Nothing to lose and everything to gain 7-21-2015

Hello my favorites:)

 This week has been amazing. We have been working with the most incredible people. Two of our investigators are getting ready for their baptism!! 

  So we taught the law of chastity and the Word of Wisdom last night and it was actually one of the greatest lessons I've ever had the privilege to be a part of. We brought a member with us, Sister Beehn, and she was exactly who we needed at our lesson. We texted her last minute to come to our lesson and it worked out perfectly.

 In the lesson, she shared her testimony so powerfully. 

 She just said: 

 "You have to choose whose side you're on. There's only 2 sides. There's right and wrong. Good and bad. Which team do you play for?"

 It just brought me back to the basics when she said that. So much of the time I over-complicate things or justify whether or not something is good or bad. 

 Every single one of us is born with the light of Christ; we just need to decide which side we are on.

 So, we're teaching this other family. I love them soooo much. We're working with 5 of the kids. One of them is superrr into science and the whole family is struggling with believing in Christ as the literal son of God. I've been thinking about them a lot and yesterday this scripture just popped into my head!

Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power, both in heaven and in earth; believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend.  - Mosiah 4:9

 There are so many things that I don't comprehend. haha. But, the beautiful thing is that I know how I feel about this Gospel. You have nothing to lose and absolutely everything to gain by believing in God and striving to follow Jesus Christ's example. We don't have to have a perfect knowledge. Sometimes I forget that and get stressed for no reason. We just have to believe in God and trust in His perfect plan for us with Christ at the center of it all.

 I love love love being a missionary. I can't even believe it'll be 11 months next week. 

 This morning we went to the temple. I love the peace that's there. I've really never felt that in any other place. 

 Miss you so much and I still can't believe we're moving. (Mom, I seriously started tearing up when I read that email.) But I know you're doing what you should do! I miss our family and I pray for ya every day!

Xoxox

Sister Helton