Fear Not...

This week we had the opportunity to go to the temple again! We are so blessed to have temples here on this earth today. I really love to see the temple. When we visit the temple it really is like being close to our heavenly home. 

We have been teaching Maria's family again, and this week her son, David, has actually been reading the Book of Mormon! (If you aren't a missionary, you have to understand how hard it is to get investigators to open the book by themselves...) He is only 12 years old, but he is actually interested in the thing's we are teaching. I have gained such a huge testimony of the great spirit that children have! They are so humble and willing to learn. It is no wonder that we are commanded to be like little children. 

In honor of Halloween, I would like to share my thoughts on fear. I have actually been thinking a lot about how faith can counter our fears. When we have sufficient faith, we won't be afraid of acting on spiritual promptings. When we have faith, we won't be afraid of how someone will react to our invitation to church or to reading the Book of Mormon. When we have faith, we don't need to fear knocking on doors or talking to strangers on the street. I would like to invite you all to study D&C 6:34, Moroni 8:16, 2 Timothy 1:7, and Joshua 1:9.

-- Hermana Nielsen

P.S. If any parents out there want a scary story to share with your rebellious children, read them Deuteronomy 21:18-21. That should straighten them out for a bit