August 19, 2009

August 19, 2009

Dear lovely, skinny Mother!

How are you!? Thank you Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for the package! Holy cow, that was a ton of fruities and it hit the spot. And the cookies were delightful...a little crunchy and crumbly, but nonetheless, delightful. A little taste of home is always a wonderful and perfect treat. Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are way too nice. I received the package two days ago, I think, and the pictures were wonderful too. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

I believe that the Lord is involved in our lives and if we sincerely do His will with perfect obedience and real intent, then we can put hard times and trials in His hands, and He will be able to lift our burdens and make them light upon our backs. He is the Way and the Light of this world and His merciful hand is extended still towards us. What a blessing it is to have this knowledge that even though we have wonderful family and friends that help us in times like these, that we have another source of eternal power that is ever willing to help us. All we have to do is ask and be humble, giving up our natural desires and dropping our nets, if you will, and follow Him...I love this Gospel! Thank you so much for raising me up to love the Lord and to know where to look for a remission of my sins and strength in times of loneliness and distress. I love you mom!

I want you to do me a favor for me, please. Will you, one of these nights go up in that old rocking chair in your room and think about me and all of the fun times we had, while I was growing up: playing Nintendo, Pac man, Dr. Mario, Goof Troop, Indiana Jones,(you were always the best), and the times where we would tickle on your bed and play games on the dinning room table, and camping and cub scouts and skiing and so many other things, of you tucking me in at night and making a green lunch on St. Patrick’s Day, and waking me up on my birthday by quietly laying on my bed and singing the birthday song. Will you sit in that old rocking chair and think of all of these marvelous and beautiful memories that I had with you and picture me on your lap, but me singing to you:

I´ll love you forever

I´ll like you for always,

As long as I´m living,

My mommy you´ll be!

I love you mom! I hope that you do this and pray often, thanking the Lord for the good and the bad. I find that the more often I pray to know the will of our Father in Heaven for me, and for strength to recognize it and to do, that I feel more in tune with the Spirit. I love praying in gratitude for my multiple blessings. I hope and pray that after you do this that you will feel the love of our Heavenly Father for You and Dad as parents, doing all that you can to raise a family in righteousness. This time of struggle will surely be but a small moment as it says in Doctrine and Covenants section 121. Read it and pray about it and you will find strength and comfort as I have done. During times of struggle the more we pray and act on our faith in Christ the more God blesses us and gives us the things that we stand in need of.

Thank you for your love mom. I pray for you often and hope that you are feeling my love and the love of all of our family and of our Heavenly Parents as well. The family is one of the strongest parts and most sensitive parts of my testimony and that is partly because of your love for me and the love that we have for each other as a family. You and Dad are doing an amazing job and I am assured that the Lord is pleased with your love, service, and desire to selflessly serve our God and King. Do what is right and let the consequences follow and the blessings will flow into our family.

Thank you for your steadfastness in Christ Mom! You are a rock and immovable. You love big and I know that you are a choice daughter of God. Feel free to share all or none of this email and may God bless all of us, with his choicest blessings. I will be emailing you again on Monday as it is our last day here.

I love you all and may we pray more fervently,

Love, Rob