Dear Kristi-Lynn,
Hope you are having a
super birthday today. We are thinking of
you. Geff's Dad would often in visits
and in letters call our children "Treasures" - and that is what comes
to mind today as we wish you a happy day.
You are a TREASURE!! - we are so blessed to have you as part of our
family!!! Thank you for being a great
wife, mom and sister and daughter. You
truly are a terrific friend and still possessing all the attributes of a super
missionary. Thank you for FaceTiming and
sending pictures so we can keep updated on everyone and especially seeing our
newest grand baby, Hunter! Love you Kris.
Every day I wear the
raincoat to work that you gave me the day we were in NYC
And every day as we
begin setting up, we are so thankful for the 5 clamps you brought with you for
your "Christmas gift" visit.
Our table always needs extending to accommodate the books. That would be
impossible without two of those clamps. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks!!!
The quote "Perhaps
you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may
cherish them over a lifetime." (by
Dale Carnegie given by President Monson in his talk. "Love, the Essence of the Gospel"), in Spanish: “Tal vez ustedes olviden para mañana las palabras
amables que digan hoy, pero el que las reciba quizás
las atesore toda una vida”.
"atesore" is
from the verb "atesorar" with the meaning, "hoard". What a wonderful verb to know! That verb is in one form or another, all over
Preach My Gospel and the scriptures.
Treasure, cherish....
Doctrine and Covenants
84:85 ... treasure up in your minds
continually the words of life,...and it shall be given you in the very hour
that portion that shall be meted unto every man.
Treasure up
continually...Missions are great blessings in allowing us to step back and just
do that. The promise is there. Blessings and miracles come. And the Book of Mormon becomes more of a
treasure!
More treasures:
In the May Young Adult
Devotional by Elder Lynn G. Robbins "Tasting the Light" [Gustar la
luz] Elder Robbins uses the scripture in Alma 32:35...where Alma says to the
people upon the hill Onidah "...after ye have TASTED [gustado] this light...
In his closing
testimony Elder Robbins said he loves and CHERISHES [atesoro] the TASTE of the
Book of Mormon.
Alma in speaking to his
son Helaman spoke of his desires and experiences.
He said in Alma
36:24 ...that I might bring them to
taste [probar] of the exceeding joy of which I did taste... And then in verse
26: ...Many have been born of God and have tasted [probado] as I have tasted...
And one more treasure
from the talk "Latter-day Saints Keep on Trying", Dale G. Renlund,
April Conference 2015 of the story of
the missionary named Curtis who after being discouraged with his companion and
had a very "profound impression that Heavenly Father was saying to
him, "You know, Curtis, compared to
me, the two of you aren’t
all that different."
All we need to say is "You know, Curtis..." or “Sabes,
Curtis..." and we remember what a
blessing it is to treasure continually the words of life and to each day taste
the light.
Love you all!!!!
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