Re: YOU ARE KNOWN AND LOVED

Sister Keeley. I want some brownies. 😆😀. You are the so wonderful. We're already missing you. Hope your wedding plans are going well. Love elder Gygi and sister Gygi 

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From: Mayli Keeley <maylikeeley@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2019 2:45 PM
To: megaak3.mayliblog@blogger.com; Jamey Skousen; Sulet Hiatt; Jeff Bryant; Denise Burton; Brother Buxton; Darin Oviatt; darrellgygi@hotmail.com; Deborah Richardson
Subject: YOU ARE KNOWN AND LOVED

 

One day, I ate a brownie in my lunch for dessert. Fact about me: I LOVE BROWNIES! I ate it, then turned to the two people sitting with me. "Isn't that so sad?" I asked.

"What is so sad?"

"My brownie is all gone!" I giggled.

Then, moments later, in walks a sister missionary with some brownies for us!!! What?!? Really? Yep. It was real, I know because I ate some of the brownies she brought. Know what else is real? God's love for us. In 3 Nephi 14:7-11, Jesus states, "Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

        Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"

         God gives good gifts and He loves us. If any of you question if He is really there and if He loves you, ask Him. Pray with faith. I promise He will answer you. You are His child and He loves you and wants you back home one day. He has more in store for us than just a brownie. He desires to give us eternal lives and exaltation, but we must ask and have faith.

         Once, I felt cut down. Deflated. It felt like I was hardly hanging on. I felt alone, where was my Heavenly Father? Now I see that He never left me. He never did. He was always there, and He turned that trial into a way to get some of the most incredible blessings ever. He gave me a precious gift, though at first it didn't seem like it.

         Someone this month remarked that when you plant a seed, the seed actually has to break open for the plant to grow. It may look like a tragedy to those who don't understand the plan. However, it's just the process for the seed to reach its full potential. Sometimes we feel like that seed; we feel broken. God is the Master Gardener here though, and He has more in store for us then we can possibly imagine, and He gives the greatest gifts. He is helping us become our best selves, our happiest selves.

Another example of this happened when I got stressed out. Life was piled up on top of me and I felt down. I prayed to my Heavenly Father for strength equal to my tasks, because I couldn't do much more. The next day, my trials didn't disappear, they actually were more, but they felt light. He gave me the strength to cheerfully bear all things that I needed to bear. He answered my prayer.

He doesn't always answer the way we want or expect, but I know He loves us and knows us (better then we know ourselves). He will lead us to the best things if we let Him.

I finished my service at the bishop's storehouse and as a service Missionary. I went into it thinking, "Father, I do not want to do this. Why are you asking me to?" Now, I see it was the best gift He could have given me then. On a scale of one to ten, service missions are definitely a twenty! Following Christ blesses us. It brought so much needed light and love into my life. I dreaded the idea of it, but God knows me better and understood it would be amazing for me.

I testify that He lives and that He loves us. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith and restored the fullness of the gospel. Joseph Smith is a true prophet, and we have a living prophet today. Christ atoned for us, and He lives. Because He lives, we will live again and we can find healing and peace and joy.  

I love you all! Thanks for all your support as I've gone on this adventure!

Sister Keeley/Kilikili/soon to be Sister Ferguson (:

YOU ARE KNOWN AND LOVED

One day, I ate a brownie in my lunch for dessert. Fact about me: I LOVE BROWNIES! I ate it, then turned to the two people sitting with me. "Isn't that so sad?" I asked.

"What is so sad?"

"My brownie is all gone!" I giggled.

Then, moments later, in walks a sister missionary with some brownies for us!!! What?!? Really? Yep. It was real, I know because I ate some of the brownies she brought. Know what else is real? God's love for us. In 3 Nephi 14:7-11, Jesus states, "Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.

        Or what man is there of you, who, if his son ask bread, will give him a stone?

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?"

         God gives good gifts and He loves us. If any of you question if He is really there and if He loves you, ask Him. Pray with faith. I promise He will answer you. You are His child and He loves you and wants you back home one day. He has more in store for us than just a brownie. He desires to give us eternal lives and exaltation, but we must ask and have faith.

         Once, I felt cut down. Deflated. It felt like I was hardly hanging on. I felt alone, where was my Heavenly Father? Now I see that He never left me. He never did. He was always there, and He turned that trial into a way to get some of the most incredible blessings ever. He gave me a precious gift, though at first it didn't seem like it.

         Someone this month remarked that when you plant a seed, the seed actually has to break open for the plant to grow. It may look like a tragedy to those who don't understand the plan. However, it's just the process for the seed to reach its full potential. Sometimes we feel like that seed; we feel broken. God is the Master Gardener here though, and He has more in store for us then we can possibly imagine, and He gives the greatest gifts. He is helping us become our best selves, our happiest selves.

Another example of this happened when I got stressed out. Life was piled up on top of me and I felt down. I prayed to my Heavenly Father for strength equal to my tasks, because I couldn't do much more. The next day, my trials didn't disappear, they actually were more, but they felt light. He gave me the strength to cheerfully bear all things that I needed to bear. He answered my prayer.

He doesn't always answer the way we want or expect, but I know He loves us and knows us (better then we know ourselves). He will lead us to the best things if we let Him.

I finished my service at the bishop's storehouse and as a service Missionary. I went into it thinking, "Father, I do not want to do this. Why are you asking me to?" Now, I see it was the best gift He could have given me then. On a scale of one to ten, service missions are definitely a twenty! Following Christ blesses us. It brought so much needed light and love into my life. I dreaded the idea of it, but God knows me better and understood it would be amazing for me.

I testify that He lives and that He loves us. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith and restored the fullness of the gospel. Joseph Smith is a true prophet, and we have a living prophet today. Christ atoned for us, and He lives. Because He lives, we will live again and we can find healing and peace and joy.  

I love you all! Thanks for all your support as I've gone on this adventure!

Sister Keeley/Kilikili/soon to be Sister Ferguson (: