Well, this has been a totally hectic week for us, but like, what else is new?
First off, 3 Nephi 1:13- A wonderful verse that gets me everytime. The Lord tells Nephi that the next day he will come into the world. What an amazing moment that must have been for Nephi. The Savoir, knowing He was just hours away from accomplishing the most incredible mission anyone could ever embark on, gave one last message of comfort to the Nephites. He truly did come into the world to fulfill His Father's purpose, and that is something that literally has the power to change everyone's life. How grateful we should be! When I was younger, I always used to see the wooden star that my mom would have displayed on the piano mantle around Christmas time that says, "Wise men still seek Him". That used to always confuse me. I would read it over and over again, but I never 'got it'. There were times I would just flat out not like it, because I thought it was written incorrectly, perhaps it was supposed to have been written in the past, like, "Wise men still sought Him", afterall, the wisemen lived well over 2000 years ago, right? Eventually I just dealt with it, but every year, I just didn't like that star! It was only within that last couple of years that I finally read it and it 'clicked'. WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM. Haha, you can imagine my "Aha!" moment! Now, almost 17 1/2 months into my mission, I can truly testify that the wisest thing any of us can do is to seek the one and only Jesus Christ. Seek Him, and seek Him always.
The Christmas Conference was amazing this past week. There should be pictures on the mission facebook page. The Poznanskis are so loved by the missionaries. I truly felt the spirit while we were there. I did exchanges with Soeur Allred and Soeur Covington this past week, so that was fun, but tiring. Soeur Wynn is really sick, so pray for her, please. Speaking of prayers, the surgery for Soeur Anderson went incredibly well, and we all feel very blessed. After being diagnosed with a cyst in her brain, the entire mission prayed for her as this amazing sister missionary underwent emergency brain surgery. President Poznanski felt prompted to let us know that everything would be fine, and it was! She is recovering, and our thanks go to Heavenly Father (and the awesome surgeon). Well, this is Christmas week! I hope everyone remembers just how blessed we all are!
I love you!
Soeur Bracken
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