So far, August has treated us pretty well. The humidity has
been a little rough, but the people here make it all worth it.
Sister Durrant wasn't feeling well at all on Wednesday, so I
ended up getting a ride with Sister Brower and Sister Powell to our district
meeting while Sister Durrant rested at the Trail Center. I think that district
meetings are my favorite part of the week. I am always able to learn so much!
The biggest thing I learned this week was "Practice
makes progression. Christ makes perfection." I loved that quote because a
lot of the time, I find myself focusing on trying to become "perfect"
in everything which only leads to myself having unrealistic expectations and
being let down. But I learned that instead of comparing myself to those around
me, I should only be comparing myself to Christ because He is the perfect
example in all things. He knows my potential and I know that He will help me
get there.
On Thursday I was able to take a class from BYU on tour.
They are taking courses on church history and as part of their class, they
spent 5 weeks doing service in Nauvoo and are visiting the history sites as
well. They obviously knew more about the history than I do, so it was so fun to
be able to learn from them as I took them around. Their professor shared some
insights as well and I felt like I was in school again! It was amazing to be
able to learn more about the history of the Saints, but also be able to help
the students feel the Spirit and think about the sacrifice that the
pioneers gave for us. Sometimes we find ourselves focusing on how and where
things happened, but forget that these were real people who went through real
trials. My appreciation and love for the pioneers grows more and more everyday
as I am serving here, for which I am so grateful.
It really has been such a wonderful week and I'm starting to
understand why people say that serving a mission was the best decision they
ever made. I absolutely love being a missionary and am so thankful to be here
in Omaha. I hope you all have a wonderful week! Love you!
Wendy's after the Trail Center? Why Not?
We got the recipe for
Swig cookies and thought we would try them out with Minda and Bella...
It was kind of an
epic fail but we got an A for effort!
This is Sister Funk.
And yes, she is funky. But in the cool way.
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