Week 26. Work is going great

 I never know how to start these things. I hope you’re having a great week. Here's the highlights of mine:

District Council- it was pretty fire, Elder Carter taught on the talk "None were with Him"  and it was super awesome talking about it. 

Institute - we talked about repentance and so this combined with DC and a paper I wrote on the atonement will be my spiritual thought for the week. 

Windsor/Kyra - So we went over for dinner and they had invited a non member friend over. Because of the small children we had prepared a short lesson about trusting in God. We blindfolded the 4 year old and led him around. It was so funny as Elder Moake led him and we all shouted for him to turn around. It was good. Later S. Windsor said that Kyra would like to learn more so we went back and taught the first lesson and it was awesome. This area is getting pretty awesome and transfers are coming up so it's going to be scary. 

Painted- we painted a room and then I realized that I had also been painting my clothes. Luckily they are just for service 

FHE - we were asked to give an hour lesson to single adults with 2 days notice and a full schedule.  So hopefully that goes well tonight.

Mardi Gras - So the Hymas' put on this party and make lots of gumbo. Lots of people were invited and lots of food was made. They even had a "make your own mask" table. While everyone started to eat I was still at that table trying to make a mask. I thought it turned out pretty great.

Taira - we are teaching her the lessons again as a member and her grand daughters were there too so that's awesome. Then they came to the Mardi Gras and so we are just going to keep involving them and start teaching the family. But the coolest thing is that she is currently working on getting Sundays off and wasn't able to get this last one off. But she took her lunch break so she could come and take the sacrament. I just couldn't stop smiling. I am so grateful that God let me be a part of that because I know that He did all the work.

So I didn't write the best of notes and I may have already shared something similar but we will always have trials in our lives and there will be a time where we might feel worthless but salvation is not based on our perfection, but on our becoming. Jesus Christ suffered for our sins, they are already paid for, you already have a ticket to Heaven. The only condition is trying to become like the Savior, trying to be better than you were yesterday. And as you pray and ask for His help you can use the enabling power of the Atonement. Which means He will help you! He has paid the whole price and is willing to help you do the work required. I think that is so amazing and the only thing that can stop us from receiving this everyday is ourselves. 

I have been my own stumbling block before. Worse, instead of trying to change I just beat myself up for it. But now I know that God loves me more than my mistakes could ever ruin, I know that He loves you too and that if you aren't feeling it right now all you have to do is get on your knees and pray. I have a strong testimony of that and I know that having an eternal and all powerful being in your corner can change your perspective on everything. I hope you can all come to that same knowledge too. 

Have a great week, I love ya all

picture.  my goal to take more is not going good