This summer has been one of the greatest summers I could ever have prayed for! I am going to be completely honest and real when I say, I had a really hard time the past couple of months. I never had a time when I felt such heartache or had shed so many tears. Once school was over, all my hope and prayer was to have my heart be healed - to be made whole again...and I am. I say this with cheerfulness and a smile. I feel like I'm myself again!
For the first 3 weeks of my summer, I was blessed with the opportunity to be a counselor for kids between the ages of 14-18 in a week long program called: Especially For Youth (EFY) ran by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Our main objective is to bring the youth closer to Christ. I consider all the kids and all those involved at EFY as my angels. The Lord's promise is true that when you lose yourself, that is when you find yourself. As I was serving and loving all these youths and focusing on coming closer to my Savior Jesus Christ, I was filled with joy.President Thomas S. Monson said: "I plead with you to turn to our Heavenly Father in faith. He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face."
I know that is true. I know that God cares about each of us and man... life can be hard sometimes. Life can really be unexpected in some ways, but we are never alone. We have each other...but most importantly, we have the Lord. Go out and serve someone. You never know to whom you could be an answer to someone's prayer; their angel."Charity is the pure love of Christ and it endureth forever..."
- Moroni 7:47 (Book of Mormon)
Now I am off to India and I am filled with overwhelming gratitude towards my Father in Heaven for the opportunity to do volunteer work in a leprosy colony for two weeks. I cannot wait to meet these people and to serve them. More than me helping them, they will be helping and teaching me. They will be my angels.
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