARP
(addiction recovery meeting sponsored by the church) with a couple of our
investigators. I liked it, it was very similar to what we do on an
everyday basis with helping people understand and let the Atonement work in
their lives to overcome hardships. The guys that we brought are super big
into NA (narcotics anonymous) and want us to go with them to that since they
came with us to ours. We are pretty excited; it should be an interesting
experience. There are so many amazing people out there that struggle with
some really hard things and it's great that there is so much support and help
for them. It just really hits home to me the miracle of the Atonement and
that we can come back from mistakes (whether big or small) to become new people
and always have that option of change. It's pretty amazing when you think about
it.
The second first; we
had to break into an apartment. We run to the church every morning with
the Hermanas who live below us and then play basketball or exercise in the gym
there. Well, when we get back to the apartments they realize that they
left their keys in the church building, which is now locked. So we climb
over a fence to the back of the apartment complex to get to their bedroom
window. Then, since I am the tallest of the four of us (surprising, I
know) I have to ninja crawl/stand on a ledge and finagle the screen off the
window with a bobby pin. Then we slide the window open and crawl through
the window. It was pretty fun. I can only imagine what the
neighbors were thinking...at least we weren't in our skirts! Oh, the life
of a missionary.
Well, I guess I'll end
with an Easter thought and one of my favorite songs: I know without a shadow of
a doubt that God lives. He sent His Son to the world so that we could
live with our Heavenly Father again. Christ came to save us and provided
us the only way back, because He loves us. He sacrificed Himself so we
didn't have to travel this world and journey alone, we could have help and we
could triumph over those human weaknesses that are present here on this
earth. He loves each of us so much and wants all of us
to succeed and return to live in total joy with our Father in Heaven one day.
And it is possible through Christ and His Atonement! I am not very good
with words so here are some someone already wrote and that I believe with all
my heart!
1.
1. I know that my
Redeemer lives.
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead.
He lives, my ever-living Head.
He lives to bless me with his love.
He lives to plead for me above.
He lives my hungry soul to feed.
He lives to bless in time of need.
2.
2. He lives to grant
me rich supply.
He lives to guide me with his eye.
He lives to comfort me when faint.
He lives to hear my soul's complaint.
He lives to silence all my fears.
He lives to wipe away my tears.
He lives to calm my troubled heart.
He lives all blessings to impart.
3.
3. He lives, my kind,
wise heav'nly Friend.
He lives and loves me to the end.
He lives, and while he lives, I'll sing.
He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.
He lives and grants me daily breath.
He lives, and I shall conquer death.
He lives my mansion to prepare.
He lives to bring me safely there.
4.
4. He lives! All glory
to his name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:
"I know that my Redeemer lives!"
He lives! All glory to his name!
He lives, my Savior, still the same.
Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:
"I know that my Redeemer lives!"
I
hope everyone has a fantastic week and remembers our Savior and the amazing
sacrifice He has made for you.
Love,
Sis.
Rae
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