Week 40 (12/10/18): "I'm trying really hard not to break the reindeer's neck."

How to describe this past week? I have texted a ridiculous amount of people, we've had more set appointments than ever, and Sister Walker and Sister Smith laugh a lot (usually at night because they're overtired). 

One of the most exciting things has been that I've actually been kind of understanding Isaiah! Where I'm at, Isaiah has been passing on a message to King Ahaz, king of Judah. The background is that the kingdoms of Syria and Ephraim formed an alliance to fight against Assyria, and they want the kingdom of Judah to join the alliance. Initially, King Ahaz says no. So Syria and Ephraim decide to force Judah to join by threatening to attack them if they don't join the alliance. Isaiah tells King Ahaz that the Lord says not to join the alliance, but to trust God. Multiple times. Yet what does King Ahaz do? He joins the alliance. And Assyria destroys the kingdom of Judah, getting all the way to Jerusalem. By then, Judah had a new king, Hezekiah, who trusts in God. And then overnight, 185,000 Assyrian soldiers are killed by an angel of the Lord. So, as Sister Smith put it, "The moral of the story is that if you trust in the Lord, an angel will kill your enemies." 

Have a great week and trust in God!

Love you, bye!

Sister Cate