Happy New Year!!!!

Happy New Year!!!! 

Sooo we either called visited or texted every single member in our ward this week and in total got 3 responses. It was a frustrating week. Lots of wondering what the heck to do. Our 4 most progressing friends moved this week. So we had to send them. We had HOURS everyday that were empty so we were praying hard to know what to do. Anything we tried wasn't super succesful. We are putting in the effort and all we can do is keep working! I know that somehow things will start workking out according to Gods plan and not mine. 

Dont worry though everyday this week God sent me some super pretty sunsets.. good reminder to me that God is so good! 

This week I was thinking about this new year and what is going to happen! There are so many things that I have no idea about. But I do know that the lesson I continue to learn on my mission is that Gods Plan is always greater than mine no matter how great my plan seems to be! So this year I hope to let Gods plan happen and not get in the way! The sooner we accept his plan the sooner everything works out. 

This week I was studying more about Joseph Smith and Doctrine and Covenants and this is something that stood out to me. As Joseph went to pray he went to the grove of trees by his house. In other words his backyard. That grove is now called the sacred grove but before it was literally the backyard! 

This got me pondering places in my life that went from a normal place to a sacred place. On my mission I have seen park benches, closets, sketchy houses, little shacks, random parks, parking lots, my desk, the ground by my bed, and so many more places become sacred. These places went for normal to sacred not because Jesus appeared to me there, but because I felt His love, I came to know Him a little better, I saw him change me or those around me. That is why they are sacred.

 Florida has became a sacred sacred place for me. The people, the places, the things, and I know thats because I have seen Jesus in the details here. I am grateful for that. 

What places are sacred to you? If you dont have one then pick a normal everyday spot. Sit and talk to the lord, study His words in the scriptures and pretty soon you will see. That the exact place you are is sacred. I promise you that Jesus is waiting to enter your life and   if you let him enter, even into the messy closet or dirty garage He can and will make them sacred. And that because where He is will always be a sacred place. 

I love yall! I am so excited to see you SO soon! But until then there is work to do! Have a great week! 

Love Like Jesus 

Love, hermana peterson 




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