MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hello everyone!

Merry Christmas! It is getting so close and I am so so excited. I love the holiday season where we get to focus on our Savior and all He has done for us. And there are super fun activities involved that make missionary work even more exciting than it already is. Things are just good here in Kentucky, and all around the world 

We have been seeing lots of miracles in our area this week. Quick update on the Grim's: Miranda has been doing amazing. She has been smoke free for an entire week and is on track to be baptized on the 31st of December (she was going to get baptized Christmas Eve but she had a family emergency yesterday so we had to push it back a week). Lucas is still on track to be baptized on the 7th and Sarah Jane is doing an amazing job being an example and a light in her home. We are so excited to continue helping this amazing family accept the gospel and change their lives for the better :)

Last Monday, we went to dinner at Sister Markhams house (she is the best! She takes really good care of us missionaries. After she dropped us off, we went to Walmart to go contact. We really wanted to try and reach our lesson goal of 1 but we didn't have any appointments and after contacting for a little while, it was pretty apparent that no one was interested in standing out in the cold to listen to us. Around 9, as we were walking back to our bikes, we saw 2 guys and a girl walk out of papa johns. We walked over and they were totally interested! We taught them all the Restoration and committed them to read the Book of Mormon. They are ysa so we aren't going to be the ones teaching them but it was so cool to see Heavenly Father put them in our path, not only to reach our goal but to help them increase in faith and find the things missing in their lives :) and, when we are worthy of the spirit, He can help us to recognize those opportunities that might have been missed otherwise.

On Tuesday, we had a pretty open day so we decided to head up to the north part of our area (a section we have never been to). The elders before us told us that the north part was very unsuccessful and a waste of our time. That was a year ago! So, we went to see for ourselves what all the fuss was about. Turns out, the north part of our area is an extremely wealthy neighborhood called Indian hills that is by law it's own city within the city of Louisville (they have their own police and everything!) There was also no soliciting so we just tried some potentials and formers and then decided to head out. It was a biking adventure for sure and my legs were jello by the end of the day but we were glad we went so that we could understand our area a little better. That night, we went to the mall to do some more finding. You technically aren't allowed to proselyte on mall premises but we just sat outside and talked with people as they walked in and out. It was a finding filled day for sure, but we got some potentials that will hopefully turn into new investigators this week!

On Wednesday, we had another miracles. We were biking to the church after an afternoon of contacting and I decided to get some new brake pads for my bike (they were super bald haha). As we were biking away from the bike shop towards the church, we stopped to talk to a guy named Cory on the street. He was interested in our message so we taught him about the restoration and committed him to be baptized and he accepted!! He lives in the west end of Louisville so we won't be the ones teaching him, but he had so much potential. It is really amazing to me how Heavenly Father puts you/them in exactly the right place at exactly the right time to hear the gospel and accept it. He has been preparing His children and they are coming out of the woodwork as we have faith and talk with everyone we can. So cool! We also did a Facebook live lesson and a Skype lesson with Lucas. Lucas has still been struggling to keep his commitments because he is always talking himself out of his testimony. We had a very bold lesson with him on faith and how asking "what if" is just an excuse not to try. We must trust in God and ask him in faith, believing that He will answer us. He didn't have much to argue with after that and he has continued to read the Book of Mormon and pray. While having faith is such a hard quality to develop, it is so so amazing to see people put it to work. While he is still doubtful about certain things, he knows now where to find the truth. It is now his choice on whether he will act on that knowledge and find the truth sincerely. We are hoping and praying for that and we know that he will receive an answer, just as we have. 

Thursday was Zone meeting. We had it in the stake center right next door to the temple so I got to see the temple yet again :) just beeping on the grounds are peaceful and being inside is even more glorious. Not being able to go to the temple as often as I would like has definitely been hard but it just makes me so much more grateful for the times when I do get to be within that spirit and feel Heaven so near. Zone Meeting was great as well. That night, we had another lesson with William and his mom and little sister. We haven't heard from them much since though, so we will keep you posted on them :) it was absolutely freezing that night as well. My face actually froze (I had to move it a lot before I could contact someone haha) but I was very grateful for hand warmers and a million layers of socks :)

