04-09-12

Hello!

Feliz Pascua! How was your Easter?! I hope it was good! We had a good day yesterday even though it didn't really feel like Easter. Haha. When your on the mission and holidays come around, it just doesn't feel like the holiday. I do love the time that I have to focus on the true meaning of the holiday though. The world has made holidays a way to receive presents, candy, and to focus on material things which makes it easy to lose focus of the true meaning. I love being able to truly focus on the significance of why we celebrate the day though.

Watch the video!http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng#his-sacred-name-an-easter-declaration

Our Heavenly Father sent Jesus Christ to this world so that we could all have the opportunity to live with God and Jesus Christ again after this life. He sent His son because He loves us SOOO much. We will never be able to comprehend His love for us. I was so happy and excited to go to church! Because we had General Conference last Sunday, it was my first Sunday going to church here in Napa. It's a pretty small branch here, but I love it! After serving in Vacaville, I have a whole new appreciation for branchs and wards. Haha. (I LOVE the group in Vacaville though.) Every time I am transferred and go to a new area, I never cease to be amazed at strong members of the church who devote their lives to building up the kingdom of God. Their examples to me make me want to be better, make me want to be stronger. We have been working a lot with less active members and it makes me so sad to see these members struggling in their testimonies. I want nothing more for them than to feel the peace and happiness that comes from living the Gospel.

We had a lesson this past week with a boy named Raul who is a member, but he's less active. He is SO cute! He's 9 years old and reminds me of Chandler. As I am around these beautiful people, I can't help but feel so much love for them and want them to do good and be happy. Maybe it's because I have a little brother who is about that age and so any little boy that age just touches my heart, I don't know, but I feel a strong desire to help them, to be there for them, and to love them. He came to church yesterday and I was so happy as I saw him walk into the church with his mom.

I pray for all of you so much. As I sit here and write this email today, I can't help but be full of tears because of the love that fills my heart for each and every one of you. I want so bad for all of you to be happy, to have peace and comfort in your life & during your challenges, I want you to be able to have the blessings of God that He is so anxious to give us as we live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our life.

I hope that you were all able to go to church yesterday and feel of the spirit of Easter there. Jesus Christ lives. Jesus Christ knows us personally. When we do all that we can to be more like him, we will be happier.

Faith is like a seed, we must constantly feed it and nourish it so that it can grow. As I have been on my mission, I have recognized how important it is to read & study the scriptures DAILY! Pray! Go to church! Love those around you and look for ways that you can serve them. Please, do those things that will help your faith grow because just like a seed, if we do not nourish it everyday, if we do not give it water or sunlight, it will die. Keep your seeds ALIVE! :] Read Alma 32 as a family this week, it talks about our faith being like a seed. I love the chapter! I will ask to see how you liked it next week.

I love you all so much! You mean so much to me. Thank you for your love and support.

I am SO blessed.



Con mucho amor,

Hermana Robinson