> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email part 2
> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 1:47 PM
> sorry for another email but i forgot
> a story that i thought might bring a smile to someone's
> face...it sure did to mine!
>
> my companion and i were tracting a trailer park on memorial
> day. we havent been having any success and we
> get to this door. we knock... no answer. so we knock
> again.... no answer. we were about to leave when
> finally an man in his 50-60s opened the door. the
> funny/shocking/awkward part of his opening the door was that
> he was in nothing but his grey underwear! AH! he
> looked at us and said "im in my underwear so i dont think
> i'll talk to you" and shut the door!
>
> just a little taste of new york and how sometimes, i feel
> like i really am in a foreign country!
>
> :)
>
> sister christison
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Corrine. Mass Email - 5/14/09
--- On Thu, 5/14/09, Corrine Christison wrote:
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> Date: Thursday, May 14, 2009, 12:41 PM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
>
> i hope all you mothers out there had a happy mothers day!
> life as a missionary just seems to role on but exciting news
> is that one of our investigators named sambo read all of the
> book of alma in about two weeks! i love it, even if it
> makes me look bad cause i just barely finished jacob. :)
>
> i made it a goal to read the whole doctrine and covenants
> so ive been trying to find a little time each day to read a
> section or two and oh, it is such an amazing book of
> scripture! how grateful i am for modern
> revelation! anyways, there is a scripture that my
> companion and i used in a lesson this week --D&C
> 78:17-19. naturally, since then, its been on my
> mind. i would like to quote it for you:
> "verily, verily, i say unto you, ye are little children,
> and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the
> father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;
>
> and ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good
> cheer, for i will lead you laong. the kingdom is yours and
> the blessings thereof are yours, andt he riches of eternity
> are yours.
>
> and he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be
> made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added
> unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more."
>
> WOW! lots of good stuff huh?!?! instead of picking
> something specific out for y'all to think about- i want you
> to read it over again and find something that sticks out to
> you, and then find some way to apply it to your life.
> for example, we shared with scripture with our investigator
> to show the importance of being grateful- the lord promises
> us to give us blessings, even 100 fold what we wouldve
> received! i also love the line "ye arel ittle
> children"...and how are little children supposed to act?
> might want to look at mosiah 3:19 and pick something to work
> on. and if something else besides those two examples
> stick out to you- its okay! work on it!
> ive seen such blessings here on the mission as i strive to
> become more like my savior, i got a long way to go but we
> make leaps instead of steps when we involve the atonement in
> working on our weaknesses.
>
> this is my testimony! i love you all and hope ya know,
> you're in my prayers every night... yes, i mean all of you!
>
> sister christison
Corrine. Mass Email 4/29/09
--- On Wed, 4/29/09, Corrine Christison wrote:
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> To: tc8lunch@yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009, 6:48 PM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
>
> spring has sprung in new york!!! the sacred grove has never
> looked more beautiful than when the trees are starting to
> bud and the flowers are opening their petals! i think
> spring has become my favorite season. what a marvelous
> example our mother earth sets for each of us in that each
> year, she takes the time to renew herself and make herself
> beautiful again (i think heavenly father did that on
> purpose!). yes, i know we already have the spring cleaning
> where we throw out old clothes, do a massive cleaning of the
> house, etc but do we do a spiritual spring cleaning? crazy?
> i think not! i read a quote by president eyring this week
> that said: "never think you have been taught enough,
> that you have listened long enough, that now it's your turn and
> time to rest" what if mother earth decided she had
> renewed long enough and she just wanted to take a rest this
> time. i know i wouldnt be happy with a year long winter
> (especially if it is a new york winter!) so, what are we
> going to renew this year? what are we going to weed out?
> what petals are we going to open up to the world to make it
> just that more beautiful? think about it. then do it!
>
> love y'all!
> sister christison
Daddy.. 4/29/09
from Corrine Christison m
date Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 6:41 PM
subject daddy!
