This has been a great week!! I'm super sun burnt and tired. We're working really hard. This week we had a great zone conference with President. In the end he had me and Stephenson share a moment in our mission when we had been really discouraged, but had overcame it. I shared a time in my training when I had received an email that really distracted me from the work. I couldn't stop thinking about that whole night and when I woke up the next morning I really didn't want to work. But, I knew I had a decision to make. That was either going to be a great day or it was going to be a very long day. It was up to me. I decided to make it a great day by forgetting myself and going to work. I've found that is the best medicine for homesickness. It's time tested. And at this point in the mission we're working so much that I don't have time to think about home. Now my only problem is how fast this is coming to an end. I love the change that I see in the people we teach but what has surprised me is the change that I've seen in myself. I never thought I'd get to this point. I've realized that TRUE CHANGE ONLY COMES THROUGH THE ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST. There are a lot of great self improvement programs out there, but those are only temporary changes. To be truly changed we have to apply the atonement in our lives. Love you!!!
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Amy Smith
3/22/2016 01:14:53 pm
Your email reminded me of something President Uchtdorf said, "As we lose ourselves in the service of others we discover our own lives and our own happiness." I am continually amazed by you and all the hard work you are doing. Your letters are a great strength and reminder for me and my family :) We love you and pray for you and your safety and success!! Keep up the amazing work you are doing !!
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Raxh
3/23/2016 08:06:33 am
Love you Amy!
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