Hey y'all! 

What a week to be a missionary right? Do you ever say that to yourself that? Because you should. I guess its a little easier for me because that is all I have to think about right now! I get to eat, sleep, and breath missionary work! AND I LOVE IT! Sorry i dont think im ever going to come home! 

Dream on right! haha I know but life is great here! SLO is my love right a long side my companion and this work. But lucky for me they all go hand in hand! 

I have been pondering on what to write today because I always seem to run out of time. So I am trying to get all the power behind one little punch while still giving you an acquitted taste of my wonderful life.... its way harder then you would think... unless you're an RM then you totally get me!

But thinking about Valentines day this week end I want to share some thoughts I've had about love!... seeing how this is my favorite holiday and still continues to be on my mission! Why because I have learned more meaningful and lasting things about love then I ever did at home with "normal" valentines days! 

I was looking in the Topical Guide under "Love". here is a taste of what I learned. 

True love also known as Christ like love or Charity is centered on others and sacrifice. "For God so loved the world (others) that He gave (sacrificed) His only begotten..." 

"No man hath greater love, then He that layeth (sacrifice) down His life for His Friend (others)..."

The two people we all want to be like teach us SOOOOOO much through these two simple and well known scriptures. So then we go on and think about the 2 greatest commandments.... yes that's right they are too centered around LOVE. not selfish love but love for others... aka God first and then everyone else.... then yourself. But how do we show God that we love Him?...

"If ye love me, keep my commandments..." So to love God we too must sacrifice. But what He asks us to sacrifice is nothing to hard when you look at it eternally. Dont go to the movies on Sunday... not to big of a deal once your dead right?... He asks us to sacrifice for eternal glory. "Is your soul worth a nickle?" a father once asked his son after he told him how he lied and saved a nickle. 

Love fixes everything. A wise sister once shared a quote with me that she heard from her mother... "If love cant fix it, it cant be fixed." When I heard it I thought about relationships that I have and how love always builds them. But really think of the atonement. That sacrifice that was made out of pure LOVE that FIX'S EVERYTHING! there is NOTHING that the atonement cant fix heal or help. 

Its true that no man has had or will ever have the love like our Savior did and He layed down His precious and perfect life for me His friend, for You His friend. I am so grateful for this time that I get to spend with MY best friend. He is everything to me.

What will you do for your best friend this week? I invite each of you to show your love to your Father by sacrificing something that will bring you closer to him. I promise you that it will be worth it. It will allow him to fill your heart with greater Love and more light! He does this for me and He will do it for you! 

Thank you for all of your thoughts and your prayers! I love each of you! I hope you have a wonderful week and a Happy Valentines day!

Keep on Keeping on!

Love Sister Draney