I apologize for not writing a weekly last week!!! I had all the craziness in the world happen last p-day all because I tried to get a new pair of glasses, but all is well and I finally got an eye exam today.
So, I turned 20 this week. 😯 Shout out to the Cartagenas for surprising me with cake! They are the best!
The only other thing I am really going to mention from this week aside from General Conference is that a cute 15-year-old named Tutino is on-date for baptism now!! He is so awesome and is going to get baptized on October 26th!
Okay, now on to General Conference! As I’m sure most of you know, a temple was announced in Puerto Rico!!! We were watching in our branch President’s house surrounded by people we love, and when the announcement was made we all jumped up and screamed and then started crying out of pure joy. The Spirit was so strong and I am so happy for the people of Puerto Rico! The faithful members who have worked for this for so long are going to be so blessed, and this is going to open up the doorway to blessings for so many more people, who will begin working harder towards this goal. Estoy tan emocionada!!!!
I also wanted to mention a few other things from conference. One is the invitation I gave last time to mark the invites in the talks! I’d like to invite you to do that again. And, President Nelson invited us to begin studying them THIS week!
I wanted to tell you my favorite talks as well. I loved Elder Brough’s on Saturday morning, when he talked about how asking “why me?” never takes away the problem and how the Lord requires hard things of us, but we can do them with joy! I also loved how Elder Rasband said that fear limits our perspective and that we cannot be afraid–we MUST do the work assigned!! I was very touched by a talk in the women’s conference as well, by Sister Michelle Lynn Craig. When she talked about the difference between divine discontent and discouragement, it changed my view completely! It was a message that I really needed because I often focus so much on my weaknesses and faults and feeling bad about them, rather than just striving to close that gap between who I am and who I can be with the help of the Lord. The last talk I wanted to mention was from Elder Gerard on Sunday afternoon. I was so inspired by his invitation to step back and evaluate our lives, and if there is anything we need to fix, to remember that NOW is the time to do it!
Really, all of the talks were incredible and uplifting! I hope all of us can continue enjoying and learning from them in the weeks and months to come! Have a good week!
Love,
Emma
I will send pics next week!