DADDY!!!
i wont have time to hand write too many letters this week so i thought i would just send you a quick email!
i love you and hope that you are having a wonderful time down there in north carolina! its finally warming up here and its becoming springtime!! we go running every morning down to the sacred grove and walk through it. everyday it gets greener and greener. it is amazing to me how our father in heaven, through his son, created an earth which renews itself every year. we can take such an example from mother earth in that this spring season, we can take the opportunity to renew ourselves and our covenants. i spend my time teaching non members about the covenants made at baptism, and in the temples and i get the opportunity to strengthen members testimonies of those covenants theyve already made. so father of mine, i would encourage you to think about those covenants you made at baptism those many years ago, you covenanted to (as told to us in d&c 20) take up on you the name of christ, repent of all your sins, have a determination to serve him to the end, and to manifest by your works that you have recieved that witness by the holy ghost. i know that you turly were willing to do all those things when you decided to be baptized. and im so glad that you have such a strong testimony because i will never forget the first christmas we spent with you after you moved out and you said " i never want you kids to doubt that i dont know this church is true" i know you know that it is true and that has been such an anchor to me to hold on to. but, life gets hard doesnt it? it isnt always perfect and we are promised in helaman 5:12 that "WHEN (notice it doesnt say if) the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, WHEN all his hail and his might storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall". that rock is our savior and the best way to continually build that foundation on him is to remember those covenants we made to him and strive to keep them!
love you and cant wait to talk to you in less than two weeks! YAY!
sis c
Corrine. Mass Email - 4/22/09
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 1:19 PM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
>
> i hope all of you are having a wonderful week! this is
> going to be a real short email this week cause sadly, i dont
> have a lot of time.... preparation days certainly arent very
> "preparatory" :) oh well! i signed up to serve
> the lord so thats what im doing!
>
> we've been having a lot of rain lately, as have north
> carolina and utah (or so ive heard) so i thought this quote
> would be fitting. i have the wonderful chance to work with
> some of the best senior couples ever! (they work at the
> historic sites with us) and this was from an elder tolman
> from bancroft idaho. he told me, on one of the
> aforementioned gloomy days, "dont wait for the storms
> to pass, learn to dance in the rain!"
>
> so, since i love to dance in the rain, literally, i thought
> i would take his advice figuratively as well so thats my
> challenge to you- LEARN TO DANCE IN THE RAIN figuratively of
> course. i read a scripture in 1 nephi today which explains
> one way we can do this. nephi says: "wherefore, it was
> wisdom in the lord that we should carry them [the brass
> plates] with us, as we journeyed in the wilderness towards
> the lands of promise".
>
> so as we are journeying through the 'wildernesses'
> and 'storms' of life, carry the scriptures and READ
> THEM! and it will help us learn to dance our way through
> towards the 'land of promise'...
>
> sincerely,
> sister christison
>
> ps. if you are going to take elder tolman's advice
> literally, make sure its not lightening outside or anything like
> that! i would hate to be responsible for any injuries ;)
Corrine. Mass Email - 4/8/09
--- On Wed, 4/8/09, Corrine Christison wrote:
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 2:23 PM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
>
> was general conference not AMAZING?!?! i hope all of you
> had the chance to atleast watch a session of it. im not
> quite sure if its just good because im on a mission or what
> but the spirit was SO strong! there are so many talks i
> would love to tell you about but there is one in particular
> that i just LOVED! it was elder gary e stevenson's talk
> from sunday afternoon. he opened by saying "look, you
> are never lost if you can see the temple" and for all
> of you who heard my final talk- you know how much i love the
> temple! it is such such such a sacred place and i would
> encourage all of you to strive to be worthy to enter its
> sacred walls but what i want to talk about is what elder
> stevenson said later in his talk. he talke about the home-
> and how it can be as sacred as the temple is. so here are
> some questions we can ask ourselves "do you feel love
> in your home? is you sleeping area a place where you can
> kneel and pray? are your scriptures found in a place where
> they can be studied? is the conversation without contention
> and is uplifting?" this talk, as well as some of the
> homes ive been in in new york, have really helped me gain an
> appreciation for a home that is conducive to having the
> spirit. anyways, i dont want to make this email too long but
> just a commitment for you this week: think of the words to
> the song "i love to see the temple"... then
> substitute the word 'home' for 'temple'....
> now that you've sung it in your head like this.... do
> you feel that way when you think about home? do your
> children? grandchildren? whatever the case may be? if not,
> fix it! if so, fix it to be better!
>
> love,
> sister christison
>
> ps. its snowing today! new york weather is CRAZY!
>
>
Corrine. Funny Story - 4/15/09
Corrine Christison.
