We went to the
We had a pretty good week in terms of the work goes! We
had some good visits and a really great lesson with Rachel! It was a
beautiful day so we decided to go to the park for our lesson, it was a
little windy but sunny! ☀️ We taught about the law of
chastity, and it went super great! We read a talk given at General Conference by
Elaine S. Dalton called "Remember Who You Are!" Such a great
talk! It talks all about how we as women are standing for virtue when we choose
not to listen to what the world says about us, but what God says about
us. She talks about how true beauty, the kind that lasts, comes from
developing the attributes of Jesus Christ, and when we do that we have
his image in
our countenances and it shines out of us. She also tells
the story of a prince who was kidnapped and subjected to every vile
thing imaginable because his captors New that if they could
destroy him morally he would not become the king. But he never gave
into temptation and when they asked him why he had such great
moral strength he said simply "I cannot do what you ask,
for I was born to be a king." I love that! He knew who he was and what
his identity was even though his captors didn't treat him as such. I know
that Rachel felt the Spirit tell her that she is a precious daughter
of God. It's been amazing to see her confidence and self esteem
increase as she comes back to church! The Spirit shines out of her
countenance now more than it did when I met her 3 months ago. She makes
choices every day that bring her closer to God, like reading her scriptures
when she's on break at work
and reading the children's version of the Book of Mormon to her daughter at night, she is becoming more
and more beautiful not only spiritually, but physically as well,
and she's so much happier!
Also, one of our ward mission leaders gave a great
analogy on Sunday in our Gospel Principles class! He is a runner (🏃🏻😄👍🏻)
and he just signed up to run a 100 mile race in October, and as
part of it he was required to volunteer to help in another 100 mile
race as a volunteer at an aid station. He was positioned at mile
64, so when runners came in they asked them "what do you
need??" And the runners say "I need this, this, this and this!" And
they get them the hydration or calories or electrolytes they need so they
can keep going.
For us, there are people and places in our lives who act
as aid stations. Places we go or people we talk to when we need
to refuel and recharge. We also have the opportunity to be aid stations
for other people. We can help in the missionary effort by
exemplifying Christ, being genuinely here to serve people like our neighbors
and our coworkers.
I'm so grateful for this gospel because I don't know
where I would be without it. My relationship with my Savior is the most
valuable thing I have and I'm so grateful that I've been able to focus
on developing it for the past 16 months! I know it will support me and
help sustain me for the rest of my life, and I'm grateful for all the
people that God has placed in my life as "aid stations" to help
me reach this point. I couldn't be happier with what I'm doing and
where I'm at right now. I know that Jesus Christ lives and he sees the
potential and the true identity of each and every one of us, and he
is more than willing to help us reach it!
I love you all so much and I hope you have an amazing
week!!
Love,
Sister Abby Martinez
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