Sister Elizabeth Rex: A serious Sister Rex.

Life is really mean sometimes. Too many times I found myself listening to someone's story with tears streaming down my face.

My heart has hurt a lot this week- a good, feeling hurt. Lots of the hurt has been comforted by the Savior's redeeming love. There's still a fresh pain, but underneath the pain is peace and hope. The hurt that hurts the most is when people "reject the fulness of [His] gospel" (3 Nephi 16:10). They turn away from the one thing that can heal them.

One night we asked "who is ready NOW?" and came across one name. We found a family who feels forgotten by everyone but each other. What started with silly and playful pokes ended with a hole in my heart. The things that they've gone through were heartbreaking, but the thing that hurt my heart the most was feeling that love that Christ has for them and seeing them brush it away.

Tears for:

the sweet man who forgets everything he says and tells the same story over and over again
the dad who feels forgotten and only moves forward for his kids
the families who lost their missionary sons
the girl who is trapped in her own mind with anxiety
the boy with no friends
the things I wish I could do differently. "I have a lot of regrets, but fortunately I know how to repent."

Lots of emotions this week and one day Sister Sherwood (the same Sister Sherwood that never expresses emotions) couldn't ignore my sniffles any longer.

Sister Sherwood: does Sister Rex need a hug?

Me: *through tears* do you know Sister Rex? She needs a fist bump

Us: *air fist bumps*

There's been a "mighty change" in my heart. I FEEL the power of Christ's redeeming love in my life. And it has changed me. With all my heart I want others to feel the love that Christ has for them. Because life is really mean. And we can't do it alone.

Love big! Love hard!

Sister Rex

PICTURES: (there was a lot of joy this week too!!!!)