Hola Familia!
Como Estan? First of all, before you read my letter, you should go to this link and read this article. It's called "Our Refined Heavenly Home." Its amazing, and it will change your life.
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=906f9ffc50481210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
I love how it really brings this life into perspective- why we're here, and the higher purpose. We want to be comfortable living with God in all aspects- not just by being clean from our sins. I love how Enos says at the very end of his short book in the Book of Mormon "And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me; Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father. Amen." (Enos 1:27). I think that is the goal of everyone that ever has lived and will live- to be able to return to live in the mansions that Jesus Christ has prepared for us, and to have Christ himself welcome us in. I love this scripture. I love the faith the Enos shows, that he knows there is something more, something that was worth devoting his life to in order to achieve it.
I was thinking about this a lot the other day when I was in the Los Angeles temple doing service. Me and three other sister missionaries were lucky enough to have the dream service job- cleaning the chandeliers in the Celestial room. It was like spending the whole day in heaven. We had to wear white jumpsuits, and our job was to carefully remove all of the individual crystals and wash them in a big tub of water and then put them back. It made me think about what our jobs will be in the Celestial Kingdom. I think that in my stage of existence I am qualified for the chandelier cleaning job, but not much else. I have to continue to prove myself with the assignments that God gives me. I think that this life is about more than just getting back to Heavenly Father so we can rest, float around on clouds and do nothing for all of eternity. i think that we are also proving to him that we will follow him, and that he can trust us to do his work. Jesus Christ is our greatest example, and we know that he has worked more than anyone- he created the earth, he completed the atonement, he did everything that his Father sent him to do. We are blessed when we are able to take part in his work.
I have had a really great week. We had the baptism of Jose Martinez yesterday and it was incredible. He is an eighteen year old boy going to community college studying computers. He was so excited about his baptism a couple days ago he said he could hardly sleep. The spirit was so strong at the baptism. His whole family was there and really felt the spirit. They're not members, and we're working with his sister Natasha who wants to be baptized too, but has missed some of the lessons and things. We thinks she has been facing some pressure from her friends. It is also hard for her, and most of the youth around her age, to understand what they're reading in the Book of Mormon. She is really smart and picks up on it when we read with her. It is really tragic how there is such a huge decline in reading. I walked in to the library today and saw a sign with "Top 10 things to do in your local library" and the number one thing was "Check your myspace page." If the Book of Mormon is our greatest tool missionaries, then one of Satan's greatest counter attacks is to stop kids from reading. There is such a difference in the homes that we go to that have a huge bookshelf in their living room, as opposed to those that are filled with just a big screen TV. It is really tragic, not just for learning about the gospel, but learning in general. People are going to lose all appreciation for Shakespeare and the greatest author of all time because they're not going to be able to understand it.
Anyways, that was kind of just a big soap box . . . but I am doing great! The work is going really well. I hope you all have a Happy Easter and learn as much as you can from General Conference. I know that Christ was risen, and that he lives and loves us. I love you all!
Hermana Dansie
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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