So i got travel plans this week!!!!! bahhhhh!!! :):):) I'm going to be in california on may 24!! :) That's when I'll get to talk to you! ahhhhh!!! i'm sooooo happy!! :):)
I have so many mixed emotions about leaving the mtc... I never thought the day would come when i was going to actually leave this place. I'm now in my comfort zone here and so its time to kick me out! ;)
haha but i feel such an urge to get to San Diego as well!! This past week i just feel like this huge amount of faith and trust that the Lord knows my abilities and everthing is going to be ok in the field. So thats what makes me excited :90
I'm not so excited to leave my WONDERFUL district!! Oh man they are so the bomb and its going to be super bitter sweet leaving all of them. Even my comp. i'm sure we will see each other a lot but i'll miss having her as such a strong companion.
Two of the Elders leave for Chile this coming Monday. They are the first to go for the week, then on tuesday everyone else but me and hma y leave. Her and i are going to have all of tuesday to be with our teachers! I wont lie that'll be pretty bomb :) hahaha i think we are going to be translated... soo..... see ya in Heaven?? ;) hahaha just kidding. But we do get a really cool opportunity to teach our investigators and hopefully get some good feed back about our teaching and how to become better :) Its gonna be a sweet adventure!
Today we have been doing field training and thats why this email is coming to you so late. Our pday is actually tomorrow but its like a 1/2 pday?? i dunno its just kinda weird. but today we have been in seminars and classes talking about how to be efficient missionaries. how to plan,how to excercise faith, etc etc. Its actually pretty sweet :) I wasn't looking forward to it because today was supposed to be our pday but it ended up being really cool and spiritually uplifitng. Its getting me more and more excited to get out into the field!! BAH i'm going to CALIFORNIA!!! :) haha just had to throw in that burst of excitement :)
This week has been pretty awesome. Like i said earlier i really feel like im starting to really SHOW my Faith in Christ, and Heavenly Father and really trust that he knows the plan for me and his plan is way better than any plan than i could come up with. I'm really trying to focus on BEING the missionary and letting this mission go through me. I dont want to come home and be the old me. I dont want to be Shaley Stevens anymore. Because right now i'm Sister Stevens and when i come home i want to be Sister Shaley Stevens :) So i've been trying really hard to soak up that concept and internalize my purpose as a missionary. :) Its been really great and I feel like i'm coming to know my Savior more and more. I have such a desire to really get to know him. Personally, so i can go through this mission knowing what even obstacles come in my way, NONE of them are too great to go through with the Saviors help :) Its been a fun journey finding that out :)
Ummmm I love this work!! what can i say!? :) then more and more i'm really learning and living the gospel principles, the more i have this desire and URGE to go and share it!! :) I have some PUEBLOS to baptize!! :) OHHHH!!! i cant believe i almost forgot to tell you!!! ELDER ANDERSON CAME AND SPOKE TO US ON TUESDAY!!! THAT WOULD BE APOSTLE NUMBER 3 MY FRIENDS!!! :):) ahhhh it was so awesome!!! :):):):):) I'll go into more detail about it in my letter so i can write some quotes but how bomb is that?!?! :):) I'm so hoping for one more before me and hma young leave :) i would just die :):) But i'm still so grateful for such an awesome opportunity to hear 3 Apostles of the Lord speak to us missionaries while i was here :):) To hear three witnesses bear testimony that Jesus is the Christ and that he Lives!! :) so powerful!! :) it was so cool and i cant believe i almost forgot to tell you such exciting news :) haha must be all the excitement of my travel plans :)
well if i have forgotten anything else to tell you i'll be sure to include it in my letter :) i love you all sooo much!!! :):) I hope you had a super mothers day mom! i sure thought of you a lot! I'm excited to read your email and hear how you all are doing! i'll be counting down the day till i get to hear your voices!! :) bah!! I love being a missionary! The work is true! Jesus Chirst LIVES and loves us!! I know that with all my heart! have a wonderful week!! Hugs and kisses comin your way!! :):):)
xoxoxoxox Hermana Stevens <3
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