WHATTTTTS UP.
I'm going to apologize in advance if my email is all over the place.. The lord has blessed me so much this week and it's hard to share all I want to share with so little time..so bare with me!
How are you all?!
This week was full of excitement! I got to go on exchanges and went to an area that is all Spanish! #YES! My heart melted when I heard the Hispanics say "hermana royyyyers" again!! Silly right? Yesterday we had an amazing fireside with all the Spanish missionaries and their members/investigators! As we sang in Spanish the spirit just FILLED the room!! I know with all the Surety in my heart that this was the language I was called to serve In!! We also got one of our investigators to bring his whole family to church!!! His son Oliver told us this week he wanted to get baptized without us even asking!! Wow! We also got to be a part of the sweetest experience yesterday..his 4 year old daughter saw everyone bearing there testimony, grabbed me by the hand and pulled me up to the microphone to help her share her testimony! Oh the joys of being a missionary!!
As I looked back in my study journal this week I realized I read a lot about happiness...and the difference between spiritual happiness and temporal happiness. I was telling my companion how heart breaking it is for me when people rely on temporal happiness. I sat and pondered for a second of what makes me happy and began writing a long list in my journal. In companionship study I started reading off my list of WHY I AM HAPPY.
here is what I wrote:
I am happy because I KNOW Heavenly Father LOVES me.
I am happy because He has prepared a way for me to return to Him
I am happy because I KNOW Jesus Christ lives .. And that he died for me..because of his infinite love.
I am happy because of the love and comfort the gospel brings me and my family
I am happy because I KNOW Heavenly Father hears my prayers and helps me.
As I read it to my companion I was touched by the spirit and tears began to pour out my eyes!!
I was am so happy! These small simple truths have impacted my life SOOO much! They have helped me through the thickest times of my life. We all have trials!! But the gospel IS HAPPINESS!!
When we know God loves us.. When we know He is there and when we follow the basic principles of the gospel we will be happy! I can testify of that!!
As a representative of Jesus Christ I can promise you that HE LOVES YOU AND KNOWS YOU! He's blessed us so much! Discover who He is
Find everlasting happiness. Yes, there is such thing!
I'd like to end with a video I watched this morning. (WATCH IT! Link below!!)Elder holland says it best.
"Everyone has times in life when we need to know things will get better. My declaration is that that is precisely what the gospel of Jesus Christ offered us. Especially in times of need"
No but for real.. Take a pause of life and recharge with this amazing video! I pinky promise You won't regret it!
Good Things to Come (4:55)
Have an amazing week! Spread the love!
I LOVE YOU ALL
Xoxo
Hermana Rogers!!
