Letter #29 - Week 31: God Loves Me So He Sent Me Hermana Jeppson

April 22, 2019







Hola Everyone!

Update on driving- We ended up picking up Hermana Jeppson's luggage in Harlem, so 1. I drove in Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan last week and it was absolutely terrifying and I thought I was going to kill all of us (Heavenly Father has kept us safe) and 2. I GOT TO DRIVE MY TRAINER HOME. I was all shades of delighted to see one of my best friends last week. Attached is a picture of the happy reunion. Aside from driving in NYC, I've been improving my driving ability and tiwi has only told me to check my speed once so far (it was a sad day).

Hermana Jeppson is incredible. She's from Utah, and only has a little bit longer on her mission (she goes home in July!!). She has so much love and discipline and knows how to take care of the people, which is good, because Stamford has a whole bunch of amazing people who need to be taken care of. It feels like we've known each other forever, and we've already seen so many miracles together. Hermana Jensen taught us well with her habits of health, and we've been eating vegetables and exercising and all the good things one hopes to do. She is very excited about all of the nature in CT and it's been nice to see the weather improving and spring being sprung.

Yesterday we had a miracle! All of our plans for the night had fallen through, so we were just planning on looking up some people who were taught formally and seeing if they had any interest. We were going on our merry way, then, looking for parking. We couldn't find parking. Like anywhere. There were so many cars that even illegal parking was taken up. We passed the Elders a couple of times, because THEY WERE LOOKING FOR PARKING TOO IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD. Then the Elders found parking, and we didn't. We ended up deciding that God didn't want us here, so we got on a main road and started driving. We drove and drove until we hit near the edge of our family ward area. We looked up one family, and they let us in. We taught them a little bit of the restoration, and we're going back Thursday. I'm not really sure what the end to that night comes in, but I'm grateful that Heavenly Father gives us small bits of understanding to sustain our efforts.

Other highlights of the week:
-Hermana Jeppson threw her keys on top of a One Way sign in our parking garage
-A member fed us tacos
-Someone unironically wished us a happy 4/20 on Saturday
-Bunnies regularly frolic CT

Make every moment an opportunity for spiritual growth!

2 Nephi 4:17-20

17 Nevertheless, notwithstanding the great goodness of the Lord, in showing me his great and marvelous works, my heart exclaimeth: O wretched man that I am! Yea, my heart sorroweth because of my flesh; my soul grieveth because of mine iniquities.

18 I am encompassed about, because of the temptations and the sins which do so easily beset me.

19 And when I desire to rejoice, my heart groaneth because of my sins; nevertheless, I know in whom I have trusted.

20 My God hath been my support; he hath led me through mine afflictions in the wilderness; and he hath preserved me upon the waters of the great deep.

21 He hath filled me with his love, even unto the consuming of my flesh.

22 He hath confounded mine enemies, unto the causing of them to quake before me.

23 Behold, he hath heard my cry by day, and he hath given me knowledge by visions in the night-time.

24 And by day have I waxed bold in mighty prayer before him; yea, my voice have I sent up on high; and angels came down and ministered unto me.

25 And upon the wings of his Spirit hath my body been carried away upon exceedingly high mountains. And mine eyes have beheld great things, yea, even too great for man; therefore I was bidden that I should not write them.

26 O then, if I have seen so great things, if the Lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath visited men in so much mercy, why should my heart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of mine afflictions?

27 And why should I yield to sin, because of my flesh? Yea, why should I give way to temptations, that the evil one have place in my heart to destroy my peace and afflict my soul? Why am I angry because of mine enemy?

28 Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul.

29 Do not anger again because of mine enemies. Do not slacken my strength because of mine afflictions.

30 Rejoice, O my heart, and cry unto the Lord, and say: O Lord, I will praise thee forever; yea, my soul will rejoice in thee, my God, and the rock of my salvation.

¡Os amo!

-Hermana Prue



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