let's all hang with God for eternity

I just might be living the dream. 

Sister Gilmore?? A DREAM 

Training her??? A DREAM 

The fact that I'm gonna be in Monroe for at least 2 more transfers?? A DREAM 

being a missionary??? THE DREAM 

"Is that a WHITE girl????? HEY WHITE GIRL!"- everyone anytime I leave the house 

Carl Pickens JUMPED out of his seat when we told him that YES, he CAN go to the temple!!! 

The thought of God WANTING him to be in His temple, in His HOME, was overwhelming for him. 

He thought he wasn't worthy. THIS PURE, SWEET, WORTHY man thought God wouldn't want him in His home. 

How many times do we think that?? That we aren't GOOD enough. Or not PERFECT enough. That He could NEVER want US to be with HIM. 

WELL GUESS WHAT!! you don't need to be perfect. 

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a BIG FAN of replacing the word "perfect" with "COMPLETE" or "WHOLE" 

I can't be perfect in this life, but I can put my WHOLE heart and soul into this gospel. I can COMPLETELY love those around me. 

This gospel HEALS all parts of us. It makes us WHOLE. Jesus Christ's Atonement can make you COMPLETE. And that WHOLENESS has already begun!!!!!! 

We don't have to wait for the Resurrection to USE Christ's Atonement and become WHOLE. 

Jesus is reaching out to YOU. 

JUST like He asked the man at the pool of Bethesda, He is asking YOU, "Wilt thou be made whole?" 

PUT YOUR FAITH IN HIM AND HIS GOSPEL.

Rise up and walk!!! 

You will be made whole. 

"I want to hang out with you guys and God for eternity!!!!!!" - michael after we taught him the plan of salvation 

BROTHER OGLESBY CAME TO ONE OF OUR LESSONS AND THEN TO CHURCH THE NEXT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He hasn't come in YEARS. 

The spirit hit him hard.

Also we told him we would string him up by his little pinky toe if he didn't come. 

Celebrated MARDI GRAS by street contacting at the parade!!!!  I love reading people verses from the Book of Mormon in a CRAZY HECTIC environment, because the spirit is still SO present & SO powerful. 

That book is the word of God.

 READ IT!!!!!! LOVE YOU ALL!!!!! 

 go to the temple for me 

 -SISTER SPANGLER