It still feels like a dream that I saw you on Saturday! That
was seriously the best day ever :) How was the reception? Will you send me more
pics when you get them? Like every single sister was asking me to see pictures
and I realized I didn't actually take any of Briggs or Becca....
Anyways! This week has honestly been a week of so many
miracles. Saturday night (after the wedding) we took a tour at the Conference
Center. I haven't taken any tours there since I was with Sister Isaksen because
we only go over there when they need a specific language.
But as we were
walking through the Conference Center, Sister Linares was telling me about the
big painting of Christ when He appears in the Americas. The artist, John Scott,
painted himself in 3 different areas of the painting. You don't usually get to
see it because they have to crop the copies of the painting since it's like 36
ft. long. The ones we usually see aren't the full painting.
The
first place John paints himself is right next to Christ; the second is further
away from him but still close enough to hear what he's saying; and the third is
way back in the distance kind of turned away from the Savior.
As my companion
was explaining the reasoning for this, I realized how much this painting
applies to me. It really all depends on us. How close or how far away we are
from the Savior. He stands there with open arms always and forever.
It made me reflect on when He comes again, how will I feel when I see the Savior?
Will I want to run up to him? Will it be a moment of stress where I'll be
praying in my mind for forgiveness so I will feel good enough to go up to him?
Or will I just stay in the background and not want to face him?
He's given us
the most incredible gift anyone could possibly give us, the gift of the Atonement. It just made me want to:
1. Use the power the Atonement more in my
life and
2. Have it be the center of everything I share with people on Temple
Square. Because if people don't know about it, how can they change?
But the
miracle at the end of the tour is that the guest wanted to learn more! He'll be
in Utah for another 3 weeks and so he's coming back to Temple Square this
weekend so we can give him a tour of the grounds.
Another sweet little miracle was that our investigators have
actually been answering the phone and many of them are meeting with
missionaries! We always send the local missionaries to the people that we meet
but you never know if they actually make contact or not. haha.
So, our whole
mission is just dying because tomorrow Elder Holland is coming to speak with
us. I will tell you everything next week :)
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| Becca and Briggs Oct. 17, 2015 SLC Temple |
Can I just say that Briggs and Becca's sealing was the most beautiful thing
in the world? I literally thought that my heart was going to explode out of my
chest. There was just so much peace in that room. I don't know if there's been
a moment that I've felt the spirit testify to me more that the authority from
God has been restored and that through the Atonement of Christ, families can be
bound on earth and in heaven. I am so grateful to be part of this family! And
I'm so grateful I have a new sister! Love you all so much and I hope you have
the best week.
Sister Helton
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| Got to see my wonderful Dad |
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| The Family in the rain |
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