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Hey hey hey everybody! 

So this week...where to begin... It was more a busier week but also very exciting. Our investigator Mary and her 4 sons are getting baptized this Saturday which is really crazy. When we set the date it seemed like a long way away but now it's here and we're kind of freaking out about it. There's just so much to do. 

And then next Saturday we have another investigator getting baptized and then on the 23rd we have another one. Half of this transfer will be spent preparing for baptismal services - which can be a little overwhelming at times but in a good way. I'm grateful we're kept busy. 

Nothing super crazy happened this past week - just working. We haven't really gone anywhere the last few p-days because we've just been worn out by the time Monday comes and we just decide to take a little bit easy because we do so much during the week. 

Yesterday I gave my first talk in sacrament meeting - I was so nervous! But it went pretty well. People told me they liked it...maybe they were just being nice ;p It was about missionary work. It was kind of funny because the branch president called me on thursday asking me to give a talk this sunday and usually they give you about 2 weeks before you have to speak and I had 2 days - anyways...when he told me my topic i was a little panicked and though to myself - "Oh, no missionary work! What do I say?! I don't know anything about missionary work!"

And the light bulb went off and I took a deep breath and said, "Oh yeah, I am a missionary - so it won't be that hard - right?" It wasn't too bad. In fact it was really good for me because I ended up speaking about 3 things that I thought made a successful missionary. 

They were: 

1. Your example 

2. Humility 

3. Your personal Testimony 

It was one of those things that as you prepared to talk about it you and learned a lot. Really quickly - since I'm running out of time - I just talked about how you must live what you believe or it's worthless. Humility means setting aside your pride - not the kind of pride where you think you are better than another person - but the pride where you think you know better than God. 

I know, personally for me I can kind of be a brat when things don't happen the way I want them to. It takes a lot of patience and practice with humility to be able to sincerely say to God - "not my will but yours be done." Sometimes I want something to happen in a particular way and when it doesn't I get extremely frustrated - humility has been something I've been having to learn over and over again (which can also get annoying). 

Advice that another missionary gave me when I asked about having to learn the same lesson over and over again - she said, "sometimes God just wants you to learn it deeper."

The last one - personal testimony - in order to be able to be humble you have to have a testimony that God really does know what He's doing. That testimony only comes through diligent work on your part. This gospel and everything that God has done for us has been for our benefit, not His. It's our personal choice and responsibility to take part in those blessings or walk away from them. 

Sorry I'm  stopping but if you write me individually I can go more into it if you want. But I have to end here - my time is up. 

I love you all! Hope you have a good week. 

Do something that's fun. 

xox