In my last letter I made mention that the fall wasn't as beautiful as I was expecting... Well that changed! The falls in this place are amazing! I guess I just wasn't patient enough :) That's something I am working on!
Things have been well this week, I am not feeling sick any more and things have been happy! We had Mission leadership council on wednesday, it was a great council in which we talked about a lot of different things pertaining to the mission and the work in this part of the lords vineyard. President really stressed the importance of obedience to the mission rules to bring about miracles in this work, I know I still have a long way to go but I know that as we are obedient that we do see miracles. I have seen miracles from being obedient on my mission.
It's crazy to say but I am creeping up on six months in the next week... I can't believe how fast the time has gone and I can't believe that in a short year I will be on my way home- maybe already home depending on the transfers and where they hit. In a way it is kind of a sobering fact, I don't know how I will be able to leave this place but mostly the people that I love. I thought 18 months was a lot longer than it actually is when I started out.
I know that this is the work of God, I can not deny it at all. I know and I have had unmistakable experiences to know that the Book of Mormon is true and that the church it is espoused to is the Lords kingdom on the earth. I know that families can be together forever becasue of the binding priesthood power. I know that Christ lives. I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God.
I desire all to know these things as well, that is why I am here serving a mission.
This coming week we will be going to the Temple for zone training meeting, it will be an amazing experience because it always is. I miss the Temple because that is where I feel at home. I feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to go so often while on my mission, not everyone has the blessing of this on their mission. The Temple will always be the focus in my life.
We are working on building our teaching pool back up again after it fell apart a few weeks ago- we have been able to find a lot of people to talk to through the members and also other missionaries! We have been asking most of the members who they know who would be interested in recieving the gospel- this method is working really well world wide and they are trying to impliment it even more among the missions in the united states!
Oh also did I tell ya'll that in the next few months our mission will be getting IPads and facebook! I am not sure what the stipulations will be but we are excited to use these tools in our teaching and finding efforts.
oh I forgot to tell ya'll the other week... but I bought some boots that are really cute and they were on sale, I got them half off. (that was random but maybe you wanted to know)
we went of exchanges with some sisters down in timbuk2- it was really fun :) I am sending a few pictures of that exchange! The sister I was with cooked for me twice that day! she is amazing!
Have I ever mentioned that I love food? because I do- I want to cook a lot more when I get home one day, that is a goal of mine!
okay I think I have talked enough.
I love you guys and I miss you so very much :)
53 days until christmas!!!!!!
love,
Em
Things have been well this week, I am not feeling sick any more and things have been happy! We had Mission leadership council on wednesday, it was a great council in which we talked about a lot of different things pertaining to the mission and the work in this part of the lords vineyard. President really stressed the importance of obedience to the mission rules to bring about miracles in this work, I know I still have a long way to go but I know that as we are obedient that we do see miracles. I have seen miracles from being obedient on my mission.
It's crazy to say but I am creeping up on six months in the next week... I can't believe how fast the time has gone and I can't believe that in a short year I will be on my way home- maybe already home depending on the transfers and where they hit. In a way it is kind of a sobering fact, I don't know how I will be able to leave this place but mostly the people that I love. I thought 18 months was a lot longer than it actually is when I started out.
I know that this is the work of God, I can not deny it at all. I know and I have had unmistakable experiences to know that the Book of Mormon is true and that the church it is espoused to is the Lords kingdom on the earth. I know that families can be together forever becasue of the binding priesthood power. I know that Christ lives. I know that Joseph Smith is a Prophet of God.
I desire all to know these things as well, that is why I am here serving a mission.
This coming week we will be going to the Temple for zone training meeting, it will be an amazing experience because it always is. I miss the Temple because that is where I feel at home. I feel so blessed that I have the opportunity to go so often while on my mission, not everyone has the blessing of this on their mission. The Temple will always be the focus in my life.
We are working on building our teaching pool back up again after it fell apart a few weeks ago- we have been able to find a lot of people to talk to through the members and also other missionaries! We have been asking most of the members who they know who would be interested in recieving the gospel- this method is working really well world wide and they are trying to impliment it even more among the missions in the united states!
Oh also did I tell ya'll that in the next few months our mission will be getting IPads and facebook! I am not sure what the stipulations will be but we are excited to use these tools in our teaching and finding efforts.
oh I forgot to tell ya'll the other week... but I bought some boots that are really cute and they were on sale, I got them half off. (that was random but maybe you wanted to know)
we went of exchanges with some sisters down in timbuk2- it was really fun :) I am sending a few pictures of that exchange! The sister I was with cooked for me twice that day! she is amazing!
Have I ever mentioned that I love food? because I do- I want to cook a lot more when I get home one day, that is a goal of mine!
okay I think I have talked enough.
I love you guys and I miss you so very much :)
53 days until christmas!!!!!!
love,
Em
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