Apr 15
okay so are you ready for THE story of my mission? i figured i would send this to all of you via email so the story wouldnt be ruined for anyone... and, i didnt want to have to write or type it a million times!
okay, so last thursday was maundy thursday which is some lutheran part of the whole 'passover, good friday, easter' thing... not quite sure what its supposed to celebrate BUT the point is, sister clayton and i decided to go to the service with our investigator jane because we knew it would mean SO much to her (and it did). it was a lovely service, the choir sounded great and then it was time for communion. now in the catholic church, you can only take communion if you're catholic but the lutherans arent like that so jane asked if we wanted to join. we both exchange glances, not quite sure if there's a mission rule about this :) and we decide to go for it. we head up to the front where you kneel in front of this railing thing. the pastor came around breaking the bread (wonderful, whole wheat, very nice) next this lady comes around with cups full of this red juice. i take a glass and begin to put it up to my mouth...it smells a little funky but of course, being still 'corrine', i dont think anything of it.
meanwhile, my companion sister clayton is getting her glass, she's a little smarter than me so she pauses and while she pauses, our investigator jane nudges her and says "i forgot to tell you its wine!"... sister clayton hurries and puts her cup back and looks over to me... and alas, I HAD DRUNK THE WINE!!!!!!!!!!!!
I KNOW! I KNOW!!! the second it hit my mouth, my eyes got wide and i look over at sister clayton... what had i done!! i pondered for about thirty seconds trying to think of what to do: i mean, i cant spit it back out- that would be disrespectful so i just swallowed it. (ps. it tastes real nasty).
so alas, your daughter/sister broke the word of wisdom while taking communion at a lutheran church on her mormon mission. dont worry- i didnt drive home under the influence and no hangover the next morning! :) and yes, i prayed very very VERY hard that night for forgiveness!
see, i told it was the story of the mission!
sister christison
Corrine Mass Email - 4/01/09
--- On Wed, 4/1/09, Corrine Christison wrote:
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> To: tc8lunch@yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 12:01 PM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
>
> i got moved (once again)!! I"m now in Macedon New
> York- which is a tiny town just outside of Palmyra. I just
> wanted to take this opportunity to bear my testimony about
> what happening this weekend! We've spent this whole week
> inviting people to come listen to the prophet speak! HOW
> WONDERFUL it is to know that we have an inspired man of God
> leading us through these times of hardships! I talk with so
> many people who don't even know what a prophet is or why
> it would be important to have one but i am here to tell you
> that a prophet is a man who speaks on the behalf of God.
> and that it is SO important that we have a prophet on the
> earth today- that means that the windows of heaven are NOT
> CLOSED! it means that we have a father in heaven who loves
> us so dearly that he wanted to help us in this life. (and i
> could go on forever, but i know that y'all are busy so
> i'll just stop right there) :) so my challenge this
> week is to watch as many sessions of conference as possible.
> to listen for what these men and women 1. ask us to do
> 2. how we should
> do it
> 3. what the
> blessings are
> for doing it
>
> as we pay attention to these simple details... you'll
> be guided on how to better life our life like the Saviors!
>
> love,
> sister christison
Corrine Mass Email 3/19/09
From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> To: tc8lunch@yahoo.com
> Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 11:53 AM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
>
> i just wanted to say thank you for all the letters i've
> been getting! y'all truly are wonderful and they bring a
> HUGE smile to my face. it seems the longer you're on
> your mission- the shorter preparation day gets which means
> the less time you have to write letters but i have been
> getting them and a huge thanks for them!
>
> its kind of a long thought this week (sorry!) but ive had a
> lot on my mind since i'm coming to the end of my first
> six weeks on my mission so its a natural time for
> reflection. here are my thoughts:
>
> i love the mission. and i especially love knocking doors!
> who knew? but...the people in new york have such beautiful
> doors...and im not even kidding! it has been amazing for me
> to see how much your attitude can change something. a talk
> in church yesterday mentioned this. he talked about the
> jews in concentration camps in ww2 and how there were some
> who abandoned themselves to their circumstances while others
> chose to fight it! the freedom to choose our attitude is the
> last of the great human freedoms. we can choose how we
> feel... and the lord always wishes helps us with that. ive
> learned so much over these past six weeks how much help we
> truly do have. our heavenly father hasnt left us alone in
> this world but is like a parent who truly wants to help us
> in anyway that he can. but often, like a parent, you dont
> know how to help until your child says 'i need help.
> can you do this for me?' it is the same way with our
> father in heaven where, if we want his help in a certain
> way- ask him for that! my prayers every night consist of
> these pleadings with my father. i say 'father i need
> help with this. help me'.... more specifcally, at the
> beginning of my mission i would say 'heavenly father,
> please help me to like door knocking. i want to like it'
> and guess what? he answered that prayer by giving me this
> random sudden obsession with doors and how they look and
> what color they are! this may seem like a silly example and
> some might say it didnt come from my father but i know that
> it did. i testify to you that when we truly show him that we
> want to be better, and we ask for his help in being better,
> he will help us. often we just need to open our eyes to see
> that he already has.
