August 25, 2014

So this week has been great. We have had such a good time and we are finding so much potential. We were also able to go to the Rexburg temple this last week. We have had such a fantastic weekend. We have decided to do this purification thing and just become closer to the spirit and more consecrated missionaries.  So we were able to go the temple on Saturday and just feel the incredible spirit that was there and seriously counsel with the lord with what we are doing. It was so awesome and the Rexburg temple is beautiful. Then sunday we decided to fast for some of our investigators. That was awesome to. I love fasting for things. We were able to receive so much revelation in our classes also. 

We had a amazing discussion about sacrifice and what sacrifices mean to us. I realized that we can make sacrifices in 2 different ways. We can sacrifice for blessings or we can sacrifice for change. both are very good. I love the concept of sacrifice. When we sacrifice we are showing heavenly father that we are willing to change. Now we can give up our time or our efforts but are we allowing those experiences to really change us. I think we sacrifice a lot of things expecting blessings but in the end it isnt the blessings that matter it is the change that matters within us. And if we are truly converted to the lord and have complete trust in him then in the end will the blessings really be what matters or will we be willing to sacrifice those also. When we are sacrificing we arent giving up anything we are just showing heavenly father that we are wanting a better life. Anyways i dont know if any of that made sense but i love the law of sacrifice. 

So this last week we also had a sisters get together. it was so much fun! I got to see Sister Meredith and man it was like seeing Kenzie again just so awesome to see that kind of friend. I just love her. I also got to see a ton of other sisters. It was so much fun and sister flora and i just felt like that started the week off the right way. The spirit that was there was just so powerful. 

This next week is going to be awesome to! we have Zone Conference. it is always so much fun to go to those and it is so awesome to see president. We have to much going on i just love it. Alright well i love you and i miss you dearly!

Love Sister Dearden. 

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Sister Meredith with Sister Dearden