August 31, 2009

From: Corrine Christison
Subject: mass email
Date: Monday, August 31, 2009, 11:02 AM
HERMANAS Y HERMANOS!!
isnt life good? i mean, really, if you sat down and counted all your blessings.... life is good! everyday that we wake up is a good day (as one gentleman at church told my companion and i as we asked him how he was doing)!!

so, im not sure if you remember, but my mission president has asked all the missionaries to read the book of mormon in 6 weeks... we are getting down to the last 2 weeks and thankfully, im on track! i started in the middle of the book of mormon, so last week i finished it and am starting from the beginning. man! do i love this book! if there is anyone who is reading this that has not picked up a book of mormon in a long while-- i strongly suggest you do!! my good mood i'm apparently in, guessing by the tone of this letter,... is due to the book of mormon! NO JOKE!
i read a scripture today that surely brightened it! 1 nephi 18:21.... lehi and his family are on the boat, headed for the americas, when laman and lemuel decided to bind nephi up. of course the lord wasnt very happy about that so he caused a mighty (and im talking mighty) storm to come upon them. finally, the brothers let nephi go and what did he do... just as verse 21 says: "and it came to pass that i prayed unto the lord; and after i had prayed the winds did cease, and the storm did cease, and there was a great calm". i have felt like that recently... that as ive poured my soul out to the lord in prayer, he has calmed the sea and the mighty winds..... the winds are still there- but just not as big.

gosh i do love the lord and all that he does for me! and i KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that he'll do the same thing for YOU, if you'll just pour your heart out to him in prayer.... however, just remember: "sometimes the lord calms the sea, and sometimes he calms the sailor"

i hope all y'all have a wonderful week and have some warmer weather than what we are having here.... high 60s with a low of 40. what the mess is that about?!?! :)

sister christison