Hey y’all!
[Summary at the very bottom cuz I know not everyone has time or the attention span to read this.]
This week I've been able to further appreciate the faith of Southern folks. Here it is a simple fact the Jesus Christ is our Savior. Everyone already knows that.
We were talking on the phone with a lady. We can call her L. L will be getting her leg amputated this week. She is in a hospital right now and she filled out an online request to speak with missionaries to find more hope in Jesus Christ. We decided to talk to L about the Resurrection and how because of Jesus Christ we will all be made whole. We expressed that someday our bodies will be healed and we will live with our Savior. And she said she didn't care much about what her body would be like; she knew she would be whole if she got to be with Jesus.
That's pretty incredible.
We sure have a lot to look forward to. Being whole because we get to be with our Savior.
I do sometimes have a hard time understanding the southern accent. Yesterday in the second ward the talks were about tithing and giving that 10% to the Lord. Both talks referenced the widows mite and the windows of Heaven. Widow seemed to be pronounced closer to widt-ah and window closer wind-uh. I found it all minorly entertaining.
I know that windows of heaven really are opened as we pay our tithing. Tithing gets touchy sometimes but that is silly because it's just like everything else in the gospel you can follow the basic faith formula. Faith= do the thing and see what happens and then you have more faith which leads to eternal blessings. Read the Book of Mormon + Pray to know if it is true = Knowing the Book of Mormon is true & more faith. Do the thing. Pay your tithing and then pay attention. Blessings do come.
One thing I hear quite a bit from Southern folks is that Jesus woke them up today. They wouldn't be here without Him. It's true. We rely on the Savior to get us up each morning. When I think about how much Christ is already aware of and taking care of us, that 10% seems like a lot less.
Pay your tithing and then pay attention. See what blessings come. It could be financial blessings. It could be increased strength. It could be safety. It could be your grades in school looking better. It could be family relationships healing. Sometimes it's eternal blessings that we might not be able to sense here on Earth. The windows of Heaven will open as we pay a full and honest tithe to our Savior.
When I started this email I did not think it would be about tithing but that's where it went and I'm okay with that. I hope you're all doing well and making good choices. I love you. I love you. I love you.
Still holding to the rod,
Sister Owens
Summary: I love to see the faith people have here in North Carolina. Pay your tithing and then pay attention to blessings you receive and I love you.
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