Please keep the prayers coming :)

Hello dear sweet family and all of you wonderful people who read these letters,

Well, I am learning a lot this week. The Lord has blessed me with many trials that are teaching me to be more hopeful, optimistic, patient, selfless, and compassionate.

A happy thing: Connie is getting baptized this weekend! That is a huge miracle, and if you bring just one soul, how great is your joy. That is a huge thing to be happy about. Connie is amazing. I am so proud of her.

Trials are important experiences. It is very hard to grow when we're not tested. It is only through those experiences that we see the atonement at work. I testify that the atonement is real. The things we do out here would be impossible without it. I know Christ is my Savior. I know He is directing this work. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is God's kingdom.
Yesterday I felt the cleansing, redeeming, enabling power of the atonement as I partook of the sacrament, and was renewed through the church services in the Lord's house. The spirit and the power there is undeniable. When all of this is true - what else matters? It is worth every sacrifice. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the one light that never goes dim. It is the one thing I can always rely on. I have experienced it's power. I will never stop fighting to make sure everyone I come into contact with has the chance to know that for themselves. No matter how much Satan tries to deter me, I will not step down.

It is an honor to have the opportunity to make my small contribution to building the Lord's kingdom. It is all worth it.

Hna. Cannon


p.s. by Vida: we just heard the other day from Amanda's mission president that Amanda will be having to get a root canal soon. Please pray for her that it will go smoothly!!