Hello Everyone! What a week it has been. First of all, the weather has been beautiful! I never thought I'd know what it would be like to feel sunshine again, and I've loved every minute of it. It will probably go back to some snowy bleak days in a little bit, but for now I'm enjoying the Indian summer. Just to show you how beautiful it's been Sister Moberly and I did daily planning on top of the Hill Cumorah (well, as close as we could get to the top, we got tired). Here's a video of me racing up the top, and also a picture at the bottom of the hill. It's a lot steeper than it looks.
We've still been seeing Aaron and Christina pretty consistently, and Christina is going through a pretty rough patch. Keep her in your prayers! We've also been visiting a fair amount of less actives. One of these less active's name is Melanie. She is the coolest person ever. She used to go the Palmyra ward but then moved to Sodus (the Naples of Newark), which is super out of the way and kind of stopped coming. But when we came by she was so loving and sweet. She has four daughters and a son all different ages which are all so cute. Brings back lots of memories of the babies for sure. Her house is super cool with ladders and crazy stairwells. She lives on the shore of a lake on the farther side of Sodus, Sodus Point. Here's a picture of that lake from the window of our car.
We've seen them a few times and had a lesson about Faith, Hope, and Charity. We took three pieces of paper and wrote out Faith, Hope, and Charity then rolled them up. Then on top of a Reese's bar we put a piece of paper that said Joy. Faith, Hope, and Charity are the pillars to Joy. That principle is something I've been learning a lot lately. There's a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness comes and goes, but Joy is a state of being. To have Joy there must be three things: A knowledge that God is good and He loves me, so Faith. A feeling that everything will be alright, despite present circumstances, so Hope. A belief that people are good and are worth it, so Charity. Those are the first steps, the beliefs. But it is when we build upon those things and act on them that we will find true Joy. One of my favorite conference talks that talks a lot about this has been Joy and Spiritual
Survival by President Nelson. I invite you all to make the time to read it. You won't regret it.
In other news, Melanie's kids have a pet ferret named Mousekitty and I held him. He's kind of blurry because he kept moving around, and I only freaked out a little bit!
(Maya, Melanie's daughter, is the one in the background. Super cute!!)
I love you all! You are always in my thoughts and my prayers! Always remember
that Heavenly Father is there and He loves and each and everyone of you. Until
next week!
Hermana Abreu
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