Hello everyone, how are you doing? As for me, I am doing so great! We were fortunate enough to watch general conference over this last weekend and can I just say that I am convinced all the sessions, every talk, song, and everything was exactly what I needed. It was all just for me. The spirit that I was able to feel over this last weekend and the direction and guidance was absolutely amazing. I feel so grateful to be apart of such a perfect gospel with such amazing leaders. We are so blessed.
It was actually a very encouraging and inspirational conference for me. As I was preparing over the week and writing some questions I desperately wanted to be answered, I felt the spirit in my heart and knew that if my heart and mind was open I would receive answers. luckily I was able to receive many answers to all of the questions I had.
The first talk I wanted to express my feelings about was the talk of Jeffery R. Holland. I absolutely loved it. One thing that I have been really nervous about with coming home is learning to get back into life without actually getting back into life, if that makes sense. Jeffrey R. Holland's talk perfectly answered my question. He said that "we need to stand as close as humanly possible to Jesus Christ." If things get difficult or hard or you are just sad one day, as we stand really close to Jesus Christ and always look to him in our lives we will be happy no matter how hard things get. I also loved what he said about staying unique in the choir. He explained how important it is to stay you. Be unique and don't just blend in. He said, "Keep your richness in your own voice... you are irreplaceable, you are unique." I love that. As we all continue to strive to be better and stay our unique selves we will be okay always. "In the choir there is room for everyone who loves God and keeps His commandments." But my all time favorite quote he said in the entire talk was, "Come as you are, but don't plan to stay as you are." That's so good. As we are willing to change and give our will to Heavenly Father, he will change us into something we could never make of ourselves.
Which leads into the second talk I really loved... That Neil L. Andersen gave. He was talking about overcoming the world. How amazing was that talk. Ahhh I loved it. He said that "we will spend a life time of trying and with sincere repentance we can overcome the world through Him, Jesus Christ." He talks about the sabbath day and the need of listening to the voice that is not from the world in order to over come it. He says, "Stand up, speak up, and be willing to be different from the world." How cool would it be to really overcome the world and to be more like Jesus Christ and the way he is. To really inherit what Heavenly Father has prepared for each of us.. It is such an amazing thought.
The last one I wanna share about (cuz i'm running out of time) is the one my S. Mark Palmer. He was talking about Jesus Christ and the pure love of Him. My whole mission I have been striving and striving to develop one attribute of Jesus Christ strongly in myself. This attribute is pure charity. I have strived from the beginning of my mission to show charitiy and love to everyone. Not just charity from Sister Barton, but the pure love of Christ. Godly love. One thing I loved that S. Mark Palmer said was he said, "change the things that are hard for you, in order to have a change of heart." That was really good advice especially for me. As much as I try my hardest to have love for everyone I know I lack... a lot. I loved the keys he gave for each of us to become more like the Savior and have more of the love he has. I really love the one of just trying to see everyone the way the Lord sees them. As we do that we will be able to help people improve and change. As I have been a leader in my mission for a while I have been able to see how love really impacts people. I have been able to grow and help others change themselves through just loving them for who they are and for helping them become better. I feel blessed to be able to share the love of Jesus Christ to everyone. Especially being a disciple of Him and a missionary, it is just that much more important.
I really love love love general conference. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to listen to our loving prophet and apostles and other leaders of the church every 6 months. I remember before my mission when we had to listen to conference it was like the most boring thing of my whole life, but now that is what I look forward too. To the words I once fell asleep to and yawned at, I now cherish and are literally delicious to me.
I feel so grateful for the spirit and for its witness to me of truth. I love to learn and I am grateful I get to receive revelation through the Holy Ghost. I am grateful for conference and for the wonderful time I have to be a full-time missionary from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Thank you for all you do and for your constant examples to me. I love you all with my whole heart and I pray that we all apply the things we learned from conference.
Mahal Ko Kayo,
Sister Barton
These are some cute pics of Sister Jumawid's birthday and my funny present to her, Sister Kolca taking us out to dinner (best thing ever), and some of us sisters at the stake center during conference :)
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