March 1, 2021: EARTH SHAKER

 5.3 earthquakes... What's new! The Alaskan life is never dull;)

We spent last Monday at a warehouse of bouncy houses. I made an obstacle course for everyone to complete and I was the ref. It was SO hype! 

We spent a lot do time helping build the house we have been working on. It snowed 8 inches again in one night and we had to get all the snow off the plastic dome, to continue working on the foundation because they were going to pour the next day! We would crawl like turtles under the huge plastic sheet and push all the snow into one pile, slit a hole, and push all the snow into that one hole. Then after, I had the opportunity to sew all the gashes in the plastic up! All I have to say is that we must have been running on pure joy because it was negative temperatures and I am unsure how we didn't freeze! I often would joke with the man in charge and threw snowballs frequently. But when were driving away, he grabbed a snowball, and as I was rolling up my window frantically... BULLS EYE! Then the inside of our RAV4 was coated in snow. The snow stayed there for a couple days because nothing melts here... haha!

     The next day, they asked for us to come over to teach their little girls who God was! We taught them and they miraculously remembered. Probably only because we promised to have a "Troll" dance party afterwards;)

[Louis] had a pacemaker put in, so we thought he wasn't going to make it to our lesson. Right? Well we got a text 2 mins before, saying he was waiting for us. We pulled up to the house and he was shoveling snow hardcore! Insane! During the lesson he told us every point of the atonement! I wish he could become baptized but due to his wife being against the church, she won't allow it:(

We talked with a family who hasn't been to church in over a year. They told of how our congregation is the "worst" and they don't enjoy the bishop etc... they love the gospel but won't attend church because they feel offended. I have met with SO many families that have felt the same way.

      

Elder Ballard tells, “Let me make sure I understand what has happened to you. Because someone at church offended you, you have not been blessed by the ordinance of the sacrament. You have withdrawn yourself from the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. Because someone at church offended you, you have cut yourself off from priesthood ordinances and the holy temple. You have discontinued your opportunity to serve others and to learn and grow. And you are leaving barriers that will impede the spiritual progress of your children, your children’s children, and the generations that will follow.”

I know people are not perfect. I am not perfect. My family is not perfect. But as we STRIVE to go to church, maybe not for others but for YOUR spiritual well being! Jesus Christ loves us personally and made this truth available to all of us individually. He knows you and what you are going through. He wants you to endure to feel the full JOY he has to offer! I promise that as we humble ourselves and come unto Christ, the darkness in our lives will be replaced with light:) 

I truly desire with all my heart to help everyone feel the JOY that comes from being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. Because I've felt it and applied it, I can continue to serve others and teach them how to know the truth as well.

Choose to become righteous now, and perfect later,

SISTA REXY