Atonement

We (Me and Sister Barlow) have been talking a lot about the Atonement recently. I was thinking a lot about this painting. This is one of the paintings I guarded when I was a security guard for the BYU Museum of Fine Arts. You can’t tell in this photo. But in the actual painting, I remember the strokes on this painting are really thick and heavy. I think it is really symbolic for this moment in time. I was thinking a lot this week about how grateful I am for the atonement. I spent a lot of time while working looking at this painting. It means a lot to me. I really am so grateful for the atonement. Without it, I would not be here. I am also grateful that we have a Heavenly Father that is like a coach. He will push us and push us until we think that we are about to break and then he reaches down to comfort us and show us how far we have come. Präsident Kosak showed us a film in our Christmas Zone Conference of a young football player. His coach blindfolded him and made him bear crawl on the field with another player on his back. The coach told him to only go so far. But because he couldn’t see, the coach pushed him all the way across the field. I think sometimes we underestimate what we are truly capable of. But our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ both know our potential and will help us reach it as long as we let them.

This week was really great! Germans in this part of Germany do something called a hexenfeuer the last day of April. Everyone goes through and cleans out their yards and houses and then burns everything they dont need. The air smelled like smoke for a whole day. Spring Cleaning!

We had a friend come to church yesterday. It was a really cool experience to see how the members interacted with him and helped him to understand why the gospel of Jesus Christ is so important. They talked a lot about the Atonement of Christ and that no matter what if we want to make our lives better, we can.

So much happens every week on a mission it is hard to know what to write. But I love you all and I hope that you have a lovely week. Shout out to all of the wonderful mothers. You are all amazing and I wish you a wonderful mothers day. 

Alma 57:21

 Yea, and they did obey and observe to perform every word of command with exactness; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them; and I did remember the words which they said unto me that their mothers had taught them. 

Sister Reed