This week passed by quickly, surprisingly, with the new year and the cold days, it has given me a sigh of relief to have made it through 2014 and now onward into 2015.
Last week on New Years Eve my companion and I had a good experience in giving service that I would have never thought of as service. Sister Christiansen invited us over when she said she had some service we could do for her. When we got there another family from the ward was there. This family is strong in the gospel and we see them every Sunday. After we chatted with everyone Sister Christiansen pulled us aside and asked that as "service" we could spend time with the girls and do a spa-night that evening. The reason for this was because they had lost there mother to cancer not too long ago and so she thought they might like some mom-figure/sister bonding time. We absolutely agreed and we really love those girls now. We did their nails and gave massages with Sister Christiansen and it was just a really uplifting time that we had. I also felt that I got to have some mom bonding time with Sister Christiansen as she did my nails too, made me appreciate the importance of motherhood. Then the youngest girl of the family who had lost their Mom decorated my nails and it really touched my heart especially when she talked about her Mom but not with sadness, she talked as if she was only a plane ride away.
The Plan of Salvation keeps filling me with hope and peace to know where it is we will be going after this life and that death is not an ending. Imagine if you didn't think there was a heaven or if there was even anything after this life. It would be pretty pointless to be on earth then. I just hope that Sister Ricks and I can use this time we are given to find those that need this knowledge and this assurance of a family and friend filled future, in which we will never be alone of forgotten.
Loving my family and friends,
Sister Baker
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