--- 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!
>
>
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