Happy Valentine's Day!!! What a great holiday! God has
definitely shown His love for me this week.
In church yesterday, someone shared what their mission
president always told them and I absolutely LOVED it.
Love is the motive.
Faith is the power.
Obedience is the price.
So true! I absolutely love my God! No matter how hard
missions can get, serving God in this way is the greatest way I can honor Him.
I reached this epiphany while reading President Monson's talk titled "The
Lord Needs Missionaries".
I reach my 8 month mark on Wednesday! Can't believe
it!!
So my week was pretty good. Mondays we play basketball with
our Zone and it is so much fun! That unathletic Sister Dalling you used to know
is dwindling! I've gotten so much better at volleyball and basketball- you wouldn't
believe. I even made 3 shots and that was playing against elders too! Granted,
they might've gone a little easier on the sisters, it was still an
accomplishment. That's what I get for having a NBA player for a mission
president!
We visited Richard's car shop this week. That was really
cool! His mechanics showed us different cars and what was under the car as well
as under the hood. This week I was truly convinced I was sent here to learn
from others more than they are to learn from me. It's been like that with
Richard and all of the other appointments we had. I am just so fascinated at
everyone's' life and experiences- they're all so different. Every experience
shapes who we are even if we don't realize.
We met with a new family- the Sanchezs'. They are so
awesome! They have a great faith and family. They
are a joy to teach and to be around. Sister Sanchez is full Navajo Indian, her
grandma still lives on a reservation. She has some crazy stories about
traditions and pow-wows. Brother Sanchez is a professional hunter. He travels
the world, hunting animals and shooting footage of it. His videos are under
Blind Goat media- look em up on youtube!! There's a super cute one about
his daughter coming on a trip with him. Their house is so cool. On the outside,
it's just a small, normal house, but the inside looks like a cabin in the
woods. They have animal heads everywhere and all the walls are covered in wood
too, it's very rustic! They have a family ranch with horses down the road that
we are going to start serving at! Bring on the horse poop!
So it has been so cold! We even had snow and freezing
rain! I can't wait til I don't have to wear dresses in this kind of weather,
builds character though!
Even though Richard didn't
come to church this week (he was sick), we had 2 investigators at church! That
was a HUGE miracle. Huge. John came, and he's a friend of a youth in our ward
who we are going to start teaching. Also we took Joakim to the YSA ward! It was
so fun going to that ward. We are going to share him with those elders, too.
His lessons are the most interesting experiences! He is quite a character!
Anyways, hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's filled with lots of love. Know that I LOVE YOU!
Anyways, hope everyone has a wonderful Valentine's filled with lots of love. Know that I LOVE YOU!
Love,
6360 Murphy Rd.
#123
Sachse, TX 75048
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