The Covenant Of Love.

What a joyous week it has been! The spirit has filled my heart and soul with so much light and love. As the weeks go by, my love for this work grows more and more. The weight seems to be so present as i go out and see so many who need the message of safety and security. I just want them all to be enveloped in the arms of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ! 

Covenants have struck me in a whole new way this week. Never before have i been so aware of the covenants I have made. I'm so grateful for that bond. The thought of being forever bound to my Heavenly Father and Saviour is priceless. How could i not want to do everything and anything to help my brothers and sisters have that same bond?

I began to think of the covenant as a yoke. As Christ says, "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light"

In Mosiah we learn how we are able to emualte what the Saviour meant when he said "I will give you rest...my burden is light."

This is His covenant. 

To bear burdens, to comfort and mourn with all, to stand as his witness. 

To stand as a witness of the covenant. 

This is the covenant of love.  

Maybe when Christ asks us to take his yoke upon us he is really inviting us to live His covenant the way he would. 

To lift the burdens that may be too heavy for one. 

Because that is what he would do. 

"He walks us through our worst days, shoulders the heaviest burdens, strengthens our weary. 

This is grace. 

But He also calls us to live the covenant life. To give outward grace, Giving grace. 

This is Charity. 

When we have experienced one, we become proficent in the other. 

Our learning comes from walking the road, from the journey that is too hard. 

It comes because we have shared the yoke with Christ." 

This is my covenant. My sacred responsibility. To share the grace and pure love that comes from my Saviour, Jesus Christ. 

There are many moments this week i found myself reflecting on the pure love of Christ.

Tuesday morning we prayed for who the Lord needed us to find. Someone who was ready to make a covenant. We pictured a man with a beard. The first 2 people we saw fit this criteria. And they both were interested in finding the Saviour. What a blessing. The love for the people. And for the Saviour. It is perfect. 

We continued in prayer. Pleading that the Lord would deliver more of his children. Thursday we had a lesson with a new friend Kenedy. Kenedy is from Zimbabwe! As we began teaching he expressed that he just wanted to find a way to make it back to his Heavenly Father! We taught him about covenants and he said this is what he has been looking for. We invited him to come to church and he expressed how his whole family wants to be apart of this! This will be the 3rd family we are teaching. Such a blessing. The Lord is so aware of his covenant seeking people. I love them. 

My heart is full of love for our recent convert Lauren. She is beautiful. Her heart is so connected to the Saviour. She teaches me so much. Shes getting her patriarchal blessing in a couple weeks and she just got called as the young womans secretary. Shes a light in my life! I feel blessed to know her and love her! 

My heart grew as i went on an exchange with my sweet sisters in Christ. I love my sisters. I love their strength and courage. Their struggles are heavy. But, theres no better feeling than seeing the Saviour lift their sorrows and hurt. He changes them. I feel so blessed i get to be apart of their change. They are beautiful! The Saviour loves them and is so invested in them. 

And to top it all off i got to spend time with some of my dearest friends this week. I feel so blessed. I love learning from them. Feeding off of their love and drive to do the will of the Lord. Its simply beautiful. It is one of the greatest gifts that has come from my mission. He knew i needed them. 

I love everything about life at the moment. Im grateful for my covenants. Theres nothing more special than being forever wrapped in the arms of my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. 

Being a messenger of this covenant is what i live for. I pray that the Lord continues to lead all who seek him to these promises in heaven. 

It's all I want. 

And I know it's what he wants. 

Because of his perfect love! 

I love you.

I pray for you always.

With love, 

Sister B.