Mommy!
Man oh man,
I'm glad to hear that everything is working our for the AFRIKANOS so that they can find their way back home easily...that is such a blessing. I'm excited for you all to get going back home, there is nothing like it. That reminds me of a song....I think it's called Home. It says, "home, now let me go home, home is whenever I'm with you!" It's wild how that works. I have noticed that the moments in my life where I have felt lost or sad or confused, where it seems as though I can't continue on, the thing that always popped into my mind was the thought of you, or of grandpa, or of family. In Hawaii, it wasn't so much my friends, but it was the thought of Matty and Lindsay and Parker...it was never the thought of 460 Albers Rd., but the thought of being with the ones I love, with the ones that know me. Because it is through you all that I find my support, my peace of mind, my comfort. I am so grateful to my God, for each and every one of you and the promise He has given me that as I do my all, as I strive to follow my Savior I can have you all by my side and I can have greater lasting joy. I am so excited for the family to all be together again to celebrate Gromzy and Shaybaby...it's gonna be the sweetest.
Right now, I am still in Fredricksburg, training Hermana Wallis. Our area is ginormous so we have a car, thank goodness, because its freezing! I heard this winter is going to be awful because the last, apparently for others, was really "warm." I'm loving it these days though, out here there are tons of trees and so I get to see everything change, and it's just beautiful. The work is progressing and I am just trying to work as hard as I possibly can to consecrate my work to the Lord. I just want Him to be proud of me by the end of this all. Momma, yesterday in sacrament meeting a man bore his testimony. His name is Don Dimas Rodriguez and he is just the sickest ever, I love him so much. He bore his testimony talking about how grateful he was for his missionaries who gave him the chance to have the truth in his life, to hold the Priesthood of God, so that he can bless his family and friends...I couldn't help but cry, knowing what a large impact this work has on others, knowing how grateful I am for the missionaries who taught you and for your willingness to accept it, knowing how grateful I am for the examples of Matty and Grommy and Boofy and Dad, for their willingness to participate in it all and how grateful I am for my mission, for how blessed I am and will forever be to have seen the lives of people I have talked to change and seeing my life change. There is no greater peace or joy, no greater feeling than helping others and seeing them light up literally at finding the way back to their Father in Heaven. I love my mission momma, I love you, I love everyone. BE safe in AFRIKA.
Cubo
RR
PS: Check out the crazy chihuahua that always tries to eat me at the trailers.
