Hurricane Survival

Wow literally the most crazy week of the mission. From Monday until Friday we were stuck in a stake center with all the sisters in our mission. We slept on the floor. Survived off of snacks and an occasional meal. The toilets all broke. And then some people decided to shower in the font. Then of course the font got clogged. 


Gratefully we were all safe and where I am serving didn't get hit super hard bt the hurricane. A few tornados did some pretty bad damage in our mission but overall we were super blessed. 

In our time at the church we did lots of studies, lots of devotionals, and some basketball. It was like girls camp on steroids and I'm sure most of you know how much I LOVED girls camp… not! Hahaha so it was an experience but hey I survived and have some good stories to tell. 

This week I have been going through the new conference talks and studying them. The one that has got to be my favorite is from Karl D Hirst. It might just be because he came to our mission and I got to spend like 4 days straight with him and we became pals but his talk hit me! 

“wonder, if Jesus were to choose a place where you and He could meet, a private place where you would be able to have a singular focus on Him, might He choose your unique place of personal suffering, the place of your deepest need, where no one else can go? Somewhere you feel so lonely that you must truly be all alone but you aren’t quite, a place to which perhaps only He has traveled but actually has already prepared to meet you there when you arrive? If you are waiting for Him to come, might He already be there and within reach?”

Jesus knows our darkest places, has lived them, and will always be there. He meets us there even when we don't recognize it. Thats why I love Jesus because he is there no matter what. He doesn't need me to notice him or to give him attention. He is just lifting and healing in ways we can not notice until after. 

I love each of you! Keep trusting Jesus it will work out! He us in the darkest corners and places of your life! 

Love Like Jesus

Love, Hermana Peterson 





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