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| I got to skype with my family from the mission office today! |
Happy
Mother's Day!!! To all the moms, but
especially to mine; she is wonderful, and strong, and beautiful, and smart, and
loving, and concerned, and involved, and spiritually powerful, and capable, and
charitable, and a very hard worker, and above all she is my beloved mother. And she loves me too, so that's amazing in
and of itself. Pretty darn awesome, if
you ask me.
Today
after our meetings the Primary children came into the Relief Society room and
gathered around all the mothers and sang "Mother I Love You" and gave
them these little candy and flower basket things they had made, very sweet.
Made me feel all happy inside, and I could feel the sincere love these little
tiny children had for their beautiful mothers.
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| My wonderful Madre! |
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| Happy Mother's Day! I LOVE you!! |
And we got to Skype our families today! That was pretty awesome. Our next opportunity is at Christmas. So today was pretty wonderful because of that, it was really good to see my family again after almost 3 months, I think Samuel's gotten bigger. And his voice keeps changing. But Lyndsey is getting more and more beautiful and grown up, and Daddy is his wonderfully happy self, and I was very happy to see Momma again and hear her laugh and see her smile. And it was fun to get all the latest news of what's happening with them and tell some more stuff about my mission here in
And,
lately, as I've been reading through some of the Liahona issues, I came across
some talks that I really liked:
April
2015
President
Monson Calls for Courage
The Power
of Faith - Amber Barlow Dalal
The
Spiritual Influence of Women - Starla Awerkamp Butler
It Isn't
a Sin to be Weak - Wendy Ulrich
Pure
Religion - W. Christopher Waddel
I Need
Thee Every Hour - Jonathan H. Westover
The
Savior's Selfless and Sacred Sacrifice - Boyd K. Packer
Go Forth
in Faith - Anthony D. Perkins (used this in a lot of lessons)
March
2015
Satan's
Rebellion - Mark A Matthews
Hold on
to the Rod - Elder Ulisses Soares
When
Doubts and Questions Arise - Adam Kotter
Strength
Beyond Our Own - Elder David A. Bednar
Built
Upon the Rock - Elder Orson F. Whitney
February
2015
Grateful
for Temple Covenants
I know
that's a lot, and I'll probably just start including a few in my daily entries,
but hopefully that should bring you up to speed. I know all the published entries in the
Liahona are very good, these are just the ones that stuck out to me. Gained
some new understanding from reading them.
And I
also translated some more of my favorite hymns, while waiting for Hna Robles to
finish Skyping her wonderful family.
#89 Para Siempre Dios este con Vos
God will
always be with you;
With His
voice He bears you up;
With His
people He keeps you.
God will
always be with you.
Until
that time, until that time, until we see each other with the King, until that
time, until that time, God will always be with you.
God will
always be with you;
With His
arms He holds you;
With His
love He finds you.
God will
always be with you.
Until
that time, until that time, until we see each other with the King, until that
time, until that time, God will always be with you.
God will
always be with you;
When you
become fearful,
He has
you in His embrace.
God will
always be with you.
Until
that time, until that time, until we see each other with the King, until that
time, until that time, God will always be with you.
God will
always be with you;
His
banner guides you;
Death
does not hurt you.
God will
always be with you.
Until
that time, until that time, until we see each other with the King, until that
time, until that time, God will always be with you.
#98
Conmigo quedate, Senor
Stay with
me, Lord; the day is ending.
The night
is falling and covers all.
You give
dwelling to my traveling heart.
Oh, stay,
Savior; the night comes.
Oh, stay,
Savior; the night comes.
Stay with
me, Lord; my heart burns
To walk
with You today, the two in harmony,
And Your
Spirit of peace will always stay with me.
Oh, stay,
Savior; the night comes.
Oh, stay,
Savior; the night comes.
Stay with
me, Lord; and I can rest.
I entreat
you to move aside the wickedness, darkness, and fear.
Give to
my soul the Light that will always shine.
Oh, stay,
Savior; the night comes.
Oh, stay,
Savior; the night comes.
#99
Acompañame
Come, oh
Savior; the night comes.
All is
dark, and I am afraid.
There is
no shelter; there is wrongdoing all around.
In the
darkness, be my companion.
Swiftly
life goes with hard work.
Your
glory, your dreams will come to pass.
Great
decadence wherever You go.
Come, oh
Savior, and be my companion.
I want to
always have Your grace.
Who else
can conquer Satan?
Only in
You will I find my Guide.
In sun
and shadow, be my companion.
And a
really happy one!
#122
Cristo ha resucitado
Christ
has been resurrected; Allelujah!
Today,
happily hear the song: Allelujah!
With
trumpets proclaim: Allelujah!
Heaven
and earth sing: Allelujah!
Our King
has life today; Allelujah!
And death
was conquered; Allelujah!
He died
to save, Allelujah!
And to
conquer the tomb; Allelujah!
His love
has been won; Allelujah!
He has
given us redemption; Allelujah!
His agony
has ended; Allelujah!
In
brilliant radiance He has risen; Allelujah!
So that's
my spiritual learnings from today, thought I'd share them with ya. All the Secretaries were quite interested in
my translations today, they're convinced it's helping me learn Spanish faster
than normal. I don't quite know what's normal, but I'm at least fairly pleased
with my progress. And it is kinda neat,
I could further translate them into how we would actually phrase things in English,
but it takes away the "artistic poemy-ness", they have in a more raw
state of translation, I think. But if they don't make sense I can refine them
further.
And lastly, there's a wonderful little quote on our wall, right above our desk:
And lastly, there's a wonderful little quote on our wall, right above our desk:
"Many
times, we think "I'm going through something" is bad news, but if we
view it properly, we realize "going through" is good; it means we're
not stuck! Isaiah 43:2 says, "When
you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they
will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned
or scorched, nor will the flame kindle upon you". God's word here is clear: we will go through
things. Let me repeat: we will go through things in life, but the things we go
through are the very circumstances, challenges, and situations that make us
people who know how to overcome adversity. We do not grow or become strong
during life's good times; we grow when we press through difficulties without
giving up. Growth is not an automatic result of difficulty. Hardships do not
necessarily produce growth or strength in us: it's not that simple. We must choose the right attitude toward our
challenges and refuse to quit or give up. Once we get through the adversity and challenges we face, we emerge as
better people than we were when we went into them."
Thought that was a pretty neat way of looking at "going through something"...means we're moving forward and not getting stuck. Good outlook to have, I think.
Thought that was a pretty neat way of looking at "going through something"...means we're moving forward and not getting stuck. Good outlook to have, I think.
Tomorrow's Pday! Yay! And then it's District
Meeting, and Changes, and people go home, and then we've started another 6
weeks. Crazy!
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