March 10,
2014
Longmont,
CO
Funny
thing about vodka. Ah-ha! Got your attention :) Really I should
have said, the funny thing about being a missionary where you search outside
the 'Mormon bubble' is you learn the funniest things. In this week we
were instructed by two different people on how to mix certain alcoholic
beverages. One of them led to a wonderful conversation about the Word of
Wisdom and why it is that I will probably never use that recipe. Though I
have been told that vodka (if you get the good kind, several brands were also
thrown around during this time) doesn't taste like anything, so the mix of
juices without that would probably be pretty good!
I am
loving being a walking missionary!
Seriously.
Let
President Brown know that I am totally cool with doing this.
Though I
might deny that statement if I was in Wyoming in the wintertime...
And a car
is convenient sometimes, but then we can get a ride right? In other
times, it somehow helps us to get a lot done by walking. Or maybe these
are just blessings for going out and working hard. Or maybe it is just
the time for these people. Whatever the purpose, I love it and am amazed
and excited by all that is going on!
I hear
that mom and dad and I were blessed to be speaking on the same day :) For me, this was
basically the best Sunday ever! B came to church for the second week
in a row to hear us speak, and J came for the first time!
The light
and the joy of the gospel of Jesus Christ is real. It softens hearts and
lightens loads while adding joy to life in a way that is indescribable.
Heavenly Father loves each of His children and is aware of us and our needs,
and we are blessed to also have the opportunity to serve each other.
This work
is unstoppable.
Every
member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can proclaim, with
Mormon "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have
been called of him to declare his
word among his people, that they might have everlasting life." (3 Nephi
5:13)
love,
Sister Emily DeFord
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