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Hello everyone! I'm soo sorry that I need to leave so soon
like this, but actually we just didn't have the time today due to some
crazy circumstances. We had a YSA gathering all day and we have a dinner
appointment tonight. So the emailing time has been cut to 0.
But anyway, this week was great!
Easter
was very nice. We had dinner at the Dunn's house. They're great
people. So good. You'll have to meet them sometime soon. They're recent
converts and just fantastic people.
I also got to give a talk in
sacrament about the resurrection of our Savior! How great must it have
been for him to be able to ascend back to his Father, whom he had just
felt forsaken from, and to be able to have his own personal time with
him. I can only imagine the sublime embrace they had. That's got to be
on the biggest 'I did it" Moments of history. I testify that our Savior
truly lived and died for us, so that we could live our lives till our
death for those whom we love. Because of him, we have so many things! My
companion and I were talking about how so many times in our life, as we
grow and mature, we can say, "wow, the Savior really did everything..."
and as our perspective and knowledge in life grows, "WOW the savior
really did do EVERYTHING"... It becomes more and more visable as we
continue to align our lives with him as the years go by, that truly our
happiness comes from our closeness to the lights. He allows the sun to
shine down, giving us the light of everyday. I love to think of the
sunshine that we can have in our souls, that never has to set, that
never has to dim or diminish, but simply grows and grows until we have
found the 'day star' within us. As Peter tells us in 2 Peter 1:18 or 19
or 20, just like a seed, just like a sunrise, just like that really
good slow cooking crock pot on fast Sunday, as we endure this life well,
we shall look towards the growth of our faith, and recognize the fruit
that is truly delicious to the taste. In our imperfect state, we can
easily forget how this feeling is, if we begin to partake less and less
of the fruit. Never stop watering the seed, never stop feeding the fire,
never stop your progression, standing more and more in the limelight of
the Eternal perspective.
The more the Savior is the center
& focus in your life, the more that circumstance and situational
trials lose their luster and glow. I know that through the resurrection
of our Lord and Savior, that we all can look at a limitless future of
the eternities.
As we focus on his sacrifice for us, we can
imagine how a God of love feels, using his sacrifice for others sakes
in our lives, helps him feel the healing of every bruise he suffered on
our behalf. He truly treaded the wine press, and will rule among the
sons of man. can't wait! Yet we can, and wait we must. With the Hope of
Eternal Life, and the mansion's prepared above for those that focus on
helping others get to their own.
Alright... need to take off but GREAT NEWS I love you all so much! Happy Post Easter!
Elder Langford
Elder Jeffrey Langford has been called to the Raleigh, North Carolina Mission. He reported to the MTC Wednesday June 20, 2012 at 1:10 pm. He is so excited and ready to serve. We will follow him and the amazing experiences he will have throughout his mission for the next 2 years (730 days, 17,520 hours). We love you Elder Langford!
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