This weekend was so busy this is my first chance to catch up - but it was a weekend full of magic moments :-) So here where the highlights of the tender mercies...
* We had a SA day on Saturday. It was fabulous fun, I met new friends, was served an amazingly yummy Christmas dinner (including chocolate dessert!! yum yum), topped off by an inspiring fireside. BUT what was best of all was the knowledge that even in a family orientated church (as it should be!) there is always a place for me!!! It doesnt matter that we dont always meet the 'ideal' what we are is good enough. We have a wonderful stake presidency who showed us that :-)
* Sunday got even better!!! I had asked 3 of my Sunday School class to bear their testimonies to the class of how they felt their Saviours love :-) Oh my goodness - they were amazing and had the entire class in tears. Sarah as she told of how the Lord was directing her life to places she could find happiness and joy. Sue as she talked of how she was told to place her hand in the Lords and He would lead her home. And Jeremy - please dont go and eat worms, we love you!!! He bore such a touching testimony of when life seems to be getting at you from all angles it is the love of the Lord that gets us through. The spirit they brought was amazing. When I look at the members of my class - I feel overwhelmed that the Lord put me there to teach them, when they are such special, and righteous people. I am gonna miss my class so much come January :-(
* So how do I know the Lord loves me....well of course at the top of the list is the Saviours sacrifice for me, and even more so that in Gethsemane He chose to know exactly HOW I feel in every moment. He chose to go through it all, not just my sins but my illness, sadness, discouragement - absolutely EVERYthing. Closely followed by this plan of happiness, so I really can go home one day. But its all the little things, the invites to come stay at friends homes and be pampered, the little messages I get every day, the scriptures - oh most definetly the scriptures, the fact I have knowledge of it all, my family who stand with me through it all, that I am of the House of Isreal, that I have the comfort of the Holy Ghost and day by day learn to recognise and feel it even more, General Conference, Local leaders who are just fabulous, a bed to sleep on, food to eat, a beautiful world to live in...does it get any better. Does He love me...you bet He does.
Does He love you? Just start counting the ways - you will be amazed!!!
You are so so positive Sara, I love you! But you will miss your class come January?!! Who is teaching next? Sad sad news, you have been AMAZING at it.
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