Week 24 Oh How Lovely Was the Morning

Hey family and friends!
This has been an awesome week!

I am going to work my way backwards from the end of the week to the beginning.

I just want to say, I love Daylight Savings!! Yes, losing an hour of sleep is not the best, but I love that the sun stays up so much later! Yesterday, we went to a park that is on the Fingerlakes, it was gorgeous! I will include photos of course. We met some cool people too.

Friday to Saturday we had exchanges and I went down to Binghamton with Sister Wright and Sister Steiner. Binghamton is awesome! I had so much fun and I met some very unique people. It helped me see how much I have grown over the past 5ish months. I am able to talk to people and share my testimony easily and without much nervousness. God has really blessed me with courage to do His work.

We also had Zone Conference on Tuesday and that was amazing! It was held in Palmyra and then we had the opportunity to go to the Sacred Grove.
The Sacred Grove is where Joseph Smith prayed and saw God the Father and Jesus Christ. Beforehand we watched a video of the First Vision and we sang Joseph Smith's First Prayer and The Morning breaks. The Spirit was so strong in that Chapel. Then we walked in the rain to the Smith family home and to the Sacred Grove. 
We had about 30 minutes in the Grove to pray, read the scriptures and ponder. The peace that was in that Grove was more than I could imagine and I felt so much love from my Father in Heaven.

I know that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus Christ in that Grove of trees and because of that miraculous vision, we now have the True Church of Jesus Christ on the Earth with His power and authority. I know as it says in Mosiah 3:17, "there shall be no other name given nor any other means whereby salvation can come into the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent."
I know as I strive to follow God and Jesus Christ and keep Their commandments, I will return to Them and have everlasting joy.

I invite all of you to have a Sacred Gorve experience. I am not saying that you need to come to the Sacred Grove, (if you can you should) but take a little bit of time to find a quiet spot, and pray to your Father in Heaven. Then wait, remain quiet and I promise, you will be able to feel love from Him and you will know that He is there.

I hope you have a great week! Love you all!!!

Sister Thacker