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Week 60

Week 60
We made it to the 60's!! This week was mega stressful and I was constantly tired which is nothing new. BUT good things still happened!
First things first, SAMANTHA IS ON DATE!! Her baptism is planned for March 18th and she is excited about it! I just love her so much and to see how much she has changed and grown in the last 2.5 weeks is incredible. It's weird cuz I feel like I have known her for a lifetime and I care about her so much, but I've literally only known her for 2.5 weeks. When we were teaching her the plan of salvation, she kept saying how much she liked it because it was all hopeful. She said it made a lot more sense than what she was taught growing up. She just seems so much more joyful and hopeful now that she knows these things. I am so excited for her baptism, it is going to be so special 😁
I also had a packed day on Saturday and it was amazing. I was on exchanges with Sister Strong and we had SIX lessons back to back!! It was amazing haha it was like every missionary's dream. Roberta (an old lady we are teaching) came to church for the first time!

Something that I just super duper appriected this week was the members. They treat us so well and they are all doing their best to be the best missionaries they can be. Its honestly so inspiring. We went to a fireside at Bishop Riches house, and something that he said was "the church isnt a museum for saints, it is a hospital for sinners". I thought a lot about that because I've seen a lot of people have negative feelings for the church, simply because they lose sight of the purpose of church. We go every week not to show that we are better than others, but we go every week because we want to be better every week. If you want to become better, if you want to have Christ intervene with your day to day life, if you want godly help with your calling, job, family, school, anything, then go to church even when the sacrifice is great. Remember the greater the sacrifice, the greater the blessing. I basically wrote this down in my journal as a note to my future self if I ever see my church habits slipping. I have had a front row seat this past year to see the miracles that happen from coming to church. The blessings and miracles are unmatched by anything else! Nothing else we do can unlock the door that opens up those specific blessings. I hope to never lose this habit or any of the good habits I have developed on my mission. Moral of the story: always keep doing the good small things (church, prayer, scriptures) even if you don't see a difference, and it might just change the entire course of your life for the better.
I'm grateful for the God lovin, Jesus praisin people out here that have been an example to me of what it means to rely on Jesus christ. I love the south🙃

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