>
> i hope you all are enjoying this spring season!! and dont
> forget that the prophet of the world is speaking to us
> soon!! this is momumental!
>
> love from new york,
> sister christison
Corrine.. mass Email 3/16/09
--- On Mon, 3/16/09, Corrine Christison wrote:
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> To: tc8lunch@yahoo.com
> Date: Monday, March 16, 2009, 11:44 AM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
>
> okay... so no, im not on a spanish speaking mission.. i
> just read the spanish book of mormon on my pday because it
> helps me understand the book of mormon in different ways
> than just reading the english one. for example... today i
> was reading 1 nephi chapter 4. it is the story in the book
> of mormon about nephi going back to get the plates from
> laban. in verse 6 it says " i was led by the spirit,
> not knowing beforehand the things which i should do".
> how when i read that verse in english i understand it to
> mean that nephi didnt know the future (and i always far away
> future). and not knowing beforehand means to me that he just
> didnt know, but he went anyways. for some reason, as i was
> reading that in spanish the word for beforehand was
> "antemano" which literally means before (ante)
> hand (mano). and it hit me, nephi didnt know anything!! ZIP!
> ZERO! ZILCH! there was a dark future ahead of him and he
> didnt even have a lantern to light his way but what did he
> do? he took one step forward. he ALLOWED the spirit to lead
> him. that is what we must do. this week especially, ive
> gained a testimony of how aware our heavenly father is of
> all his children- he knows where you are going to be, what
> you are going to do at a certain time of the day... so he
> leads people, sometimes missionaries, to where we need to be
> to touch those people. so i would invite you all to take
> Alma's counsel in alma 37:36-37 to "counsel with
> the lord in all thy doings" because ofttimes our future
> is as dark as nephi's was but nephi allowed the spirit
> to lead his life.... allow it to lead yours!
>
> from penfield,
> sister christison
Note to Dad.. 3/9/2009
so i wrote you snail mail but i thought id send you an email too....
my thought comes from an experience this week. we were out knocking doors and we had the chance to talk to some woman going into her door but she seemed not interested and just walked in. we proceeded to go to her neighbors (and thus crossing by her door) and one of her co-inhabitants jumped out and started screaming "repent ye!" ... literally, jumped out of the door! so while she was screaming, you could hear a dog barking and she just says "get 'em daisy!" (my companion flew about twenty feet because she hates dogs!) and from around the parked car came this little white ball of fluff (smaller than buddy!) with its high pitched bark just yipping at us! i almost died laughing!!!! so we of course turn and walk away with the lady screaming "repent ye" and something about hell. oh, i'll never forget daisy!! :)
read elder whirthlin's talk in the november ensign "come what may and love it"..... apply it to our lives!!! it truly has made this last week in my mission easier (you'll find out why in the letter)
love you!!!!!
sister christison
Corrine. 03/05/2009
--- On Thu, 3/5/09, Corrine Christison wrote:
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: mass email
> Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 3:04 PM
> HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!!!
>
> ps. i've now got two chapters under my belt in my
> spanish book of mormon. i'm getting there!
>
> so something exciting happened this week- i got emergency
> transferred! (which basically means i got moved at the time
> it wasnt scheduled for me to move). so the thing i've
> learned this week is that the lord works in mysterious
> ways... but, he always knows what he's doing. sure, it
> will be sad to leave the tiny town of waterloo, new york but
> it was not in vain- at least i hope not. the lord sometimes
> asks us to do things that did not fit in our timeline- or
> our plans of what we wanted to do but we must always do what
> he asks of us. BECAUSE the promised blessings are so much
> more than we can imagine- trust me! the lord knows what
> he's doing and we must have faith in that. there's a
> scripture in the book of mormon that says: "but behold,
> all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth
> all things".... what comfort this sentence gives! that
> our father in heaven, who prepares a way for us to do the
> things which he commands us (remember 1 nephi 3:7?) and that
> that path or way was created by someone who knows all
> things- he knows the intent of our hearts, our thoughts and
> our desires- so do not question but believe and trust in
> him!
>
> i hope all is going well with your lives and remember that
> we have a loving father in heaven who is mindful of all of
> us!
>
> sister christison
Valentines Day. 2009
>
> hermanas y hermanos!!!
