Hello everyone!!
Kumusta po kayo sa lahat?:) Sobrang masaya ako dito, at sana, masaya din po kayo :) [ How is everyone? I'm so happy here and I hope that you're happy as well!]
I don't really have anything specific again, time is just flying! I was trying to think of what to say to ya'll today, and honestly, I don't really know:) Spiritually wise, I've been thinking a lot about being Christlike. In Preach my Gospel, there's an entire chapter on Christlike Attributes, and this week I've realized that these are not merely suggestions for a happier life. To be Christlike is a commandment. Period. He's asked us to be kind, patient, humble, forgiving, selfless...and even more. Sometimes this can be overwhelming (for everyone, not just missionaries I think), and we think that we need to be perfect right now or everything will just fall to pieces and the entire destiny of the world will change because we failed. But not so. We have an entire lifetime to become like Him, and He knows that. It'll come a little bit at a time, but we need to be doing our best eveyday- don't put off the day of your repentance! (Both for the things you did as well as the things you didn't do). Just do your best and do what you know you're supposed to. We all know what the Lord has asked us to do, the hard part is overcoming our selfishness and pride. But you can do it! I know you can! :)
Yesterday, we wanted 3 videos from Elder Bednar, and they pretty much sum up the feelings I've been having for the last couple months on the mission. They're beautiful and are the essence of what a life should be: full of light, faith, love and trust in the Lord. So watch them :)
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2012-01-012-patterns-of-light-spirit-of-revelation?lang=eng
As for something funny this week, we have two companionship in our apartment. The other night, during our planning, the other sisters just started screaming and yelling! It turns out there was a mouse in their room haha! So we spent the next hour and a half tearing their room apart, trying to get this mouse! It was so funny! Anyone who knows our family knows that we have some experience in the area of mouse/rodent catching, and so it all brought back fond memories as well:)
Love you all! Just be good, do good, hope for good! :)
Sister Allen:)
Kumusta po kayo sa lahat?:) Sobrang masaya ako dito, at sana, masaya din po kayo :) [ How is everyone? I'm so happy here and I hope that you're happy as well!]
I don't really have anything specific again, time is just flying! I was trying to think of what to say to ya'll today, and honestly, I don't really know:) Spiritually wise, I've been thinking a lot about being Christlike. In Preach my Gospel, there's an entire chapter on Christlike Attributes, and this week I've realized that these are not merely suggestions for a happier life. To be Christlike is a commandment. Period. He's asked us to be kind, patient, humble, forgiving, selfless...and even more. Sometimes this can be overwhelming (for everyone, not just missionaries I think), and we think that we need to be perfect right now or everything will just fall to pieces and the entire destiny of the world will change because we failed. But not so. We have an entire lifetime to become like Him, and He knows that. It'll come a little bit at a time, but we need to be doing our best eveyday- don't put off the day of your repentance! (Both for the things you did as well as the things you didn't do). Just do your best and do what you know you're supposed to. We all know what the Lord has asked us to do, the hard part is overcoming our selfishness and pride. But you can do it! I know you can! :)
Yesterday, we wanted 3 videos from Elder Bednar, and they pretty much sum up the feelings I've been having for the last couple months on the mission. They're beautiful and are the essence of what a life should be: full of light, faith, love and trust in the Lord. So watch them :)
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2012-01-012-patterns-of-light-spirit-of-revelation?lang=eng
As for something funny this week, we have two companionship in our apartment. The other night, during our planning, the other sisters just started screaming and yelling! It turns out there was a mouse in their room haha! So we spent the next hour and a half tearing their room apart, trying to get this mouse! It was so funny! Anyone who knows our family knows that we have some experience in the area of mouse/rodent catching, and so it all brought back fond memories as well:)
Love you all! Just be good, do good, hope for good! :)
Sister Allen:)