We aren't obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see!

this week i´ve been thinking a lot about obedience and how it relates to the love we have for the Lord. i know that being obedient isn´t always easy. when we obey, we are showing our love for our Heavenly Father by saying "this isn´t easy for me, but i´m doing it anyways because i know it´s the right thing to do." there are lots of people here who don´t want to listen to us becuase they think we have too many rules. but i know that when we obey, we are truly happy. we aren´t obedient because we are blind, we are obedient because we can see. Christ told us to be like Him...and obedience is the path to perfection. i know i´m not perfect but it´s my job to try to be everyday. i want to be like my Savior. i will make lots of mistakes in my path to perfection...it´s impossible not too. but the atonement of jesus christ makes up for those mistakes. but something i´m learning in the mission is that the atonement not only makes up for the mistakes i make but it´s also there to help with the things that are hard for me. i know that the Lord is there for me, helping me, even before i fall. through the atonement i can recieve strength beyond my own...strength to keep going when it´s hard. elder bednar said "not only does the atonement of jesus christ overcome the effects of the fall of adam and make possible the remission of our individual sins and transgressions, but his atonement also enables us to do good and become better in ways that strech us far beyond our mortal capacities." i know without any doubt that the atonement is for the sinners AND for the faithful who know what they want to become. 

OH MY GOSH I AM SOOOOO EXCITED FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

being a missionary is hard. it´s SO hard. this week has been a very very challenging one. it´s just super frusterating sometimes! haha but at the end of every day there are always miracles that happen...and those miracles make it ALL worth it. i know god see´s our efforts and blesses us for working hard. i still love it here in puerto varas and i´m loving training hermana jenkins. it´s been a lot of fun!

hope you have a great week! i love you all soo much!!

hermana steele