Okay I'm sorry! My emails aren't normally this long...... but I learned something really cool this week that is changing my life so i want to share it! You don't have to read it if you don't want to haha.
Quick thoughts:
- Transfers happened! I have a new awesome companion Sister Andersen, and she is just the best. I will share more of our adventures in the weeks to come!
- We had to say goodbye to some of my dearest friends and biggest role models, the sisters who went home. Sadness. But also happy because I'm excited to see what they do!
- And of course even though it is slowing down here in Nauvoo I don't love it any less. In fact I love it more! It allows us to give more personal and meaningful tours. So my life is pretty much wonderful right now (:
Now for what I learned:
Do you know the story about Moses and the children of Israel, when the flying firey serpents came and infected them? Then Moses was commanded to make a brass serpant on a cross and whosover whould look upon it, would be healed. First of all, my personal opinion is that those sound like dragons.... which is awesome. But besides that I hadn't given it much thought earlier in my life. This week, I decided to dive a little deeper.
Why did Moses use a brass serpent?
If you have ever been bitten by a poisonous snake (and I havent) you would want an anti-venom. How does one make anti-venom? Well you take a strong animal, inject it with the poison, and it's blood will create an anti-venom. Then you use that blood to heal others. (Sound somewhat familiar to the Atonement of Jesus Christ? He took our poison upon Himself and His blood can heal us.)
What are we required to do to be healed? In the story, all they had to do was look.
"And as many as should look upon that serpent should live, even so as many as should look upon the Son of God with faith, having a contrite spirit, might live, even unto that life which is eternal." (Helaman 8:15)
What does it really mean to look?
In the dictionary we learn that looking has lots of meanings. Here are some:
1) perceive with attention, direct ones gaze towards
2) spend time trying to find, search for
3) be oriented in a certain direction
4) look forward to the probable occurrence of, await, expect
5) have faith or confidence in, depend, count on
So this week I have spent time looking for Christ, looking to Christ and looking forward to Christ. He is my Savior and Redeemer from all the poisons that afflict me. And I know that if you will but look for Him and to Him, you can be healed! Maybe not all at once, but you can be healed.
I love you all! Take time to LOOK this week!
Sister Bush
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