This week has flown by with lots of things to keep us busy. The
President has been interviewing missionaries and when they come to the
office they need supplies, money, candy, and to talk. It's always nice
to talk to them and to feel of their spirits. Elder Cornelius is
finishing up his office manuel that he is putting together for future
Finance Secretaries to have. He doesn't want others to be in the same
situation he was in, not knowing exactly what they were supposed to be
doing without someone to train you. I was lucky to have a manuel and
used it often to learn my job. But there are always changes and new
things to learn so I have also updated my manuel as well. We are very
excited that Cedar is getting a Temple, that will be a blessing for our
community, but will also require a sacrifice of time to staff it and
clean it.We know that the good people of Cedar City will all do their
part and we hope it is finished soon so we can all participate in the
blessings of having a Temple near our homes.
Sister Cornelius has been reading a book called Divine Signatures by Gerald Lund and I would like to share a few thoughts from the book. In this book he talks about how all of us have trials throughout our lives and that no one in ammune to trials. The way we deal with these trials, whether we are strengthened by them and our testimonies grow, depends on our knowledge of Jesus Christ and how much he loves us. If we allow these trials to overcome us and we fall away from God also depands on how strong our testimonies are. Elder Lund said that when we feel that our burdens are too heavy and our trials too difficult we just need to think of what our Savior had to go through, he was mocked, spit upon, whipped, scorged, and hang on the cross. He did all this for us and he knows what it is like to feel pain and sorrow. We need to call upon him for strength to overcome our trials to to continue on. He does know how we feel and he does understand what we are going through. If you haven't read this book, I would strongly recommend you read it. He tells some wonderful stories of how other people have had tender mercies and divine signitures in their lives. I was strengthened as I read each story.
Sister Cornelius has been reading a book called Divine Signatures by Gerald Lund and I would like to share a few thoughts from the book. In this book he talks about how all of us have trials throughout our lives and that no one in ammune to trials. The way we deal with these trials, whether we are strengthened by them and our testimonies grow, depends on our knowledge of Jesus Christ and how much he loves us. If we allow these trials to overcome us and we fall away from God also depands on how strong our testimonies are. Elder Lund said that when we feel that our burdens are too heavy and our trials too difficult we just need to think of what our Savior had to go through, he was mocked, spit upon, whipped, scorged, and hang on the cross. He did all this for us and he knows what it is like to feel pain and sorrow. We need to call upon him for strength to overcome our trials to to continue on. He does know how we feel and he does understand what we are going through. If you haven't read this book, I would strongly recommend you read it. He tells some wonderful stories of how other people have had tender mercies and divine signitures in their lives. I was strengthened as I read each story.
I am including a few pictures;
The first one is three men
moving their household furnishings in a cart. Aren't we glad to have
moving vans?
The second picture is of a hand pulled cart full of
water containers. They fill these full of water at a water station and
carry them on their heads to their homes. They don't have running water
in their homes. Aren't you glad to have running water in your kitchen
and bathroom? I am.
The last picture is a man selling peanuts on the side of the road.
We send our love to all of you,
Elder & Sister Cornelius
