12-16-13

This letter was written the day after Nick's Aunt Kathy passed away. I love how he responded to this news with faith and hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ. At this time of year let us "be of good cheer" and rejoice in the glorious birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Here's his letter this week.

Dear Family, 

I can't even describe how much I would love to come home right now to be with you all,  I miss you all so much right now.. Last night I was pretty upset and really missing home and so I decided to read through some letter that had been sent out from when I first came out and was really homesick, I thought that it might help. I saw some of the funny cards that you guys sent and they made me feel a little better as I continued to look through all of the letters, I found one from Aunt Kathy that she had sent to me,  In it she had written a lot about how to deal with hard times and sadness, at one point in the letter she told me to "be of good cheer", and reading that brought so much peace and comfort to my mind,  all the homesickness and sadness that I was feeling started to fade away and I was filled with so much joy.  I know that Families are Eternal,  I know that there is reason to " be of good cheer" even during these sad times and I know that, that cheer comes from the plan laid out for us by our loving father in heaven.. I love this gospel and am so grateful to be sharing it!!  Kathy at the end of the letter said that "someone is always ready and waiting to listen to you" and I know that is true!! I love and miss you all and hope that you have a Incredible week!!! 

Love, 

Elder Sahagun