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 HOWDY YALLL! Tbh I don't even remember what happened this week, I'm stunned it's already pday again lol.

- Kerry!! My heavens she is so amazing!! She takes pages and pages of notes from church, our lessons it's so tender! We asked her if she believes that the book of mormon is true, that Joseph Smith was a prophet and she was like OF COURSE! She shared her experience with having insomnia and how she hasn't had an issue sleeping since she started reading the book of mormon, that her doctor even asked her what changed! We asked if she believed president Nelson is a prophet and she was like UM YEAH DUH haha. We showed her the gospel library app and she has been listening to all the conferences talks((: Her desire to share the gospel helps me want to be better about sharing it! She has been doing book of mormon studies with her family and her boyfriend! She has helped lots of her friends download the bom app, even gave one a restoration pamphlet! Her baptism is next Thursday and I'm so excited for her! If you could keep her in your prayers that would be amazing!

- We've seen so many miracles this week, it's so cool to see how much more open people are around Christmas time! 

- one of my best friend/cousins, Maddie passed away 3 years ago on Sunday. It's still hard not having her here but especially this week I was able to feel her close. Maddies favorite color was purple, I've been praying specifically this week for opportunities to teach people the plan of salvation and specifically to someone who is wearing purple(: it's been cool to see how God has provided so many opportunities, whether we only taught a few principles from the plan of salvation or the whole thing I was able to find so much joy in sharing the knowledge that we can see our loved ones again with others💜

❤️‍🔥Spiritual thought❤️‍🔥

Alma 31:38

"And the Lord provided for them that they should hunger not, neither should they thirst; yea, and he also gave them strength, that they should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ. Now this was according to the prayer of Alma; and this because he prayed in faith."

Theirs no happiness or joy that can compare to the joy that comes from Christ. God doesn't take away our trials. But through the enabling power of his son we are able to get through all our trials and find joy in them. If you wait until after a hard time to look for the joy then you're going to spend all of your life waiting and miss out on the joy that comes from looking for the joy in the hard times.