April 6, 2015

"Hi mom and dad,

So, my companion went home. Well, actually she's going home today I guess. But now I'm in Flagstaff with one of my Sister Training Leaders and we're just waiting to see when I'll get my new companion and when this will all be over. 

I have NOT had an easy mission. (Although no mission is easy.) I've had 9 companions now, 2 emergency transfers, 2 trios, gotten on medication, had my companion go home, gotten switched to English, had my area closed down....what's next? I was thinking during Conference yesterday about how these things could tear a testimony apart or build it up. I have truly had my testimony strengthened because of these things. Heavenly Father doesn't give us things that we cannot handle. He gives us tools to cope and it's our choice to use them or not. Everything in this world is about Agency. We can choose to go home or stay here. We can choose to have pity on ourselves or shrug it off and become stronger. We can choose to be bitter or better. I choose optimism. I choose to be happy. I choose the way of Jesus Christ and to follow His example. Agency is the key to everything. If you understand agency, everything is easier.

GUESS WHAT I DID THIS WEEK?!

I milked a stinking cow. And candled eggs. And held a baby duck. 

I feel like a straight up Farm Girl and I love it. I wouldn't mind living on a farm. :)

The members here all have either cows, chickens, donkeys, sheep, alpacas, hogs, piglets, or ALL of the above. I seriously love it. For service we plant gardens, milk cows, collect eggs, put in an irrigation system, etc. Ya'll would love this area. We'll come back to visit. And Flagstaff is beautiful....we'll come here too!

We went to the Mesa Easter Pageant and had a grand ole time with our Recent Converts and a Potential Investigator. They felt the Spirit and that's all that matters. We even got front row because one of our RCs is deaf and needed interpreters. Bomb. :)

Other than that, everything is Gucci here. I love yall and I hope you have a fantastic day! 

Xoxo, Hermana Dreiling"