I don't know why these emails just seem to be getting harder and harder to write. Honest pants do you get bored reading them? Is it just the same thing over and over again?
Because sometimes I feel like I write the same thing over and over again.
We had a visit from Sister Toone the other day. I just love her so so much. We talked for a while about obedience. How obedience is the principle that our happiness is based on. They have 8 children. All of them are endowed and all but one who is not married yet have been married in the temple. SHe said that people have often come up to her and asked what it was that they did to raise such a large family of which all of them are active in the gospel of Jesus Christ. She told me it all comes back to obedience. As a parent when you don't walk the line of what you can or can't do on Sunday. Rather you desire to make it a holy day given to the Lord. Or how you where your clothing. She said that when you truly understand obedience you don't walk the line you don't even care to know where the line is because no matter what you're going to obey it. She said that as a parent you desire to really be obedient with your whole soul affects your children they see and they grow up with that love of obedience and of the Lord.
Then she said sometimes it's hard to be obedient when those around you aren't. That it's hard when no matter what you do you're children don't understand why you expect obedience from you. When their disobedience makes it hard for you to be obedient. That's where I am right now. Then she hugged me. I love her. It's amazing how mission presidents and their wives are called specifically for us.
Well, love you all lots
MTC
Going to the temple
Monday, August 26, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Now that you know you can't do this without me, are you prepared to accept my help?
My goodness!
We had the mission tour last week with Elder Cardon of the seventy. It was so so so so so so so sooooo good. My heavens that man is blunt. (if you don't know who he is, he gave the talk something along the lines of God want to forgive in the last conference) I learned a lot of things. Things about myself, things about life, things about how I can improve, things about the mission, etc etc. President Toone gave a wonderful talk as well as his wife. No announcements about FB though...=( But that's okay. Who needs another new thing to throw into the stress of missionary work.
President Toone talked about an experience that he had before getting the official call to be a mission president. I won't go into details, but after spending a few days without feeling the influence of the spirit in his life he suddenly had an out pouring of the spirit and of love and he felt the words, "Now that you know you can't do this without me, are you prepared to accept my help?" It was so cool. How often do we go about our lives thinking we can do this on our own when really we can't? We must have His help. We must live by His Spirit. We must breath study hope dream help by His Spirit.
Well, this is short. I know. I need to learn to balance my email time better. Love you all!
Hna Scott
We had the mission tour last week with Elder Cardon of the seventy. It was so so so so so so so sooooo good. My heavens that man is blunt. (if you don't know who he is, he gave the talk something along the lines of God want to forgive in the last conference) I learned a lot of things. Things about myself, things about life, things about how I can improve, things about the mission, etc etc. President Toone gave a wonderful talk as well as his wife. No announcements about FB though...=( But that's okay. Who needs another new thing to throw into the stress of missionary work.
President Toone talked about an experience that he had before getting the official call to be a mission president. I won't go into details, but after spending a few days without feeling the influence of the spirit in his life he suddenly had an out pouring of the spirit and of love and he felt the words, "Now that you know you can't do this without me, are you prepared to accept my help?" It was so cool. How often do we go about our lives thinking we can do this on our own when really we can't? We must have His help. We must live by His Spirit. We must breath study hope dream help by His Spirit.
Well, this is short. I know. I need to learn to balance my email time better. Love you all!
Hna Scott
August 12, 2013
Mormon message for the week. SO good. We women, we are awesome, divine and beautiful. http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages#daughters-of-god
So this one time, Hna Folsom kept telling me to get my eyes checked out. My eyes hurting like they always do when I wear my contacts isn't normal she said. Ha. And it just turns out that the first counselor of the branch presidency here is an eye doctor. He's also white. And he looks like Druitt/Jack the Ripper from Sanctuary. I can't even imagine what he really looks like. Druitt just comes to mind. So much for being consecrated. =) Anyway results from eye appointment. I have astigmatism (sp?), my current prescription is too high, and I have huge bumps on my eyes caused by allergies. I didn't even think my allergies were bugging me that badly. Apparently I was wrong. Don't worry I have steroid drops to make it better. =)
Hmm what else.
Oh I got a new bed. Never before have I been such a complainer. Never. Never have I felt the need to go to the people in charge as much as I have here. I'm not sure if it's a good things or a bad thing. But I called and said the bed was unbelievable. In the nicest way possible of course. She proceeded to tell me that those are the beds they give out but she would see what she could do. I wished her a splendid day and started praying for the ability to support my affliction. Then on the day of interviews she texted us and said I had a new mattress. WABAM!!! New bed. Yes, the little things that matter to us matter to God. =)
We went to a baptism this week. Everything combined against her. Even her husband and she knew exactly what she wanted. She wanted to follow Christ. So she got baptized. The room was so full of the Spirit you could almost chew it. It was cool. Hna L taught her before she got split from her English ward.
There's a general authority coming here this week. We're having a mission conference. It's going to be legit.
Phoenix mission got the okay to start using Facebook everyday for an hour to preach the gospel starting next month. A little jealous. Won't lie. And they wear their tags on the left. VERY jealous.
Spiritual experiences...
Well, when it gets hard, pray. And then pray some more.
Read D&C 98:2-3. You have a COVENANT from God that He will answer your prayers as long as you ask for that which is right.
D&C 98:12-15 Covenants - can you abide in the Lord's covenant?
Jacob 2:4 or something Our pride will destroy us
Jacob 5 read it thinking of the roots as the covenants. Coolest thing EVER.
Well, as you can see not much happened this week. Not much at all, but everything happens for a reason. everything.
