My
new companion is the wonderful Sister Clark! Honestly, I have never met
someone more loving. She is so sweet and kind and SO funny! She is
taking good care of me and we have already had some great adventures
together!
One of my
favorite things happened the first night I was here. One of the first
doors we knocked on was a great contact. We met an awesome guy who was
interested in what we had to say, but in the middle of our conversation
his cat bolted out of the door! So of course being the service oriented
disciples of Christ we are, we helped him look for his cat. I'm pretty
sure that's what Jesus would have done. We walked around in the dark for
about half an hour with him with flashlights, and may or may not have
been slinking through people's yards...that must have been an interesting
picture. I am surprised no one called the police. Sadly we did not find
his cat, but hopefully when we go back for his return appointment it
will have come back. Service softens hearts!
This
is our friend Starlee who greeted me upon my arrival.....It used to be
an Elder's apartment and for some reason they got their hands on a deer
and mounted it to the wall. It was just left there when it was no longer
an Elders apartment, so it has since been Sister-fied haha.
Anywho,
it has been fun getting to know all of our awesome investigators! We
are teaching quite a few children which is really cool! On top of our
normal missionary work, Sister Clark and I are serving as the Sister
Training Leaders for our zone so we get to work closely with the other
Sisters serving in our area! It has been awesome, and crazy, and a bit
stressful. But definitely so rewarding already and I know that this is
where the Lord needs me to be! And like I said last week, the Lord has
felt everything we will ever feel and I know He is always right by my
side to sustain me. And I am grateful, because I definitely need him
every moment of the day.
I want to leave you with one of my favorite quotes by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
"Keep loving. Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever."
I read this everyday and it has been such a huge motivation for me!
We
will be just fine as long as we love. Love the Lord, those around us
and ourselves. It is the Love we have for Him that motivates us to keep
trying. And because He loves us so perfectly, we can trust His guidance
and believe that He will fulfill His promises. As we do these things we
will grow to meet the tasks and challenges we face, with Heaven's help.
I
know that God is our loving Heavenly Father. He is mindful of each of
us and always gives us exactly what we need, blessing and trial alike.
I hope you all have a wonderful week! Just keep smiling!
