Yup spring is definitely here :) And to
celebrate I decided to wear just one pair of tights with flats instead
of boots! I know, gettin a lil crazy there. Also No Shave November that
actually started in October is officially over. The weather is so
beautiful. We didn't need our jackets yesterday or today. It's just
beautiful and sunny! Still gets a little chilly in the evenings, but
It's great! I have been blessed with a very mild winter. Thank you Janae
for the weather reports! So helpful!
This week we have been working with a lot of less active members
which is my favorite and the most frustrating. We can't exactly
''tschuß'' them when they aren't progressing. But we stay patient and
love them. We about die of joy when we meet with less actives and get to
see their testimonies grow.
I have had a thought on my mind all week. How do I overcome my
fear of light? The past few weeks I have felt incredibly inadequate which
turns into greater negative feelings. Last week on exchange Sis Keller
shared a quote with me.
"Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our greatest fear
is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our
darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves: who am I to be
brilliant, fabulous, gorgeous, talented? Actually who are you not to be?
You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't
feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the Glory of God
that is within us. It's not just some of us. It is in everyone. As we
let our own light shine, we automatically give other people permission
to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fears, our presence
will liberate others."
-Marianne Williamson
As I began a personal study, I had the question how do I overcome
my fear of ''light''? I opened up to where I was reading in Mark and saw
a line highlighted. ''Be not afraid, only believe.'' This easier said
than done. But I have noticed that as I try to have faith and not worry
about what I cannot do, that Lord does take over. I have also been
studying faith. In Mark 5 a woman was healed
because of her faith. Christ still had to will it,
but because of her faith, miracles could not be withheld. And PMG says
''You are able to do miracles according to the Lord's will...God works
by power, but His power is usually exercised in response to faith.''
Jeffery R Holland told us to be true to the faith that we have and we
have more faith than we think we do.
Let the Lord work miracles through your faith! I love you all and hope you have a great week! Thank you for your prayers!
Love
Sister Turner
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