It was hard to leave my little San Jacinto Branch. I love all of my little people and they will always have such a huge place in my heart. I am already planning a visit back :)
I am now in San Bernardino, and I love it! there are mountains and hills surrounding us. It is gorgeous. I have been pondering on the worth of the soul a lot this week. There is a lot of poverty here and I have seen things within the last 6 days that have broken my heart. I so badly wish that everyone understood who they are. They are sons and daughters of a God and have the potential to become Kings and Queens.Our Father sent us here with the hope that we would all return to live with Him again. I can't imagine how He feels when He looks down and sees how His children are. Moses 7 helps me grasp a little of that understanding.
28 And it came to pass that the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people, and he wept; and Enoch bore record of it, saying: How is it that the heavens weep, and shed forth their tears as the rain upon the mountains?
29 And Enoch said unto the Lord: How is it that thou canst weep, seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity?
32 The Lord said unto Enoch: Behold these thy brethren; they are the workmanship of mine own hands, and I gave unto them their knowledge, in the day I created them; and in the Garden of Eden, gave I unto man his agency;
33 And unto thy brethren have I said, and also given commandment, that they should love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood.
29 And Enoch said unto the Lord: How is it that thou canst weep, seeing thou art holy, and from all eternity to all eternity?
32 The Lord said unto Enoch: Behold these thy brethren; they are the workmanship of mine own hands, and I gave unto them their knowledge, in the day I created them; and in the Garden of Eden, gave I unto man his agency;
33 And unto thy brethren have I said, and also given commandment, that they should love one another, and that they should choose me, their Father; but behold, they are without affection, and they hate their own blood.
Our Heavenly Father weeps when He sees His children suffering and breaking the commandments. He has entrusted us, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, to help bring His children back to the true and full knowledge of the gospel. I know that I am here in San Bernardino to help strengthen the Ward and members so that we can all labor together to find the lost sheep.
I love my new companion Hna Martinez, she is from Puerto Rico originally, she is 4 9 and such a hard worker. Our Bishop calls us "the secret weapon" He specially requested Hnas to help bring back the Less-actives. So that is where we spend most of our time, in the less-actives homes. We have to help them remember why they were baptized, what it is that they want for their families and for the rest of the eternities.
Hna and I have already seen miracles. We were able to put a mother of 4 baptized children on date, she is amazing and has such great potential.
I am so excited to see what this transfer has in store for Hna Martinez and I! Until next week!!! :)
Hna McCartt
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