Has it really been another week already? It´s almost June! I´ll be hitting
a year here before we know it!
This week was great :) We got a new Sister that is just starting her
mission! Her name is Sister Sousa and she is from Fortaleza. My district is all
from the Northeastern part of Brazil..... and then there´s me. It´s fun and I´m
really getting the hang of Portuguese. My companion turned to me after I said a
prayer last night and said, "Wow! When did you start speaking Portuguese so
well? Who´s teaching you?" Life is good.
I´ve had a lot of thoughts go through my head this week. I was reminded of
one of the emails Elder Valentine sent out a while ago about his mission; the
mission really points out your weaknesses. This is so true and I´ve felt that a
lot more this week. But I also know that the mission is the best place for me
right now to perfect these weaknesses. I have so much more to learn on my
mission and I´m determined to learn it all. The mission is so short and is
passing by quickly, but the experiences I´m having here will help me for the
rest of my life. Hard things really are necessary for us to grow, and WORK. The
things that mean the most take effort. The work that we choose to do today will
have long-lasting consequences. Maybe looking back, we can already see things we
neglected in the past that if continued, would have made a big difference in our
lives today. I found this article a month ago that I love. Here´s the
link:
It´s directed towards the youth. It talks about gifts we can give to our
future children that will mean more than things bought in a store, but they are
things we need to start working on today. I know that the decisions we make each
day to get up and better ourselves will not only be good for us, but will
influence the lives of many, many others as well.
Sister Maryann Shipp
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