August 10, 2009

From: Corrine Christison
Subject: mass email
Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 10:43 AM

HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!
my limited spanish skills came into use this week when i had to give a tour at the joseph smith farm in espanol... thank goodness one of them could interpret as well or else it wouldve been painful! oh well, maybe i really should brush up on my past-tense verbs.... well, i hope that everyone's first week of august was delightful! i know mine sure was...it finally got above 80
for more than one day in a row... and it didnt rain! CRAZY! just in time for fall to begin :)
our mission president, the man in charge of all the missionaries here in western new york, gave us a challenge to read the whole book of mormon in 6 weeks! that is 13 pages a day!!!!!! as you can imagine, we are all frantically trying to read out of that book every chance we get and you know what? its been an incredible experience! i truly know what nephi was urging us all to do when he says "FEAST upon the words of christ". i mean think about it, at thanksgiving or christmas, during our feasts, arent we all just stuffing out faces? i know i am! :) that is how our scripture reading should be-- whether it be out of the bible or the book of mormon. anyways, just a small lesson learned this week!

ENJOY AUGUST WHILE ITS HERE (its the best month of the year!)
sister christison

ps. just a promise from one of the seventy, elder yoshihiko kikuchi on "feasting upon the words of christ" daily, he says: "i know from personal expereince the spiritual power that can flow into yourl ife... you will feel the love of god and a cleansing, purifying regeneration of your spirit. you will experience moments of revelation, when the spirit whispers to your spirit what you need to do to be a better father, a better mother, a better son or daughter, a better disciple of jesus christ"