I hope you all had a good Christmas. Things
here were crazy! We did lots of service week which was awesome because
it helped us keep a Christ centered holiday season. This week I was
reading in John and I was reading the story of Lazarus and I have heard
this story many many times but this week in particular some of the
verses stood out to me. and it was in John 11:32-35
"32 then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell
down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my
brother had not died.
33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled,
34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.
35 Jesus wept."
I
really liked these verses because I was thinking about this story and
Jesus knew what He came to do. He knew that he was going to raise
Lazarus from the dead. So, when I read it and it talked about Jesus
being troubled when He saw Mary and her pain and her distress over her
brothers death, and then even more than that He cried with her. I just
thought about how that example alone shows how the Atonement works.
Christ knows that the trials and the things that we face are for our
good. He knows what is going to happen and that in the end we will be
even more happy than when we started. However, even though He knows
that, and he knows that everything is going to be alright, our pain
troubles him and not only that he cries with us. Every step we take He
takes with us because only He can truly know what we feel and only He
can perfectly comfort us in our grief and pain. I really liked that.
Being on a mission has been so hard, I have come across so many people
that I didn't know how to help. But, the Savior knows how to help them
so all I have to do is rely on Him and His power and I am able to
'comfort those that stand in need of comfort.' That is such a blessing.
To know that the message I share will bring immeasurable amounts of
comfort to all those I teach and come in contact with. The Savior is the
perfect example and the perfect comforter. If we rely on him all of our
troubles will become lighter. I hope you all have a good week! I love
you bunches!
Love,
Sister Bice
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