So I'm not going to lie I had a hard time saying goodbye to Sister Kai.. but I guess it's what had to be done yano? Funny story and random too, but she had shown me these chocolate things that were, in my opinion, really good! So I would just buy them all the time and they are suppose to be healthy so I thought hey I can eat these and enjoy my chocolate but yet still be healthy:) well as I was eating one Sister Kai goes do you want to know what's in that.. I was like Do I? Haha the past 3 weeks I've been eating a chocolate bar thing with.. Blood in it!! Yeah the rest of the day I was so grossed out I couldn't eat anything. Haha only in Russia right??
Transfers though were really good. I felt really weird and I still don't know why? I don't know if it was because 3 of my companions went home or because it was my last one before mine?? Either way I was having a hard time.. I'm super scared but I can't wait to just totally kill it this next transfer!! I've already seen so many miracles it's insane!! My comp is awesome. Her name is Sister Hancock and she's from San Fran! She's been out almost the same time. One Transfer behind so she'll be coming home pretty soon too. We get along super great and just party contacting and doing missionary work. I'm super stoked for this transfer because I can just tell things are going to happen.
When I was on the train going into Moscow I read a talk called "Your Happily Ever After" by President Uchtdorf. If you haven't read it you should:) It's great haha but After I read it I just thought how the mission is basically like another world. Like your own personal Fairy Tale. When I first entered into the field it started off as "Once upon a time" And of course like all fairy tales it involves courage, love and hope. In most stories too nice overcomes mean and good overcomes evil. And we all have the desire to become the heroes of our own story. Well on the mission you face all of that. And the number one thing that you face on a mission is adversity, which is also what every story tale faces. We are on this mission and face adventure, trial, and opportunities of greatness nobility courage, and love, and the most glorious of all is the part when you fulfill your purpose as a missionary and live "Happily Ever After." When you have faced every trial possible without quiting and giving up. When you have done all you can to invite people to be baptized or to come to church. When you talk to hundreds of people every week just trying to find that one person who could possible be interested. Everything we face is only to prepare us for our happily ever after. And we could not have a happily ever after if we don't overcome adversity that is placed in our lives. In stories, as in life, adversity teaches us things we cannot learn otherwise. Adversity helps to develop a depth of character that comes in no other way. Our loving Heavenly Father has set us in a world filled with challenges and trials so that we, through opposition, can learn wisdom, become stronger, and experience joy. Now that I have 5 weeks left I have to give all that I can. Endure to the very last minute and live every single day. Because pretty soon I will come to my Happily ever after.. but also start a whole other, "Once upon a time." I love you:) have a great week!!
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