April 5, 2021: The weekend of Carrots!

 Easter week! My favorite week! Aka, a Carrot filled week! Or also known as the weekend we humbly reflect our Savior, Jesus Christ's resurrection. 

The Maisey family=the most charitable and loving family that I've ever met. (Almost as charitable as Liz Robertson;).  This family invites a different 3 families to their house for Sunday dinner every week to help people feel love and belonging. 

Sister Maisey is a walking miracle! When she was 16, she was riding a topless jeep with her friends diving up a mountain side. The roads were wet and icy and on one of the turns, the car slipped and threw her out of the backseat into the middle of the road where she broke her arm and leg. Moments later, she tried to sit half way up when a pickup truck turned the sharp corner and drove OVER her. The axel of the bottom of the truck skinned her head. She explained this story to me full of grace and compassion for both of the drivers! She was in a deep coma for 2 months after the accident. Meanwhile, the doctors planned on how to help her with not just her broken arm and leg, but also her brain injury.  She received a college degree in childhood education, taught for one year, served a mission for the church in England, has 4 kids, and a loving husband. Her spiritual strength is something that I strive to have. See? She IS a living miracle and I love her so much. 

For service this week, we helped her make two thousand cookies to send to literally EVERYONE she knows. Why? Because her favorite thing is to help people smile and be happy. So sweet!:)

Never thought I would say this but General Conference was so fun and enjoyable!! My favorite talk was Elder Dyches. He spoke about sunshine... My favorite thing ever!! "As you keep your face towards the sunshine, the shadows can't help but fall behind you". Jesus Christ is my joy, my life, my way, my hope, and my sunshine!

Press on &Choose Joy,

Sister Elly Rex