Soooo.....I typed up this HUGEEEEEE email, like 4 pages long, bearing my heart and soul about my testimony and about conference and my week. And it all got deleted.
Luckily, my loving companion let me use the rest of her 30 minutes of email time once she finished emailing her family. I love her. She is so sweet. She is Alicia Alley or Hermana Alley from Indianappolis Indiana, going to the Provo Utah Spanish speaking mission. She is SO SWEET and we have the best laughs and get along so well. The other two sisters in our district, Hermanas Brown and Moffat, arre THE BOMB. They're our roommates and the four of us have the BEST times together. We have the best laughs and always say "Christmas cards for life, kay guys!?" We grow closer and closer as a district every day. We have AWESOMe elders who we LOVE TO DEATH. We are already planning our "MTC" reunions for when we get home. We have the best times. I. Love. Them.
This morning in the temple I was thinking about the sacred covenants I've made to my Heavenly Father. Growing up it was always like, "Well, If I make wrong choices, it just means me missing out on opportunities for happiness and the chance to fulfill my potential. I really just felt kind of responsible to myself, and many times I didn't hold myself very accountable. But now that I've made these sacred promises and have given my Heavenly Father my word to do what He asks me to do, I can't go against that. Breaking rules and choosing not to live up to my covenants means being held accountable to God. That's kind of a big deal. When I choose to be somewhat obedient, deciding what rules I'd like to follow and which rules I think are dumb, Satan really does have power over me. I get depressed and lose hope and vison and forget my purpose and what it's like to be happy. But when I choose to be dilligent in keeping my word to my Heavenly Father, I am filled with the Spirit. I know who I am and I am blessed with motivation and happiness and an unbreakable desire to do my Heavenly Father's will. Nothing can stop me. EXACT obedience is drilled into us here in the MTC, because they are trying to prepare us to be able to have the Spirit constantly and be as happy and powerful as we can be, keeping us safe from Satan's clutches. I LOVED President Uchtdorf's talk about "Five Things to Never Forget." It reminded me that Heavenly Father knows our weaknesses and knows that we aren't perfect, and He is very patient with us as we learn. He knows we are going to make mistakes. That's how we learn. That's why He blessed us with His Son, Jesus Christ. As soon as we want to be better and we change our behavior, we give the past to him and walk away into the future, full of joy and love. Without the Savior's suffering for us, this would be impossible. We would sin even once and be miserable forever and we wouln't be able to learn and grow at all. I love my Heavenly Father and my Savior and can't wait to tell this truth to all of His children who are hurting! They need it!
That's SO AWESOMe that Linny is telling friends about who she is and what she stands for! Tell her to keep it up and encourage the other kids to do the same, to be not ashamed of this wonderful truth that blesses their lives with happiness and makes them the wonderful people they are today!
I thought you said Daddy's "CRAP" machine. I laughed so hard. That's so awesome that it's helping him to sleep better and have more energy! That makes me so happy!
I thought about what you talked about with that Catholic mom, about raising your kids on the enemy's territory. As long as you as a mother are striving to have the Spirit constantly and you work hard to make your home an environment of love where the Spirit can ALWAYS dwell, the kids will turn out okay. As long as you maintain a home that lives the gospel through weekly church attendance, WEEKLY FAMILY HOME EVENING, daily scripture study and family/individual prayer, the kids will remember your example of love for the rest of their lives and reguardless of the road bumps we all have in life, they'll turn out okay. That's all that matters.
BTW dearElder.com is the way to go in terms of you sending me mail. They are given to me the same day if not the day after you send them, and then I can use my 30 mins every Monday soley for typing to you rather than cutting into that half hour by having to read my mail first. So dearElder.com is definitely better! I'm so glad you knew about it!
We are always told "Obedience brings blessings. EXACT obedience brings miracles." And it's true. When I'm not exactly obedient, I am actually as unhappy as I would be if I had sinned! But when I am EXACTLY obedient, I am so full of the Spirit and can teach effectively and I am SO HAPPY.
I miss you all so much. I think of you often and always remember your examples. I would not be where I am today, on a mission, if I had not been raised in a loving home where I was taught the gospel and for the incredible love and examples of extended family. Never forget who you are and what is most important, and don't let Satan deceive you, because he tries to every minute of every day. Don't let him into your life. Be EXACTLY obedient and it is promised that he will have no power over you.
I miss you all and am so thankful for your prayers and fasting! IT WORKS and I NEED IT. Thank you!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!!!
PS: Thank you so much for the conference weekend special package!!!! It made my whole weekend!!!!!!
LOVE,
Hermana Wadsworth
(Kelsie)
:)
PS I loved the talk about the spirit of Elijah, how importannt family history work is. I've met two elder wadsworths here atthe MTC who MUST be related somewhere down the line. My patriarical blessing talks all about being so involved in my family history and I can't wait to hit the ground running with it when I get home! I encourage you to get very invovled in yours and others' family history!!!!
KAY LOVE YOU!!!! talk to you next monday!!!! :)
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