Blessing

Yesterday, I just about had a mental breakdown.

 

I am not sure why I was having such a rough time, but I was not able to handle anything.

 

Just everything on top of each other was causing me to stress and dysfunctional.

 

During our lunch break, the only thing I could do was pray. I knelt and prayed for, I don't know how long.

 

I was praying and praying, but nothing was coming. I couldn't even get the words or my thoughts straight I was so flustered.

 

Then, the prompting came.

Ask for a Blessing.

 

A priesthood blessing is a special prayer and blessing through the authority and power from God. It can be given in a case, when somebody is in the need of extra spiritual strength, or in some cases physical healing.

 

 It was the exact power that Jesus Christ had when he established his church and blessed the people.

 

I called the other missionaries, and asked them for a blessing.

 

I mentioned nothing about my personal circumstances to them.

 But the blessing had the exact words I needed to hear.

I knew it was from my Heavenly Father.

 

He was talking to me.

He knew what I was going through.

I loved me.

And, everything would be okay.

 

I am so grateful for the Priesthood restored to the earth. I am grateful that there is a Heavenly Father that knows and loves me, personally.

 

 

Join Us for General Conference!

Me and Hermana Sorensen are doing everything we can to work hard this week {in this beautiful weather..finally Spring!} and invite people to come watch conference.

General Conference is held every 6 months. We have the opportunity to hear from a living day prophet and his apostles.

 

You can watch it online or in your local LDS building.

You can Make a Difference!

While walking along a beach, an elderly gentleman saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and throwing it into the ocean.

 

As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, picking up starfish one by one and tossing each one gently back into the water.

 

He came closer still and called out, “Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?”

 

The young man paused, looked up, and replied “Throwing starfish into the ocean.”

 

The old man smiled, and said, “I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?”

 

To this, the young man replied, “The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them in, they’ll die.”

 

Upon hearing this, the elderly observer commented, “But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can’t possibly make a difference!”

 

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked up another starfish, threw it into the back into the ocean past the breaking waves and said,

“It made a difference for that one.”