Quotes from letters to Tanner
"I had an incredible experience last Sunday. The first of the week went very well. I was happier than I've been since you left and I even enjoyed work. Thinking about you just made me happy. Then starting Wednesday everything got harder. The next few days were long, I missed you terribly. Sunday was hard and I was holding back tears during sacrament. I pulled out my scriptures and realized that I hadn't been reading the last few days of the week. My itouch had died and I didn't want to get out of bed to get my actual scriptures, so I would just go to bed without reading or saying my prayers. Anyways, I couldn't remember where I was, so I guessed that I was in Alma 36. I starting reading and in verse 3 it says "...I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions and shall be lifted up at the last day." All of the sudden it just hit me. The Lord really has been strengthening me. I didn't know that He had been giving me so much strength to endure these last few weeks. Now I know how much I really do need the Lord in my life..."
I had another amazing experience of witnessing the Lord's hand in my life but it's written down in a letter to Tanner, not through dearelder.com so I can't just copy-paste it in here. I'll just have to wait till he gets home to read it again.
Right before Chad got home from his mission I typed up all the letters he had sent me and put them in a nice book for him. I removed all the parts that included anything about me. (Since I married him I could have included all those things, but in case I didn't I didn't want to go to all the work and have his wife throw it away.) Anyway, it was just another journal that he had of his mission.
ReplyDeleteHe saved all the letters I wrote him in a folder and it was fun to read them when he got home. It is a journal of that time in my life. I was just thinking it has been probably been eight years since I read them, I should get them out again.
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
ReplyDeleteCrystal that's a great idea! I'm keeping a scrapbook of all of Tanner's letters right now but it's a lot of work. I may consider typing them up now that you mentioned it. I'm thinking of doing the same with all the letters I write Tanner (if he saves them) since that's basically my journal writing for now. You really should go back and read some of those letters, that would be fun :) I can't believe it has been so long. Time just flies doesn't it? (hopefully these next 22 months will, anyways)
ReplyDelete