Sister Sadie goes to Louisiana!: tragedies and blessings all in one

This week has been cool to hear the testimonies of others and how they have changed and grown in the last little while.

We have had a lot of travel and meetings this week but it has been just inspiring to hear the testimonies of everyone there.

Wednesday we had MLC in Baton Rouge so Sister Fristoe and I had the opportunity to just drive down to the mission home and see a tiny bit of the destruction of the neighborhoods and businesses and hear stories from the missionaries that are serving in the areas that were affected.

Yall the devastation is crazy.

The death toll of this was beyond low for the destruction it caused. Thousands of homes destroyed and thousands and thousands of people homeless and left with absolutely nothing. Thousands of people with anywhere between 4-6 feet of water in their home that just came up. No warning whatsoever. Just alot alot of rain that never stopped.

This is a huge tragedy. But also a huge blessing!

Remember the race issues and crazy shootings not to long ago?

All that is forgotten and replaced with insane amounts of love and charity.

Neighbors helping neighbors, donations collected and distributed, and we are all in this together no matter what class or race.

And also... the city is swarmed with yellow shirts!

also this is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen

So many Mormons in Louisiana right now!!

Thousands of people from allll over the country have come to Louisiana to help with disaster clean up with yellow Mormon Helping Hands shirts on.

Here is an amazing article about whats up in LA last weekend

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormon-helping-hands-flooded-homes-louisiana

Why I love these videos:

1. i love louisiana. Where the governor and mayor talks and recognizes God. (and quoted "I am a Child of God")

2.an accurate description of the God fearing Louisiana people that we work with in our wards and on the daily in the world.

3. "be good" everyone says that here :)

4. I know some people in these videos and its fun to see them helping out

These are special sacred times right now that are going on in BR. Members from our ward have gone to help out and its amazing to see the difference in them when they come back. Every single person who has talked about helping with the clean up has gotten emotional when they talk about it.

every single person.

They talk about the people that they go and meet to help with their house. The members talk about especially that homeowners are so so grateful for everything and recognize God's hand in all of it. The clean up crew literally demolishes and rips out their lives that they have been living for however many years and throws in on the side of the road.

And they are still grateful.

And they still praise God.

These are incredible, amazing humble people and I wish I could go help in Baton Rouge so badly but the church is so true and so organized and are truly disciples and examples of Christ to the state of Louisiana.

Lives are changing in Louisiana right now. Including mine.

I'm so grateful for the example these members are to me and the time I have to reflect and thank God for the blessings that I have.

Love yall mucho

try to focus on what really matters in life

grateful and prayerful

xoxoxoxoxo

sister sades

ps something cool is that the Governor of Louisiana made August 28th the state of Louisiana's Mormon Helping Hands day.

woot woot :))

een

also this is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever s