This week has been full of great things! We had zone meeting, interviews with the mission president, and yesterday we had a sisters' conference. It has been a week of learning!
President Porter shared some insights with me to help me in the work, and yesterday he gave a great talk about the doctrine of women. He had us read in Moses 2, when it talks about the creation. If you read it, it goes through the different creations, starting with grass. Next, herbs (shrubs). Then trees. Each creation is a little more complex than the creation before it. Then, on the 6th day, mankind is created. Adam first, then Eve. Eve was Heavenly Father's crowning creation. :)
I definitely know that women have a special role in Heavenly Father's work-- to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. Heavenly Father chose women to bear children. In bearing children, women are co-creators with the Savior and his Atonement. Without mothers, Heavenly Father's spirit children would not be born. If they are not born, they do not receive a body. If they do not receive a body, they are subject to the devil. 2 Nephi 9:6-10. The moment a child is born, they are recipients of immortality. They will inherit a place in a kingdom of glory--never again to be subject to the devil.
Fathers play a special role in the eternal scheme, too. Providing, protecting, and presiding. To preside is to "teach, bless, and set in order." Fathers provide and protect--both spiritually and temporally. The priesthood covenant helps them as they strive to become the men Heavenly Father needs them to be. Both men and women have a noble heritage! We are all children of God, we all have a divine nature and inheritance. Knowing this motivates me to be better--to do more to help others reach their divine potential.
I know Heavenly Father loves his children. I know that He has a special plan for each of us, and that we can know of that plan as we seek inspiration and guidance by the Spirit. :) I love this work! It's hard, because, as Elder Holland once said "I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience.Salvation never was easy. We are The Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, and He is our Great Eternal Head. How could we believe it would be easy for us when it was never, ever easy for Him?" But, it is entirely worth it. I have seen the gospel change lives. The gospel makes good men better. It inspires us to reach higher. To forgive more freely. To love deeper. I know Jesus Christ is our Savior, and through His Atonement we can be cleansed and we can return to live with our Heavenly Father again.
I love you all. :)
Be good.
Love,
Sister Sarah Jane Lewis
939 West Main Street
New Lebanon, OH 45345
P. S. Shout out to my nephew, Braxton! Congrats on all your achievements! Way to run a 5K! Also, Happy Birthday to my big brothers, Sam and Thomas. I love you! :)
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