Love you all
Hna Scott
Monday, August 5, 2013
Faith in the Lord also means faith in His timing
1182 Jardin Drive
Casa Grande Arizona 85122
Please feel free to write me at any time.
http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages#looking-through-windows
Love this one. Everytime it makes me laugh. =) How many times have we done something like this in our lives?
Well, I got transferred.
I just spent 10 and a half months in the city. In a 3 square mile area. Full of only Spanish speakers. Ward of 400 people and 150ish of them come on a weekly basis.
Now..well, this is not the city. I'm not in Phoenix anymore Toto. I'm not even sure how big our area is. HUGE is one way to put it. A branch of 40ish people. And just about everyone speaks English.
Talk about opposites.
My companion is Hna Limberg, She's from Washington. She went to BYU-I for a year before coming out. She's cool. She looks like Sarah sometimes. She's been out for 6 months. She's been here in Casa Gande for her whole time out here in AZ. We have a great lady named Christina on date. Her sons are all baptized and have the aaronic priesthood. She's been coming to church for the past 4 years, but wasn't married to her husband until about a month ago. She's adorable and I love her already. Her spirit is so sweet.
I live in a house with 5 other people. It's a little bit like college again. Except instead of being at school with people my own age they're all 3 to 2 and a half years younger than me. It is just about the best thing in the world.
I miss my matress back in Encanto. Like I said, it was the best matress I'd ever slept on. Here all I've got is this little thin matress you'd put on one of those little toddler beds. After I've been on it for about 10 minutes it sinks all the way down to the wood panel. Don't you worry I will be making a call to the housing coordinator about this one. No ancient 22 year old adult should have to sleep on something like this. Maybe the young and lively 19 yearolds could handle it, but I can't.
I met some missionaries at the transfer meeting that know Carol. They were nice and sweet.
Today I was thinking about Nephi. You know, the whole I will go and do and the Lord has commanded because the Lord will always provide a way for us to keep His commandments. Then there's another scripture in 1 Ne 17...25 I think, that says if we keep the commandments he will always support strengthen and provide a way. So obvioulsy Nephi has a testimony about God providing a way. The first scritpure was written before he killed Laban. So he had that testimony BEFORE that amazing experience. So what did Nephi do to get there? So I read up to that scripture. chapts 1-3. Trying to figure it out. How did Nephi obtain that testimony and that faith of God always providing a way for us to live His commandments? Basically this is what I came to
He had a dad who taught him well
He had had afflicitons
He had experienced the tender mercies of the Lord
But I think Nephi had read the scriptures. He knew and understood the who God is. That He's merciful and kind and lovling and perfect and just etc etc so he knew that God didn't want him to fail. He knew God wanted him to succeed.
BEFORE he even went down to Jerusalem to get the plates.
Cool.
Well time to be off. Have a plendid week.
Hna Scott
Casa Grande Arizona 85122
Please feel free to write me at any time.
http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages#looking-through-windows
Love this one. Everytime it makes me laugh. =) How many times have we done something like this in our lives?
Well, I got transferred.
I just spent 10 and a half months in the city. In a 3 square mile area. Full of only Spanish speakers. Ward of 400 people and 150ish of them come on a weekly basis.
Now..well, this is not the city. I'm not in Phoenix anymore Toto. I'm not even sure how big our area is. HUGE is one way to put it. A branch of 40ish people. And just about everyone speaks English.
Talk about opposites.
My companion is Hna Limberg, She's from Washington. She went to BYU-I for a year before coming out. She's cool. She looks like Sarah sometimes. She's been out for 6 months. She's been here in Casa Gande for her whole time out here in AZ. We have a great lady named Christina on date. Her sons are all baptized and have the aaronic priesthood. She's been coming to church for the past 4 years, but wasn't married to her husband until about a month ago. She's adorable and I love her already. Her spirit is so sweet.
I live in a house with 5 other people. It's a little bit like college again. Except instead of being at school with people my own age they're all 3 to 2 and a half years younger than me. It is just about the best thing in the world.
I miss my matress back in Encanto. Like I said, it was the best matress I'd ever slept on. Here all I've got is this little thin matress you'd put on one of those little toddler beds. After I've been on it for about 10 minutes it sinks all the way down to the wood panel. Don't you worry I will be making a call to the housing coordinator about this one. No ancient 22 year old adult should have to sleep on something like this. Maybe the young and lively 19 yearolds could handle it, but I can't.
I met some missionaries at the transfer meeting that know Carol. They were nice and sweet.
Today I was thinking about Nephi. You know, the whole I will go and do and the Lord has commanded because the Lord will always provide a way for us to keep His commandments. Then there's another scripture in 1 Ne 17...25 I think, that says if we keep the commandments he will always support strengthen and provide a way. So obvioulsy Nephi has a testimony about God providing a way. The first scritpure was written before he killed Laban. So he had that testimony BEFORE that amazing experience. So what did Nephi do to get there? So I read up to that scripture. chapts 1-3. Trying to figure it out. How did Nephi obtain that testimony and that faith of God always providing a way for us to live His commandments? Basically this is what I came to
He had a dad who taught him well
He had had afflicitons
He had experienced the tender mercies of the Lord
But I think Nephi had read the scriptures. He knew and understood the who God is. That He's merciful and kind and lovling and perfect and just etc etc so he knew that God didn't want him to fail. He knew God wanted him to succeed.
BEFORE he even went down to Jerusalem to get the plates.
Cool.
Well time to be off. Have a plendid week.
Hna Scott
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