Back in Littleton

 Sorry, this will be a short one again! 

I was transferred this week once again, haha. I am now back in Littleton, now serving in the Cornerstone Park 2 ward. We serve here along side another companionship of Sisters. I am in a companionship with Sister Wangsgard (The one in the picture below) and Sister Tailleur. They have both been reassigned from foreign missions and have learned so much from those adventures! I love hearing their stories and experiences, and I love sharing my own!

I am now a rookie news reporter or something. When I got here I found out we were in charge of hosting the Spiritual Sunday, a 20 minute video compiling multiple missionaries and members sharing experiences and leading discussions from all around the mission. I will probably be sharing it on my page, so you will all be able to see my acne

covered face and me trying not to look as awkward as I felt, haha.

So that's me right now. Excited to be back in Littleton and be serving with two wonderful sisters.

I am grateful everyday to be serving at such a time as this!!!!

Pictures

We saw a really nice sunset on our walk

I have a tradition of giving a sticker to every companion of mine. My mom sent me a pack of a bunch of beautiful stickers and I love seeing the different ones they pick out. 

I drew a chicken:)

Sister Wangsgard and I testing the lighting for our video:)

Half way through the mission

 Sorry this will be short. I hit my nine month mark!!! I can't believe how time has flown. In the last nine months, I survived MTC, a world wide pandemic, and now wild fires. 

Oh yeah, so now we have wild fires. The smoke got so bad that the sun looked dim enough that I could look it in the eye. Even with masks, it smelled while we were in the middle of a camp fire. No falling ash yet at least. It has been kinda crazy, but it has made the sunsets simply spectacular. That are always blessings in everything. Always a silver lining. 

After all of that has happened, I have grown so much and learn things I never thought possible. I can hardly wait to see what the next 9 months hold in store for me!!! 

Serving in Spring Creek

 So sorry about last week. Everything was so crazy I completely forgot to send my weekly! So much to say, so little time. 

So, I am now in Spring Creek. I am currently serving here with Sister Burger and Sister Rosa, two WONDERFUL missionaries. Transfers are next week, so I might be moved again. We'll have to wait and see. I am now fully recovered. Last week we were able to go to Ouray, a small mountain town, and go on a beautiful hike up to the water falls. It was such a fun hike, and there were so many cute little stores in town that we got to look into. 

Earlier this week we made cookies to deliver to people, and we made little notes to go with them. Sister burger did the amazing chaligraphy on it, I painted it, and Sister Rosa wrote little loving notes on the back. Now THAT'S comp unity. 

Sorry, but this week is going to have to be brief. Last week was a ton of fun, and I've learned so much in such a short amount of time. 

Some news. You will never guess who they asked to be on the cover photo for the Church of Jesus Christ in Montrose page. My companionship!!! we took a couple photos a few days ago and are deciding which to use. It was so much fun. You can tell they were getting pretty desperate if they asked me to be a model, haha. Never thought my modeling career would begin while being on a mission. This will most likely be the end of that career as well, haha.

I'm sure there was other news I could tell, but that will have to wait until next week. I hope y'all are doing great and staying busy during this crazy time!!!

I

am so grateful that I chose to serve a mission at such a time as this

The Miracle of Healing

My week has been a little slow. The first part of my week I was still feeling pretty sick, but I am starting to recover. This week I discovered that the miracle of healing isn't always an easy process. I prayed to be healed, and while I was not completely healed, I was strengthened. While recovering and going back to missionary work, I had terrible headaches, I struggled to keep food down, and my entire body ached, but I tried everyday to do all that I could and I put my trust in the Lord for the rest. I'm still not completely healed, but I am getting stronger each day. The headaches are gone and I can stay awake all day without much problem and while my stomach always aches painfully in the morning, I can now eat. Healing isn't always an immediate thing, but God can strengthen us through our trials and give us what we need to continue on strong. I won't lie, it was really hard and painful the first few days, but now I feel strength beyond my own holding me up and supporting me when I feel to weak to strong. I know I am not alone in this, I know I am being watched over and provided, and I know that as we have faith in God and do all that we can, He will always provide the rest of maybe not what we want, but what we need. 

Well, I did it again. I planned my P Day poorly when considering when I should write my weekly. I honestly ended up spending about two hours of it talking to my mom, and three or four hours of it talking to my Dorkette (Miriam) but I can't regret spending time with my wonderful family. They help strengthen me when I struggle and keep my life in perspective. I am so grateful to them.

I am grateful everyday that I chose to serve a mission at such a time as this!