Let Your Light Shine A Letter to Elder Hawley 6/11/18

Hi Elder,

How are you? How was your week? Are you surviving the heat wave there? We had high 90's last week too. It cooled down in the 70's over the weekend which was soooooo nice!!! It looks like you are going to get a lot of rain these next two weeks! Which will be a good change.

We made it through another crazy week last week. Life is just so busy. This week is Trek so that brings a whole other week of busy to getting ready for that. So we are getting Dad and Malia ready to go. They leave Wednesday and will be home Saturday. So pray that all goes well for everyone on Trek.

Something to ponder this week which you are doing well on your mission. We all need to think about these simple childlike ways of Letting Our Light Shine each and every day. Jesus Christ taught His followers that they were “the light of the world.” He said that when you light a candle, you should put it on a candlestick so it will give light to everyone in the room. He said, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” (Matt. 5:14–16.)

One way of letting your light shine is being a good example to others. When other people see your good example, they will know you love Heavenly Father and they will want to honor Him, too. We can let our lights shine by keeping the commandments. When we are honest, when we keep the Sabbath holy, when we are kind, we are letting our lights shine. Each small light makes a big difference!

There is another way we can let our lights shine. Elder Henry B. Eyring said he never told one of his friends about the gospel. One day, he heard that his friend had died. Elder Eyring sometimes wonders if he will meet his friend in heaven and his friend will say, “You knew. Why didn’t you tell me?” Now Elder Eyring shares his testimony with people all over the world. When we share the gospel with others, we are letting our lights shine. We can be good examples.

We can share our testimonies with others. We can be missionaries now by inviting our friends to church. Our faith in Jesus Christ will grow when we let our lights shine.

We love you and pray for you and your mission always. Keep letting "Your Light Shine". Have a great week!

Your Family