World Wide Missionary Broadcast Week!

Hey friends!

So this week's been really great. It started off with us going to the Family History Club on Tuesday that our ward does once a month.  It's really fun!  We went to help them out and to do a little of our own family history.... Well... It's more like Sister Reddish went to help them out, and I did my own family history since she used to be a family history consultant, and I know nothing....  But hey! I'm learning! But it was so cool because there was one lady who is the only member in her family, and while we were there, she figured out how to get sealed to her parents who had passed away a few years ago, and it was such a sweet moment! She started crying, and we just got to be there
to witness that incredible moment.  It really helped me to appreciate the good done from family history, and see the incredible power that sealing families together has.

The next day, we had The World Wide Missionary Broadcast that they have each year.  And some pretty cool things happened there.  I'm sure many of you have heard this already, but for those of you who haven't, for the first time in I don't know how many years, the missionary daily schedule has changed.  It's pretty cool!  It's supposed to make it so that we choose more of how we spend our time out here instead of going by such a strict schedule so that when we go home, we have an
easier time incorporating good habits into our every day life.  Hehe!  Perfect timing, right? ;)

Sunday was a really fun day.  It started off a little stressful, but that's just because we were the speakers in church, and then I had to teach the Gospel Principles class, but we did a good job.  There was a quote that I used in my talk from Elder Bednar's talk called "The Atonement and the Journey of Mortality" in the April 2012 Ensign that I hope all of you can take into your daily life. "Most of us know that when we do wrong things, we need help to overcome the effects of sin in our lives. The Savior has paid the price and made it possible for us to become clean through His redeeming power. Most of us clearly understand that the Atonement is for sinners. I am not so sure, however, that we know and understand that the Atonement is also for saints--for good men and women who are obedient, worthy, and conscientious and who are striving to become better and serve more
faithfully. We may mistakenly believe we must make the journey from good to better and become a saint all by ourselves, through sheer grit, willpower, and discipline, and with our obviously limited capacities."  The whole talk is really good, and I'd definitely suggest reading it. It's a talk that Elder Nielsen of the 70 had us read before he came in December, and it's changed the way I look at the Atonement.

I hope you all have a great week filled with prayer and scripture study and the spirit!

Sincerely,
Sister Shelton

 

Found this sign on a lovely drive around Weaverville. #gospelpamphlet

All of the cute sisters in the Asheville Zone! (Left to right: Boekweg, Jacobson, Me, Reddish, Jaques, Wood, Roberts, McInnis). I love all of them!

A timelapse of RJ eating the birthday cake we made him! Happy Birthday, RJ!