Friday was so much fun!! We had weekly Planning and we promised lots of baked goods to investigators and other missionaries, so while we planned, Sister Henderson baked and baked and baked. After that, we had another lesson with Lucas. He was still doubtful but he now understands that he has to find this out for himself. He is seeking for the truth and he has the tools. We just need to get him into church on Sunday, so fingers crossed! He did come to the Ward Christmas party and was wonderfully fellowshipped by the Ward. He had a great time and would have totally come to church if the family emergency hadn't come up. I have such a strong desire to help him see the truth of this message but all we can do is invite him and help him. How and when he receives his answer is up to Heavenly Father. So, not only does Lucas need to exercise faith, but so do I! I have to have faith in Heavenly Father and His will for Lucas and act as He would act if He were here. This has been a great lesson for me to learn  and I am so grateful for Heavenly Father helping me to see that more clearly this week.

We also got to volunteer at the festival of nativities that night. It is a cultural event here that our church hosts and anyone can come. There were about 500+ nativities there and it was absolutely gorgeous. Some other missionaries came as well so it was a lot of fun. 

Yesterday, we had a member's non member friend come to church! We are teaching her again tonight and we are so excited to help her to accept this gospel and come closer to our Savior. She said that she really enjoyed church and is very interested in learning more so we are super excited to see what Heavenly Father has in store for her. We also got to teach some new investigators yesterday who have lots of potential. Fingers crossed with them as well :) 

I love you all and I love this mission sooooooo much! I have been able to see Heavenly Father's hand in our lives so much as we have strived to be exactly obedient and exercise faith in our Savior. We are excited to continue to see the Lord work in this area and find more of Heavenly Fathers prepared people, especially during this holiday season. 

Have an amazing week and merry Christmas to you all! Eat lots of candy canes for me 

Love always,

Sister Dorian 

"13 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.

14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions." Mosiah 24:13-14

#lighttheworld

Hey y'all!

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone  I absolutely love this time of year. There is a spirit of joy, peace and love that you can feel everywhere you go. It is seriously the best time to be a missionary. The Spirit is strong as we testify of the Savior during this sacred time where we commemorate His birth, perfect life, and merciful atoning sacrifice. I love it!! 

This week was full of miracles and humbling experiences and I loved every second of it. On Monday, we re sprayed our apartment to make sure there was no chance of bed bug life. I am very excited to announce that we are officially bug free!! We are also very thorough at checking ourselves before we go in so we are all set :) after spraying everything down, we headed to the church because of the chemicals in our house. After PDay was over, we missed our bus that was going to take us to the area we were going to work in that night. So, we headed to the store lined street a few blocks down to get wifi and grabbed another bus at the last sec! Because we took that route instead, we found a boy named Deondrick who we have been texting through the week about the Book of Mormon. He has been reading it and picking out the underlying messages in it. We haven't met with him yet because he is YSA but we have very high hopes :) it was such a miracle and testimony to me though that even though things don't always work out how you plan, they will always work out how they are supposed to if you are living righteously and doing all you can to do what Heavenly Father wants :)

On Tuesday, we did service at Seneca park where we got to plant trees :) it was so much fun and our group really got along well. That night, we had a lesson with William. He is a 13year old that we have been teaching for the last few weeks. Unfortunately, we found out that he won't be able to be baptized until he is 18 :( he is still very interested in the gospel and strengthening his relationship with Jesus Christ so we are going to continue teaching him until it is time for him to be baptized. A member yesterday told us that he is going to be a phenomenal missionary one day because he will know the lessons inside and out. :) like I said before, everything happens for a reason. We are excited to continue to see his testimony grow as we teach him. 

On Wednesday, we had lunch with Abbie. She is doing great! We absolutely love anytime we can spend with her because she truly has changed into a new person. We are spending Christmas with her and her family so we are super excited for that!! That night, we went and had dinner with a member and had a deep gospel discussion on the Atonement. It was a lot for my brain to handle, but it was good :) we got home and went contacting and a super nice guy bought us ice cream!! Then we had a lesson with Lucas over Skype. He really wants to develop a stronger relationship with God and Jesus Christ but he is having trouble committing to one religion. Hopefully he will keep his commitment to read and pray because that is where his testimony must start. The Book of Mormon must be the keystone of our testimonies. If we had a deeply rooted conviction in the Book of Mormon, we will never fall because we will have our foundations built on the Savior. 

