Christmas Week

My first week in Kearney has just zoomed by!! I have been able to meet a ton of wonderful people and feel quite at home for this Christmas season. This week, I have been focusing on what I call infinite moments. Taken from a quote from one of my favorite books, which says, "And in that moment, we were infinite!" This quote stuck with me and I came up with infinite moments. Infinite moments are moments where you get a glimpse of heaven, where you can feel soo fully of God's love that you could just stay in that moment forever. And the best things about infinite moments is that they are usually small and easily overlooked. I have come to feel so fully of God's love for me this week as I have focused daily on infinite moments. From things as little as someone telling me they loved me or having egg nog on Christmas, to huge infinite moments like seeing my family and hearing that my dad has been sober for 101 days!! Take time this week to notice infinite moments as they happen, and then share them! Not only will this open your own eyes to seeing Heavenly Father's hand more fully in your own life, it will lift and inspire others as well!

~ With Bunches of Love,

 Sister Jordan

Mailing Address: 1109 E 66th Street

Kearney, NE 68847

Infinite Moment

So guess what, I am back out West again! After three Wonderful months in the big city of Lincoln Nebraska, I am back to the country, namely Kearney Nebraska. It was so hard saying goodbye to those who I have come to love in Lincoln, but its not goodbye, only a see ya later, because Heavenly Father has work for me to do elsewhere. As I arrived here a couple days ago, the Spirit confirmed in my heart this is exactly where I need to be. I have also come up with a new focus...infinite moments. Let me explain, before my mission, I read this book called The Perks of Being A Wallflower and in it, the main character describes how he felt after one of the best days of his life by saying, "And in that moment we were infinite!" I have begun to realize the numerous infinite moments that happen daily. To me an infinite moment is a moment when you can glimpse eternity, you feel so fully of God's love that you could stay in that moment forever!

I will share an infinite moment from this week, we were at a dinner of a family I had just met, and as we were saying goodbye, the grandma came up to me, gave me a great big hug and said, "I love you!" In that moment, I felt soooo fully of Heavenly Father's love, I could have just stayed in that moment forever. Take the time this week to recognize your own personal infinite moments, and as you do, remember to thank God for them. I know that as you look for those wonderful infinite moments, you will find them, and they will bring you closer to God. 

Merry Christmas!!!

~ With Bunches of Love,

 Sister Jordan

Mailing Address: 1109 E 66th Street

Kearney, NE 68847

 The Gift I Want to Give my Savior

What a wonderful week full of spiritual experiences and Christmas celebrations!! This week, we had the opportunity to go up to the Mormon Trail Center and tour it (as well as see the awesome gingerbread house displays!). I learned even more about the immense sacrifices that the early pioneers made to show their faithfulness in following the words of the prophet. I know they were able to endure freezing weather, sickness, and death because they knew with every fiber of their being that this was in fact Christ's church restored again on the earth. And, that the words of the prophet were in reality the will of the Father for His children. I admire their incredible faith!!! We also had Christmas Conference with the other missionaries. We had a gift exchange and a funny talent show, but what was most wonderful was remembering my Savior. President Gardner invited us to write a letter, explaining a gift we wanted to give the Savior this year. Last week, I spent a lot of time pondering on the gift I wanted to give my Savior, and I wrote it down in my letter, I could literally feel my Heavenly Father's love and support of my gift. I would like to invite each of you to ponder on what gift you could give to the Savior this year. It could be anything from bad habits, to letting go of fears, or serving more. I can promise, not only will you receive heavenly help in accomplishing giving whatever gift, you will come to appreciate more fully the many glorious gifts that our Savior has given to us!!!

~ With Bunches of Love,

 Sister Jordan

Lean on Our Savior

Short and Sweet this week:)

I want to share a short story this week shared with us this by our mission president's wife...There was a commercial which came on and it was featuring this beautiful majestic lion. The King of the Jungle just strutting his stuff around his pen at the zoo. Feeding time came along and the zoo workers let this tiny little goat in the Lion's pen. Upon seeing the little goat, the all powerful lion ran and hid, cowering from this puny little animal. The moral of the story is NEVER forget your great worth! We are all sons and daughters of God with amazing power and capabilities. We must not let something small and insignificant keep us from the wondrous blessings our Heavenly Father has in store for us. As we trust in God and lean on our Savior, we will be strengthened, we will realize our infinite potential and we will be able to confidently return again to his presence.

~ With Bunches of Love,

 Sister Jordan

11027 Martha St

Omaha, NE 68144