Dear Sisters:
It's now Spring and we celebrate the rebirth of the earth and Easter. It is a time when we contemplate with more earnestness our Savior's atonement and resurrection. We are here today because of that great gift. We will return to our Heavenly Father because of the resurrection. I encourage you to take the time in your busy lives to ponder upon the richness of this gift and what it means to you personally. In focusing on the Savior and his great gift, I'd like to share a small quote from Sister Marjorie Pay Hinckley's book, By Small and Simple Things.
"The gospel of Jesus Christ is the greatest force for peace and unity on the face of the earth and, when every knee shall bend and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ, there will be no divisions among us." By him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God. D&C 76:24
Let us use this time of rebirth to remember that even though the world may seem in turmoil, we are all children of our Heavenly Father. He gave us this probationary time on earth so we could grow spiritually and show our love for him by being obedient and by serving others. We are his hands, we are capable of great things. The challenges of this world are all overcome by the gifts bestowed by our Savior Jesus Christ. If we start and end each day with prayer, thanking our Heavenly Father for that great gift, we will find more joy, more peace, a greater desire to give and share, and in so doing, strengthen ourselves and those around us. It is my hope that we can all be empowered to do good by living the gospel of Jesus Christ each and every day.
Love,
Carol Rhodes, 1st Counselor
