This week has been a good one. As usual :) We were able to do some service at the gardens we planted for the salvation army a couple weeks ago. We just weeded. In the rain. We were muddy messes! :) Hahaha. It was definitely a blast!
Joseph got baptized yesterday! Remember Joseph and Chinonso? Yup. Joseph is now baptized :) And Kashra's baptism is this coming week! Being a missionary is seriously the best :) We're meeting with Kashra tonight and we're going to walk around the temple before we teach the lesson, so I'm super excited for that!
Sister Sorensen is so much fun! We have gotten to know each other a little better this week and I decided it's going to be a great transfer :) Our Zone is fantastic too! Elder Snelson is still our District Leader. He and I are the only two that stayed in the district. Everyone else left, and new people got transferred in and I love them all! We're going to play volleyball soon. So if this email is a little shorter, that's why :)
But in district meeting, Elder Snelson's instruction was about "Being a Christlike missionary, not just doing missionary things." He really asked us to evaluate our motives. What is the reason behind everything we do? Why do we wake up at 6:30every morning? Why are we obedient? Is it because we want to impress our mission president? Is it because we have to? Is it because our companion is doing it? Or is it because we love our Savior Jesus Christ and we love the people we are teaching? I loved it! He's a powerful teacher. He challenged us to study Preach My Gospel chapter 6 because it's all about Christlike Attributes and how we can develop them. This week I've thought a lot about that. What motivates me in missionary work? And as I thought about it, I realized how much I really love these people that we teach. I really do just love them. God blesses us with additional love and patience for those that we serve. I know it's true. I know God loves us. Have a great week!
Love and Prayers,
B
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