>
> so i'm almost done with the first chapter of the
> spanish book of mormon! (thought i would share that with
> you) but mostly, i want to share my love for each and
> everyone of you! we truly are children of a father in
> heaven who loves us so much more than we can ever, and i
> mean ever, imagine. since ive been on my mission, i've
> discovered a love for people that i dont even know- the
> random person walking down the street- because i realized
> that they are my brothers and sisters and my heavenly father
> is their father too! and he loves them just as much as he
> loves me!
>
> LOVE IS A VERB! now i know valentine's day was a week
> or so ago but that doesnt' mean i cant talk about love.
> so go out there and love your neighbor-- it is the second
> greatest commandment!! someone at church mentioned
> "love is more than a feeling. love is a covenant we
> make in our heart and our mind".... so i urge you to
> make that covenant to love and then let at it!! its amazing
> the blessings you will recieve from it!
>
> sincerely,
> sister christison
Note to Dad.. 03/09/2009
Corrine Christison
to me
Mar 9
so i wrote you snail mail but i thought id send you an email too....
my thought comes from an experience this week. we were out knocking doors and we had the chance to talk to some woman going into her door but she seemed not interested and just walked in. we proceeded to go to her neighbors (and thus crossing by her door) and one of her co-inhabitants jumped out and started screaming "repent ye!" ... literally, jumped out of the door! so while she was screaming, you could hear a dog barking and she just says "get 'em daisy!" (my companion flew about twenty feet because she hates dogs!) and from around the parked car came this little white ball of fluff (smaller than buddy!) with its high pitched bark just yipping at us! i almost died laughing!!!! so we of course turn and walk away with the lady screaming "repent ye" and something about hell. oh, i'll never forget daisy!! :)
read elder whirthlin's talk in the november ensign "come what may and love it"..... apply it to our lives!!! it truly has made this last week in my mission easier (you'll find out why in the letter)
love you!!!!!
sister christison
Corrine. .. It finally SNOWED 2/29/2009
--- On Thu, 2/19/09, Corrine Christison wrote:
> From: Corrine Christison
> Subject: this is the mass email!
> Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 12:15 PM
> HERMANAS y HERMANOS!
>
> it finally snowed! my first snow fall in new york and
> though it didn't last very long, i was pleased :)
> i've seen so many miracles since i've been here but
> i want to share one with you- that might help us all get
> through those daily struggles called life (well, hopefully
> it will help).
>
> it was this past tuesday and we had three appointments fall
> through. the people either called to cancel or they werent
> home. i was so frustrated! but we were able to meet some
> people just walking down the street who wanted to hear about
> the gospel. because of this, we have at least three new
> people we are going to start teaching (hopefully!). the
> lesson i learned from this is that even though things
> don't go quite like you planned- our heavenly father
> always finds a way to help make our day a little bit better.
> there's a chorus to a song that i want to close with-
> and i want each of you to remember it and notice those
> little miracles everyday that, i assure you, happen.
> "so when i doubt
> and there's things
> i just cant figure out,
> i trust that god,
> is in control
> and i'll hold on
> to the things that i know"
>
> the gospel is true!
> sister christison
Corrine arrives NY 2/12/09
> HERMANAS y HERMANOS!!!!!!
>
> i'm here. in new york! i've never written an email
> like this before so this one will probably be pretty short.
>
> basically, im in the best mission in the whole world (no
> matter what anyone else says)! i got the chance to work at
> the smith farm yesterday. we have a replica (build on the
> real foundations) of the log home which the smith family
> first lived in when they arrived in palymra. my favorite
> part about that home is walking up the stairs to the top
> floor. in case some of you dont know, that is the room in
> which angel moroni appeared to joseph smith- probably right
> where i was standing! and i get to go there throughout my
> mission and bear my testimony of joseph smith. if you look
> out the window of my house, you can see the whitmer home-
> where the church was orgazined on april 6, 1830 (and also
> where the last pages of the book of mormon was translated)!
>
> okay, enough about my awesome mission! i wanted to share a
> thought i had this week. "do you have faith
> enough?" our mission president asked us this. i want
> each of you reading this email to ask yourself this. do we
> have faith enough to BELIEVE, not just in christ but in his
> words, in his promises, do we have faith enough to apply
> christ's atonement in our lives? do we have faith enough
> to do all that he asked us to do? i mean, "we are
> eternally indebted to our heavenly father, to render to him
> all that we have and are".... do we do that? do we have
> faith that if we follow this very prinicple that's found
> in mosiah 2:34, that heavenly father will still bless us,
> that we will provide for us? i challenge each of you to
> ponder this in your hearts and if the answer is "no, i
> dont have faith enough" (cause i know for me, sometimes
> i dont have that much faith) than to change it! do something
> to increase your faith in our savior and our father in
> heaven. i promise you your faith will increase!!
