Hey there my loves!
Many exciting things happened this week, unfortunately I only have time to tell you about one!
We
had Zone Conference which was MARVELOUS. I love just being able to
spiritually recharge for 5 hours and listen to inspiring talks. And the
AP´s always have awesome videos, so that´s great too. :)
I can´t find the video but one of the AP´s showed a
video that shows all the steps someone takes to serve a mission. Before
the mission, I thought my mission prep started when I was at college and
started studying Preach My Gospel but oh, I was sadly mistaken. Much
like my parents, my missionary service started much earlier than I
anticipated, but Heavenly Father knew that, and prepared me accordingly.
One thing that just touched me so deeply (mom, I´m
turning into you) was a mother in the kitchen teaching her child to
crack an egg. That small moment showed me how much the insignificant
moments can add up. It was the little moments like cooking in the
kitchen, family home evening, long car rides on the way home from dance
and being forced to sit on the fireplace to open birthday presents every
year that made the difference. It was working at Gandolfo's, making
bread every Sunday to take to neighbors, and completing Personal
Progress that truly helped me be here today, right now.
I completed 9 months the other day (it should have
been on the 29th of February, but there is no 29th, so we're just
pretending I don´t complete until March :) ) and I was reflecting on
all that has happened. A half of my mission has already happened. I sat
there thinking of all that I have accomplished. I felt frustrated that I
couldn't learn the lessons that I've learned earlier. But it just gives
me even more motivation to work even harder during the course of my
mission. And, I happily realized and exclaimed to Hermana Rodriguez
during personal study "Hermana, it doesn't matter! I have 60 years left
to put in practice all that I've learned AND eternity!"
I´m happy. I am SO happy. I wish I could even
express the happiness that I have. The church is true ladies and
gentlemen, and I'm going to let all of Choluteca, Honduras know it :)
Now for some pictures:
There is generally a shortage of chairs when we go to teach, so people
just get whatever they can. Not pictured: several beds and buckets :)
Hermana Blazzard, from Utah. The picture was too cute to not include :)
P.S.- Today for p-day we played water games with my zone. Let's just say I´m still soaked as I sit here typing this :)
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