Lieber Familie,
Thank you for the package! I was getting
low on Reliv and that came just in time. I'm glad you had a great time
camping! It sounds like you had a big group. Haha so you lit the
neighbors yard on fire?? I thought you learned from Pres Monson's talk
that fire is not the right way to get rid of weeds ;)
I really can't believe it has been 4 weeks. We should be getting our travel plans tomorrow. CRAZY!
Indepence
Day was really fun. We had a special Patriotic Devotional that night
and then watched 17 Miracles. Afterward we went outside to watch the
fireworks and eat ice cream. They let us stay up til 11:30.
Ha it was really difficult staying awake in class the next day. I'm
sorry it rained while you were camping, but the rain here was fantastic!
Also tell Cam I finally found/ looked for the cream soda tree. I may
have gotten a few odd looks smelling it.
This has been a very humbling week. I have been sick for the past
two weeks. Don't worry, I'm fine. It got bad at the beginning and seemed
to be going away but then it got bad again on Saturday.
I received a blessing and some medicine and I felt much better but it
still wasn't going away. I went to the doctor yesterday and they gave me
an antibiotic. So I'll be fine, it has just been a little
frustrating. The language hasn't been coming along as well as I would
like. I feel like everyone is finally floating and I'm still drowning in
the language. I've had some other struggles and have just been feeling
really down. I expect myself to be perfect and I'm frustrated when I'm
not.
Last night I was praying begging for help and comfort. The answer I
felt was: It's not meant to be easy, only possible. All these things
shall be for thy experiece. I realized that I have been trying to do
most of this on my own and it took a lot of humbling and bringing me
very low to realize that there is no way I can do this on my own.
Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all thy heart and lean not to
thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall
direct thy paths. I am grateful for a loving Father in Heaven who is
so very patient with me. "The Lord only has imperfect people to work
with. That must be terribly frustrating, but He deals with it. So should
we." -Elder Holland
On Sunday
Pres Peterson called me to serve as the Sister Training Leader for the
remainder of our stay at the MTC. I feel grossly underqualified and very
inadequate. But I believe the Lord qualifies those He calls, and I am
putting my trust in that because I have no idea what I am doing. I pray
for a greater capacity to love these sisters and receive guidance for
how I can best serve them.
I truly have been so blessed. I am learning so much from my
experiences here. Everyone I come in contact with has something to teach
me. And I know that Lord places specific people in our lives at just
the right time to teach us what we need. And when we act on the
promptings of the spirit we are tools in the Lord's hands to bless those
around us.
Thank you for the letters, packages, support and prayers! I love you all!
-Sister Turner
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