Thanks for the love and support! I love you all so much! In fact today I was pondering on what I will do with my sisters when I get back. We will have a blast for sure. :)
It sounds like you are all very busy but having a good time. So I'm assuming Maddy got into BYU for Fall semester afterall? Does she know where she's going to live? And it's so strange to think that Erin's driving and that she'll be 17 when I get back! Weird! She better get that personal progress done quickly. What might help her, is that I think I've been able to apply the goals I've learned in Personal Progress to life many times here on my mission. It was designed for a reason! Emmy - I'm not surprised that she hit two home runs! Good for her! And Olivia - I hope she had a wonderful birthday. I can't believe she's 8 already. And that she's getting baptized already! Tell her I'm sending a late birthday present to her.
As for what I have been up to over here... I've learned a few things this past week:
1. The Bible Dictionary is my new best friend. I look up everything back there and it's shocking how much information is back there that we forget about. We use it All the time.
2. Our day goes so much better and we are allowing ourselves to learn more when we set a time aside in the morning to study the Scriptures. Try it!
3. We went to the Temple last P-day, it was Sis. McCloy's first time there and it was a great experience and interestingly enough we heard from the Temple Pres and his wife in a devotional that night. They told us to go to the Temple as often as we could in our busy lives, that by sacrificing our time to go we will receive even greater blessings and that going to the temple will prepare us for the hard things that come up in our lives. Going to the Temple includes doing Baptisms.
4. We had a mid transfer meeting yesterday as we are getting two new stakes in our area. Sis. McCloy and I will be staying in the Center with Elder Yi and his new companion Elder Au (Ow). :) Some of President's remarks were: Exact obedience is when your heart is in it; your progress is dependant on your obedience; obedience always requires sacrifice; The allures of the world are nothing compared to the sweetness of the spirit and Elder Bednar said "Everything is hard if you do it yourself." Let the Lord help you.
5.General Conference talks from the Apostles and Prophets will help you learn the Doctrine of Christ and know the scriptures much better - so I'm attempting to read as many as I can. :)
6. I have been humbled once again. So... at the center we haven't done much teaching. Mostly because we were trying to help the elders work with each other. (They were having a really hard time). Because of it I think I was more proud and stubborn and I figured I could fix everything and get them working together. So the other day at transfer meeting we all were a bit relieved to see that Elder -- and Elder -- weren't companions any more. As I talked to Elder -- later that day, I realized I misjudged him, and Elder -- and that I'd been thinking a lot about myself and not about others. So I had a very humbling experience and I want to learn more and work harder! I need to remember my purpose as a missionary, to "invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel." :)
7. Kids are soooo entertaining. So we went to visit one of Sis. McCloy's former investigators bc we had a packet to give her. Her daughter Abby is turning 4 this week but when we asked her what age she was turning she promptly told us she was turning "question-mark years old." She doesn't want anyone to know how old she is so that she can have many birthdays. :) When her mom asked her who Joseph Smith was Abby said she was playing with him and began playing leap frog. Now I can say that I have met a girl who's played leap frog with Joseph Smith. Haha
8. There is a Rapunzel ride at Disneyland due to the new movie Tangled. I want to see it again... :) And I've officially decided that when I get home and after a few weeks of the girls being in school (before BYU starts up) we need to go for a weekend to Disneyland all together bc I want to. :D
9. Be moldable - God won't work with a dry piece of clay, He'll put us aside and wait for us to be moldable, when we've decided we're sick of going our own way, to mold us into who He wants us to be.
10. I don't know why, but i've been told 3 times now that I look like the girl from the 80's mormon movie. The girl with short blonde hair? I know who they're talking about... it just makes me laugh.
Those are pretty much the things I've learned this week among others. :)
As for random thoughts and questions:
-When I get back home I want to go to as many temples as I can!
-Tell the girls to save some Nancy Drew games so we can play them when I get back. ;)
-When I'm about to say something and I forget what I'm going to say, Sis. McCloy calls them uninspired thoughts, and lately I've had Many uninspired thoughts. :p
-Last but not least... HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM! (on Sunday of course) I hope it's absolutely fabulous and I hope you get all the Hoopes and Yoyo cards and chocolate your heart can desire. :) You're awesome! I love you!
I love you all and I pray for you every day! You're all awesome and inspiring and I am excited to fulfil my mission (for all Eternity) and to come back to hang out with my fam too! Keep being fantastic people, and always remember the Savior. If He's in the front of your thoughts always, you will never go wrong!
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