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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