As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we know the Church is growing and progressing throughout the world and will eventually fill the Earth before our Savior, Jesus Christ, can come to the Earth again and finally reign as its King.
I always get excited when I see the progress of the Church on the State, National, and International levels. The most recent news from this week is HUGE!! We're making progress with China! Yes, China! We do not yet have missionaries in China, but there are several Branches of the Church scattered throughout the country. It is my understanding that Chinese members and non-Chinese members of the Church living in China have not been allowed to worship together, due to Chinese law. During the earlier part of this year and continuing to now Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder Donald L. Hallstrom of the Presidency of the Seventy have been working with the Chinese government in "regularizing" operations for the Church in China. This really is wonderful news! See the whole story by clicking
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We were discussing this progress in our Institute class on Wednesday night, and our Institute instructor, Brother Lewis, pointed out that not only is China not ready for the Church to send missionaries in, but the Church isn't ready to send missionaries in yet. He said that with as big as China is and how populated it is, we'd have to send our entire force of missionaries to China, which of course is not possible right now. Either way, the progress we are making throughout the world is exciting because it means that more people are embracing the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church on the Earth in these last days, and I am so grateful to be a part of the great work that is rolling forth!
I can happily say that at the moment, and for the last few weeks since my morning sickness has subsided, I am absolutely loving being pregnant! I love to sit and feel Aurora's little kicks. It makes me smile, and sometimes even makes me laugh because it tickles. I love thinking about being able to kiss her little cheeks and hold her little fingers in mine. I love seeing D smile at me and put his hand on my tummy & I know he's just as in love with her already as I am. I only wish he could feel her kicking more. She does most of her kicking while he's at work right now. We are getting very excited for the arrival of our baby. We feel so ready for this next step in our lives (good thing, because there's no going back now!) and can't wait to experience the adventure of parenthood together!!
