A Week That I Can Not Even Remember!

April 21st to April 27th 2104

 

I definitely cannot remember this week. I swear that my weeks just truly roll into one! My sense of time is out of it because we just do so many things as missionaries that it is hard to remember. We did have a freaky experience though. I was on an exchange with another companionship and anyway there were 4 sisters at my flat because there were a couple that were flying back home the next day as their missions had finished. And anyways they woke up to the house being egged on the outside and apparently there was vanity on our fence. The neighbour came over to see what was happening and then he was like oh after work I will come over and clean it for you and he came and cleaned the outside of our house for us with the water blaster. The ratbags also egged our car and when I found out I was like what the heck! I don't know what was happening, I mean fair enough we are in south Auckland but we seriously are in such a safe neighbourhood. I just didn't get it and because we work and live in quite a nice area, its a rich area, and so people are at times just don't listen to our message that we share. There are so many hard hearted people where we serve but that okay. People that don't want to know about the gopel are everywhere I guess. And so yeah as I was saying, we are in such a nice area that I couldn't understand why we would be egged. Maybe we have some haters haha I don't know. And apparently we thing somebody had been trying to get into our flat too but we are safe though. We have the elders always seeing how we are and making sure we are okay and we are. We don't even take too much notice. Nothing has happened lately and we aren't worried. I can take them on with my kung fu panda karate skills :D just kidding but yeah we are fine!

 

I love my mission and I don't understand why but I was so emotional yesterday on Sunday. I wanted to cry. it was Sunday, the song we sag was "I Believe in Christ" and I love that hymn so much and its mother day next sunday and the fact that I just really realised and recognised how blessed I am just really touched me yesterday. And the fact that I am in my second transfer of the mission just really freaks me out!!!! I cant believe how fast this experience is going for me. 6sundays then transfer. 6sundays and then transfer. It legit freaks me out that before I know it im going to be home. I really have been pushing myself into the work lately that I have finished reading the Book of Mormon once since being on the mission and I done it in 6weeks. It really is the most amazing book that I have already restarted reading the book of Mormon and going through it for the second time on the mission and the 3rd time ever in reading it. Actually there was a survey that was done somewhere and it was something like "what is the most beneficial book to read and has changed your life" something like that and number 1 was actually The BookO f Mormon. It really does change your life and you really don't know or understand until you have gone through putting it to the test. you will never regret ever reading the book of Mormon I can promise you that. I have and now Im serving my mission. Crazy huh. The teachings in it really does change your life.

 

Its my birthday tomorrow also! 21 and on the mission. It really is just going to be a normal day and that is okay :) I love it that way, just going to be doing every day normal day missionary work and my zone leaders are buying me lunch. Love them so much! Having a little party at the park today haha not too sure but I m very priveledged to be on my mission and to have my birthday out here. There are at times some things that I don't understand like why things happen and why there are certain rules especially out here on the mission you know but what I have come to understand is that we didn't come to earth to know absolutely everything. We came to learn and despite us not understanding all things, we must live by faith that the rules that are in place are there for a reason and we should live by them. The commandments that the Lord gives us are not there to restrict us but they are there because He loves us so much and that He wants the best for us. he is the creator of all things, He knows what is best for s and what isn't. Should we not listen to the counsel if it is for our own benefit? I love learning and especially learning and growing each and every day and for me to know that I have a heavenly Father that knows me better than I know myself and that loves me and I know that I am never alone means the world to me. At times we feel that nobody understands what we are going through or how we feel. But we must all remember that our Heavenly Father knows exactly what we are going through and we just need to humble ourselves and turn to the Lord for guidance as he is the one that can give us the advice that is needed. I just wish everybody else could know the things that I know. The only way that I know though is by putting everything to the test. To follow his commandments and see the blessings. And when I don't I see the consequences.

 

I turn 21 tomorrow! I get to serve the Lord also. Once in a lifetime opportunity this really is. I hope one day that people that mean the world to me can one day see what has made me happy is because of the gospel and that they too can be happy.  

 

All my love,

Sister McFlinn

 

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