The Plan of Salvation

Chuan Jie Kuaile! I hope you all had an excellent Chinese New Year! All the Chinese hung up new banners, so now we know where to find them all! Haha. 

This week was pretty good! Some sad stuff happened, but we're pushing through and doing great =)

Ran into Sherri at Great Harvest. She said she heard from Tianbao awhile back!!! I guess he was in the Philippines and asked if there was a church there he could go to!! She's going to try to contact him again so we can get contact info for him. I'm so excited!! I miss that kid. 

XingJing and Jojo have also started coming to church again! Walter can't because he has so much work. I love their family though! Xingjing (her English name is Cheer, isn't that so cute??) told us first she wants to learn English, but she also likes learning about Jesus Christ and wants to do both. 

On Tuesday we saw Emma. She moved out of her boyfriends house!!! So excited. She's doing so great =) We taught her the Plan of Salvation. The Spirit was so strong. She had lots of questions and we were able to help her understand by reading and "expounding" the scriptures. She's been reading the Book of Mormon almost every day. She's doing so good. We saw her again and she said she read the chapter we gave her that talks more about the Plan of Salvation, and she understands it and loves it. Mei you wenti!! (no problems)

I just want to take a second to testify of the Plan of Salvation. I feel like Moroni... The Lord makes me mighty in speaking, but in writing what I want to say I am weak. (see Ether 12:23-25) But I will do my best, and pray that the Spirit will carry the message I want to share to your hearts. 

Heavenly Father loves us, His children. He loves you. He knows you. He created this plan for you. Before we were born, we agreed to this plan. We chose to follow Jesus Christ. We believed and had faith that He could bear our burdens, carry our sorrows, and atone for our sins. And He did. I know He did, because I have felt that power in my life, the power that only comes through His Grace and Mercy. Because of this plan, we know where we came from, where we are going, and why we are here. This plan is the Plan of Happiness. "Men are that they might have joy" Heavenly Father doesn't want us to go through life sorrowing, but to find the joy that comes through living the Gospel and following our Savior Jesus Christ. I know death does not part us from the people we love. I am so grateful for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ's love for me, and for you. If you have been feeling a lack of that love, that light, in your life, I invite you to pray. If you don't feel like praying, read the Book of Mormon. If you don't feel like doing that, then just meditate, and think about God. Let Him know you have a desire to know truth, to know He is at the very least aware of you. 

I know He is very aware. And I know He cares.

I love you all so much. I am so grateful for this Gospel, and the chance I have to bring the light it gives into other's lives. 

Have a wonderful week!

Sister Springer