Feb 9-16

 Insert Funny Title Here


Another Email for you people (a.k.a. my friends and family 🫶😊)


The mental energy it requires to write these each week is unbelievable But alas, someone's gotta do it

☀️ Monday, sister Byrne and I explored Hatfield and it was ‘saur foon’ (‘so fun’ in Irish). We also made a pillow fort in the living room (two separate beds of course). I also made cinnamon rolls on this day, which was really fun. Good stuff.
☀️ Finding Grind Tuesday! Sister Byrne and I had nearly 5 hours of finding and met so many cool people. God is so good and he makes miracles happen. We also taught this really amazing lesson in person with a friend who's exploring Christianity for the first time, pray for my buddy Rahul! We also got to watch President oak's first devotional as a prophet, and wow, it was exactly what I needed to hear! Go listen to it if you haven't yet
☀️ Honestly, don't remember much about Wednesday, so have this picture of a fish as a Judge 




☀️ Thursday we went finding in the morning before the district council and on the way back, we started to meet some of the coolest people ever. There's a really cool guy who's coming to church next week, and he's very interested in learning more! Also, my toilet seat snapped in half.
☀️ Friday was all over the place! We went to have lunch with one of the members who ended up giving us her entire fridge worth of groceries and amazing stories! She also gave me a Penguin, which of course meant I had to tell her the best joke that has ever been created involving two penguins on an iceberg Iykyk. (Needless to say, she didn't find it funny). Back to weekly planning with the stevenage sisters , and then home to teach and finish planning.
☀️ Saturday was an insane day! Whiteboard finding in the morning, met some really cool people and got some great responses to the question “Who has changed your life?”. 3 young boys who all wrote Jesus on the board and were so happy that other people had written Jesus's name as well. Cut to another man telling us that not following the government has changed his life… we were astonished. We then went to one of the most humbling experiences of my mission watching a woman receive a blessing in the hospital. It just helped me to realize how powerful the gift of the priesthood is in bringing comfort to people. We finished off our Valentine's Day by going out for dinner to get ice cream.
☀️ Sister Byrne and I gave talks on Sunday, which was really cool and sister Byrne absolutely killed. It was so good we got to speak on how Jesus Christ makes people feel like they belong, which I was so happy to talk about as I know He seeks out all those who are lost! Followed up by teaching some lessons and then got to go to one of the absolute best dinners of my life with Olivera's. Their family is so much fun and I got promoted from sister 4 to sister 1 by Pedro after a test of character 💪😎

This is it for my email. We have just started week 4 of 6 in this transfer and I am absolutely amazed at how quickly it's going. So many people told me that the mission would go so quick and I've told so many people that they are absolutely crazy , but now I eat my words. 

I just want to take a moment to share how grateful I am for Jesus Christ. I know that because of Him everything is possible. Take a moment to think of someone who has changed your life in some way and share with them what impact they have had on you in any way you can! Or don't, I don't care 🤷🏼‍♀️
Happy valentine's day✌️🙂‍↕️

Don't forget to water the flamingos,
   Sister Russell 






Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sept 1-8

Image
 TIME IS TICKING Oh,  You want another email? From little ole’ me? But of course!  Look up the video of the barbie snail saying “open my shell? But of course”  Very specific reference but it is vital to the vibe.  Ok I don't even know what to write about right now but prepare for rambling of utter nonsense as I try and recount this past week.  ☀️ I exist and teach sister Wanjiku how to make a cow! Very fun 10/10  ☀️Miracles happening in basingstoke and the Lord do be hastening the work. I don't journal at this point because I'm, as my companion would say, “a lazy girl”, but I can tell you that this work does not slow down right now! We've made 10 friends and have had so many people coming to find us!  ☀️Wednesday was interviews and I have to say… I LOVE INTERVIEWS! I love getting to talk with president and find ways to keep growing and improving! I feel like I've seen so much change since I got here for the first time and I don't want to plateau i...
Read more

Seven ways to say goodbye ✌️🥹

Image
 Where to even begin. I never thought this time would come but here I am writing my final email of the mission. I'm going to skip the weekly recap and just talk about 7 things I've learned on my mission that have changed my life.   I am a child of God  this is something that I've always said but never truly felt until I came on my mission. I know that God has created me, I am His daughter, and He is doing everything He can to guide me back home. This is true for each and every person who has ever lived on the earth!   The Atonement of Jesus Christ is real! I can never truly express how deeply I feel about the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. His atonement was the single most important thank to ever happen on the earth and we would all be lost if not for Him. He is the creator, the messiah, our advocate, our brother, and our friend. I will never forget the experiences I've been privileged to be a part of when I've had to sit in my personal Gethsemane with the savi...
Read more

March 9-16

Image
  I'm running out of ideas for how to start these so have a picture of a dog playing the clarinet  Monday was our final district p-day and we went to the chapel to play some games when I learned speed Solitaire. It was good day no further comments at this time. Tuesday I don't remember much other than dinner with Peter Wilkins and it was so much fun! He told us some great stories about his mission in Montana and how he was able to utilize his English Accent for the work by posting flyers around the town about a sermon held by a visitor from England and the whole town came! I don't think I could get away with it, with my barely surviving southern accent over here    Wednesday we went to visit our friend Alan! It was so great and he's trying so hard to change his life which is so amazing to see. We were able to teach him more about God's love for him and it's a little hard for him to accept right now because of different experiences in his life but he's excite...
Read more