Week #7, I Think???

Parentals!

Sorry I'm combining emails today.. But I just thought I would be telling you both the same thing haha so yeah.. Things are going good. I don't know this week has been a little rough. I feel like the language is still not coming.. Like it is, but super slowly. I still don't say a whole lot in lessons, I mean I try my best but you know how it is dad. It's so hard for me to understand people especially russians! american speaking russian I can understand but not russians haha also my comp and I are.. I don't know.. I feel like everything I do bugs her.. Every time I say something I can just tell she is super annoyed. She's super proud in who she is haha I don't know I've just been struggling with is.. Oh girls.. So much fun... I don't know I'm trying my best to serve her and have good thoughts about her.. so yeah! Um as for Ukraine and Russia I don't know what will happen to us? I know Ukraine missionaries are on lock down, but who knows? don't freak out though!! haha don't call my mission president.. mom.. ;) Anywho z-grad is great! love my investigators, love the ward members! Just doing the best that I can yano!! But I love you both so much. I think and pray about you every day. You are amazing and so supportive. Thanks for all you do.

Ps. dad what are some tips you could give me on learning a language.. I don't know what to do haha :) 

Family and Friends!

Well things are going pretty good here in Z-grad. The weather has been quite delightful and warm. So I must say I am super grateful for that. Um basically my week was just running around to members, less-active, and investigators homes teaching the gospel haha well duh? This week we had 3 lessons on the Plan of Salvation!! They all went pretty good!! The plan of salvation is something you could talk about for hours I swear.. There is so much!! But how awesome is it that we have a plan like that:) It was also women's day this Saturday! Which is basically when you celebrate for being a women! haha Yay!! Didn't do anything to special.. that's cool though!

So a lot of great things happened this week. Of course had some pretty spiritual moments. But I think I'm going to write about Faith. Lately my comp has been struggling hard core on her faith. I don't know what it is, but she just doesn't believe we are going to find anyone.. When we go contacting I'm the one going up to people, when we are on the bus I'm the one going and sitting next to people trying to start a conversation while she just stands by the door and waits for it to open. So it's been hard because It's bring my faith down a little bit.. But I've learned a lot about faith throughout my mission haha I mean everyday we live by faith rather then by sight. And if we live by faith every day why is it that it is so hard to have it with us all the time..? Well that's when fear comes in. With fear you have no faith. And I think that is something my comp is kinda struggling right now. She is letting her fear get in the way which is pushing out her faith. Faith is a choice. Specifically, Faith is a choice to believe and then to act upon that belief. But sometimes it becomes hard to always have that faith every single moment. It's like we need a reminder every day to choose faith instead of fear. Makes me think of the story that I just read about Moroni. In Ether 12 he describes his fear that he was not up for the lords assignment to write the gospel of Christ for his descendants. And in a way he was kinda right.. He wasn't up for the task.. on his own.. So he confessed his fears to the lord and received a lesson.. Ether 12:27! The best scripture in the whole world;) haha The lord suggests that Humility is the way! And the first step we need to do it know that fear is a symptom of weakened faith. And then acknowledging that weakness by putting your trust in him. Take your fears and weaknesses to the lord! I'm not going to lie I have fears every day. Going out and talking to people is a fear, teaching a lesson is a fear, even speaking russian is a fear, but I know if I recognize that fear and the lack of trust that I have in the Lord. Then I will become humble and I know through that the lord will help and provide. Haha well that's a little something about faith. I still don't understand it all but it's something to work on everyday especially being a missionary.. just because there are a lot of fears to have.. but I love you all hope you have a great week:) and I'll talk to you soon!!