High 5!
1. SKYPE! It was SO fun seeing my family and talking to them
for a little while! Everyone looks so grown up and happy and I can't believe
that was it until I'm home! Thanks to everyone who was there :)
2. Joseph was baptized! We had such a spiritual day on
Saturday! The best part was when Joseph bore his testimony at the end. There
was not a dry eye! Our hearts are full and SO grateful to him for giving us the
opportunity to taste of how much love Heavenly Father has for each of His
children.
3. We had MLC this week! We learned a lot and have A LOT of
work to do but are excited about it. Sister Ropelato and I got to give a
training to our zone the next morning and it went really well :)
4. Jennifer and Warren were passed to us from Los Lunas this
week because of boundary changes. Their family has been coming to church for a
couple years now. The kids are baptized but we are waiting for them to get
married before their baptism. Keep them in your prayers!
5. Last night we had Family Home Evening with a new family
in our ward, also from Los Lunas. It was fun to get to know them and the
FUNNIEST thing happened right before we went to leave...their front door was
open and a bird flew in their house! They have 4 little boys and they were all
shooting at it with nurf guns and bow and arrows. The dad finally caught it in
mid air after it trapped itself into a bedroom. Pictures to come!
Down Low, 2 Slow
1. Brandon dropped us this week :( NOOO.
2. It's getting hotter outside and all the cockroaches think
it's okay to live with us.
Elder Christofferson gave a talk in October 2008 General
Conference about building and strengthening Zion. In D&C 115:5-6 it says,
"Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that they light may be
a standard for the nations; And that the gathering together upon the land of
Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the
storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the
whole earth." We all have a role in making where we stand a defense
against the adversary and a refuge for others in our lives who may be
lost.
Much of the work to be done in establishing Zion consists in
our individual efforts to become the pure in heart. Some ideas on how to
constantly magnify this duty is to always remember the Savior, and make a
pledge of obedience, sacrifice, and consecration. Each of us should prayerfully
consider if we are doing ALL we can, or just getting by with what we think we
can. We truly can do and be more than we think, especially in regards to
missionary work.
Recalling Elder Neal a. Maxwell's phrase, which I've quoted
before, let us once and for all establish our residence in Zion and give up the
summer cottage in Babylon. I know that Jesus Christ is the King of Zion.
God speed!
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