Dear Family,
So... the news that we are not
moving to Vienna, Austria brought me to tears, and I'm letting myself feel
this. I trust the Lord and my Father in Heaven.
I learned this week in Gospel
Doctrine class that Peace is a Gift of the Spirit. You receive it by
personal revelation and you especially get it in the temple. John 14:27
and John 16:33. The lesson this past Sunday was about the Temple and how it was
the promise of the blessings members receive there that was the staying power of
the early saints who immigrated from all over the world to the United States.
It was the best lesson. I made a comment about the power of the temple, and the
teacher came up to me and sat down next to me after class. He said only a few
words, but they were powerful in their own way and an answer to my prayers. To
quote the young man from President Monson's talk on temples,“I had faith
Heavenly Father would bless me, but I never could have imagined that He would
send someone to help me... I know now that all will be well."
The reason this lesson was so
significant to me is because I have been praying to feel peace. I've also been
studying the scriptures and the words of the modern prophets to know HOW to
rely more upon Jesus Christ. He said roughly "The Savior says "My
Peace I give unto you". That peace is a gift. You get it especially in the
Temple. Keep up your reading." WHOA! The confirmation of the Spirit
hit me like a shot directly through the heart. Even now that statement is
giving me hope and it was totally how God helped to prepare me for the difficult
news of not going home to Vienna.
Go to the temple. I can't go until
November, and it will most likely be the last time I get to go while on my
mission. I wish I could go more often.
My faith is strengthened and not
shaken.
I love you all! We will all be
better in the end. The Lord consecrates all our performance for our good as we
keep our covenants and rely upon him.
We found 4 new investigators and
one of them is on date for baptism! Miracles are happening all the time. The
harvest is now, there is not planting seeds, EVER. We are only making contact
with the Light of Christ.
Favorite scripture is John 14:27!
Sister Karony-ism for the week is
that I taught Sister Crofts how to catch chickens, as we caught the escapee
chickens of our neighbors this week for service. Got gouged by chicken wire
though. Cleaned it, but it was all red and warm and weird colored and my arm
was slightly tender and swollen. I've had my shots, so I knew it wasn't tetanus
and it didn't look like it either. We couldn't go to the doctor, so, after
disinfecting everything, I cut open my arm a little bit and dug out a piece of
chicken wire that had broken off in my arm, it was tiny thankfully. It hurt
though! Now my arm's all better and healing normally!!! Stupid, I know, but it
was fun in a weird way. There was some element of
being-a-missionary-in-a-third-world-country about it that felt familiar to me.
I'm telling you this so you can laugh, so please do. If I had left it alone,
then it would've gotten way worse.
Transfers are on the 9th of
September, just FYI.
I love you all!
Love,
Sister Karony
Another dust storm! Can barely see the neighbors!Post operation. SORRY! we only had tiny band aids and these large gauze pads, so it looks a lot more dramatic than it actually is.
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