This week has been amazing!! I love being a missionary.
First things first, on Friday night I got permanently reassigned to the Newport Beach California Mission!
It has been so cool to be able to look back on the last three weeks and see how the Lord has prepared me to receive this new call. Last week, we talked a lot about remembering who we are and our purpose as missionaries. That Wednesday, I was given the temporary assignment. Four days later, we had a devotional where Elder Stevenson, an apostle of the Lord, came and spoke to all the missionaries about how our calls are divine, heaven sent. AND THEN.... after the devotional HE CAME INTO MY DISTRICT'S CLASSROOM, called us all by name, shook our hands, and told us all how grateful the Lord is for our dedicated and diligent service. AHHHHH!! Four days later, I was looking for scriptures to share during class and every single one I turned to had to do with trusting in God. About an hour later, my mission assignment was permanently changed.
Can I just say, it has been a wild ride, but man am I grateful for the testimony that God has helped me gain throughout my life. I LOVE HIM!! I know that He has a plan. I know that He needs me there. He loves me and all His children. Where ever He needs me to assist in His work I, like Nephi, will go and do. I WILL! The songs "I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go" and "It's Not About You" have never spoke to me so much than they did that day. I am so grateful for the many tender mercies of the Lord that I've been able to witness. I know He is aware of me and His children individually. He will always prepare away to accomplish His work. I love being His fulltime servant. I love Him and look forward to more.
Amidst all this, the adversary was real. Almost immediately after I met Elder Stevenson, all these negative thoughts came to me head trying to make me doubt the reality of when happened; however, in all his attempt to making me do just that, it actually strengthened my testimony of modern day prophets and apostles. I know that they are called of God to help us get back to our Heavenly Father. I love this gospel and the way that living it makes me feel. I love you all and miss you dearly. I have been getting tons of emails and I love love LOVE them. Please know that I read them. I unfortunately don't have enough time to respond to all but please know that I love y'all and I am oh so grateful for each of you!! Have a great week my friends! Till next time<3