Hello Family and Friends!
This week has been a good/crazy one. It's always crazy out here - never a dull moment! We are getting adjusted to our new ward. We feel a little bad that we have to split our time so much between wards. I remember growing up that I never really knew the missionaries very well that had to cover more than our ward. But hey, we get to attend a lot of Christmas parties! haha so fun! And the members are so good about bringing friends to these events!.....awww...I wish I was blessed with the gift of remembering names. I am horrible at it! Anyway, going to the Greenacres Christmas party really helped us get to know the ward
faster.
This week we have felt like we should offer reading classes because in some areas of town there are a lot of people who can't read. It proved to be successful, not that they wanted reading classes but it got us in to be able to share more about our beliefs. It's kind of crazy how safe I feel out here as well. The people respect us... I don't know, why but they do!
It is incredible how slowly I learn. But I Studied this morning about Jesus and I read in Luke 2:52,
"And Jesus increased in wisdom & stature, & in favor with God and man"--(also check out d&C 93:12-14) There is not much written about Jesus' childhood, but the concept that Christ was not endowed with a fullness of knowledge from the cradle really hit me. He Studied! Jesus was a close observer of nature and man. He was able to draw illustrations from all sorts of trades and professions. He knew the habits of the poor and the customs of the rich. He considered the lilies of the fields and the foxes in their holes. He went from grace to grace. (I am preaching to myself here..hah) I realized that I am not going to understand everything at once but line upon line, precept upon precept!
This week has been a good/crazy one. It's always crazy out here - never a dull moment! We are getting adjusted to our new ward. We feel a little bad that we have to split our time so much between wards. I remember growing up that I never really knew the missionaries very well that had to cover more than our ward. But hey, we get to attend a lot of Christmas parties! haha so fun! And the members are so good about bringing friends to these events!.....awww...I wish I was blessed with the gift of remembering names. I am horrible at it! Anyway, going to the Greenacres Christmas party really helped us get to know the ward
faster.
This week we have felt like we should offer reading classes because in some areas of town there are a lot of people who can't read. It proved to be successful, not that they wanted reading classes but it got us in to be able to share more about our beliefs. It's kind of crazy how safe I feel out here as well. The people respect us... I don't know, why but they do!
It is incredible how slowly I learn. But I Studied this morning about Jesus and I read in Luke 2:52,
"And Jesus increased in wisdom & stature, & in favor with God and man"--(also check out d&C 93:12-14) There is not much written about Jesus' childhood, but the concept that Christ was not endowed with a fullness of knowledge from the cradle really hit me. He Studied! Jesus was a close observer of nature and man. He was able to draw illustrations from all sorts of trades and professions. He knew the habits of the poor and the customs of the rich. He considered the lilies of the fields and the foxes in their holes. He went from grace to grace. (I am preaching to myself here..hah) I realized that I am not going to understand everything at once but line upon line, precept upon precept!
I love my Savior Jesus Christ! He has done so much for me and you! Please share this message, especially in this season when people hearts are a little bit softer!
Have a great week! Cheerfully do, then stand still!
-Sister Reynders
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