Feb 12 at 9:36 PM
I need to work out more.
And stop eating junk food. We've eaten so much ice cream. And cake. But we will
do better this week.
Birthday Cake! Yay, Elder Cable....!
I feel like this week
wasn't super exciting, except for Sunday. We got to teach the Young Women,
there was a ward 식사 (meal) after church, and Elder Yamashita came!
(See "Be Ambitious for Christ" talk in October 2016 General
Conference.) He is an adorable Japanese man, and his wife is also cute.
Both of their talks were really good! Also, our investigator, who is ill right
now, came to church, because she is a peach. A real gem. She didn't stay the
entire time, which is good, because she looked like she was about to die, but
we're really glad she came!
Wow. I honestly don't
remember this week. I guess sometimes time goes by quickly, and other times it
really doesn't. But that's okay! More time for the spiritual thought. ^_^
While preparing for the
Young Women class we were teaching on Sunday, we decided to talk about the
Atonement. (Always a good subject to study/discuss/deeply ponder...) In
brainstorming ideas for what we would say, I was reminded of the talk that
President Hinckley gave one year in which he told a parable about the
Atonement. ( https://www.lds.org/liahona/2000/12/the-wondrous-and-true-story-of-christmas?lang=eng )
I think I cry every time I read the last paragraph:
“Off came Tom’s coat,
and after five strokes the rod broke! The teacher bowed his head in his hands
and thought, ‘How can I finish this awful task?’ Then he heard the class
sobbing, and what did he see? Little Jim had reached up and caught Tom with
both arms around his neck. ‘Tom, I’m sorry that I stole your lunch, but I was
awful hungry. Tom, I will love you till I die for taking my licking for me!
Yes, I will love you forever!’”
My favorite parts about
this are the fact that the rod broke, and Jim's words to Tom at the very end.
When Christ atoned for us, the "rod" broke: the pain and the
suffering of every person's sins, sadness, and hurt, though immense, was not
enough to break Him. And how much I can't wait to be Jesus' Jim. Isn't it going
to be cool to be able to give Him a hug and thank Him? It sounds cheezy,
absolutely, but it's good motivation for me: If I want to feel comfortable
enough in His presence when I do see Him, especially to the point where I'll want to
thank Him, I need to keep following Him now. Good thing He told us how to do
that! What a gift the gospel of Jesus Christ is. I know
that sounds broad, and maybe even a little vague, but here's what it comes down
to:
Have faith in
Jesus Christ, that He's your Savior, that He loves you, and that through
Him you can become better than you are;
Repent (i.e. change your
thoughts, desires, and actions to be more in line with His will);
Be baptized, and
once you've done that, partake of the Sacrament each week; go
to Sacrament meeting repentant and ready to be better during the next
week; aren't we glad that it's every week and not less often!);
Receive the gift of
the Holy Ghost (and live worthy of His presence);
Endure to the End (Rinse
and repeat!)
When we live our lives
that way, we can not only be happy in this life, but we can be happy in the
next (which basically just means forever). Yay Jesus!
I hope you all have a
good week!
Love,
Sister Chun
Elder Cable & Elder Burdet . . . Just creepin'!
Kitchen!
Fridge!
Our study room!
Living room, sleeping room, and Sister Engerbretsen...!
Washing machine!
Our weird storage room that will get moldy if we don't leave the outside door open a crack...
Look at these terrifying animals!
Yay, Meat Market!
