This past week was a good one. The weekend was a little harder.
When
difficult things happen in our lives we find our dependence in the
Lord. Saturday I was able to talk to my family on the phone for a little
bit, even though it was a hard phone call I had peace. It´s interesting
how the Lord teaches us to use everything that we have learned in the
past.
When I decided to serve a mission I also made the decision to leave home and leave behind the possibility of marriage. A LOT of people asked me and still ask me, "why did you decide a mission instead of a boyfriend or marriage? You have opportunites!"
In my head I just think.... how in the world did the word 'instead' get involved here? Why can´t I do both?
Yeah a lot of plans changed in the end... but so did I and what I have gained is so much more than an 'opportunity'.
They don´t just come along... opportunites are a result... we make them.
The possible 'opportunity' of eternity for me was to much for me to think of when I knew there are others that don´t even know that such an opportunity is possible to achieve.
During this time I´ve been learning a lot about eternity,what it truely means and the hope that it brings. With just one more week as the Lord´s servant in Brasil, Campinas I have been reflecting about this past year and a half. What I have learned... what I still need to work on... and who I have become. The lord´s timing is perfect and even though he could have waited one more week to make some decisions... he didn´t.. and I´m grateful to have been where I am to learn. This weekend I have had the opportunity to put to the test what I have been teaching EVERY day for the last 18 months.
God is eternal. The blessings that he has for us are so much more than for this minute or this life. His blessings are eternal.
This is why his authority is on the Earth. This is we are knocking on every door and talking to every person that crosses our paths.
What is sealed on earth will be sealed in heaven.
An
additional note by her mother. Nichele's homecoming talk is March
24th. This has changed a few times... so if you had another date...
change it.When I decided to serve a mission I also made the decision to leave home and leave behind the possibility of marriage. A LOT of people asked me and still ask me, "why did you decide a mission instead of a boyfriend or marriage? You have opportunites!"
In my head I just think.... how in the world did the word 'instead' get involved here? Why can´t I do both?
Yeah a lot of plans changed in the end... but so did I and what I have gained is so much more than an 'opportunity'.
They don´t just come along... opportunites are a result... we make them.
The possible 'opportunity' of eternity for me was to much for me to think of when I knew there are others that don´t even know that such an opportunity is possible to achieve.
During this time I´ve been learning a lot about eternity,what it truely means and the hope that it brings. With just one more week as the Lord´s servant in Brasil, Campinas I have been reflecting about this past year and a half. What I have learned... what I still need to work on... and who I have become. The lord´s timing is perfect and even though he could have waited one more week to make some decisions... he didn´t.. and I´m grateful to have been where I am to learn. This weekend I have had the opportunity to put to the test what I have been teaching EVERY day for the last 18 months.
God is eternal. The blessings that he has for us are so much more than for this minute or this life. His blessings are eternal.
This is why his authority is on the Earth. This is we are knocking on every door and talking to every person that crosses our paths.
What is sealed on earth will be sealed in heaven.
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