Breinholt, Bella P

Something interesting about scars is that they always have a story behind them.  Some kind of pain and suffering is usually associated with that scar right? What about the scars found inside? The ones no one else can see.  The ones written on our heart & mind.  They're the kind of scars that we try to hide.  Because these scars are the ones that remind us of those time we hurt the most. I wonder at times why i try to hide these scars. Because in reality scars are what make us, us.  Theyre unique to just us.  As individuals we can go through the same things. Have the same struggles. But the scars, they look different.  Except for one.  The one who wears the same scars as you & I. The only difference is that he wears his scars on his hands and feet.  "And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends." "Behold, I have graven thee upon the pal...

A part of waiting includes learning to look for the lord. Sometimes waiting makes us wonder if the Lord has forgotten us. So, in these moments of the waiting places... "Where can I turn for peace?  Where is my solace? When other sources cease to make me whole? When with a wounded heart, anger, or malice, I draw myself apart,  Searching my soul? Where, when my aching grows,  Where, when I languish,  Where, in my need to know, where can I run?  Where is the quiet hand to calm my anguish? Who, who can understand?" I dont know about you but I hate waiting. I just want to get there. I want to start going. To me waiting seems like a waste of time. I too relate to the verse when it says "where can i run?"  When i got my mission call i read the date and it said September 17th. 5 months of waiting. I was kind of upset. I figured the Lord understood i needed change. I need to separate from the life i was living.  But, truly, how many important lessons are learne...

I absolutely loved conference. Never in my life have I needed it more! The spirit was so present. I truly felt like every talk was for me.  The talk that really spoke to me was "Rise! He Calleth Thee" by Elder Massimo De Feo.  "It is interesting that this blind man, who didn’t have physical sight, recognized Jesus. He saw spiritually what he couldn’t see physically, while many others could see Jesus physically but were totally blind spiritually." A question that continued to run through my mind throughout conference was, Will i be able to recognise him?  This talk really opened this idea for me and i was able to reflect on where my spiritual vision is at right now.  What am i look to? What am i focusing on? Am i seeing him?  "This humble and faithful man understood that he could rise to a better life at Jesus’s command. He knew that he was better than his circumstances, and the very first thing he did when he heard Jesus calling him was to throw away his beggar...

"Dear Sister Breinholt: You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You have been recommended as one worthy to represent the Lord as a minister of the restored gospel ofJesus Christ. You will be an official representative of the Church. As such, you will be expected to honor the covenants you have made with Heavenly Father, keep the commandments, maintain the highest standards of conduct, and follow the righteous counsel of your mission president. As you devote your time and attention to serving the Lord, leaving behind all other personal affairs, you will be blessed with increased knowledge and testimony of Jesus Christ and His restored gospel. Your purpose will be to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. As you serve with all your heart, might, mind, and ...

Dear Brother and Sister Breinholt, We are so pleased to be able to write to inform you that Sister Breinholt has been called to serve as a new Missionary Trainer.  This is the most important of all young mission leader assignments.  We seek to select missionary trainers who work hard, are obedient, are good teachers and have the ability to provide the very best of starts for a new missionary companion.  Being called as a trainer is indicative of being an outstanding missionary. Your daughter will make a huge contribution to the culture of the mission. Thank you for raising such a fine young woman.  We love her very much.   Warmest personal regards, K. Roy Tunnicliffe and Vanessa Tunnicliffe Mission Leaders, England Manchester Mission  

This week has been very tender.  I said goodbye to Stockport.  I said goodbye to sister slade.  I welcomed my new missionary.  I got to my new area.  So many tears have been shed this week. This past week reflecting on the saviours life really hit me. The stories became so real for me. For the first time in my life i truly felt this weight of his sacrifice. The love.  The hurt.  Everything.  I have began to understand that a life that is worth living is a life lived for jesus christ.  Over the last couple days my heart has been completely changed. The worth of life has become so valuable to me. I think for the first time i fully comprehended what i am doing here. My heart has been humbled in ways i never knew were there. And it is all because of my new missionary, Sister Mkhwanazi.  Sister Mkhwanazi is from Swaziland and was baptised 4 years ago.  She has the most pure and humble spirit i have ever seen.  She has nothing. She c...