Hello!

Hello everyone!

Hope evryone is doing well. just wanted to let you all know that I got transfrerred to Ashland, Kentucky after staying in Salem, Virginia for two months. Kentucky is quite different. And the weather here is pretty cold since it has been snowing. I have been wearing layers of clothes to keep warm. The people here in Kentucky are so different from back West. The south is so different in general from back West. I feel like aside from learning Portuguese that I am learning another language because of the thick accents. It's a melting pot here of so many different faiths here. I love how religious many people are here in the south. There are so many different religious sects. It reminds me of Joseph Smith and how he was among all those different faiths.

I love how this Gospel is centered on Jesus Christ. H was the one person who atoned for it all and for all of us because He loves us so much. I am grateful for His example and how He knows each of us personally because of the sacrifice He made for us- in Gethsemane and on the cross. He is the Alpha and Omega. When we are going through rough times in life, we can look at the Savior and remember His infinite sacrifice for each of us. He is the one who can warm our hearts during the cold times and can extend His merciful hand to us. He invites us all to come unto Him and to follow Him so that we too may have that joy. And how great is His joy and how great is our joy when we follow His example. The adversary does all he can to try to block or thwart our happiness, but we can overcome trials, burdens, hardships, pain, anguish and temptation through Him because He overcame it all. How great is He! he knows us and wants us to overcome it all too.

I hope you all are starting off with a wonderful new year. May you cherish the joys in life and always look at them. I wish you all a Happy New year!!!!

Love,

Sister Habibpour