Dear...Well... Everyone I guess...
Hahaha. I know that this email is going to be posted to my blog, so I thought I would address it to everyone :) I hope that those who read my blog, and my emails are taking comfort from them. It is hard to be a missionary and be away from your loved ones, but I have also been on the other end. I know that it is hard to be at home, when you have loved ones on a mission. Things do get better. One of the most rewarding moments is to see them in the airport when they get home. :) No matter what you Christmas seasons bring, whether you have loved ones away, or you are away from them. Know that they do love you. The Lord is blessing those who turn to Him. Please, turn to Him. I know that He brings comfort. I have felt it in my own life, especially this week.
This is transfer 4. How crazy is that?? I am amazed at how the Lord has blessed me.
Well, this week was interesting. The first part of the week was spent saying goodbye to people, and the last part was saying hello to people. It was weird. and very different. The ward I am in now is fun :) They are a young ward. Which means, lots and lots of little kids! The ward is so noisy!! It is good though :) I have missed seeing a bunch of little kids, so it is nice to see them all again. The kids all love missionaries too. One little girl yesterday came up to me, tugged on my skirt to get my attention, and then started asking me questions. It was so cute!! I love kids :) They are all going to be the best missionaries too. So fun :)
My companion is great. Her name is Sister Ferry. She has been out for 15 1/2 months. She has this transfer and one after until she leaves. She goes home in March. We think that she will be ending her mission in Yucapia. Se has already been here for 7 1/2 months. It is so crazy!! She is great though :) She is from Sandy, Utah. She has 7 older brothers, and is the youngest. She is also a twin. Which is way neat :) We are both directionally challenged, which means that I am getting really good are making U-turns. Oh, I am the driver. Which is amazing!! I have missed driving a car :) It is nice to be behind the wheel.
We kinda sorta live with members. It is called a home-share, but it is nothing what I thought it would be. They have a huge property, and on the property are 3 houses. We live in one of those houses. It is way neat/weird. The house we are living in has had missionaries in it for the past 8 years. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, one kitchen, and a living room house. 2 of the bedrooms are full of paper work, so we don't really go in them. The neat thing, is that I have my own bathroom :) It is so nice to be able to go in my bathroom in the morning, and just get ready without having to worry about getting out as fast as I can so my companion can have the bathroom. I am able to get ready in 40 mins because of that :) I like it :)
Umm... Not sure what else to say. Christmas is next week!! That is going to be great! I will get to skype with my family :) it is going to be fun to see you all again.
Things are going good. Emotionally I am having a hard time, but I knew that was going to happen. It isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Which is way nice :)
Oh, really neat thing. I was able to go back to Highland last night!! Last night, Sister Diamond got baptized! I was able to receive permission to go to that. It was so neat!! She is the sister that we have been working with to get her ready to be baptized. She is amazing!! The Skoy's picked me up, and Graham was also there!! He is the amazing investigator that we were teaching. He is Brother Skoy's best friend. He is amazing! He said that he loved the baptism, which was great!! The Spirit was so strong! It was also amazing to see everyone again! I really miss Highland. But, after being there last night, I really felt at peace. I know that the work I did there is done now. I know that I am supposed to be here in Yucapia. There is so much work that I have to do here.
Oh, cute story. When we were at the baptism we had to wait for Sister Diamonds family to show up. I was sitting in the front row, right in front of the Bishopric. Brother Young, one of the members of the bishopric, looked at me and smiled. I had been smiling, because it was so nice to be back. He looked at me and said "I miss seeing your's and Sister Young's smiles. They always made me so happy. I am glad to see you smiling today. Never stop smiling." He really liked my smile. It made him happy to see me happy. I didn't realize how powerful a smile can be. I knew that it is part of missionary work, and I teach that, but I never knew just how powerful it could be. It made me really feel good :)
Well, I hope everyone's week goes well!! I love you all so much! You are all in my prayers!!!
Stay safe, turn to the Lord, and don't look back on the past.
