DAD MOM RYAN RACHELLE LIZA EMMA and my dear friends
What a tender mercy of our Lord! Lexi was able to escort Melissa into the MTC?! Heavenly Father is so good. That warms my heart. And Chloe and Ashboy are great!
This week has been hard but incredible. I don't even know really where to begin except that I am so grateful. I love our Heavenly Father. I am so grateful for this precious opportunity to grow and to love, to endure and to become. I love trials. I am so grateful for them! Elder Orson F Whitney said "No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted... All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable... it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we come here to acquire." I am so very blessed, far more than I ever will deserve. I have felt angels round about me, I have felt my Savior walking beside me, and I have felt the love of our Father in Heaven.
Through the grace of our Savior, our Father has performed miracles in this area. Warrenton 1st is incredible! I love the members here, I love the people. This land is beautiful, even with the dead of winter. From 1 new investigator in 4 weeks, to 6 new in 1 week, Heavenly Father is so graciously allowing Sister Smith and I to find and teach some of His remarkable and perfectly prepared children. It has been marvelous to witness, to experience, and to be a part of.
Steven is this incredible 17 year old boy, who has endured through many awful and devastating trials. He has lost his brother, father, and uncle to death in 3 months time and has struggled with many other heartbreaks and tragedies. I am in awe of his strength and his faith. When he heard about early morning seminary, he decided to take the initiative and showed up on his own. For 4 weeks, he has attended every day. And not only does he attend, but he is actively involved in the lessons. The Whitesides, this incredible family, have taken him into their arms and we've had the privilege to meet him and to share with him the precious and merciful plan of our loving Father in Heaven. What a privilege it is to know him and to grow with him.
I love you dearly!
SISTER JULIA JEPPSEN
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| Sister Smith |
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| Todd is incredible. He's the man we found my first day, walking down the long dirt road |
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| Marshall :) Guess where we found him - MACOODODONALDOS!!! Eating our most delcious ice cream cones |
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| Storybook chairs + my inheritance from Sister Rozsa, the dictionary of life |
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| Steven and the Whitesides! |
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