Happy Wednesday, everybody!
For those of you who haven’t been keeping track at home, I’ve started Week 6 of the online CCM. Which happens to be the final week. There’s still a lot to learn, and there’s definitely much, much more Spanish to be spoken in the coming months (and the rest of my life, I guess), but this part of the mission has treated me so well! I love my district and my teachers, and it’s going to be hard to say goodbye. More on that in my next letter, I’m assuming.
But the good news is that the Tennessee Nashville Mission is ready to welcome me with open arms! I still don’t have my flight plans. Maybe I’ll have to run all the way there instead, like Forrest Gump. But I’ll definitely be going there, and I was able to talk with President and Sister Weaver on Sunday! They were both very kind during our video call, and I’m excited to meet them and everyone else next week.
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| It feels like Christmas! |
Before my interview, I decided to look up the temperature in Tennessee, and it was 79 degrees! This was especially insane to me, since it was snowing here at the time. Suffice it to say that I’m going to be having a holiday season unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I know some people don’t like the snow, but I think it’s magical, and I’ll be treasuring it up while I can before I fly out to the South and learn how to deal with humidity.
A few fun things happened this week! Hermano Rivera told us the story of how he and his wife met, then his wife came and told us the story of how they met, and we also got to see their baby, Ariel. She is adorable. I can’t believe I won’t be able to hold a baby for the next 17 months. At some point we’ll get the reward of learning how the Riveras got engaged!
My favorite development is when Hermana McCauley gives out devotional assignments at the end of Hermano Cervantes’ class. She gives the person their assignment, and then says something she appreciates about them, and then everyone else in the chat includes what they appreciate as well! Hermana McCauley gave me an assignment for Thursday’s devotional, and I felt such an outpouring of love and friendship from everyone. Our district is literally the best.
We had our last workshop with Hermano Alarcón on Friday, and even though we were sad to say goodbye, it was awesome. In his words, he deserved all the “spiritual cookies”! The topic of the workshop was working with members, which is one of the biggest things we can do now during the pandemic. One of the activities we did was to look through our friend list on Facebook and send someone an uplifting message. The scripture I found and sent to one of my friends was in Alma 34, but it was so good, I decided to share it with everyone!
41 But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions.
It is so easy to get caught up in the stress of everything. I should know. I’m one of the most high-strung people I've ever met. But I also hold a lot of optimism, and a similar firm hope to the one that’s described in this verse. And being hopeful can sometimes be discouraging. It includes you having to come face-to-face with a lot of pessimism that can make it hard to truly believe that it will all turn out all right in the end. But Heavenly Father blesses us with reprieve, and guarantees that good will prevail. And I know it will, because it has before. If you don’t see the end in sight, be patient. It’s something that’s been promised to you.
— Stay cool warm,
Hermana Newton
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