December 20, 2021: Ice Fishing w/Santa!!!

We helped set up an event for families to ice fish with Santa on Finger Lake. Our job was to make sure all the cars were parked 20 feet apart so the lake didn't cave in. The ice was 17 inches thick but as dozens and dozens of heavy trucks piled onto the lake, you could feel and hear the ground splitting. It was so scary! Thankfully we, and our RAV4 made it out alive.

A new family, the Porras's, moved into our area! The mom is a member of our church and one of their daughters was just baptized. We taught the family the message of the Restoration. Jason, the dad, had many questions about prophets, heaven, and eternal families. After answering a couple, I looked at him and said, "Jason, you are cutting yourself short. Do you believe God loves you?". A slow tear slipped from his eye and he nodded his head once. His wife wiped away his tear and said, "Honey, do you believe that?". We invited him to pray to know how God feels about him. I know our Heavenly Father loves us each individually, more than we could ever imagine. I know God loves Jason and his family perfectly.

Most the people we have been meeting, say that our message seems true but they don't know if God loves and hears them. I know he does, we just have to have the sincere desire to find out for ourselves by praying, searching, and pondering. 

An 11 year old girl asked me why The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Days Saints has certain rules for things. I related her question to having faith. We have faith that if we do what the Lord asks us to do, we will be blessed. I then related faith to the Word of Wisdom. Her father who was half listening to our conversation, spit out the tobacco that he was chewing and listened more intently. Testifying of blessings is one of my favorite things to do. Through faith, change occurs, and the light of Christ can shine through our hearts more brightly than before. 

I was sick this week:/ It was a perfect week to not feel well because all our friends we were teaching dropped us! Gotta think positive right? Its SO hard to find people in the wintertime of Alaska. Especially when everyone feels seasonal depression during the short daytime hours. But it shows me how much light the gospel of Jesus Christ can bring people!

This week was a hard one but Santa told me I made it on his nice list, so it made everything okay:)

Choose JOY,

Sister Rex

Pics:

-cold

-Santa's workshop w/MatSu sisters

-ice fishing w/Santa

-SISTER HOLMAN, MY BBY!