Hello everyone of the world!!!
It's the Fourth of July, Independence Day!!
Speaking of freedom. I'm reminded constantly of the tender mercies of the Lord and his sacrifice, daily. Our souls can be free and rescued of strifes because He lives again. The gospel also gives guidance to our daily lives in that we can be free from the sadness and consequences of our potential poor choices, when we choose instead to live the gospel and make good choices.
Here's part of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk from general conference.
"He Will Place You On His Shoulders And Carry You Home"
You Are Worthy of Rescue
"My dear brothers and sisters, my dear friends, I testify that God sees us as we truly are--and He sees us worthy of rescue.
You may feel that your life is in ruins. You may have sinned. You may be afraid, angry, grieving, or tortured by doubt. But just as the Good Shepherd finds His lost sheep, if you will only lift up your heart to the Savior of the world, He will find you.
He will rescue you.
He will lift you up and place you on His shoulders.
(Artist: Minerva Teichert)
He will carry you home.
If mortal hands can transform rubble and ruins into a beautiful house of worship, then we can have confidence and trust that our loving Heavenly Father can and will rebuild us. His plan is to build us into something far greater than what we were--far greater than what we can ever imagine. With each step of faith on the path of discipleship, we grow into the beings of eternal glory and infinite joy we were designed to become.
This is my testimony, my blessing, and my humble prayer in the sacred name of our Master, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen."
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By the way, We have a new investigator named S_______. She's had a really hard life. We set a baptismal date with her yesterday for July 31st, 2016. She really likes Jesus Christ and wants to go to the celestial kingdom to be with the Lord. At the end of our lesson, we can tell how much happier she is.
Here are some pictures of nature in Japan, and a video of spiders in an apartment building's stairwell. Neither Sister Lacey nor I like bugs and spiders, so the video is trying to make light of something we both don't like.
By the way, did you know that you can click on the picture and get a bigger view?
Here's the video:
Have a great week everyone!!
パーカー姉妹
Sent from the white fields of Japan
Parker Shimai
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