MTC - Week Six

This week I just want to tell everyone how grateful I am for my companion Sister Menzie. She is one of the most amazing people I have ever met. And she has helped me in so many different ways. I know that we are companions for a reason, and it makes me sad that we have less than three weeks left together.

Yesterday during companion study, we were discussing the atonement. Throughout my life I have always had a testimony about it. But this past week my love for the Savior's atoning sacrifice has grown more than I could have ever imagined. Christ atoned for our sins. He bled from every pore, he suffered all the pains, afflictions, and emotions that we feel each day. When we feel alone and afraid, wracked with guilt and torment, when we experience sorrows beyond belief, the Savior, our loving brother, is ALWAYS there. He is constantly watching us, weeping for us and with us. It's hard to face these all too familiar feelings, but it is our job and our blessing to be able to reach out, call out, and cry out for our Savior to help us through them. He will never make us feel weak and inadequate. He helps lift us up to heights we've never imagined. In our darkest, most terrifying moments where we just feel utterly alone, Christ is the light that guides us back. There is always hope when we have faith in Christ and when we have faith that his atonement wasn't just some nice gesture of love. The atonement was literally the hardest thing the Savior had to go through. It was so hard that he cried out to God, asking him to take the cup from him. Yet, being the perfect example of who we should strive to be like, he said "not my will, but thine be done." In order to access the atonement in the fullest way possible, we must recognize that our will is not the same as God's. We are faced with these tormenting emotions and we make these bad decisions because we have agency and because God knows he can make us better people through them. We develop our testimony and we grow closer to our Savior and his loving example as we truly utilize the atonement and trust in the Lord. Trust that he has a perfect plan for us to do great things in his kingdom. I love the atonement. I love the comfort, peace, and gratitude I feel towards God for allowing me to know that someone else knows my exact feelings. I know that it is through my Savior that I can return to Heavenly Father again. I love my Savior and his perfect example. I've let him down so many times in my life, but no matter what, I know he will never let me down. 

This is all I'm going to write this week. I love you all, and I'm grateful for all the support, and kind words that have been sent my way. 

Love, Sister Scharman

Sister Scharman got to see her friend Sister Turner on PDay!
They are having fun as usual when they are together :D