Sao Domingos: The Power of the Savior in Our Lives

 This week I read the talk "He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings:

We Can Be More Than Conquerors" by Elder Patrick Kearon and one part in particular I really loved! He starts the talk by mentioning a few different instances of survival stories throughout history and then says this:

"Perhaps some of you, however, consider the accounts of survivors, and your soul cries out that you are living a survival story right now as a victim of abuse, neglect, bullying, domestic violence, or any suffering of this kind. You are in the midst of your own desperate attempt to survive a situation that feels very much like a disastrous shipwreck or a promising mission suddenly aborted. Will you ever be rescued; will you make it through your own survival story?

The answer is yes. You can survive. You have in fact already been rescued; you have already been saved—by the One who has suffered the very torment you are suffering and endured the very agony you are enduring.¹ Jesus has overcome the abuses of this world² to give you power to not only survive but one day, through Him, to overcome and even conquer—to completely rise above the pain, the misery, the anguish, and see them replaced by peace."

No matter what we are going through in our lives we can turn to, and rely on the Savior. This week I had a moment when I was feeling very overwhelmed, and I sat down and opened the Book of Mormon and just read. There is power in the Book of Mormon. It truly is the world of God, and by reading it we can come to know our Savior better! If at any moment this week you are feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, angry, sad, confused, or even happy, I encourage you to open the Book of Mormon and read! 

This week has been an adventure with my new companion Sister Fernandes! She is Brazilian and so she has easily picked up the lessons and contacting new people in the street. It's fun to show her the area and introduce her to all the members!

It was so fun to see all the new missionaries and see old missionary friends during the transfers! I can really see the progress that I have made these past 12 weeks, not just with my Portuguese but becoming more like my Savior and for that I am so grateful!!!

I love you all and hope that this week you remember to turn to your Savior in times of difficulty! 

Sister Pinkney

Photos:

Sister Fernandes e eu com membros, when we ran into a member on the street, reunion with the gang (Sister Olson, Elder Jackson, and Elder Rupp) for the last time, the three of us and our trainees, a crazy night I spent with the STLs, and some new Sister missionary friends!