Hello Family,
Well it looks like it's already time to email you again... but you guys are going to die when you hear about my week. i killed another one of my companions...
So just like Sister Laug Laug, Sister Greer headed to Manila this week so she could go to the MRC to get some help with some things she is going through. So at this time, i actually don't have a companion... so that's sad. But on Wednesday i will get a new companion so i'm just companionless for 1 week.
This last week has been insane with everything that has been going on. On Thursday Sister Greer headed to Manila to go to the MRC because she has been sick for about 2 weeks now. She has had very bad anxiety her whole mission and honestly has just kind of had a rough start. So hopefully she will get better at the MRC. So then on Thursday i was companions with Sister Holzworth and Sister Rimando, but then another thing happened with one of the Sisters so we helped her while Sister Rimando (sister holzworth's companion) went with other sisters. So we had a crazy busy day on Thursday.
Then for the last couple of days i have worked with Sister Tekanene and Sister Gabriel in both of our areas to be able to finally start working again. That was awesome. i also got to attended both branches. Branch 1 (my old branch) and Branch 2 (my new one) so that was really awesome cuz i got to see all my friends and stuff. :)
Transfer day is on Wednesday and i haven't received a text or anything yet saying that i'm transferring so i'm thinking i'm gonna stay, hopefully! But really i love my area and i just really can't wait to work work work. My area has so much potential it just needs quite a bit of work, but once i get my new companion on Wednesday that's what we are going to do WORK. Work so hard until we can't stand anymore. haha i miss working like that.
it's crazy all the stories i've had so far on my mission. Man, i really really love being here and serving these people. After all the hardships and all the trials i've faced it just really goes to show we can't do anything without the help of Heavenly Father. One of my favorite scriptures is John 5:30. it says, "i can of my own self do nothing... i seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me." As Jesus Christ says these words, it made me really think... Jesus Christ the most perfect individual to ever walk on this Earth says how he cannot do anything without the Father, it just really makes me think, how much more nothing are we. We are nothing and we can do nothing without the help of our loving Heavenly Father. Everyday i strive to seek not my own will, but the will of the Father who hath sent me here in the Philippines Manila Mission. A lot of the time on missions we want to do what we want to do, but that is wrong. i know that if i ever think that, i need to repent and really seek to know what the will is of Heavenly Father for me. i know that every opportunity, every trial, hardship, happy moment that has came to me in my mission is because that is the will of the Father for me. He knows me perfectly and He is giving me all these things to help me grow and help me be better. As hard as this mission has been, i have benefited so much from it. i grown more and more everyday.
i really am trying to be like Jesus. Each and everyday. i learn of Him, i read of Him, i follow Him, and i try to be like Him. i'm excited for this next transfer to face whatever else Heavenly Father wants to give to me. i will forever be grateful for this wonderful opportunity i have to serve Him with all my heart, might, mind, and strength. i love this work.
You are all amazing and i love each of you so much. Thank you for all that you do. Thank you for the prayers. Thank you for the support. Basta, thanks for being you! Keep being great, read the Book of Mormon everyday and CTR.
Mahal ko kayo,
Sister Barton
ps. i got stuck in the mud.. right before a big family home evening so i went into their house all muddy and that was gross..
pps. we also had a brown out (no electricity) at the church during sacrament, so everyone had to yell when sharing their testimonies hahaha classic.
ppps. i get to watch conference this saturday and sunday and i'mso excited so yay!! :) i hope all your emails don't ruin it for me... ;) joke lang
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