happiness

with my brother jake being on a mission i kind of feel the need to help the missionaries in our area. we were finally able to have them over for dinner last night. it was so nice to have them here and bring the Spirit with them. we had nice conversation, simple but yummy food, the girls were all perfectly behaved, and we even had ice cream sundaes for dessert. the elders ended the night on a spiritual note. elder schumacher shared a scripture with us: Mosiah 24:12- And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts. he explained to us that at this time Alma and his people were in prison and were told that they would be killed if they were caught praying. Alma told his people to pray in their hearts, the Lord would know the desires of their hearts. he also said a prayer before they left, he said he was thankful to be in our home and feel of our happiness.  things have been fairly tumultuous lately in our home so it made me feel so good to hear that.i'm grateful for the Gospel and the opportunities it affords us to serve and be able to constantly feel the Spirit if we are willing to put forth a little bit of effort.