Well, last week went by pretty quick. I have a feeling that's a foreshadow of my next 17 weeks out here. Man. It's wild.
I think the rain is going to start this week. -__-
Soooo, my new comp is Sister Goaslind. Pronounced GOES-LIND. She's awesome. She's a super good singer and did choir since forever. And she likes some sweet music so that's great. We came out to the mission field at the same time. She's from UTAH. Once again. I will have lots of friends to visit when I go back to school. Haha:)
I found a spider in my bed. What a lovely little cuddle-buddy.
We had another Missionary Devotional last night. Man those things are inspiring. The Spirit is felt so strong. It just makes me want to run around and share the Gospel with the world! :) To see the power. Spirit, and joy that has been added to these people's lives since they have been baptized is incredible!
Heard a good quote this past week. It was something along the lines of... There's no growth in the comfort zone and there's no comfort in the growth zone. I know that's true. Heavenly Father wants us to come back to Him after this life, but not as the same people we were when we came into this world. He wants us to come back changed. Changed into the best people we can be. Our best selves. The only way that happens is when we are pushed and stretched and thrown into uncomfortable situations. That's when we grow. My mission has given me an 18 month period of highly condensed uncomfortable-ness. And it's helping me grow. Sometimes we feel like life's challenges are too much to bear, but we can seek God's help. We can be strengthened enough to bear the challenges we face. And when we feel like we're doing SO many things, but not making a difference... think again....
Now ye may suppose that this is foolishness in me; but behold I say unto you, that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.
And the Lord God doth work by means to bring about his great and eternal purposes; and by very small means the Lord dothconfound the wise and bringeth about the salvation of many souls. (Alma 37:6-7)
The Lord works by small and simple things. Look at how the small and simple things that were stressing out this mom turned out to be huge blessings to others:
Welp, life is a roller-coaster. Sometimes we're chuggin' up the incline. And other times we're soarin' through the loops and drops. But eventually the ride ends, so we better enjoy it while we can.
Until next time, I'll be doing it the Federal Way.
Hasta luego mis hermanas y hermanos!
Love,
Sister Pearson :)
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