Mis aprendizajes :)‏

Okie dokie, so this last week was a huge week of learning with meetings and General Conference and all that went down here and I realized I had passed up my quarter mark so I felt like writing about a bit of the learning from the mission but mostly this week:) 

1. When mom would always said as a kid "milk is not for drinking when you are thirsty, have a glass of water" She was right! that stuff is expensive and its like gold in our apartment. 

2. I used to hate studying. Now I love it!! The Lord loves those who will seek and find! and He loves those who will spend their time searching in "the best books". Mosiah 18:26 studying is important. 

3. I used to think if I had to wear pants everyday I would die! I'm doing just fine;) But I think robes would be better D&C 29:12

4. I used to hate using my bike and loved the car. Its the other way around now bike days are miracle days. Matt 21:5 

But those are all minor lessons in  comparison to a lesson learned this week from Scott and his family. This week Scott has entirely turned a 180. Earlier this week Scott finally opened up the Book of Mormon and has read the first several chapters for the first time again. On the one year anniversary of his mothers death this weekend he said it was going to be a sad day for him, but he decided "I figure my mom would be watching so I guess I will" and he spent six hours watching General Conference and the world report and then four hours the next day watching! In General Conference they talked about how God loves all of His children equal - that is a fact! When the scriptures talk about the 1 lost sheep from the 99 that is him. In the last week of the month when he had ran out of food almost completely, they fed us every night and sent us home with food for lunch! Scott said he liked a talk about family council from General Conference and that night he texted us saying that they would be reading and praying as a family. Something we've been trying to get them to do for a long time. He watched another with us about repentance and going to the temple and he said "I like that, I really want to go back" So he called his old bishop to check he still had the priesthood and then called the bishop in town to meet with him. Now he plans to baptize his wife and be sealed in the temple. The blessing of repentance are endless! I have never seen so many smiling faces in their home! Slowly but surely the rest of the family is coming along but for Scott it is as with Mosiah. "And Scott cried with a voice, saying: Yea, I believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto me; and also, I know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in me, or in my heart, that I have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually." 

I know the power of the Book of Mormon does change lives. As Elder Riding and I have used it more and more to teach we've seen the change. You truly are filled with the Spirit when you read with intent from the Book of Mormon. Scott has been another living example of this to me! I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has Christ at the helm and is being lead by a true prophet today. Without a doubt the opportunity to repent continually is the greatest blessing;because Christ has paid the price in full, each child of our Father in Heaven can return home one day to be together, perfect, with Christ. It is my desire that everyone would just read with an open heart the Book of Mormon, and come to know for themselves the joy it brings to our lives. Search. Ponder. Pray. That easy. I love you all so much have a great week! 

The Gulf of Mexico!

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