ALRIGHT! First things first, I know I've already sent this out before, but in case people haven't already seen it, you HAVE to watch it!
Next item of business:
Fact: I hate roaches........I'm SO tired of roaches........they're SO big....and they fly........and I'm just so tired of them and their disgusting selves being all over my stuff.....I've never wished to be back in Idaho so bad in my life! But on the other hand....I'd take roaches to snakes, spiders the size of my hand, scorpions and mice.......so I guess it's really not that bad.........
Fact: I love air conditioning...I miss it
Fact: Despite the heat and the roaches I have the BEST mission in the world. My companion and I and Sister Fong spent 45 minutes last night on a hammock under the stars just chillin' before bed.......Life is great!
Also, yesterday I gave the coolest tour!!!!! I was talking to this lady and her girls, they live in LA but she's originally from Mexico City. And I started telling her about the Book of Mormon and how it's a record of the people in Ancient America. How it testifies of Christ and enhances the teachings of the Bible. And she started asking all these questions. She was like, but why wouldn't we know about this? Why is this the first time I've ever hear about Christ coming to America? In Mexico, EVERYONE'S Catholic, it's our culture, our Mass has been around for EVER. And I sat and talked with her and told her how all culture is, is a piece of a LARGE puzzle of Jesus Christ. EVERY culture has pieces of truths that lead to a whole. In China, there is a custom to put red strips of cloth or paper on the door frame of a house....sound familiar? (She said it reminded her of the Jews in Egypt) Exactly! Another piece! EVERYONE has heard the gospel before. The Book of Mormon testifies of it. And it IS the piece that completes the puzzle, that shows the big picture.
She then told me how her husband had been Jewish and he had always said that he never understood how people who didn't know about Christ were automatically going to be sent to Hell. Of course I got all excited to tell her about Baptisms for the dead and what happened right as I was explaining it? the doors to the theater BURST open and 50 youth piled out, screaming ALOHA! and running to see the different kiosks and pressing all the buttons and playing al the little clips and interviews at one time...........*facepalm........but it was fine, but I just testified my heart out and prayed SO hard (for the 1st time) that she could SEE my testimony in my eyes, that she could SEE my testimony of Christ on my countenance. I hope she did. She said she'd read the Book of Mormon and then e-mail me if she has any questions or find someone at the LA temple......man I hope she does......
Good for ME though, the LA temple has a very big, very nice, VISITOR'S CENTER, there as well and something tells me I can count on very persistent VC sisters there to take care of her :)
Also this week I had the coolest epiphany about Heavenly Father (just in time for Father's day). So, I've kinda always had this issue with Heavenly Father "knowing me," because I was always like, "what? He doesn't KNOW me! He can't just use His magic powers and KNOW me! That's CHEATING!" Well, I was reading the 3rd chapter of Jesus the Christ and it was so cool, because in the notes, is this paragraph that talks about the relationship between Heavenly Father and His children. And I can't find it online so y'all will just have to read it yourself
But anyhoo, it's so cool because it talks about how God's power is based on reason and logic (sweet! Go left-brainers!) and how He "knows" us because he's spent THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of year (eternity) with us! He knows us individually and then collectively as nations and communities and so He can predict THOUSANDS of years into the future because He knows what we're gonna do, and how that is going to lead to this, and that will lead to those kids doing this and establishing this business which leads to this guys searching for a job and doing this and then that leader becoming president which causes this community to do that which leads that guy to save his daughter which....etc.....does that make sense?
I used to think he was using some magic crystal ball or magic wand or whatever and I was just so annoyed that he was "cheating" to "know" me and predict the future. But that's not it at all. he knows us individually because He's been hanging out with us for FOREVER and so BECAUSE of that KNOWLEDGE (again, "knowledge is power" - see previous blog post) He knows MY future and therefore OUR future. He loves ME because He's been WITH me. And seeing as my love language is time, that TOTALLY hit a cord. God's been WITH me, hanging out with me, getting to KNOW me, for FOREVER. And THAT'S how I know He loves me. And he love you too.
Work hard! Pray always! Love ya!Sister Bradley
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