Danish Word of the Week: BARN (bahn) CHILD/KID
Ella is the
cutest baby! I love her! Thank you so much for all of the millions of
pictures. I'm glad that everything went so well and that everyone is happy and
healthy! Our family is so blessed! I
missed you all a lot this week; it was hard not being there to meet Emma's baby.
But don't worry-I'm still happy to be here and working just as hard. :)
Me and Søster Reed are
having a blast being back together. I'm so grateful for all of the awesome companions I've had so
far on my mission-I have loved and learned so much from every single one of
them! Not a single psycho in the bunch. :) Søster Reed and I just laugh all the
time so working with her is extra fun.
Speaking of laughing-I
remembered this way funny story I need to tell you about. There was this one
time when we brought one of our friends to a ward party, we'll call him David.
The Stake Patriarch came up and shook David's hand, and in the middle of the
handshake said, 'Look at how little your hands
are! These are WOMAN'S HANDS!' And I, without even thinking about what I
was doing, I smacked the Stake
Patriarch's hand(!) and said, 'Don't say that to him!' And then I had this
moment of horror where I realized that I had smacked the Stake Patriarch.
Luckily, he thought it was funny...but like...I learned in that moment that I need to get a little better control of
myself. :)
We started teaching a
really sweet girl this week, and we had a great lesson about God's plan for us.
We had a really great conversation
about how we learn the most from the hard things that happen to us. A lot of
people wonder why they have to have struggles-why can't everything just work
out for once? Why can't blessings just come right now? I got to tell
about the year that we spent in California
on sabbatical (however you spell that.) That was a way hard year for me,
and at the time I was NOT grateful for that experience. (sorry parents.) But
now looking back, I see
that year as one of the most important years of my life so far. It was
that year that really kickstarted all of the life lessons that I'm still
learning about where true
self confidence comes from, why we really go to church every sunday, how it can
actually be fun to hang out with your family :), and how to reach out to other
people who are having a hard time. I would never have chosen that
experience, but luckily Heavenly Father knew what I needed to learn and the
kind of person that I need to become-so he gave that to me to push me in the
right direction. He does that all the time-and our trials are just another way
to see his hand directing our lives.
I love you all so so
much! Kiss baby Ella for me! She did the right thing by choosing an August
birthday :) Have a great week!
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