My sweet family and friends,
Happy New Year! What a privilege it is to be serving the Lord for the next year of my life!!
Oh my there are too many good things this week, but never enough time to fully express how grateful I am for them. We
are doing well and are really progressing with the people in Green Valley.
Hopefully we'll have a few baptisms by the end of this transfer. But
it's really the simple accomplishments that I find most incredible.
Sister Valeli and Sister Bull are both struggling with very different
things. Growth and progression are SLOW.
But, the amazing thing is that
the atonement has completely encompassed my world. I look at the self
assessment in Adjusting to Missionary Life (a checklist of all the things that a missionary could struggle with physically, emotionally, and spiritually) and feel that I should be
marking off each box, but I find that I can't even select one because
Jesus Christ has already lightened my burden. Not saying that I don't
have difficult days or moments where I am completely exhausted, but I
know the Savior is carrying me to where I feel strength, comfort, and a
perseverance to continue each day.
You truly don't understand the strength you have within until you're put in the right situations. And this is one of mine! "Through the incessant din and drumbeat of our day, may we strive to see Christ at the center of our lives, of our faith, and of our service. That is where true meaning lies. And if some days our vision is limited or our confidence has waned or our belief is being tested and refined—as surely it will be—may we then cry out the louder, “Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.” I promise with apostolic fervor and prophetic conviction that He will hear you and will say, soon or late, “Receive thy sight: thy faith hath saved thee.”
What a comforting truth, and it has filled my heart with feelings of love and a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7!
Sister Lynam