Honestly, today has been a rough day. I am so tired. I still haven't caught up on sleep from getting up at 4 to take Sister Haggerty
to the airport. We had exchanges a few days ago, we stayed up until 12:30 talking
about things. Definite lack of sleep going on.
Transfers are tomorrow, which I am bittersweet about. Of course, I am going to miss Sister Kennington. She is my best friend. We have been through the best and worst together, that is for sure. I think we are both very worn out of being trainer sisters, but of course are willing to do whatever Heavenly Father asks next of us. Stay tuned next week to see where I end up!
Transfers are tomorrow, which I am bittersweet about. Of course, I am going to miss Sister Kennington. She is my best friend. We have been through the best and worst together, that is for sure. I think we are both very worn out of being trainer sisters, but of course are willing to do whatever Heavenly Father asks next of us. Stay tuned next week to see where I end up!
I think this week I will share some excerpts from my
journal. This first one is an adventure from last Tuesday night.
April 17, 2012
....We drove up to our apartment on tonight and the lights
were on. We thought about it for a minute, and realized that both of us double
and triple checked the lights and they were off before we left. Sister Kennington
was SO scared. She has a HUGE imagination to say the least.
Elder Seegmiller was at the Battalion, so we asked him to walk over with us to check things out. The dead bolt was locked: something we NEVER lock, which didn't make things better with Sister Kennington. I could almost see the images of robbers and burglars racing across her mind. Elder Seegmiller checked it out, and all was well, but that didn't calm any minds.
Sister Kennington was still so scared,
she made me check every nook and cranny in the house. Imagine the times when
Sara and I were in the basement and we saw a spider and Sara would freak out
and make me go kill the spider even though I hate spiders myself. Just imagine me
tiptoeing towards the spider, tissue in hand, slightly shaky because Sara would
be so scared it would start rubbing off on me. If you picture that in mind,
you can picture exactly what happened with Sister Kennington and I. She's a great
cheerleader, but she stood at the doorway, ready to book it as I looked
throughout the house for our supposed intruder. Needless to say, Sister
Kennington wouldn't have gotten an ounce of sleep, so we got to have a sleepover
at the Seegmillers. A first and last, I am sure.....
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| Brittany had to arm wrestle Elder Seegmiller after the apartment scare. |
We also had interviews with President this week, I thought I
would share some thoughts from my journal from that.
April 18, 2012
I love interviews! President always picks a question to ask
all the missionaries. He told me that he usually asks new missionaries why they
came on a mission, he wanted to know why I stayed on a mission.
I've thought a lot about this and I think there are a lot of
reasons why I am still here.
First, I know that I promised Heavenly Father in heaven that I would serve a mission. Second, I know that these precious moments are the ones I get to prove to God who I am. Third, I feel honored and privileged to be helping Heavenly Father build up His Kingdom, and I don't want to waste a second of this privilege.
I don’t remember everything we talked about but two things stuck out to me. We talked about where true happiness comes from. It doesn't come from getting recognition or approval from peers. True happiness comes from getting approval from God. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has taught me that lesson long ago. It is a sweet experience knowing that God has accepted all you can do.
First, I know that I promised Heavenly Father in heaven that I would serve a mission. Second, I know that these precious moments are the ones I get to prove to God who I am. Third, I feel honored and privileged to be helping Heavenly Father build up His Kingdom, and I don't want to waste a second of this privilege.
I don’t remember everything we talked about but two things stuck out to me. We talked about where true happiness comes from. It doesn't come from getting recognition or approval from peers. True happiness comes from getting approval from God. I am so grateful that Heavenly Father has taught me that lesson long ago. It is a sweet experience knowing that God has accepted all you can do.
I don't have
time for any more, but I wanted to give you an update on how Cameron is doing.
We taught him the Word of Wisdom the other day, and after we asked if he had any
concerns about it and he said no, Sister Kennington asked, "Cameron, are you living the
word of wisdom already?"
He looked her straight in the eye with a grin on his face and said yes! That is something I am beginning to understand as a missionary. There are those out there in the world that really want this. It is not about pulling teeth or lassoing someone into the Gospel, it is about welcoming them with open arms, and reminding them of what they already know.
He looked her straight in the eye with a grin on his face and said yes! That is something I am beginning to understand as a missionary. There are those out there in the world that really want this. It is not about pulling teeth or lassoing someone into the Gospel, it is about welcoming them with open arms, and reminding them of what they already know.
Love
you all. You are all in my prayers. Hope you are happy. If you're not, something's
gotta change and no one can do the changing but you!:)
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