11/24
Lets
see--quick recap of this weeks happenings!
· Lots of finding and teaching (: Finally got to
see Nick again, and he's working for a January baptism!
· Random things came up--having to get our oil
changed, driving all over the mission to help the sisters on bike, a surprise
MLC with Elder Garns, etc!
· Exchanges; I was in a bike area, and
everything possible seemed to go wrong with the bike, so we had to re-plan
everything to be walking distance haha. It was an adventure! Fun day (:
What's been really
standing out to me lately is how important it is to be diligent in keeping the
commandments at all times, not just when it's convenient or we feel like it.
Not even weighing the cost of obedience--just doing it and being committed to
obedience.
Acting.
Even when doubts are
there. Doubt is a feeling, but true faith chooses to act even in the presence
of doubt.
The only safety
we have is staying with God! Just stay with Him, and keep doing the
basic faith-promoting things: church attendance, prayer, and reading the
scriptures. He will ensure our progression and growth.
If our lives are
centered on Christ, nothing can go permanently wrong.
The gospel challenges
us to become something. We become through repentance.
Repentance is our link to the power of the Atonement. This power and grace has
the ability to change our very natures.
I've experienced
firsthand over and over that real changing power. I think that's one of my very
favorite and most comforting things about the gospel--the fact that we can
always progress and change. Our weaknesses are not permanent. The sting of
sacrifice is always worth it. The deepest hurt and confusion can be wiped away.
Becoming a disciple of Christ is soo much better than not becoming
one. God ensures our safety and eternal progression as we are obedient,
repentant, and humble. That's the core of the gospel.
I'm just learning so
much. I could go on and on! I always feel like there's nothing noteworthy about
my week, other than all the spiritual lessons God is teaching me haha. He is SO
GOOD to me! And all of us! I'm happy to feel like my real, true, deeply rooted
conversion is coming about.
Working so hard
these last few weeks. I'm absolutely overwhelmingly blessed. Grateful to have
this Thanksgiving week to really focus on gratitude, and I hope you all have
the same opportunity!
Sending my love from
sunny California,
Sister Bishop
Sister Bishop
Fun
fact: there are always shopping carts and toilets EVERYWHERE on the streets.
Who knows why. Had to laugh when we saw them combined (:
Mexican food courtesy
of Rebeca!
Some members in our
ward are little people--they have these custom made little couches (:
We got name cards at a
special MLC with the Area Seventy, Elder Garns, last night!
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