The Mediator

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 I have been learning many things about service and about the Atonement. I translated this from the Gospel Principles book to Spanish and I say it sometimes to help explain the Atonement to investigators sometimes. 

Say you have a debt of $1 million. You borrowed this money to get something that you really couldn't afford at the time and probably didn't really need either. The person who loaned you this debt is now at your front door demanding that the debt be paid in full immediately. You don't have the funds to pay this debt and you have no time or resources to come up with the money. Your house and your family could be taken away to make up for your lack of preparation and self-sufficiency. What would you do?

With a Mediator, someone who has the funds to pay this debt for you, you can be freed of all of this stress and worry. You will instead be indebted to Him. He pays your debt and fulfills the demands of both mercy and justice. You can never repay Him in full, but through your deeds, your service, and your righteousness, you can show Him that you are sincere and grateful. This is like the Atonement of Jesus Christ. He has paid the debt already. There are so many ways to show our gratitude and our love, one of these is by being diligent. I am striving to be a more diligent missionary. I strive everyday to act and do what the Savior would do. 

The other day we talked to a man in our apartment parking lot and he said that he had seen us before... We asked where and he told us that a lot of people notice us because we back each other out every morning from our parking spot. Hahahahaha I got a good laugh out of this. It's a mission rule to have someone back the driver out and we get a lot of attention for it. It really made me realize just how much people notice about us! We are different! And we should be! It has really made me focus on always being a good example. I challenge you all to be your best at ALL times. Not just when others can see you. After you look right and left so see if anyone is watching, look up and remember that our Heavenly Father sees everything.

I love you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much! Keep learning all that you can! 

We also had interviews with the Mission President this week, it was cool! He said that I will probably be training other Sisters soon so I will need to be prepared for that... Oh boy! He also said that my Spanish is really good and I pronounce things perfectly. He said because of this I am going to be very easy to understand as I continue to work on remembering words and conjugations. Awesome!

Hermana Hopkins

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