No time to write another email, but this is a message i
wrote to a friend this week, maybe it will help you all too. name has been changed.
ooh and a few pictures attached... random one of our house.
Dear Jane,
I ran out of time last week and i have been pondering for
the last 7 days over what i would say to you in reply to your email, and i pray
that the spirit has guided my thoughts.
I know this is a dark time for you, where you are tired of
waiting miserably for things to get better, especially when they only seem to
be getting worse. My thoughts go straight to another person in the scriptures
who felt very much like you at a dark time in his life. Joseph Smith. While he
stayed in Liberty Jail, he received revelation for sections 121-123 in the
Doctrine and Covenants. I encourage you to read 122:7 and apply it to yourself.
There is a phrase used in that verse that is used in almost identical wording 4
times in the scriptures- "all things shall work together for your
good." (for more enlightenment on the subject, see Neil F. Marriott's
coference talk from Oct. 2015.) Heavenly Father promises you and me and all of
us, that ALL THINGS, the good/bad/everything in-between will work together for
our good. Heavenly Father DOES NOT say it will all be good NOW, or next week,
but he does say it will, in the future, be good for us. He knows exactly how
strong you are. Honestly, sometimes when i am really challenged with
disappointing weeks in the mission field, i take them as a compliment from
Heavenly Father. If he gives you something really hard, it just means that
there is great spiritual strength inside of you that will be accessed as you endure
your trial well by combining your best effort with the Lord's power. In verse 9
of the same section, the Lord says, "for God shall be with you forever and
ever." Turn to him through heartfelt prayer/ scripture study and look for
ways to serve others every day, and this dark time will pass with the
blink of an eye. It won't be like this for long. The sun always rises. Even
after the darkest nights. Here is a picture of a sunrise a few days ago. I took
it from my little missionary house. I hope it brightens your life a
little.
I hope you know that I love you and you will continue to be
in my prayers for the weeks to come. Keep me updated on how you are
doing.
Love you always,
Sister Bever
Another Beautiful Sunset!
Emily's Remodeled Missionary Quarters
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