Interesting Things
Family
Motto
Thee
lift me and I'll lift thee and we will ascend together.
“Be
happy. Let discouragement be a challenge, not a defeat; an
opportunity & a privilege.
April
7, 2018
Dear
Family,
Today
I want to share with you some things that I have found interesting
because they touch either one or all of us in our family in some way.
BRAZIL
- The headline in the Church News is, “Increasing strength, greater
maturity Brazil is no longer a new frontier in the Church, says Elder
Bednar. There are three of our family who served there. Can you
name them? Of course they know who they are and can coach you.
Please reply to that question.
Elder
Bednar says, “There is a lot to learn about living and loving the
gospel from the saints in Brazil.” I will quote just one paragraph
of the rest of the article, “Home to 1.4 million church members, 34
missions & six temples, Brazil's strength is evident in the
increasing number of Brazilian mission presidents and General
Authorities serving around the world. Family History work by members
in Brazil is producing nearly 100 percent of the names for temple
ordinances in the country.”
I
believe those of you who served there planted many seeds and laid a
good foundation for what is happening there now.
HOLY
GHOST - Elder Allen B. Haynie speaks to the students at BYU
Hawaii: “We should desire the constant companionship of the Holy
Ghost more than anything else in this life....because it is precisely
what Christ desires most for each of us....Attempting to navigate the
complexities of life without allowing the Holy Ghost to exercise all
His divinely delegated duties on our behalf is, to be blunt, both
dumb and dumber.... repent more completely and more often” to
“begin to feel more regular companionship of the Holy Ghost and
then we'll begin to feel more whole....Partaking of the sacrament
[can] be a weekly, life-changing experience.” He goes on to tell
how it has changed his life.
I
want to testify that I have found these things to be true and I
invite all of you to read his whole SHORT article.
Both
of the above articles are in the Church News – week of March 25,
2018.
Boyd
K Packer's poem that is his talk in the
April 2013 General Conference. As I read this and listened to
him give it my heart was filled with understanding about what life is
all about. I recommend it to everyone.
Thanks
to Noel for the special calendar for the New Year in which I
took a trip to England and other places. That was fun!!!
My
mother's poems are a special collection that I am blessed to
have. As I read through some of them the other day, I noticed one
of them that goes along with the topics of this letter.
Better
guide well the young
than
reclaim when the're old;
For
the voice of true wisdom is calling;
To
rescue the fallen is good,
but
'tis best
To
prevent other people from falling.
Better
close up the source
of
temptation and crime
Than
deliver from dungeon and galley;
Better
put a strong fence
around
the top of the hill
Than
an ambulance down in the valley.
(Mom's
Book – p. 60 A)
About
Grandpa and me. See the pictures.
Love,
Gr. & Gr Christensen
P.S.
Let it be known that this is a two weeks report and that from now on
it is no longer our “Sunday Letter.” It will be our weekly
letter because Sunday got too busy. And who knows what day will
work???
Chris and Jerusha's family get together after Jerus
Chris, Patrick, Brenden, Lindsey, Jerusha, Grace, Josh, Valentine, & David.
Waiting for Dad to join them.................................
Our new Easter Amaryllis.
New kind of Hyacinth type of flower used in expensive flower arrangements. According to a florist.
Tulip before the deer got it.
Apricot tree with frozen blossoms...However now we have new blossoms coming on the tree so we hope for at least a pretty good picking.
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