Skyscraper Love: A Love that Casteth Out Fear

Dear Minnasan, 

I am rather short on time this week, so let me just share a scripture that really impressed me this week: 

"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love" (1 John 4:18).

Love is the key to dispersing all of our fears. 

Envision it this way. You are standing on the top of a skyscraper, in the middle of a storm. A really, really big storm. The wind is blowing and blowing, and the rain is coming down so hard, it's going sideways. To say the least, it's pretty dangerous up there. Now, if somebody asked you to walk along the edge of that skyscraper (no railings, no nothing to protect you from falling, and with that storm going on, there is a pretty large likelihood of you loosing your balance and falling), would you do it? No. Probably not. You would most likely fear falling off that edge. 

Now, let's add something to this hypothetical situation. Someone you love very deeply is walking on the edge of that very same skyscraper, in the middle of that very same storm. It could be your brother, your mother, someone you love more than life itself. And they start to slip. They are about to fall. What do you do then? 

Of course you wouldn't hesitate to run to the edge of that skyscraper. The danger, at that point, means nothing anymore, right? 

Perfect Love Casteth out Fear. 

Might we all remember that everyone around us is that beloved to God. Might we all remember that when we seek and show perfect love, we become closer to God. Might we all seek to have the kind of skyscraper-defying love for everyone. 

Sister Weigl

FIVE QUESTIONS: 

1. What do you like most about transfers?
There's a designated spot where missionaries all meet up and you get to see a lot of missionaries you haven't seen in a while -- like this time I got to see C-Shimai again, my companion from 2nd transfer. 

2. What do you like least about transfers? 
Packing. I really hate packing. That hasn't really changed though. (Katherine has always stressed about packing) 

3. What do you like about staying in your current area? 
I don't have to pack, haha. Plus, I already know all the ward members and where everything is.

4. Anything funny/unusual/exciting happen about/with your new companion this transfer?
Well, we saw this Swedish guy on the street across from us and T-Shimai just yelled out to him, "Do you speak English?" and because of that, we now have an appointment to meet with him tomorrow. 

5. What is one thing you learned about helping a companion to get ready to go home?
You accumulate a lot of junk on your mission.