I love you!!
Hahaha. I know that this email is going to be posted to my blog, so I thought I would address it to everyone :) I hope that those who read my blog, and my emails are taking comfort from them. It is hard to be a missionary and be away from your loved ones, but I have also been on the other end. I know that it is hard to be at home, when you have loved ones on a mission. Things do get better. One of the most rewarding moments is to see them in the airport when they get home. :) No matter what you Christmas seasons bring, whether you have loved ones away, or you are away from them. Know that they do love you. The Lord is blessing those who turn to Him. Please, turn to Him. I know that He brings comfort. I have felt it in my own life, especially this week.
This is transfer 4. How crazy is that?? I am amazed at how the Lord has blessed me.
Well, this week was interesting. The first part of the week was spent saying goodbye to people, and the last part was saying hello to people. It was weird. and very different. The ward I am in now is fun :) They are a young ward. Which means, lots and lots of little kids! The ward is so noisy!! It is good though :) I have missed seeing a bunch of little kids, so it is nice to see them all again. The kids all love missionaries too. One little girl yesterday came up to me, tugged on my skirt to get my attention, and then started asking me questions. It was so cute!! I love kids :) They are all going to be the best missionaries too. So fun :)
My companion is great. Her name is Sister Ferry. She has been out for 15 1/2 months. She has this transfer and one after until she leaves. She goes home in March. We think that she will be ending her mission in Yucapia. Se has already been here for 7 1/2 months. It is so crazy!! She is great though :) She is from Sandy, Utah. She has 7 older brothers, and is the youngest. She is also a twin. Which is way neat :) We are both directionally challenged, which means that I am getting really good are making U-turns. Oh, I am the driver. Which is amazing!! I have missed driving a car :) It is nice to be behind the wheel.
We kinda sorta live with members. It is called a home-share, but it is nothing what I thought it would be. They have a huge property, and on the property are 3 houses. We live in one of those houses. It is way neat/weird. The house we are living in has had missionaries in it for the past 8 years. It is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, one kitchen, and a living room house. 2 of the bedrooms are full of paper work, so we don't really go in them. The neat thing, is that I have my own bathroom :) It is so nice to be able to go in my bathroom in the morning, and just get ready without having to worry about getting out as fast as I can so my companion can have the bathroom. I am able to get ready in 40 mins because of that :) I like it :)
Umm... Not sure what else to say. Christmas is next week!! That is going to be great! I will get to skype with my family :) it is going to be fun to see you all again.
Things are going good. Emotionally I am having a hard time, but I knew that was going to happen. It isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Which is way nice :)
Oh, really neat thing. I was able to go back to Highland last night!! Last night, Sister Diamond got baptized! I was able to receive permission to go to that. It was so neat!! She is the sister that we have been working with to get her ready to be baptized. She is amazing!! The Skoy's picked me up, and Graham was also there!! He is the amazing investigator that we were teaching. He is Brother Skoy's best friend. He is amazing! He said that he loved the baptism, which was great!! The Spirit was so strong! It was also amazing to see everyone again! I really miss Highland. But, after being there last night, I really felt at peace. I know that the work I did there is done now. I know that I am supposed to be here in Yucapia. There is so much work that I have to do here.
Oh, cute story. When we were at the baptism we had to wait for Sister Diamonds family to show up. I was sitting in the front row, right in front of the Bishopric. Brother Young, one of the members of the bishopric, looked at me and smiled. I had been smiling, because it was so nice to be back. He looked at me and said "I miss seeing your's and Sister Young's smiles. They always made me so happy. I am glad to see you smiling today. Never stop smiling." He really liked my smile. It made him happy to see me happy. I didn't realize how powerful a smile can be. I knew that it is part of missionary work, and I teach that, but I never knew just how powerful it could be. It made me really feel good :)
Well, I hope everyone's week goes well!! I love you all so much! You are all in my prayers!!!
Stay safe, turn to the Lord, and don't look back on the past.
I love you!!
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