Priesthood Power :)

Well, it has been quite the week.To start off, a couple of weeks ago

for FHE in the ward we were playing volleyball, sounds pretty harmless

right? Well, there was a large hill behind where we were playing and

clumsy me decided to fall down it. I did not think too much of it, but

since then my shoulder has been really sore. Our Bishop's wife is a PA

and checked it out one night at an activity and decided that there

could be reason to worry, and that I should come in and get it checked

out. I did, and they ended up taking an Xray. Nothing was wrong-- with

the bone that is-- but we now have a reason to fill the ice trays in

our freezers :)

I have some pain killers that they prescribed me, and I am sure that I

will be just fine. It did give me an opportunity to have a cool

experience with the priesthood though. I have been able to learn

through this experience-- along with a few others before my mission--

what it really means to honor the Priesthood. Thursday morning before

I went to get my shoulder checked out I decided I wanted a priesthood

blessing, so my companion called our district leader, Elder Hevner,

for me and arranged so that the Elders could help me out. It is such a

huge blessing to have men, that hold the Priesthood Authority of God,

worthy and so willing to help us out in life's rough spots.

A couple of weeks ago while watching the "Finding Faith in Christ"

video it hit me-- the men in our church hold the same priesthood that

Jesus Christ held. They are able to perform those same miracles

because they have the same power. It was neat to be able to draw that

connection and see that these miracles are dependent on our faith in

the Savior. All of the wonderful blessings of the priesthood are done

in the name of Jesus Christ, and our faith is a witness to Him . The

priesthood is capable of anything, it is us who lack the faith.

While it may not seem like a mighty miracle that my shoulder is in

recovery and I will most likely be perfectly fine, I know that the

Authority that those men hold is real. I know that I am so blessed to

be able to call upon them and I am so eternally grateful that they

take the time to honor the gift that they have and live up to the oath

and covenant that they have entered in to. I love the priesthood, and

I am so indebted to the men that hold it, but more importantly, I am

indebted to my Heavenly Father. I am so thankful that He has not

forsaken us, and that He has again blessed His children with His power

here on the earth. I wish that every young man understood the

magnitude of his calling, but I will never overlook the beauty of one

that does.

In other news, This week Cameron and Steffan are getting baptized! Woo

Hoo! It is very exciting, and has been a long time coming. I love them

so much and it has been awesome to see them take the steps to be able

to witness unto Heavenly Father that they are willing to take upon

themselves the name of Jesus Christ and enter into the covenant of

baptism!  Heavenly Father truly does bless us so much :)

Its about to be another great week laboring in the vineyard! I love you all!

Sister Hope :)

Also, a funny moment from the week…..

How you know the Sisters have arrived!
(And, no I didn't park this car!)

How you know the Elder's have arrived!