Fujisaki Fun

Well, I've just recently started my 6th transfer and I'm still in Fujisaki Area! This makes me happy because I have come to really like this area. I have also gotten a new companion. Her name is Southworth Shimai. She actually was a brand-new missionary in the apartment in Ube last year when I got in the accident . Anyways, she is a lot of fun! She has a sincere desire to be the Lord's missionary and wants to work hard. What a great companion!
I recently read an excellent talk by Elder Holland titled "Lessons from Liberty Jail." It is so great!! You should read it sometime. After reading it, my testimony that the Lord loves us, even when we are in deep trials, was confirmed. One excerpt from the talk particularly struck me and I would like to share it. "...you can have sacred, revelatory, profoundly instructive experience with the Lord in any situation you are in. Indeed, let me say that even a little stronger: You can have sacred, revelatory, profoundly instructive experience with the Lord in the most miserable experiences of your life..." A friend of mine recently talked about how perspective affects our lives. I know for a fact that the way you look at trials in your life; the perspective you take, will majorly affect how you go through and eventually overcome that trial. Know that in what seems like your darkest night, the Lord is always there, and an even brighter morning is just around the corner. :) I know for a fact that the Lord gives us trials because they make us stronger and challenged us to rise to the great potential within us. Turn to Him. Trust Him. Know that He can lead you to something even greater than you could possibly imagine. If you get a chance read "The Challenge to Become" by Dallin H. Oaks. It expands a little on what I've said. I love you all!!