Hi everyone (:
Such a good week. I think every week is such a good week
though. We learned a lot this week. I learned SO much. First of all, I just
want to say how much I love Sister Jensen and how grateful I am for her. We are
such a good team, you guys. I guess that's what happens when you're with
someone 24/7 for five months. I don't know how we still stand each other
anymore, but it's like we get along better than ever now. She's amazing. I am
so blessed to have her as a companion.
One of the biggest things that we
learned this week is how we need to be the best that we can be. Too often, we
see people doing the bare minimum that they can do. Why would you do that? Why
would you sell yourself short? We have the potential to be so great. We just
have to put our minds to it and work hard. There are a lot of rules as a
missionary, but we've been really trying to be exactly obedient. We said that
we don't want to be those missionaries who aren't "technically"
breaking the rules. We want to be doing all we can to be obedient to the mission
rules. No justifying. Either it's right or it's wrong. We have really been
pushing each other so we can do everything that we need to do. We saw so many
miracles because of that this week.
First things first. We got a new
Elder in Prattville. You won't believe who it is. ELDER TYLER BENTLEY. FROM
ALPINE, UTAH. Yeah. Tyler and I have been friends for YEARS and now we
are serving together. It's his last transfer, so we were beyond pumped that we
get to serve together at least once! He's seriously such a great missionary,
and there are going to be some big things happening here the next few weeks.
But really. Isn't that cool? First I got to serve with Aaron Ingersoll, now
Tyler. So cool. It's like a Lone Peak reunion down here in Alabama.
Our investigator, Glenda, came to
church yesterday!!! This is huge. So huge. We met Glenda the first week
we got here, and she's been saying that she's going to come to church for four
months now, she just didn't want to make a commitment she couldn't keep. We got
a little frustrated with that, not going to lie. But, she went out of town for
the past month, and as soon as she got back, she decided she wanted to come to
church!!! It was SO great. The Spirit was very strong, and it was like all the
talks were meant for her and her situation. I love her so much.
Why is everyone so concerned about what we're eating??? I
think the two questions that people ask us are: "How is the work
going?" "Are you getting enough to eat?" YES. We are eating
plenty haha. The members are feeding us about every other night, which is good,
I think. I don't know. We don't eat out. We do sometimes, but I'm not a huge
fan of the fast food diet, which is pretty much all you can afford on a
missionary budget. We cook a lot though. Yesterday, we made a big Sunday
meal. We had roast, potatoes, carrots, broccoli and corn. And let me tell you.
It was so good. We halved it with the Elders and they almost started to cry,
they were so excited. That's the good thing about Sister Missionaries. At least
we can help out with what the Elders are eating haha.
This email is all over the place. I have no idea what to
even write to you guys anymore. I feel like sometimes I'm just repeating myself
over and over again. I could never explain to you all
the things I am learning here. I am growing so much. I am becoming this person
I want to become. I'm helping people. I'm loving people. I'm working the
hardest I have ever worked. My testimony is growing more and more solid with
every day I spend here. I love my mission. I love my companion. I don't know
where I would be without these past five months, and I can't imagine where I
will be in the next thirteen. Life is a blur. It's a miracle though, isn't it?
We have been given so many beautiful things. Our families, our homes,
our education, our gospel. I feel so blessed.
Thank you for your love and your prayers. I'm sorry my emails are so long and so boring. I just ramble.
That's what Rebecca always says about her prayers, and that's how I feel about
my emails. She's so cute. She went into this book store this week and
looked at the religion books. There were only two there on Mormons,
and they were both pretty anti-Mormon. So she whipped out this huge
stack of pass-along cards and stuck them in all the bibles
there. Hahaha. Talk about the best recent convert ever. She's
amazing.
Okay enough of my rambling now. I really am done. Haha. I
love y'all. I hope you're doing great. Write me letters. I'm SO excited
for Adelheid to get to work in Nashville this week!!! Our ward is on fire with
these missionaries, aren't they? Love you guys. You're all so amazing. LOVE
YOU.
Sister Card
xoxo
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Cutest puppies everrrrrrr
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DOWNPOUR. This doesn't even do it justice.
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Sister Jensen, me, Sister Coleman, Elder Taveuveu (who just
left) and Elder Redd
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Look at them
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Sister Jensen in a Hello Kitty snuggie. What a babe, right?
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Sister Stahle left us ): So we had to get ice cream hahaha.
Love her.
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This entire thing is full of perfume. A lady in the ward.
We
were DYING. HOW DOES ONE ACQUIRE SO MUCH PERFUME?
I love her hahaha
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Ice cream for Sister Jensen's half birthday,
since we won't
be celebrating her real one together!
Love her so much. Ignore the no make-up
and undone hair. (:
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