Happy New Year!
OOPS! This is the letter and pictures from last week!
Happy New Year
Everyone!
This week was a little
funny because our bathroom was under construction for more than half of
it, and they're not even done quite yet. We are so grateful for the ASL Sisters
for being willing to take us in for a couple of nights so we could use their
shower. It was a lot of fun to hang out with them too!
Favorite Scripture:
Romans 5:5-8
"5 ... the love
of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
6 For when we were yet
without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
7 For scarcely for a
righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even
dare to die.
8 But God commendeth
his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for
us."
I read this and
immediately thought of the hymn "I Stand All Amazed." Each of us has
made mistakes. Each of us contributed to the pain that our Savior felt in the
Garden of Gethsemane. And yet, he still loves us anyway. He loves us enough to
carry out the Atonement, even though we are sinners, so that we could have the
opportunity to become saints. Through Christ, we can have the strength to
become better and cane become more like Him.
Favorite Miracle:
We were in Plummer
Park the other day, doing language study, and on our way out, we wanted to talk
to a few people. We go there quite often because there actually are a ton of
Russian-speakers who hang out there, but usually they're too busy playing chess
to want to talk to us. While we were walking, I saw this guy near us and said
"здравствуйте" (It's pronounced "zdravstvuitye" and means
"hello"). I don't think I even said it on purpose (honestly it was
probably the Spirit). But he immediately said it back and started talking to me
in Russian. I just looked at Sister Howard, who jumped in. This man, Vlad, was
surprised when he found out I actually don't speak Russian, but that didn't
stop him from agreeing to meet with us the next morning. We (Sister Howard
actually ; ) we're able to teach him most of the restoration!
Other stuff:
There was a night this
week where, in the course of three stop-by attempts, we drove in circles for a
total of two and a half hours looking for parking, including the time needed to
drive to the places. That seems like a total waste, but in LA, sometimes it's
the reality. ; ) I have gained a new appreciation for the wide streets of Utah,
the lack of parking regulations, and the tiny population . ; )
Got to go!
Love,
Sister Garfield
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| We went to an art museum last P-day. These are some of the fun things we saw (that they would let us take pictures of, haha). |
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| More from the art museum |
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| Christmas palm trees at the temple |
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| What happens when your landlord says not to park in the car port because of construction on the roof for a week. |
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| Cool view from a neighborhood in the hills |
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| The state of our bathroom all week long. ; ) |
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| First Car Wash in a loooong time ;-) |
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| Helping with a service project. |
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| A finding activity where we helped people realize that they can become better people through Jesus Christ's Atonement |
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| Dinner with the Relief Society President, Sister Howell |
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| Bless You! |
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| Temple Visitor's Center Christmas Concert |
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| Christmas Day Service Project |
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| Wait you're taking a picture |
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| I'd like to thank my mother, for teaching me how to paint.. |
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| Random light display at the art museum |
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| Apparently Pokémon Go is a thing still |
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