Eleanor's Mission

For anyone reading this who was a Highland Park Hornet, I feel obliged to tell you that we have been decieved in our childhood. Hornets are not the kind, happy or helpful animals that we made to believe they were. Our kitchen has been taken over by a MONSTER of a hornet that refuses to die by any means. Shoes, brooms, spray, or prayers have no effect on this massive creature.  So we will be eating out for the next week or so. Who needs a kitchen anyway.  Other than that exciting news, this week has been an interesting one. We had an amazing day on Tuesday and then Wednesday everything fell apart. That might be a little dramatic. We just got a lot of sad news at once. The rest of our week was recovering from that day, trying to find motivation and energy to keep giving our best.  Something I learned this week was how to better my prayers. My dear companion told me about a talk or something that encourages us to establish a connection in our prayers.  When we pray, we ...

  PORTO PORTUGAL TEMPLOOOOOOO LETS GOOOOO Conference was amazing. I didn't catch everything because my Portuguese is still mid but the spirit I felt from the speakers and the music is, as one of our new friends said, "indescribable"  Go watch it. Any talk. It's worth it.  My favorite lesson was the ideal vs the real.  Combined with all the references to the atonement of Christ, I was reminded that God is soo proud of my efforts. He knows how imperfect I am! He's known it for a while now. But that does stop Him from loving me. And to prove it, He sacrificed the thing most precious to Him. His beloved Son. His Only Begotten.  He watched Him suffer every pain, every infirmity just so that I could have a chance.  So that we all have a chance.  If you are feeling like your real is a little or lot unlike the ideal, don't give up this week. Turn to the one who felt it all. Let Him strengthen you and bear you up on His shoulders.  Out of time but here is ...