Delivered out of bondage

The other night we went to a reunion for John's mission. John went on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 2008-2010 in Puerto Rico (He was also on the islands of Aruba and Curacao). They have the reunions here is Utah so we haven't been able to go to the last few so he was excited to see people he hadn't seen in awhile. There was lots of catching up, food, and his mission president and his wife talked a little about what they are doing now.

They are currently working down in Mexico City for the Church. He is a lawyer and they have spent the last few years as the churches legal Council in Mexico City.

His wife talked a lot about the burdens we bear and gave this story of relieving someone else's burdens and shared this scripture.

Mosiah 7:33 But if ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart, and put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind, if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage.

She emphasized "full purpose of heart" and "with all diligence of mind"  and then of course "he will... Deliver you out of bondage".

When she said this it just made me feel such relief and made me really happy. We all go throw times that are difficult, our own bondage, if we have faith, if we believe we can make it through, if we work hard to be better and help those around us we will get through the hard times. Those hard times may not end when we want them to and they may end in a way we didn't think of or end with us somewhere we never would have thought we would be but they will end, we will be delivered out of bondage.

That is such a great promise. And in the midst of struggles it is so comforting to hear.

Often times when we are struggling we can't see an out and we don't think anyone can help us. But luckily there is always someone watching over us and He tends to put people in our lives that will help us in our times of need.

Lucky for me I have an amazing husband. The anxiety and loneliness that have come with being a stay at home mom has been hard for me. But John helped me make a plan and though it's only been in place a few days... I can feel that bondage I felt I was trapped in disappearing. And not only that I think it's helped others as well.  It's so great how the ways out of our struggles often include helping others out of theirs. It's like the natural course of "pay it forward". 

I'm rambling. Basically, we went to his mission reunion and I heard exactly what I needed to hear and it made me happy. 

I love my husband. I love my baby girl. And I am so looking forward to the adventures our family will have on a daily basis.