On Thursday, we had district meeting. Then we did lots of finding and ended up teaching the entire 1st lesson to like 4 people on the street. Unfortunately, none of them live in our area so we won't be continuing to teach any of them but we were glad that Heavenly Father was able to use us as His instruments to start their conversion process. We send lots of referrals since everyone passes through our area on the bus but we know that everything that our Heavenly Father does is for a glorious, eternal reason. He truly is in the details.

Friday was another miracle day! We did weekly planning and then headed home. We had an hour before dinner and both felt like we needed to go to the Walmart parking lot. Weird right?? Well, we followed the prompting and headed over. We ended up meeting a lady named Barbra who did History tours in upstate New York for a living so she knows a lot about our church. We are meeting with her tonight and we are so excited! She is so sweet :) 

On Saturday, we made so much progress with some of our investigators! We had an empty afternoon so we decided to go check on some of our people. We stopped by Kaylas house. She has been through lots of death in her family lately and has been searching for comfort. She told us that her whole family and her pastor have been telling her not to meet with us but she is going to continue until she knows for sure that it isn't true. We taught her the Restoration because that is where her questions were leading and she ended that lesson intent on finding out if the Book of Mormon is true. She is a little nervous since her whole family has been going to a different church for her whole life but she said that if this is the truth, she will have to follow her heart. We are so excited!

That night, we also had the chance to meet with Miranda and Sarah Jane. Brother Hillam, our assistant Ward mission leader, came and participated in the lesson and it was amazing. We taught her about the Atonement and it looked like it finally clicked for her! She realized that the only way she is ever going to be ready for baptism is if she relies on the Savior and His power. She committed that day to quit smoking for real and has been doing great so far. We moved her date up so she is getting baptized on Christmas Eve and confirmed on Christmas Day. I have seriously been so amazed at the Grim family and the faith that they exercise is our Savior. It has and continues to be such a privilege to teach them and I look forward to the day that they are sealed in the temple for time and all eternity ️

Yesterday, William and his family came to church!! :) they loved it and we are meeting with them again this week. We were also able to watch the Christmas devotional. I am so grateful for technology. Not only was it broadcast worldwide so that us Kentuckians could watch it, but when ours wouldn't pull up we were able to Skype the Elders in the Ward and watch it that way. The Lord is so aware of each of us and our needs. That devotional was an answer to prayers and I am so grateful for all those who spoke and participated to make it possible. 

I know that our Savior lives. I know that He knows firsthand the struggles we go through. He knows exactly what we need, when we need it, and is standing beside us ready to lift and strengthen us. I have come to understand so much more about my Savior and His love for me in my trials than ever before. He has come to my aid time and time again with help and healing in His wings. I love Him and love to serve Him. Being a missionary has opened my eyes to how much our Heavenly Father and Savior feel about us. As missionaries, we don't expect our investigators to be perfect. We love them and cheer for them every time they make steps in the right direction and keep commitments that we know will bless them. Our desire for their welfare pushes us to work harder than we ever have for their benefit. Our hearts break when they don't progress or decide that this gospel just "isn't for them" or that they "don't need this right now". That is exactly how Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ feel about us!!! They don't expect us to obtain perfection in this life. They encourage and cheer us on and are so happy and joyous when we make steps in the right direction, no matter how big or small they may be. They are full of sorrow when we forget them or decide that we can do it all on our own. They know the blessings that this gospel can bring us now and in eternity but they can not force us to receive those. Let us all strive to be golden investigators for our Heavenly Father. As we strive to keep the commandments more exactly and submit more fully to His will, He will cause great things to happen in our lives. We will be able to access the Atonement more fully and our hearts will change. We truly will find joy.

 This Christmas season and forever more, let's be a light in the world and spread the joy that the Savior brings. Visit Mormon.org to participate in the #lighttheworld initiative. It is seriously so cool. :)

I love you all! Have an amazing week. Thank you for all the love, support, and prayers. They mean more than you could ever know. MERRY CHRISTMAS  

Love, 

Sister Dorian

"Behold, they will crucify him; and after he is laid in a sepulchre for the space of three days he shall rise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have seen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name." 2 Nephi 25:13

Sleep tight, dont let the bed bugs bite (Too bad they will anyways...

Hey y'all!

