The Holy Week before Easter was truly a blessing for us as we tried to focus on Christ. We did the “Christ-Centered Easter” activities that helped us immerse ourselves in the blessings of the Atonement and the Resurrection. I thought of my loved ones—parents, grandparents, and most recently my beloved sister Barbara—who have gone on before. It gave me a renewed testimony and hope in Jesus Christ. We are so grateful for the blessings of that first Easter! We planted the wheat (lessons from Lazarus), found a palm leaf to display(Hosanna! Palm Sunday), bought Easter lilies (the white-robed apostles of hope), displayed the Easter scene, dyed the eggs (testimony), read the scriptures from the eyes of the witnesses, and journaled those scriptures to truly make them ours.
We got some cultural insight on our trip to McAllen on Saturday. Everywhere we saw holiday items—bags of colored eggs, piñatas, flowers, and decorations—for sale along the side of the road. We also stopped at a small-town cemetery. Check out our pictures below—they are worth a thousand words, you know.
Last week’s institute class was terrific, as usual, though we were missing some of our favorite young people. Well into the lesson Ingrid arrived after teaching with the missionaries. She is the YSA and class president, so at the end she stood to tell what had happened with the missionaries. As the missionaries challenged this mother and daughter for baptism, they kept saying, “Why didn’t you find us sooner! Our only regret is that we wish we had known sooner.” Life is not so long that any of us can waste our time in the commitment to Jesus Christ! This mother has found the pearl of great price and accepts it fully.
Tomorrow’s seminary lesson is once again the urgency of sharing the gospel so that we and others may be prepared for the Second Coming of our Savior. Let’s turn our hearts to Him and follow Him in preparation for the great and powerful day when He comes again. Much love to all of you—our greatest desire is to have our family eternally.
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