Dear Family,
Thank you for emailing me. It means so much to hear from
you and the family. I read D&C 76 as I studied "Our Heritage". I am
overwhelmed with the opportunity at hand - the life that we can have,
that we will have because you and Dad were married in the temple. I am
looking to the future to share that covenant with some young woman that
will stand hand-in-hand with me in the eternities. I read my Patriarchal
Blessing and am so grateful for the counsel and motivation it blesses
me with - so much power in those words.
I read about
John the Baptist just yesterday in the Bible Dictionary. He confirmed to
me that no role - however small it may be - is insignificant in the
eyes of God. John was said to be a tutor to many of the apostles and yet
was forever humble and submissive to the will of the Lord when Jesus
called his apostles and John the Baptist himself was not called.
Disciples and prophets like John the Baptist and Abinadi gave their
whole heart to fulfilling the role they are given yet neither lived long
enough to see the full fruits of their labors.
We've been praying for the Lord to provide us with
opportunities to teach people that need something - to teach with the gift of
discernment. It happened twice that this miracle was given.
We had a dinner appointment and had a few minutes to stop by
a man who we are hoping to teach. We found him kneeling in his yard in worry
and despair as he was being tempted to sin. On our arrival he was bewildered as
we had shown up at the exact moment that he needed help - we were able to help
him and teach him about resisting temptation and the blessings that come from
doing so.
An older
woman has been struggling with depression as she is stuck in her home due to
illness. She mentioned her thoughts of not getting out of bed, the night before
we came, and giving up. We shared Mosiah 24 about lifting up one's head in
affliction because the Lord will always deliver us. Through tears she thanked
us as she mentioned how amazing it was that we had the chance to be instruments
in answering her prayers.
Love,
Elder Taft
Robinson
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