Hello my friends and family!!!!!

I have a simple message for you all this week,,,,miracles are real. I have never felt so much love and felt like someone was so aware of me AND those around me. 

I never really felt like I experienced big spiritual things before my mission. Granted, I never really put in the work or sought them out. But now, as I've sacrificed a lot and am putting my life aside and sharing with everyone the goodness of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I see it all the time. And that's not to say that people who aren't set apart missionaries can't have miracles. Because that's completely false. It's just taken being an actual, real life missionary for ME to recognize them. 

I read a talk this week called, "Beware of Pride" by Ezra Taft Benson. It's from ages ago but it's honestly divine (of course). It talked about the characteristics of someone who is prideful and just some of the things those people think. And I thought, "Oh my gosh that's so awful who even thinks like that" Basically it's a "I'm higher and holier than you" mindset. Which is not something anyone should have. We are ALL beloved sons and daughters of a King. And we can become like Him one day if we choose to take the steps to get there. Particularly it pointed out that prideful people aren't happy for the accomplishments of those around them. And I thought, "I'm happy for people and what they achieve here." But am I? I had to totally reevaluate and I just could list countless times when I totally SUCKED. I'm not calling any of you prideful, but truly, we all are. I want to invite you all to read that talk this next week and see what areas you can improve on. And I pinky promise with so many cherries on top that if you do that, if you set aside the pride of the world and being "top dog" you'll experience miracles. And it's an on going process of course and none of us are perfect at it, nor ever will be. But it's a matter of trying right?

I love this gospel with my whole heart. I love Australia, I love Darwin, and I love the people here. I can't even begin to describe the joy I feel when I see people's lives change because of the things I'm teaching them. Truly a miracle in and of itself. I love you all and will never stop saying that. Cause I do. And I know God loves you, because I know He loves me and so that means he loves you all too because we're ALL CHILDREN OF GOD WAHOOO. #hoorah4israel

Enjoy this week and read the Book of Mormon. It has great POWER to convert and to show you miracles in your own life that might have already taken place. ;)

<333 heaps of love from the down under 

Sister Lockhart

Here's some pictures from this last week XD