Thanks for all the great advice and everything! I'll definitely try to adhere to it! I also sent you a letter! I hope it helps, and I need to add a few more scriptures to it now, but you'll understand what I mean when you receive your letter! :)
That's so cool to hear about you and the family hanging out at the lakehouse! I wish I could be there flying kites! Sometimes it's nice to get away from the world or stress, and lose yourself in something as simple as flying a kite. However, I think we're all like kites. The gospel is the string, and makes sure that we're stable and don't float away up into space. The wind can represent life/trials/temptations. Sometimes life will give you a nice breeze, which allows the kite to just coast along. Sometimes though life will give you gusts of wind out of nowhere, or no wind at all only leading you to fall down or break off from the string and crash somewhere else. However, the person that's holding the kite is our Savior. He's the one that is always there for us.
For Thanksgiving, we get to do service for the day, and then hear from a general authority! We also get to watch a film! It's such a cool day! Also we get breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria, but we eat a sack dinner! YEAH! haha Oh well, it's better than nothing right?! I'm also singing in the choir that day, as we prepare for the general authority that's coming! I'm excited!
This past week, one of my teachers told us to "bury our weapons", or basically stop doing the things that are preventing us from being the best missionaries that the Lord expects of us to be. I told my teacher I'd give up reading my letters, until I'm back in the residence hall so I can be more focused, and I also mentioned my doubts. I feel that I tend to doubt myself a LOT. But lately I've been finding that the Lord gives us trials not to put us down, although sometimes we need to be humbled, but that He wants us to learn. He's shaping us to be the best person He sees in us. He's also ALWAYS there for us, He doesn't just shove us in the deep end and have us drown. Without struggles, we wouldn't ever be able to tell the good times from the bad times, and we'd never know what our true potential is without pushing ourselves.
I also wanted to share that a reason why I wanted to serve a mission. Yes, Turell and Jackie, both served missions, but I didn't want to serve one just because they did. There was a time in my life where I made a mistake and it was a total accident. However, I repented of that mistake, but I still harbored that guilt and felt like I was inadequate and not worthy of God's love. I felt like a disappointment to Him. However, it was during family scripture study that we finally came across the answer to my prayers! It was Alma 42:29-31. After reading that scripture, I felt like a burden was completely removed, as I learned that I needed to forgive myself. It also mentioned about sharing the gospel and bringing others to repentance. I don't want this to sound like Woah, Almighty! Everyone must repent!... I don't want people to think of it as a harsh thing. Repentance is a great thing, because it shows how merciful God is in giving us infinite second chances, because HE LOVES US! I loveeeeee the Atonement! I want to share this gospel so that they too can remove the burdens within their own lives, and receive that great joy!
I love y'all, Keep the faith!
Come what may, and love it!
Love,
Sister Woodbury
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