I Hate Being Sick
oh hi there
How was Rome split in two?
With a pair of Caesars
anyways
highlights:
- staying in lompoc with hermana nelson for my last
- ISAAC GOT BAPTIZED!!! he's literally a king. except that he and the elder baptizing him showed up like 10 minutes before it started which was a heartattack and a half. but everything went smoothly and he's just the best ever. he invited his cousin to come and after his cousin asks us "so what do i have to do to be baptized" lets gooooooo
- sickness has befallen almost everyone in my district and me and my comp seemed to get the worst of it. currently typing this in a cough medicine induced haze. we've been absolutely wiped out but es lo si que es
- the spaceforce rocket launches are super rad but im sort of getting sick of the 5am wakeup call.....
- had christmas zone conference! which is half the mission so it was so epic. every district prepared a song and short testimony about different parts of the life of Christ and it was so fun to hear all the songs and see all my friends! except that everyone liked to remind me its my last zone conference. my district had Gethsemane so obviously we sang Gethsemane. We were nowhere near as good as the conference kids but it was still really pretty to prepare. shout out to sister parr and elder norton and hna powell and hna cox and any other missionaries on my email list that i saw!
- ive LOVED all the christmas cards! if you've got any extras, send em my way!!!! i love seeing your faces on my fridge. It makes me so happy!
3301 W Gonzales Rd Oxnard, CA 93036
ngl i dont even know what happened im so out of it. maybe next week ill remember more. LOVE YOU ALL BIG TIME
found these quotes that ill use as my spiritual thought
~ "I would have pulled Joseph out. Out of that pit. Out of that prison. Out of that pain. But I would have cheated nations out of the one God would use to deliver them from famine.
I would have pulled David out. Out of Saul's spear-throwing presence. Out of the caves he hid away in. Out of the pain of rejection. But I would have cheated Israel out of God-hearted king.
I would have pulled Esther out. Out of being snatched from her only family. Out of being placed in a position she never asked for. But I would have cheated her people out of the woman God would use to save their very lives.
And I would have pulled Jesus off. Off of the cross. Off of the road that led to suffering and pain. Off of the path that would mean nakedness and beatings, nails and thorns. And I would have cheated the entire world out of a Savior. Out of salvation. Out of an eternity filled with no more suffering and no more pain.
And oh friend. I want to pull you out. I want to change your path. I want to stop your pain. But right now I know I would be wrong. I would be out of line. I would be cheating you and cheating the world out of so much good. Because God knows. He know the good this pain will produce. He knows the beauty this hard will grow. He's watching over you and keeping you even in the midst of this. And He's promising you that you can trust Him. Even when it all feels like more than you can bear.
So instead of trying to pull you out, I'm lifting you up. I'm kneeling before the Father and I'm asking Him to give you strength. To give you hope. I'm asking Him to protect you and to move when the time is right. I'm asking Him to help you stay prayerful and discerning. I'm asking Him how I can best love you and be a help to you. And i'm believing He's going to use your life in powerful and beautiful ways. Ways that will leave your heart grateful and humbly thankful for this road you've been on."
~ "the greatest decision i had ever made in my life was to give up something i greatly loved for the God i love even more"
~ "picture them in white"
How was Rome split in two?
With a pair of Caesars
anyways
highlights:
- staying in lompoc with hermana nelson for my last
- ISAAC GOT BAPTIZED!!! he's literally a king. except that he and the elder baptizing him showed up like 10 minutes before it started which was a heartattack and a half. but everything went smoothly and he's just the best ever. he invited his cousin to come and after his cousin asks us "so what do i have to do to be baptized" lets gooooooo
- sickness has befallen almost everyone in my district and me and my comp seemed to get the worst of it. currently typing this in a cough medicine induced haze. we've been absolutely wiped out but es lo si que es
- the spaceforce rocket launches are super rad but im sort of getting sick of the 5am wakeup call.....
- had christmas zone conference! which is half the mission so it was so epic. every district prepared a song and short testimony about different parts of the life of Christ and it was so fun to hear all the songs and see all my friends! except that everyone liked to remind me its my last zone conference. my district had Gethsemane so obviously we sang Gethsemane. We were nowhere near as good as the conference kids but it was still really pretty to prepare. shout out to sister parr and elder norton and hna powell and hna cox and any other missionaries on my email list that i saw!
- ive LOVED all the christmas cards! if you've got any extras, send em my way!!!! i love seeing your faces on my fridge. It makes me so happy!
3301 W Gonzales Rd Oxnard, CA 93036
ngl i dont even know what happened im so out of it. maybe next week ill remember more. LOVE YOU ALL BIG TIME
found these quotes that ill use as my spiritual thought
~ "I would have pulled Joseph out. Out of that pit. Out of that prison. Out of that pain. But I would have cheated nations out of the one God would use to deliver them from famine.
I would have pulled David out. Out of Saul's spear-throwing presence. Out of the caves he hid away in. Out of the pain of rejection. But I would have cheated Israel out of God-hearted king.
I would have pulled Esther out. Out of being snatched from her only family. Out of being placed in a position she never asked for. But I would have cheated her people out of the woman God would use to save their very lives.
And I would have pulled Jesus off. Off of the cross. Off of the road that led to suffering and pain. Off of the path that would mean nakedness and beatings, nails and thorns. And I would have cheated the entire world out of a Savior. Out of salvation. Out of an eternity filled with no more suffering and no more pain.
And oh friend. I want to pull you out. I want to change your path. I want to stop your pain. But right now I know I would be wrong. I would be out of line. I would be cheating you and cheating the world out of so much good. Because God knows. He know the good this pain will produce. He knows the beauty this hard will grow. He's watching over you and keeping you even in the midst of this. And He's promising you that you can trust Him. Even when it all feels like more than you can bear.
So instead of trying to pull you out, I'm lifting you up. I'm kneeling before the Father and I'm asking Him to give you strength. To give you hope. I'm asking Him to protect you and to move when the time is right. I'm asking Him to help you stay prayerful and discerning. I'm asking Him how I can best love you and be a help to you. And i'm believing He's going to use your life in powerful and beautiful ways. Ways that will leave your heart grateful and humbly thankful for this road you've been on."
~ "the greatest decision i had ever made in my life was to give up something i greatly loved for the God i love even more"
~ "picture them in white"
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