Ok family and friends! What a great day! All of the missionaries went to the Washington Nationals game! Woot! We played against the Seattle Mariners.... end result Nationals won 1 to 0! Woot Woot! So today is a little strange... We get the evening hours to finish up our preparation day things. Which is great because I am tired and it is hot. :) So we are going to have a little roommate party with the Hermanas (Silva and Marcy). It was super weird to hear music and be at a baseball game but we made sure to have a lot of fun! I am really enjoying my time here and learning so much about relying on the Lord through scripture study, prayer, and of course the Spirit! I hope you all are doing well and having a good time. Gosh I miss you all a lot but I keep myself busy so that I don't think on it too much. :) I would love to hear some good stories about people's lives and what is going on! I have gotten several wedding announcements and I am expecting a few more. I hear news about people occasionally and it makes me super happy to see people progressing with school, careers, marriages, etc. Keep up the good work y'all. (I can say that now because my companion is from Texas.)
Speaking of my companion I am going to miss her tons! This is her last transfer in the mission and wow, this transfer has gone by fast. We have one more p-day together (next wednesday) which will include going to the temple! I am so excited to have an extra temple trip this transfer. (They call it the death trip since Sister Ellsworth is "dying" in the mission.) She has been a truly great companion and friend. I love her dearly and she will be greatly missed.
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| Me and Sister Ellsworth |
So today is lessons learned from Sister Ellsworth. Sister Ellsworth loves people. She is so good at unconditional love for people that I am just astounded... she shows true charity in all of her missionary work. She loves all of her companions, including me, and I have never heard her say a negative word about any of them. I love the focus that she puts on the good in people and the trust that she gives to them. She has the faith that as missionaries, we can do hard things and be successful. The trust that she has for the Lord, in the Spirit, and in the people around her has been an inspiration to me and has made me a better person as well as a better missionary. She has so much love for the mission, the people, and for the Visitors' Center. I watched her work dilligently day after day fulfilling the needs of the Visitors' Center and leaving it better than she found it. Every aspect of her mission seems to be the most important part for her and she is able to put her whole heart and soul into everything she does. She also manages to make everything beautiful along the way. It isn't just done right but it is done right with creativity! I love her and her Christlike example.
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