January 4, 2021: AwhoOOOoooOOooo

 Ever gone to church with the moon still fully up? I have... 

This week has been full of blessings! My weeks are always full of blessings but this week it involved priesthood blessings! The priesthood is the power given to a worthy man from God. The priesthood can provide blessings of comfort and healing to those who have faith in Jesus Christ. I have seen many miracles come through the power of the priesthood. My companion received a blessing this week for healing from a brother in the ward. Tammy wasn't having a good week due to family issues and health concerns for her and her husband. We taught her the power of the priesthood one night and she asked for a priesthood blessing the next day! It was a very spiritual experience for her and us as the Holy Ghost spoke through Brother Seims. A very humbling experience for sure! Matthew received the Aaronic priesthood on Sunday and he and his family were filled with JOY from the experience. 

Nothing is more important than the prayer of faith. 

We went dog mushing!!!! It was SO cool and very cold. I most definitely was praying the whole time during the ride, for my hands to not freeze again. The dogs were SO cute! Meredith, the musher, has over 65 dogs currently, and she trains them all!! T'was a pretty legendary experience.

Insights of the week:

Jesus was judge for untrue acts. People scourged him and he suffered. They smote him and he suffered. They spit upon him and he suffered. He suffered because of his loving kindness for each of us! 

I see examples of this in others lives around me. People who point fingers at the just/righteous. People who go through things because they have been deceived or others around them have a change in heart. People suffer through showing Christlike love to others. I have seen it for myself and have seen it happen to others around me. BUT! THERE IS HOPE! Hope to become stronger and to stand taller in what we are going through. There is hope and light in the world today. That hope and strength which comes from Jesus Christ. He lives. He loves us. He knows what we are suffering through now, tomorrow, and the days to come. There is hope! Have hope!

Simply love,

Simply choose Joy,

Sister Rex