Hello Family!
This week has been so crazy! It started with a great exchange in Ridgecrest
with Sister Sharpe and is ending with a transfer. I have mixed emotions about
this week, but I know that everything that has happened is in Heavenly Father's
plan for me!
It was hard to say "goodbye" to the people here in Sunrise. It's funny how
you come to love people so much in such a little amount of time. I have only
been here for 10 weeks and I feel like I have known these people for years! I
will definitely miss them, but I know that I will love the people in Clarke Lake
as well! I am excited for what the Lord has in store for me these next couple of
weeks!
As I was in the hospital this week, Sister Cox said something to me that
really hit me. I was struggling with pain and anxiety and she said, "The
Atonement works for everything. Even this. Just remember that Christ felt what
you are feeling now and that He can help you through it." I had never really
thought about the Atonement working in situations like that. But as I thought
more about it, I realized how silly I had been to not recognize Christ in that
part of my life. He should be in every thing, big or small. And being in the
hospital is definitely a big thing! I was able to feel the power of the
Atonement and Priesthood blessings that day. Before I left for the hospital, my
district leader and his companion came and gave me a blessing. The first thing
that the blessing said strengthened my testimony of the Priesthood even more. I
was so worried that the doctors would find something that I would have to be
sent home for and that scared me so much. I don't want to go home early...or
even at all sometimes. I could be a missionary forever and be just fine! Anyway,
the first thing the blessing said was, "You will stay on your mission for the
whole time period." I was so thankful that Heavenly Father was so aware of me. I
NEEDED to hear that and I needed to hear it from a trusted source. You can't
have a more trusted source than Heavenly Father and I am so glad that He knows
me and knows what I need! I invite you all to pray to our Heavenly Father this
week and ask Him to help you feel of His love more fully. I promise you that as
you do so, He will answer your prayers! I know that, because I have felt it and
I have seen it in the lives of those around me. Heavenly Father is waiting to
bless us, we just need to ask!
I love you all!
Love,
Sister Keele
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