Me: "Okay guys just one more round. Winner takes all."
Sister Hansen: "Winner takes PRAYER."
The table went wild. Classic missionaries.
While we ooohed and laughed about it, prayer really is better than any winnings!
At the Morley Farm we have a prayer order, but when we play our games, the winner GETS to say the prayer. Because that's what prayer is, a reward! As much as we pray, I find myself constantly having to remind myself the power of prayer. We should pray for people, we should pray for guidance, we should pray for specifics because God is in the details. He hears and answers every single prayer, even though the answers are never what we expect.
Every single one of the sisters here is incredible, but every single one of them is different. With changes in companionships starting today, President Isaac told us to "Ask the Lord. Inquire of Him and ask for guidance in getting to know and love your new sisters. He knows them and He knows you." A new companion gives me a new opportunity to trust Heavenly Father and pray to help me get to know and love her.
We are all winners because there is no limit to prayer! "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
Little update: we now have 3 designated movie nights a week, learned karate (SO EMPOWERING), memorized part of the Living Christ, told ourselves we were going to limit our treats and then had ice cream, made banana cake, indoor s'mores, chocolate cake and scotcheroos. But don't worry, we walk so much that we're not gaining weight (yet). The virtual tours continue but our unlimited data is no longer unlimited so we're going through a block of technical difficulties #firstworldproblems the seniors are working hard to perfect the wi-fi. It brings us so much joy to share even just a slice of Kirtland with people, even if technology gives us grief it is so amazing that we can show people from Norway to California the beauty of this place. I love it!!
Love big! Love hard!
Sister Rex
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| New tag, who dis. We got name tags that have Historic Kirtland on them!!! Simple joys |
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| The Castle of Ohio |
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| Our favorite road to go on walks |
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| One of our many game nights |
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| After receiving the news that Smex is split up:( |
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| Many a laugh and tour down this path |
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| The view from our house- I love these misty mornings! |
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| Probably the funniest presentation I have ever been a part of. I definitely will not be playing the role of Joseph again anytime soon. |
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