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| Las Hermanas at the Provo temple. |
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| We love going to the temple! |
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| Thank you, King Family!! |
Wow! Thank you for sending pictures! I always am sad that i miss this time of year when you getto pick all the fruit. Are the peaches almost ready? I am so happy for Tommy that he got his mission call!!! I am so excited for him! I cant believe how soon he leaves!! I know for a fact, that all who are called- are called for a specific time. Everyone tells me you are called to a certain place for a certain reason, too, but I don't know that for sure yet, 'cause I am still in the MTC. But I know that we are all called at a specific timing and the Lords timing is perfect. Its called sacrifice. The Lord only upgrades. He only takes things away from you because he is going to give you something better. (Like everything I am missing while I am gone, and even missing Tiffany's wedding by a week...) This time to be a missionary and to be in the MTC is such crazy timing for me. I just think- there has to be a reason why I am here at this specific time. And I have learned so many times in the scriptures that (I think DyC 33:3 and DyC 138) He saved his chosen for this specific time, he saved us to gather Zion. It takes the elect to gather the elect. I have been told that within three months of my mission, I will be forced to be a trainer because every mission is doubling. At first I thought, are you kidding?! I am supposed be a pro within 3 months.. hahaha well that should be interesting. How crazy is that to think?! That I will be a senior companion and training brand-new sisters within 3 months... when I am still new myself. BUT I find much peace in these scriptures that tell me, I have been called at this exact, specific time, because The Lord knows that I am strong enough to do it. And it brings tears to my eyes every time I think of that. That He trusts me THAT much. Its crazy. I am one of his chosen ones, and Tommy is too. He will need to be a leader as well. I hope he is ready because ready or not it's happening! AH it's so insane. The spirit here is so strong. I learn SO much and I don't want to leave. But at the same time, I am so excited to leave. I leave in 12 days.
Oh, by the way, we got 2 new sisters in our room and they are both going to Tommy's mission, Charlotte, North Carolina! Ah I am so jealous!! North Carolina ENGLISH speaking. He is going to love it. I am so excited for him, I can't wait to pick him up!!!
So Easter in the MTC is the greatest thing EVER. I get Easter AND conference here. It's so cool. There is no better place to be (besides with you guys of course) than the MTC for Easter.
Time here is so strange. It goes by so fast but also Sunday feels like forever ago. So Sunday was fast Sunday. We had a giant combined sacrament meeting with EVERYONE. There were 3000 missionaries!!! That is the biggest sacrament meeting ever they said. It took 100 elders to pass the sacrament. Craaaazy! The spirit was so strong. Bishop Gerald Causse spoke about missionaries (Thats always the topic) He also spoke about the atonement. He said, as we experience the atonement in our lives, our desire to share it grows. We will be bringing souls unto repentance- we will desire their salvation. How cool! And actually I totally agree. I can't wait to love the people. He said the reason why love is so important in sharing the gospel is because love is a celestial respiration of the air of heaven. Wow! So that means, when we show love to others, it is showing them a taste of how heaven, and like you always say, Mom, it is only a taste of how much our Father in heaven loves them.
Then we had our own ward fast and testimony meeting. This was 4 districts so about 50 missionaries. It was the oldest district's last Sunday and the district just a week older than us' last meeting too because of conference, so it was super sad because I love them so much! But guess what. yep. I bore my testimony. In SPANISH. yep. I did it. It was super cool. I am so glad I did. The spirit was so strong. If I hadn't, I would have been so upset. I will bear it to you right now! I still remember what I said "Wow! El espiritu es muy fuerza aqui. Quiero decir muchas gracias por el ejemplo de nuestro missionarios. Yo se que cuando no puedes hacer muchas cosas, en es la verdadero- yo se que por medio JesuCristo todas cosas es possible. por que yo habla espanol aqui! Yo se que por medio la Expiacion puede limpiar al pecados. En el nombre de JesuCristo, amen." Okay so I think I said more than that but I don't really remember. Also, I can't spell very well haha It sounds much better in person I promise haha. :)
Anyways then after that we had a devotional with Sheri Dew! She is so awesome! I had no idea she wasn't married. But her talk has stuck with me and every day i think about it. It was about what I was saying earlier. We are the chosen generation. We have been set apart to gather Israel and are fulfilling King Benjamin's prophecy. We are on a divine errand and we are exactly where the lord wants us to be. We are in the middle of the time when he is hastening his work. If we ask, angels WILL minister to us. Who could they be more interested in than us who have been endowed with power to go forth to spread the good news of His gospel. I just thought that was cool. It helps me when I feel inadequate. Everyone we meet has been influenced by different things. I have been influenced by different things which is why I am here right now, but what about those we meet? We don't know what millions of influences they have had . Also, what kind of influence am I giving?! - I am a rare influencer when I keep my covenants, I access the power of God. I am running out of time so i will wrap it up. She said that there are three things that Satan tries to get us with and that is
1) He tries to confuse us as to who the Savior is.
2) He tries to confuse us as to who we are.
3) He tries to confuse us as to how to hear the Savior's voice.
I know that now that Tommy has his call, he WILL have many more temptations. The adversary WILL be working on him as hard as he can, because he knows how much greatness he is going to bring about. and as long as he can remember those 3 things, it will be nearly impossible for Satan to have any kind of influence over him.
1.) The Savior has come to rescue us. He is not our last chance, He is our ONLY chance to feel hope, be healed, overcome insecurity and fear, repent, forgive. dissolve temptation, hatred and envy and receive exaltation. He will heal the broken-hearted, and the bruised. The Savior is the answer and we can access His power by being obedient, by learning of Him, by making and keeping covenants by asking for His help and by leaving our fears and weaknesses on the altar. :)
2.) Know who you are. He is the father of your spirit. You are a child of God. He reserved the noble for the last days, to raise the noble and the FEARLESS to build Zion. He held the best for last. HE WOULD NOT SEND MEN AND WOMEN THAT HE COULD NOT COUNT ON to do this work. He is counting on you :) If we ask the the Lord, through the Spirit, he will tell you what he thinks of you. TRY it. I have. And it is the most incredible thing I have ever experienced in my life. Please do it. Ask the Savior to allow you to see yourself as He sees you. Ask to know what he thinks about you.
3.) The most important language is the language of revelation. Know what invites the Spirit and what drives it away. If you don't know how you personally can feel it, ask the lord to know how you personally can feel of the Spirit. plead for His strength and He will heal you.
So those were my notes from her talk, with some added commentary. (When I said 'I' it was me saying it!) haha so yeah. Dang it i have so much I want to write. This is so hard to only communicate once a week. There is so much I want to share, especially with Tommy. He is going to learn so much while he is here. I'm so excited for him.
I was studying today and in the temple I learned so much. I love being surrounded by so many good people who I can ask questions when I'm confused, but i have some I want to ask you! Ihat does "the only begotten" really mean? because we are all his children but what is the only "begotten" mean? Also what does transfigured mean? I was reading in Mosiah 14-16 and i was confused haha It's Isiah again! Anyways, I'll try and respond to your letters now. (sorry this is so long)
Love,
Hermana Dedrick
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