Hello Everyone!!! Happy New Year!!! This year I had an interesting New Years. I was able to look back over this past year. This has been the only complete year of my life that I will spend as an LDS missionary. And I have loved every second of it. The only sad part is that we are now in 2016, and that means I have to come home this year. On Wednesday I had the chance to go to the temple and I was able to give thanks and reflect back on everything that has happened this past year. I have learned and grown so much. A big lesson I've had to learn, and that I'm still learning, is humility and having to depend on the Lord to do this work. I've also learned to appreciate the atonement more and I'm grateful for the fact that we have second chances is this life.
A fun experience happened this week while I was in exchanges with Elder Phelps, we were contacting. We knocked a door and a bunch of little kids came out so we asked if their parents were home and they said no. So I was ready to leave but Elder Phelps was like "Well hears some cards for everyone!!!" So he started giving cards out to all the kids. Well then the kids were like "Hey, my parents aren't here but I'm sure the neighbors would love to hear your message" So they took us to the neighbors and we were able to talk with them. Then these kids ended up taking us to 4 of their neighbors. Just a little experience showing that we should talk with everyone!!! Because the Lord's ways aren't our ways.
I'm so grateful for this year that I've had to be a missionary and I'm excited to finish strong this year. Love you!!
A fun experience happened this week while I was in exchanges with Elder Phelps, we were contacting. We knocked a door and a bunch of little kids came out so we asked if their parents were home and they said no. So I was ready to leave but Elder Phelps was like "Well hears some cards for everyone!!!" So he started giving cards out to all the kids. Well then the kids were like "Hey, my parents aren't here but I'm sure the neighbors would love to hear your message" So they took us to the neighbors and we were able to talk with them. Then these kids ended up taking us to 4 of their neighbors. Just a little experience showing that we should talk with everyone!!! Because the Lord's ways aren't our ways.
I'm so grateful for this year that I've had to be a missionary and I'm excited to finish strong this year. Love you!!