Dearest people,
What a week! We had a Sister's Conference in Louisville on my birthday
so that was fabulous! I got sang to multiple times, got to see the
lovely Sister Vaughn, and got to eat Cafe Rio for the first time this
year! Thank you for all your birthday wishes!
General Conference was excellent. We watched Saturday's sessions with
this awesome family in the ward. They have an elaborate point system
akin to march madness and complete with a trophy for the winner. It
was intense!
In Mormon's well-read discourse on love, he exhorts us to "have
charity." I've always read that as we need to be loving towards each
other and God. Elder Holland expounds, “The greater definition of ‘the
pure love of Christ,’ however, is not what we as Christians try but
largely fail to demonstrate toward others but rather what Christ
totally succeeded in demonstrating toward us. True charity has been
known only once. It is shown perfectly and purely in Christ’s
unfailing, ultimate, and atoning love for us...It is that charity--his
pure love for us--without which we would be nothing, hopeless, of all
men and women most miserable. Truly, those found possessed of the
blessings of his love at the last day--the Atonement, the
Resurrection, eternal life, eternal promise--surely it shall be well
with them." So how do we "have charity?" Becoming saturated with the
infinite love of Christ's Atonement.
After reading how ESSENTIAL charity is, the question is usually, "How
do we GET that?" Mormon explains that too, "wherefore...pray unto the
Father will all the energy of heart that ye may be filled with this
love..." I've always read that, "pray really hard for charity and God
will give it to you." This week I read it differently. Although it's
important to pray FOR charity, it's potentially even more important to
PRAY. Pray to our literal Father with our hearts. Talk to Him, listen
to Him, counsel with Him. As we do that, we will more fully understand
who He is, and who we are, and who those around us are. As we
comprehend the love our Father has for us, we will be filled with that
love and become like Him.
Love,
Sister Johns
What a week! We had a Sister's Conference in Louisville on my birthday
so that was fabulous! I got sang to multiple times, got to see the
lovely Sister Vaughn, and got to eat Cafe Rio for the first time this
year! Thank you for all your birthday wishes!
General Conference was excellent. We watched Saturday's sessions with
this awesome family in the ward. They have an elaborate point system
akin to march madness and complete with a trophy for the winner. It
was intense!
In Mormon's well-read discourse on love, he exhorts us to "have
charity." I've always read that as we need to be loving towards each
other and God. Elder Holland expounds, “The greater definition of ‘the
pure love of Christ,’ however, is not what we as Christians try but
largely fail to demonstrate toward others but rather what Christ
totally succeeded in demonstrating toward us. True charity has been
known only once. It is shown perfectly and purely in Christ’s
unfailing, ultimate, and atoning love for us...It is that charity--his
pure love for us--without which we would be nothing, hopeless, of all
men and women most miserable. Truly, those found possessed of the
blessings of his love at the last day--the Atonement, the
Resurrection, eternal life, eternal promise--surely it shall be well
with them." So how do we "have charity?" Becoming saturated with the
infinite love of Christ's Atonement.
After reading how ESSENTIAL charity is, the question is usually, "How
do we GET that?" Mormon explains that too, "wherefore...pray unto the
Father will all the energy of heart that ye may be filled with this
love..." I've always read that, "pray really hard for charity and God
will give it to you." This week I read it differently. Although it's
important to pray FOR charity, it's potentially even more important to
PRAY. Pray to our literal Father with our hearts. Talk to Him, listen
to Him, counsel with Him. As we do that, we will more fully understand
who He is, and who we are, and who those around us are. As we
comprehend the love our Father has for us, we will be filled with that
love and become like Him.
Love,
Sister Johns
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