Dear Family
Thanks
so much for the emails, love and pictures. Sounds like you are having
fun on vacation. Thanks so much mom for the stories. :) It was so happy
reading about the cousins. I know you are giving them all my love. :)
Quick note that was cool... This week we took a little shortcut... not
like Elder Hamm's shortcuts. :) This was just a little path by this
little creek. But as we walked by it and crossed the bridge over the
creek I was totally reminded of Groveland Rapids. I paused for just a
sec to take it in and then wondered when you would be going there since I
knew it would be soon. It made me feel close to y'all. Then turns out
(of course, different b/c of the time difference.) I was at the creek
Thurs and you were at the rapids Thurs. haha. It's the little things in
life.
So
big news for this week is I am transferring. Well at least 99% sure of
that. As we greeted everyone at the door to church I just kept
thinking of how much I have learned from them (ward members), how much I
admire each of them and how I will miss them. :) But at the same time
it is time for a change and the best part is-- Heavenly Father is in
control-- just like always. So, Next week I will email you from
somewhere different with lots of great newness. Good things just keep
coming!
So
I got an article from mom this week in the mail about missions and how
good they are for the missionary that serves. Well-- It's true that my
purpose here is to further Heavenly Father's redemptive work and help
His children come unto Him.... but Heavenly Father is sooo good at
hitting two or three birds with one stone. :) I have learned so much on
my mission about myself and others and the gospel. I'm so grateful for
this opportunity to learn and to grow. I know that as we all focus on
the eternal perspective life can look SO different than we normally see
it. It is so easy to focus on the little things of here and now and to
get distracted from our eternal destiny and purpose here on earth. But
if we take a moment to see the bigger picture every moment becomes an
opportunity to do something good, to choose to be better, to look
outside of ourselves. I know that we all will one day return to
Heavenly Father to be judged and I want to live for that moment so I can
honestly say I did my best. Of course that day will only be happy
through the atonement of Jesus Christ but after the bad is taken away
through Him I want there to be some good left instead of a blank spot
where my life should've been. :P
Love
Sister Hamm
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