I
wish that I could send you all a video that I made. I am super funny, but you
will all just have to see it after my mission. Speaking of that, I am coming up
on my year mark (it is this week) and I actually cried because the thought of
not being a missionary and doing this work all the time breaks my heart. It
became more real just how close I am to ending because all the deadlines for
school I believe are coming up so I need to start deciding what I´m going to
do. I was praying about that and I felt peace about going to either BYU or
BYU-I. I was hoping Heavenly Father would be more controlling over that
decision because I don’t really want to choose. What He did answer was
something I have been trying to figure out for forever. As I was reading my
patriarchal blessing I understood a part that I hadn’t before, and I now
understand what I want to study and how I can do everything I want to. I am
going to teach religion classes in some form or another. I would like to do so
at a university but I´m ok with in any form. That was one of the things I would
miss the most about my mission. I love teaching the gospel more than I love
anything else and it is something I am good at.
I
am on top of the world at the moment. I have never had so much joy. Our
investigators are progressing and we might have found an apartment in our area!
My companion is the most amazing person. I have awesome members and I am
getting better every day and doing the work of the Lord. I have so much to
improve! It is fantastic to see that you have so much potential to progress. I
still have no idea how I will handle life after my mission, but I will go and
do what the Lord wants because His plan is ALWAYS better and more fantastic
than my own. :D
To
finish this letter I want to share what I learned this past week from reading
the New Testament. We can’t focus too much on the law and forgetting what is
really important: our character. Our characters are really the reason we are
here on this earth. You all should read this talk: The Transforming Power of
Faith and Character by Elder Scott. It is so beautiful and taught me a ton.
Love you all!!!
Funny
quotes from this week:
Hermana
Christiansen: "If I get arrested here do I have the right to remain silent?
It´s always been a comfort that if I get arrested I can remain silent, but I don’t
know if I have that here."
Hermana
Allen
