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Easter Sunday
HAPPY EASTER! And conference
weekend! What could be better? Conference was the bomb. I loved every
second of it and was so sad when it ended. But man, did I feel
drained. Spiritually and physically. Isn't it crazy how feeling the
Spirit can do that to you? But I also felt SO UPLIFTED. So many of the
talks were amazing. I loved Wilford W. Anderson's talk about dancing to
the music and helping others to hear it. How often do we dance and just
expect that others can hear the music? There's little things we can do to help
others to tune into the music. I thought it was so powerful.
Another one of my
favorites was President Uchtdorf's talk on the grace of God. God's grace
is something that I've really studied, learned a lot about, and continuing
seeking knowledge on as I've been on my mission. It's a topic that's
close to my heart, as I've gained such a testimony of the grace of God as I've
been serving my mission. So his talk hit home with me. Grace is such an
incredible thing. It unlocks the gates and opens the windows of heaven.
How incredible! What I love the most is that "His grace refines us."
As President Uchtdorf said, it's through grace that God's power and strength is
poured out upon us so that we can BECOME BETTER. We can try our hardest
to become better, but it becomes so much easier when we rely on the powers of God
to help get us there. And it's so true. I have such a testimony of that
and the strengthening and enabling power of Atonement. We are truly nothing
without it.
That being said, let's
talk about the fact that I'm HALFWAY through my mission and man, I could not
have overcome the trials or experienced the triumphs without God's help along
the way. It's been an absolutely amazing 9 months. I've really come to
see the change in myself and my desires as I've been here. Those changes
have come slowly, but surely, as I've worked to align my will with God's (and I
still have a long way to go). So I can't wait to apply what I've learned (as
mom suggested) and continue to learn more as I go through these next 9
months.
Also, fun fact, you
know you've been a missionary for a while once you start getting callouses on
your knees from praying so much. Like what? I didn't even know that could
happen. But it has! haha
Also, shout out to my
companion, Hermana Jordan, because she made me me an awesome breakfast of
German pancakes and a nice little card to celebrate my halfway mark. (She also
made crepes on Easter... she's basically the best). Then we found an ice
cream truck and sister Jordan bought her first ice cream bar from an ice cream
truck. It was a monumental day for both of us. :)
Anyways, love you all
so much!
Con amor,
Hermana Horne
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