Hermana Thorne aqui, espero que todo esta bien con todos porque les amo mucho! Wow, this last week was a bit of a weird one. I had some things happen that were quite out of the norm...first of all my Grandpa Owen passed away last Monday. He passed away not too long after I found out that through my email last Monday that he was not doing well. I had asked my mission president if I could call my grandpa to say goodbye and he did not return my call until late that night so I called my mother the next morning to ask her if she could give my grandma and grandpa's phone number so that I could call and tell him that I love him and goodbye. Well she told me that he had already passed the day before and she let me know that he died very peacefully. I struggled a bit for the rest of the day but I felt much better after talking to my mom. I also got to call my grandma and she was very teary but she is a tough old bird and is doing well. She has given me her word that she will be there when I return home. The first thing that my grandmother said when I got on the phone with her was that she was so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that she was so comforted because she knows that she will see him again. My eyes filled with tears when I heard my wonderful grandma, who has lived a righteous life and passed on a legacy of faith to me, bearing this heartfelt testimony. I immediately thought of how what I am doing right now is giving people the chance to know with a surety as my grandma knows that they can see their loved ones again. I am so thankful for both sets of my grandparents who raised my parents in the gospel and for my parents who, although not perfect, taught their children to go to church. I know that the reason that when I am having a really hard time and go straight to the side of my bed and kneel to converse with my Father in Heaven, it is because I have a mother who showed me by example that this is the way that we rely on the Lord and trust that He can help us through anything. Man, I am just so thankful for the gospel and the chance I have to be here.
So we also moved this week. We found(thanks to the elders) an apartment in the middle of our area. It is an awesome location and we are really happy to live there because the walk to the bus stop is only five minutes!(before it was 35, uphill both ways;D) It is a bit nerve racking to live in the middle of Kansas City in our own apartment but the Lord is watching out for us and we always rely on the Spirit, or try to. Oh. And. We have cockroaches! I have never in my life lived in a place with cockroaches! The manager is having the place fumigated on the 16th so all will be well after that. Right now we are just using this Rid spray that we got. It was REALLY hard for my companion to cope with at first, but she was very comforted when I reminded her that it will help us save on grocery money because we can just eat the dead carcasses of the cockroaches and that should keep us pretty full. ha ha! I just keep telling her when we find new things that neither one of us are used to that it is an adventure. She says that she is tired of adventures. Then I welcome her yet again to la vida de una misionera. The elders also live pretty close to us now so that helps us feel not so alone in the big city.
We had something awesome happen yesterday! A family of SEVEN came to church! They said that they would and we were REALLY praying for them to and sacrament started but they still had not shown up. I had had a feeling that they were for sure coming so I was so confused, but then during the opening hymn I looked over and there they were! I think I may have peed my pants I was so happy! All of the kids loved primary and this week we are praying to set them with a baptismal date. Please keep Lawanda's family in your prayers! We love them so much!
Transfers are on Thursday and we find out tomorrow night what will be happening. Man. I feel a bit nervous because I think that I am getting a new companion...honestly there really is no use in me worrying because there is nothing that I can do about it anyway, it's just crazy to live your life not knowing what is going to happen to you because you really don't have any choice in the matter. Oh well. I will love her, I just will really miss Hna Sant.
This week I learned more fully how to let go. When I let go and trust that the Lord is in control I am a better missionary, friend, companion, daughter, sister...a better person. I am realizing that a lot of times I only feel comfortable if I am in control, this is something that I don't want to feel anymore. I am learning to go with the flow and relax. Things happen, and you pray and then adjust all of your plans accordingly and in the end everything ALWAYS works and we are stronger despues. This week when you start to worry, pray instead. You will realize just how much time you have spent worrying when you could have been growing closer to your Creator.
Les amo mucho!
con amor,
Hermana Thorne
Ps. Picture descriptions:
-I got to eat Indian food!!!!! I WAS SOO HAPPY!!!! It is the first time I have gotten to eat it on my mission!
-There is a pic of us moving
-We made cupcakes with a member that I LOVE named Jennifer
-The cute twin girl and Miranda and Marisa and their sister Sandra
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