Living in our little community of 20 sisters and cutie grandparents, I often forget what the outside world is like. We live in such a dreamy place! One day, as Sister Smith and I were cooling off after sprinting up the hill to show our tour the temple, the bushes rustled and out popped...
AN ELDER. And then another one. And another one. They kept on a coming.
Haven't seen one of those in person in a hot minute.
And the minute that we did see them was rather unfortunate, I was quite sweaty from our uphill run in the heat of the day. #modestishottest
This week! I learned to love! Saying that you love someone is one thing and actually loving them is another. Tea: I struggled with one sister and as I tried to figure how to be better, I remembered the words of Elder Gleave's email: "Pray for it. Work for it. Live for it." I prayed for love. I worked for love. I lived to love this sister. And as I focused my efforts on loving her, I found my heart softened and full of compassion and admiration for her. Christ loves first; it is up to us to be the ones who actively love, regardless of how it is reciprocated.
Love. That really is what the gospel is all about! One word that means so much when it is put to action.
So take a minute today. Think of someone that you can love and reach out to them. The Lord works through us, I full heartedly believe that He places people in our lives for a reason.
I wish I could implant the feelings that I have had here! Ezra Taft Benson said "I feel that I have been walking on sacred ground in Kirtland and my soul is subdued and my feelings rather tender. There is no other Church History location that is more important than Kirtland." Ohio is where people learned that they are children of God, that God is our loving Heavenly Father. I am so grateful that we have this knowledge, that truth is what gets me through every day!
Love big! Love hard!
Sister Rex
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| 2 MONTHS AS SISTER REX!!! Martinelli's on the beach at sunset for the WIN. *clink!* I'm a sucker for those blue skies. |
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| Oh these skirts? Yeah, we made them #seamstress |
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| I'm not crying, you are. The senior couples get my heart melting! |
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| Yeah the [sisters] round here, drinking their ice cold [water] talkin bout [Christ] talkin bout [life] |
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| Add I've had a big problem with accents, I really don't know what my real voice is anymore. But these two are training me out of it, they grab me whenever it slips out! |
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| My whole crew! Felt like an extended family gathering lolol |
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| No one ever crushes a jumping pic the first time around. But please note the two patriotic girls in the center, in almost perfect sync. Working on our squat jumps! |
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