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week 15

Sister Christensen is gone😥 being in a trio is a lot different but it is so much fun! 
This week has been a lot of teaching and feeling like I'm a chicken with my head cut off. I know I'm working hard, but it's getting really overwhelming having to run the area. My companions are following my lead cuz I know that area and I have to train them how to do ads, and it's hard haha. Once 9 hits, I'm so mentally tired that I fall asleep at my desk. But I'm grateful everyday for the small successes, cuz there are several failures throughout the day😅 it amazes me that president Graham and God trust me to do what I'm doing, cuz I feel so underqualified sometimes. But it's a good thing I have the best companions to keep me going thru the day!!
This entire week I feel like God blessed me with eyes to see potential in people. I visited a lot of inactive members and and I made a list of the people I could see going to the temple for the first time this transfer. It is a good list! I also had a conversation with a lady that was smoking on her front porch and while I was talking about how christ knows her personally and can help her turn her life around, I looked at her and she was crying. It was such an eye opening moment of the power of missionary work. 
I had lots of small moments like that, that helped me to realize how grateful I am to be here. I don't know exactly know if I'm making a difference, but I do know that I am supposed to be here:) 
My days are busy, but I find small ways to make them fun and bearable. My companions help with that TONS. My advice to everyone is to make everything fun and meaningful cuz it makes aalll the difference in whatever you are doing. When I mess up, I laugh at myself😂 it makes life more fun and that mentality diminishes my fear of doing something wrong or embarrassing myself. So that's what I've been working on these last few weeks, and it has definitely helped me to have more fun, even when the things I am doing aren't necessarily my favorite. 
I love all the support from friends and family! It makes all the difference and I definitely wouldn't be able to do this with out everyone!

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