Mission Calls and Starting Blogs
Hey friends!
So this blog is dedicated to the miracles in my life!
I was at institute tonight where my sub talked about how for the past 9 years she kept a journal where she wrote down a miracle everyday since her husband got diagnosed with cancer. It made me think about how many miracles I see everyday that are simply forgotten. We have this "faith basket" that is constantly getting filled, but I forget most of them on a daily basis.
The Lord reminds us to remember over and over and over in the scriptures. The Book of Mormon is full of chapters and experiences of real people remembering what the Lord had done for their fathers during the hard times. They look back to help them move forward. He gives us similar faith building experience to help us get through the hard times. To be able to remember ourselves how much the Lord loves us.
"God's will is always in our favor"
A miracle as it says in the Bible Dictionary is a response to faith. Miracles do not create faith, but build upon what is already there inside each of us. Christ usually asks a question of faith before performing any miracle. Miracles are a part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. If miracles cease it is because faith has ceased.
For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith. Ether 12:12
I want to be able to remember the things the Lord does for me whether they be big or small. There are so many people in my life who live, breathe, and show their faith every single day. The people around me are usually the biggest miracles in my life and where I receive the most answers to my prayers.
I can't guarantee that this blog will be any good. Some days the miracle might just be that there is a Sodalicious a block away or that I found time to watch my favorite episode of the Office. Just because it is simple... doesn't mean it isn't miraculous. That's just life, but that okay.
The Lord always has his arm extended... we just have to be watching for it.
So today, I want to talk about my dear friend Nessa. She was one of my first friends when I moved to Utah after my mission. She stopped me from walking into my complex by asking me if I was a dancer cause she noticed I had long legs. So random, but so Nessa. I have watched her blossom into such a spiritual giant which she already was in the first place. She is literally one of the kindest people I have ever met. She can literally light up a room with her smile and make EVERYONE feel loved. It is one of her many, many gifts.
In December, she came into my apartment delivery cookies (typical her) and told me she was going on a mission. She told me that night that I was one of the people who inspired to go out in the first place. This humbled me beyond belief and I just cried. It was a very overwhelming feeling and a huge answer to prayer. Especially, since I was having such a rough time. To this day, it has been one of the most touching things anyone has every said to me.
Tonight, exactly a year ago to the day of me finding out that I had to come home suddenly from my mission; I got to watch her open her mission call to Nicaragua. She is going to radiate the light of Christ and be such a fantastic missionary because she already knows what it means to serve others. She serves everyone out of love. I love her so much and I am so proud of her. If I had never come home when I did, I never would have moved to Utah in the summer and had met Nessa who has permanently touched my heart.
Scripture of the Day:
Luke 10:38-42
Watch her open her call here!
So this blog is dedicated to the miracles in my life!
I was at institute tonight where my sub talked about how for the past 9 years she kept a journal where she wrote down a miracle everyday since her husband got diagnosed with cancer. It made me think about how many miracles I see everyday that are simply forgotten. We have this "faith basket" that is constantly getting filled, but I forget most of them on a daily basis.
The Lord reminds us to remember over and over and over in the scriptures. The Book of Mormon is full of chapters and experiences of real people remembering what the Lord had done for their fathers during the hard times. They look back to help them move forward. He gives us similar faith building experience to help us get through the hard times. To be able to remember ourselves how much the Lord loves us.
"God's will is always in our favor"
A miracle as it says in the Bible Dictionary is a response to faith. Miracles do not create faith, but build upon what is already there inside each of us. Christ usually asks a question of faith before performing any miracle. Miracles are a part of the gospel of Jesus Christ. If miracles cease it is because faith has ceased.
For if there be no faith among the children of men God can do no miracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith. Ether 12:12
I want to be able to remember the things the Lord does for me whether they be big or small. There are so many people in my life who live, breathe, and show their faith every single day. The people around me are usually the biggest miracles in my life and where I receive the most answers to my prayers.
I can't guarantee that this blog will be any good. Some days the miracle might just be that there is a Sodalicious a block away or that I found time to watch my favorite episode of the Office. Just because it is simple... doesn't mean it isn't miraculous. That's just life, but that okay.
The Lord always has his arm extended... we just have to be watching for it.
So today, I want to talk about my dear friend Nessa. She was one of my first friends when I moved to Utah after my mission. She stopped me from walking into my complex by asking me if I was a dancer cause she noticed I had long legs. So random, but so Nessa. I have watched her blossom into such a spiritual giant which she already was in the first place. She is literally one of the kindest people I have ever met. She can literally light up a room with her smile and make EVERYONE feel loved. It is one of her many, many gifts.
In December, she came into my apartment delivery cookies (typical her) and told me she was going on a mission. She told me that night that I was one of the people who inspired to go out in the first place. This humbled me beyond belief and I just cried. It was a very overwhelming feeling and a huge answer to prayer. Especially, since I was having such a rough time. To this day, it has been one of the most touching things anyone has every said to me.
Tonight, exactly a year ago to the day of me finding out that I had to come home suddenly from my mission; I got to watch her open her mission call to Nicaragua. She is going to radiate the light of Christ and be such a fantastic missionary because she already knows what it means to serve others. She serves everyone out of love. I love her so much and I am so proud of her. If I had never come home when I did, I never would have moved to Utah in the summer and had met Nessa who has permanently touched my heart.
Scripture of the Day:
Luke 10:38-42
Watch her open her call here!
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