Happy thanksgiving week to all of you. I hope your week was full of family and fun and food :) I love thanksgiving so much because it is an amazing way to recenter and refocus on what is truly important. We had quite the humbling week this week but it was amazing timing because it gave me a chance to really express gratitude for all that I do have and the amazing miracles that the Lord is working in my life and the lives of those around me. 

As you may have already gathered from the subject this week, we found some very unwelcomed guests in our apartment on Thanksgiving eve. The way you know you have them is bites in clusters of three. I found a few bites on my legs a few days prior and just assumed it was a mosquito bites but then during Planning we found some more. We called the mission mom and housing coordinator and they told us to stay up all night and clean since we had thanksgiving the next day to sleep. We both were beside ourselves in tears within 30 mins from exhaustion and fear so we called our Ward mission leader and slept at his house with his family that night. In the morning, I was coming up with all kinds of plans for how we were going to contain the situation since it was going to take several days (you have to wash/dry all of the linens in your apartment and spray EVERYTHING with permethrin). Then, the assistants called us. They had heard of our situation and decided to spend their thanksgiving morning helping us clean everything and take all of our clothes to the office to get washed and dried. The downtown elders came too!! When I got off the phone with them, I was in tears. 3 of the 4 elders had either gone through this exact thing or helped other missionaries so they knew exactly what to do. 6-7 hours of labor turned into 3 and we still had time to go eat yummy turkey dinner with the Ward mission leader. 

I learned a major lesson about humility and gratitude from this experience. When I heard about bed bugs prior to this, I would always say, "that is so sad! Good thing that is NEVER gonna happen to me". I quickly learned that this could happen to anyone and everyone, including sister Dorian haha. I also have never been more grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who hears and answers every single prayer, no matter what it may be about. I was so grateful not only for an amazing Ward mission family, but also for selfless elders who chose to serve us instead of relax like they were planning on doing. Heavenly Father watches out for each and every one of His children. I am so grateful for the opportunity to see His hand working in my life and the lives of His children that I work with each and every day. I am happy to say that our house is clean and bug free. However, when another trial like this comes along, I hope to welcome it with gratitude and thanks. 

Thanksgiving was complete with turkey, Mac and cheese, and even derby pie. We also played card games and I actually got to take a nap!! Naps as a missionary are truly treasured time so that was a thing to be grateful for as well :) 

Aside from the thanksgiving adventures, we had a solid week of missionary work. We taught a guy in our favorite apartment complex (we teach so many people there!!) while we helped him crush soda cans. We also had new missionary training this week for the trainees and trainers. I absolutely love this training! It is all about how to increase faith by accessing the Atonement in our own lives each day. I always leave feeling such a desire to share the gospel and do all that Heavenly Father wants me to do. So good!!

On Friday, we had district meeting and then we got to teach Alexia. She is the girl from Australia that I wrote about a few weeks ago. She is YSA age so the assistants are technically supposed to be teaching her but she was really uncomfortable being taught by anyone other than us. Miraculously, right as we were walking up to the church with her, the assistants drove up!! She got to meet them and get to know them a little bit and when we told her that they were technically her missionaries, she gladly agreed to be taught by them. We are so excited to see how she continues to progress. We taught her the plan of salvation that lesson and after everything we taught she said, "Wow, this just makes sense!". I love when we get to see the Spirit working in these people's lives and changing their hearts for the better. She is such an amazing example to me of a strong, faithful child of God and I can't wait to see where this gospel will lead her and her family. We also got to teach Sarah Jane that night through Skype! It was so much fun. She is doing really well and Miranda and Lucas are finally on date again!!! They have committed to be baptized on the 7th of January and I am so excited to see them continue to progress :) 

Yesterday, the bishopric asked Sister Henderson and I to give talks. Each of us chose the topic of faith and gratitude and how they are related. My talk focused on faith and how expressing gratitude can increase our faith. Faith is such an amazing principle and it is something I definitely need to improve on. When we have faith in Christ, it leads us to repent and change in order to align more perfectly with His will. After we experience the redeeming and enabling powers of the Atonement, we immediately desire for our fellow men to experience this as well. This is when we should share the gospel. As we increase our faith, we apply the Atonement more fully and that in turn leads us to act. When we act on prompting we receive, then Heavenly Father can work through us to accomplish His work and better the lives of His children. Faith is something I have been working on a lot this transfer and Heavenly Father has given me many opportunities to increase my faith because of it. As a result, I have grown in my love and dependence on the Savior and His power.