>
> the gospel is true, and i love all of you!
> sister c
>
> i'm here. in new york! i've never written an email
> like this before so this one will probably be pretty short.
>
> basically, im in the best mission in the whole world (no
> matter what anyone else says)! i got the chance to work at
> the smith farm yesterday. we have a replica (build on the
> real foundations) of the log home which the smith family
> first lived in when they arrived in palymra. my favorite
> part about that home is walking up the stairs to the top
> floor. in case some of you dont know, that is the room in
> which angel moroni appeared to joseph smith- probably right
> where i was standing! and i get to go there throughout my
> mission and bear my testimony of joseph smith. if you look
> out the window of my house, you can see the whitmer home-
> where the church was orgazined on april 6, 1830 (and also
> where the last pages of the book of mormon was translated)!
>
> okay, enough about my awesome mission! i wanted to share a
> thought i had this week. "do you have faith
> enough?" our mission president asked us this. i want
> each of you reading this email to ask yourself this. do we
> have faith enough to BELIEVE, not just in christ but in his
> words, in his promises, do we have faith enough to apply
> christ's atonement in our lives? do we have faith enough
> to do all that he asked us to do? i mean, "we are
> eternally indebted to our heavenly father, to render to him
> all that we have and are".... do we do that? do we have
> faith that if we follow this very prinicple that's found
> in mosiah 2:34, that heavenly father will still bless us,
> that we will provide for us? i challenge each of you to
> ponder this in your hearts and if the answer is "no, i
> dont have faith enough" (cause i know for me, sometimes
> i dont have that much faith) than to change it! do something
> to increase your faith in our savior and our father in
> heaven. i promise you your faith will increase!!
>
> the gospel is true, and i love all of you!
> sister c
Corrine. MTC 2/12/09
okay, here's the low-down: i arrived in new york on monday afternoon- we went straight to the sacred grove- amazing!!!! ive never been in a place more peaceful in my life.
anyways, tuesday morning i got my new companion/trainer. her name is sister silva. she's originally from brazil but she's lived in utah and italy (when her us citizenship goes through, she'll be a citizen of the us, brazil and italy! crazy!) anyways, she's been out for six months and is amazing! i have so much to learn from her- esp about how to love everyone unconditionally and she has sooo much charity towards everyone she meets!! its amazing! anyways, we taught two discussions my first night in waterloo, ny! crazy huh? we taught someone about the plan of salvation and its amazing- what a wonderful plan that is! dad, now i know you have a preach my gospel so my challenge for you this week is to start reading it- even if it has to be during your lunch break- or if its just a paragraph a day! there are so many treasures in it! will you do that for me? i promise you, the gospel will become so much real and that you will get the opportunity to study it indepth- yet simplicically! (i dont think thats a word but oh well!)
i wanted to tell you about the man i sat next to on the plane. his name was scott burns, he's a convert of about 23 years. he's also been sober and drug free for 23 years. he works for a construction company that helps build chapels for the church in north america so he flys all around, meeting members, etc. anyways, we had the chance to talk the whole flight about the gospel but more importantly, on how to overcome our trials. one of the things we talked about was the atonement of jesus christ. he bore such a humble testimony of the power of this precious gift that christ has given to us. it was a humble testimony because he knows that without it, his life wouldnt have been the same. the atonement is real, it has the power to cleanse our sins but more importantly, it has the power to allow christ to succor us. i want you to get out your scriptures tonight and read alma 7:11-13 because it is what the atonement is all about!
i wanted to share with you one more spiritual thought i've been pondering this week: "do we have faith enough?" enough for what you may ask. think about the disciples of christ- they saw and heard the son of god yet judas sold him for 30 pieces of silver, peter denied him, and thomas doubted the power of his word. we dont have the privilege of seeing christ, in this life, but hopefully, if we have faith enough, we can be like paul in 2 corinthians 5:6-7 and have confidence to stand and say "we walk by faith, not by sight". i know that is something i want, and its something im going to dedicate my whole mission to- building up my faith so that i do have faith enough- faith enough to believe christ and the promises he has given me, faith enough to study his words in the scriptures, and most importantly, faith enough to do the things he's asked me to do.
i love you, and love this gospel!
sister c
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