This last week was crazy,
wonderful and heartbreaking at the same time. My new companion was
working on some residency stuff for Spain during the week so I had to
stick around Malaga until Friday but I’m not complaining because
it gave me a little more time to spend with my sweet companion.
Saying goodbye to her was incredibly painful. It was heart wrenching to say
goodbye because these last 2 transfers with her have been
heaven.
I know that that Lord has
other challenges and people prepared for us though so that´s the only
way I could say goodbye to her and to Malaga. My companion has truly
blessed my life so much. She taught me to lose myself in caring for others. She
is so full of charity that it just spills over to all those around her. She
taught me how to listen to others and care about them the way the Savior would.
She Works hard, is incredibly humble, and loves the work so much. I couldn´t
ask for a better example of love and pureness. She´s one of
the best missionaries I know! I couldn´t be more blessed to have been
her companion for 3 months. After 3 months of pure joy though I guess it´s time
for another challenge.
Conference was absolutely incredible
this weekend. I think that was the best conference I’ve been too, mainly
because I think I was the most prepared I’ve ever been. I had a list of
questions that I wrote down before the conference and every single one of them
was answered. Every single one. The Lord is so aware of us! I really asked for
the Lord to let me know that he was aware of me during the conference and he
definitely answered that prayer loud and clear. This last week I have been
sharing my favorite scripture, Helaman 5:12, with everyone to say goodbye
and have been thinking about that scripture a lot. This scripture was
quoted in MULTIPLE talks during the conference and I know that the
lord inspired his servants to say it. I know it was meant for so many
purposes but one of the purposes was to let me know that he knows my situation
and loves me.
This weekend has been rough because
of the change I went through this last week. Changing areas and companions is
never easy and never will be easy but it´s necessary. Change. I have a love/hate relationship with that word.
Change can hurt and continue hurting for a little bit but change can
also be the best thing for us. When we get comfortable we are no
longer progressing so sometimes change has to come into our lives to ¨stir
us up unto a rememberance of the Lord¨. As much as change can hurt it is so
incredibly helpful and brings so many blessings. The scriptures even talk
about change like having a change of heart, repentance, a change of
belief, a change of attitude...etc. Like my trainer taught me, change is the Lord´s opportunity to mold, prepare,
strengthen, and bless us. It´s so important and necessary to our
progression and ultimate happiness. To those of you still trying to adjust to
a recent change and feel like you have a heavy heart, don´t feel like
you´re alone. You´re far from alone. Just remember that it always gets better
and that change makes us better and helps bring us to the Savior. Things will
get better I promise! I know it because I’ve gone through it a million
times on my mission. I am going through it right now with the change of being
in a new area. I just miss my last area so much
but I know that the Lord needs me here. It´s not that I
don´t like my new area, it´s actually quite the opposite, I love it here, it still doesn´t mean that I don´t miss my comfortable little
bubble I formed in Malaga. My heart has been broken since leaving Malaga but
the Lord is healing it. I KNOW that things will get so much better and that I
will absolutely love it here. I´m here to sacrifice my time and concern into
the service of others so that´s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m going to do
just as president Uchtdorf said and be grateful for all of this change and for
the challenges that lay ahead. They´re making me better. I love this work and I
love the Lord!
So just a quick little shout
out to my trainer. This girl is amazing! She
taught me to lose myself in the work and give it everything you have. Her´s has
always been the little voice in the back of my head pushing me to work a little
harder and become better.
Come what may and love it!
Hermana Israelsen
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