We also were able to teach Jonet yesterday. She lives at the city of Enoch (that apartment complex that I was talking about earlier) :) she loves God and feels a strong bond with Him but doesn't understand why there are so many churches. We taught her the Restoration and are in correspondence with her on Facebook to continue answering her questions as she reads the Book of Mormon. Technology is truly hastening this work and I have seen it do wonders in our missionary work. We have such a good feeling about Jonet but it is pretty early on to give any real news on her yet so stay tuned!

I love you all so much. Thank you for all the love, support, and prayers. I am so grateful for each and every one of you. I am so happy to be a missionary as the holidays continue and Christmas gets closer. Speaking of which, everyone go like and share the Light The World video on Mormon.org. It is an amazing campaign to increase the Christmas spirit this holiday season and it is going to be an amazing missionary opportunity for everyone. Share it with anyone you can! :) 

I just wanted to leave you all with my testimony that I know that this church is true. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the only way to access the Saviors atoning power and become like Him. As we embark on the straight and narrow, He will walk with us and carry us when things seem to hard to bear. He knows our pain and sorrow perfectly and is ready and willing to come to our aid. I am so beyond grateful for this opportunity that I have been given to share these glad tidings with my brothers and sisters here in Kentucky. It brings such joy!! In the words of Russel M. Nelson from his talk this last conference, "How, then, can we claim that joy? We can start by “looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith” “in every thought.” We can give thanks for Him in our prayers and by keeping covenants we’ve made with Him and our Heavenly Father. As our Savior becomes more and more real to us and as we plead for His joy to be given to us, our joy will increase.". Let us focus on the Savior in every instance so that we may have joy this holiday season. 

I love you all. Have an amazing week and MERRY CHRISTMAS  

Love always,

Sister Dorian

“Men are, that they might have joy.” 2 Nephi 2:25

Cold? More like frigid.

Hello hello!!

Happy (almost) Thanksgiving everyone! Aside from my adoration of yummy food, I really do love this time of year so much. Gratitude is a sure way to bring the spirit so naturally a time of year dedicated to giving thanks is sure to brighten everyone's mood. Festivities are in full swing and we are super excited to spend Thanksgiving with our Ward Mission Leader and his family this year. Man. So many happy feelings :)

This week was a humbling week for us. As with all other weeks, I have continued to learn so much about my Savior, His Atonement, and the unique plan He has for each of us. So often I fall into the trap where I want the Lord to submit to my will. However, when we submit our will to His, that is when miracles come to pass. I am grateful to have a Heavenly Father who loves me enough to give me those lessons to learn because those lessons are the ones that change my heart and make me more of what Heavenly Father who have me be. 

On Monday, we went to the doctor for Sister Henderson's shoulder. They put her in physical therapy for a few weeks and then she is going to consult an orthopedic surgeon to see if surgery is necessary. So, we will have more definite answers about her shoulder in the middle of December. Fingers crossed that everything works out! That night, we taught a boy named William with Abbie. He was so sweet. He really wants to find what will bring him peace and comfort in his hard family situation. Abbie bore a powerful testimony of the Book of Mormon and her experience with it. That girl seriously continues to amaze me. He accepted a baptismal date but he doesn't have a phone that works well so we haven't been in contact with him since then. We are planning on heading over there this week and getting some better contact information so we will keep y'all posted on him.

On Tuesday, we did service for a member in our Ward. She is the sweetest lady and she had 8 dachshunds! It was super fun/therapeutic to play with them after we had helped her clean for guests this week. We also had a lesson with a less active in the Ward that we call Momma Chicken (Sister Israelsen came up with that one haha). She is getting herself to church and doing really well. We mostly just see her once a week for support now but she is hilarious so we always love when we can see her. 

