Tornado Of A Week

Hey y’all! Hope everyone has had an awesome week!

 

 

Nancy got baptized this week! The spirit was so strong. Her husband got to baptize and confirm her. Sister Soderborg played the uke and I sang. Such a special day! Also, she told us that she was pregnant! It’s a boy! We are so excited for their little family. 

 

 

Highlights:

-We had 4 tornado warnings this week. They were during the night, and all three of us slept through them so that was fun. Mission tiredness hits differently, we value our sleep more than our safety I guess…

-We had exchanges this week, it was awesome! I learned some more songs on the ukulele. 

-Had the BUSIEST day I’ve had in my entire life! We had an hour of role plays, an hour of cleaning out a hoarder’s home, interviews with the President, 4 lessons, District council, and a member dinner. ALL running off of 4 hours of sleep because a fire truck was right outside of our window until past 1. (for those about to serve/thinking about serving, I promise that this never happens, usually I get in my 8 hours of sleep haha)

-Spoke in church, and I got jump scared in front of everyone because the bishop moved the pulpit down in the middle of my talk and it literally dropped. Good laugh tho haha. 

-Went to an okie sports bar for lunch with some members, and I definitely missed that while out here. 

-Had Hermana Reyes funeral, pretty sad day

 

 

Spiritual thought:

I hit one month in the field! Wahoo! It feels like only yesterday that I was set apart, and I love the work more and more every day. I know that this is exactly where I need to be, and I’m doing the absolute best thing that any young adult can do for themselves, and for others. 

For anyone who is reading this and has had the thought of serving a mission: GO. It is the best!! Read Doctrine and Covenants 4:1-7, it has helped me so much on the mission because I’ve realized that you don’t need to know everything, or do everything one hundred percent every time. As long as you try, and have a desire to serve God, you are called to the work. 

The mission has helped me so much with my self-esteem, work ethic, and more than I could have possibly imagined. It’s hard work, but it is so rewarding to know that your efforts are bringing people closer to Jesus Christ, something that us members can take for granted sometimes. I promise that God sees your efforts in however you choose to serve Him, and you will be blessed for them!!

 

 

Anywho, have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Listen to some country Christmas for me!

Remember God loves you and so do I!!

 

 

Sister Jenni<3 










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