Tuesday
-we got to go to the temple after I emailed and it was amazing
-I taught sister ripley yoga for part of our exercise time and she like it!!
-we had a super good devotional and Elder Ringwood talked about how God is in the details of our lives, he talked about how in second kings 4 it says "it fell on a day" instead of "it came to pass." He said that the phrase "it fell on a day" can relate to things in our own lives because our experiences are not just random and Gods hand is in our lives everyday. We then went up to our classroom and talked about moments in our life where "it fell on a day." and it was super amazing!!
Wednesday
-I realized that I have gotten a lot more used to calling people Elder and Sister because I want to call random people that even if they are not missionaries like the doctor and my teachers and the cafeteria workers.
-also if i see people walking by themselves that are not missionaries my first thought is where is their companion hahahah
-we got to do service and cleaned the bathrooms and it reminded me of my days working custodial at byu so that was super fun!!
-Elder Bowler accidentally called me Sister Buttercup and I made fun of him so much. Also Elder Caroll called my Sister Butterfly idk why it made me laugh so much :)
-Sister Banks and I went crazy during exercise time and we were playing four square and it was my first time ever playing it and I was super hyper and I did so good and made it to king that was pretty great and sister banks and I were luaghing so hard the whole time
-there was a power outage for about half the day and it was super dark everywhere in the buildings!! are room was pitch black and there was a bit of light in the hall so we were all laying in the hall and the stairwell together studying that was a pretty good memory
Thursday-THANKSGIVING
-Hau'oli La 'Ai Pelehu!! This means Happy turkey eating day in hawaiian
-I accidentally got my comp sick oops haha I feel so bad
-Sister cook from my byu ward gave me a krispy kreme doughnut for breakfast I was super happy!!
-We had a devotional in the morning and our district sang in the choir and I felt like a cheater because my voice was gone and I mouthed all the words, even though I couldn't sing it was super fun to be a part of a choir especially because we had a very special devotional
-WE GOT TO HEAR FROM ELDER UCHTDORF!!! I love him so so much and i would not have wanted to be anywhere else for thanksgiving!! As soon as he walked into the room the spirit was so strong!!
-since it was Thanksgiving he talked about gratitude one of my favorite things he said in the talk was "a grateful heart is the beginning of greatness"
-he talked about how gratitude can help us get through all of lifes trials and we can feel joy. We should be gracious for everything we have even the things that are hard. He said we should be grateful for all things!!
-he gave a great talk and it was amazing to be there
-after he spoke he waved at all of us and then started going around and shaning peoples hands!! I didnt have the chance to shake his hand but it was so good to see him walk around meeting all of these missionaries!! There was such an amazing spirit in the room. As he walked around there was soft music playing and one of the songs that was playing was I know my redeemer lives. Everyone started singing it super quiet and soft at first but got louder and then when it said "i know my redeemer lives" was when it was loudest and it was a really special moment and the spirit was so strong!! I looked around at the all the missionaries and just felt so much love for all them!!
-we had a delicious thanksgiving lunch and i got to eat my favorite food...ROLLS!!! Also to all of my former coworkers rolls is a food!!
-maelynn we watched the other side of heaven and it made me think of you!!
-i made a hand Turkey since its Thanksgiving tradition
-Thanksgiving dinner consisted of cinnamon rolls and chocolate truffles. I love being healthy haha
-also sister redding decorated our room for us!! It was super cute
-one of the best parts of the day is we got to do service :) it was so cool to be a part of such a big service project!! We got to help make meals for families who are in need and it was such a cool opportunity to help with that!! We packaged meals that could serve six people and filled up a bunch of boxes with them and when we finished a box someone would ring a bell and we all would cheer!! There was no better way to spend Thanksgiving also, Dad I was so happy when you emailed me about it because i was totally thinking of you the whole time and I was like awww my das would love this!! Wish you could have been there with me doing the service
-it snowed a bit on thanksgiving in the mountains!! And they looked so gorgeous with the snow and some red bushes and stuff that was totally a Thanksgiving miracle!!
-we has two more devotionals and then we got to go outside and look at christmas lights and they played Christmas music for us!!! What an incredible Thanksgiving day :)))
Friday
-a sister in my zone told me i kinda remind her of a hippie but in a good way and i was so happy hahah
-i had biscuts and gravy for breakfast which i love so much
-i went to the tec desk to see if they could fix me email for the eighth time and they called salt lake and apparently my email has to be fixed my engineers!!
-i started running for exercise time and it feels amazing
Saturday
-today i woke up and i knew it was gonna be the best day ever
-sister bradley gave me some glitter and that was super nice!! She calls it happy glitter and she just wears a bit on her afev and its so cute. She is from taylorsville and is going to hawaii visitors center for her mission!!
-it was stormy today (my favorite) and the Christmas lights were on in the morning and it was snowing!!
-during class we went and looked at one of the murals and read the scriptures that it came from and discussed it. We went to the brother of jared one with the 16 stones and it was such a cool mural and it was interesting applying it to us as missionaries
Sunday
-I read one of my favorite talks today by President Nelson!! Here is a quote from it
"the joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.When the focus of our lives is on God’s plan of salvation, which President Thomas S. Monson just taught us, and Jesus Christ and His gospel, we can feel joy regardless of what is happening—or not happening—in our lives. Joy comes from and because of Him. He is the source of all joy. We feel it at Christmastime when we sing, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come.” And we can feel it all year round. For Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ is joy!That is why our missionaries leave their homes to preach His gospel. Their goal is not to increase the number of Church members. Rather, our missionaries teach and baptize to bring joy to the people of the world!"
-i love this quote so much and I love that I am a missionary so I can bring others closer to christ so they can feel that joy!!!
-I could sing at choir!!!! And we sang one of my favorite hymns "Have I Done any Good?" So I was happy about that
Monday
-"tissues are a tender mercy" -Elder Caroll
-our district used about ten boxes of tissues today so we are pretty thankful for them :)
-timpanogos is covered in snow and its so beautiful I love how it looks in the morning with the light on it ahhh so cool
-good scripture is 2 nephi 25:23
-i was so proud of myself because i ran four miles today!!!
If you read through this super long email thank you so much!!! I love you all bunches and never forget that God loves you and Jesus loves you!!! Hope everyone has a great week and if you have a spiritual though or just wanna tell me how your doing i would love to hear :) miss you guys!!
