This
week has been filled with many up and downs, however the heights of the highs
always make up for the low of the lows, and I know I am right where my Heavenly
Father needs me. The zone has been struggling for a couple of weeks now along
with my own area. When the work is going slow I always feel very physically,
emotionally, and spiritually drained, however these always seem to be the times
I learn the most about myself and my Heavenly Father. I have felt so much love
from my Heavenly Father, and realized the love my Heavenly Father has for
others. He is the reason I will sacrifice to bring eternal truths to
His children. A great blessing we had this week was being able to teach a
couple of investigators, whom we haven't been able to get in contact with for
weeks. I felt the Holy Ghost when I was with them very strongly and can’t wait
to get to see where this journey of the Gospel will take them! Another exciting
part of the week was moves call last night; Looks like it'll be a Christmas in
Aberdeen for me! My companion Elder Corcoran is off to my home of Paisley and I'll be getting the
chance to train a new Zone Leader Elder Parsons from England.
This Christmas season let’s
do something special to show our love for our Savior. #LightTheWorld
In the Bleak Midwinter
By
Rossetti Christina
In
the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth
stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow
had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In
the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our
God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven
and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In
the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The
Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough
for Him, whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of
milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough
for Him, whom angels fall before,
The
ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels
and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim
and seraphim thronged the air;
But
His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped
the beloved with a kiss.
It seems appropriate that giving and receiving gifts
is a centre part of Christmas. After all, we are celebrating the matchless gift
of God’s Son, the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Of course, our gifts to each other
will never compare to this gift, but I believe that the joy of giving and
receiving gifts can turn our hearts towards the “gift of God”. The precious
gift of God’s Son invites each of us to “find peace in this world, and Eternal
life in the world to come”. (D/C 59:23). Peace may seem elusive in a world
where conflict and division are intensifying. But that peace is exactly what
our loving Father and His Son have offered to each of us, if we will only
receive it.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
I am so very grateful
for each of you and for all of your love and support. I love you!