Wednesday was Zone Conference. I absolutely love Zone Conferences. We combined with the New Albany Zone this time around. The new Albany zone leaders gave an amazing training on using the Book of Mormon as our main source for conversion. This was a training that I really needed. Usually, I catch myself just teaching the Preach My Gospel doctrine and then using the Book of Mormon to back me up. However, I learned that it needs to be the other way around. We should be teaching all of the doctrine from the Book of Mormon and other standard works and then testify of the truthfulness. To aid me in this change of habit, an elder gave me a list of all the references from Preach My Gospel and showed me how he marked them all in his BOM so that he could reference them more easily. It's so helpful! The Book of Mormon is so true and it really does contain the fullness of the everlasting gospel. As we use the Book of Mormon is our everyday life, we will not fall because our foundation will be rooted in the Savior :)

On Thursday, we had Sister Henderson's first physical therapy appt. He said that the physical therapy should help but that there is no telling if it is bad enough to get surgery until they do an MRI. Again, totally hoping everything is ok!! After that, we missed our bus. The reason I am telling you that is because it ended up being a miracle! We ran into this boy on our walk home that Sister Israelsen and I ran into twice while she was here. We taught him while he waited for his bus and the Spirit was so strong. I ended up giving him my reference Book of Mormon that I talked about above but it was so helpful because I knew exactly where the scriptures were. Then, after we taught him, Abbie and her mom picked us up randomly and gave us a ride home. Heavenly Father works in mysterious ways!! Sometimes, we may get caught thinking about the negative things in life. However, if we keep the mentality that everything happens for a reason, we see miracles and Gods hand more than ever. That night, we had a sisters Skype call. We talked about the qualities of a successful missionary and how important it is to involve the Lord in every aspect of the work. I love Skype calls so much because I learn SO MUCH from these amazing sisters. I hope I can acquire all of their amazing attributes one day because they truly emulate Christ with all that they do :) 

On Saturday, we got to rake leaves for our Ward mission leader and it was so fun!!  Fall is seriously gorgeous here but it also 'leaves' a huge mess ;) (see what I did there?? ) Our Ward mission leader is the bomb. I call him my Kentucky dad because he watches out for us like we are his kids. After we raked, we went to a member's house for dinner. We had an amazing discussion with him about patience and hard work. He opened up to us a lot about his life and the trials that have made him who he is today and I was so grateful for it. Sometimes, when you are going through hard things, you feel as if you are all alone. It is such a tender mercy to hear advice from someone who also understands that life is hard and who has a deep understanding of the Atonement and the grace of the Savior. Heavenly Father is so very aware of each and every one of us and the hard things that plague us every day. There are angels that He sends from both sides of the veil to pick us up and strengthen us. I have seen this multiple times on my mission, and in life in general. Angels truly are round about us, bearing us up. As we trust in the Savior and His grace, we will make it through any trial. Patience is almost always involved, but when we trust in God and His beloved Son, things will ALWAYS work out. 

Yesterday was a miracle day. Lucas, Sarah Janes brother, has been impossible to get to church ever since we started teaching him. We would try and try and try to wake him up but to no avail. Yesterday, when we went to go pick up Sarah Jane, she was at a friends house unable to go and Lucas was in bed. Determined to leave the Grim house with at least one of the children (since we had walked there in freezing cold weather) we went into Lucas's room and didn't leave until he was up. He came to church and absolutely loved it! Not only did he love it, but when we went back that night to see Sarah Jane, he asked to say both prayers in the lesson. And, he told us that he is going to read the Book of Mormon every day. In his prayer, he expressed more of a faith in God and a desire to learn more about Christ than I have ever heard. He wants to come to church every Sunday now. Who knew?? All he needed was to feel the Spirit and meet some friends at church and his whole outlook on the gospel changed. Heavenly Father and the Savior are in the details of this work and these miracles constantly leave me humbly in awe :) 

I love you all. I hope you have an amazing Thanksgiving week. As I have contemplated what I am most grateful for, one thing stands out in my mind above all else. I am eternally grateful for the Atonement of my Savior, Jesus Christ, and His grace that He offers me each and every day. Because of His pure love, I can be with my family forever. I can overcome fear, doubt, and sin. I can find joy and happiness no matter the circumstance. I can share with others glad tidings of great joy. I have peace and comfort and an eternal perspective. All the blessings that I am grateful for are possible or in some way connected to Him. I love Him and hope to one day stand in His presence with my family and all those that I love as He says to us "Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father". (Enos 1:27) What a joyous day that will be!! 

Have a great week. I love you all! 

Love,

Sister Dorian