Dearest fam,
Before I start I just want to thank you all for all of the AMAZING and uplifting emails that I get from ya´ll every week. You have no idea how much they help me. Isn´t it amazing how much other people that we have in our life help us? I am constantly thinking about how lucky I am to have such incredible people that have changed my life! I really have such a strong testimony that we cross paths with people in our life for a reason. I feel like everyone that I know in my life... People back at home... people here! Have all shaped my life in one way or another! I can´t imagine our life on this earth without people to support us. Heavenly Father just loves usso much that he gives us the people that we need.
This week has been rough. Not going to lie! It has been one of the hardest weeks yet of my mission and I have never felt so low and so inadequate! But I have also never prayed so hard. Missions are crazy. I feel like just as I am getting the hang of things, I am pulled down yet again even more than I ever thought was posible. But it will be a BLESSING. I just know that with all of my heart! I just have to say that I can´t wait until the Lord will lift me even higher! We are pulled down low so that the Lord can lift us higher! We are never and I repeat NEVER given things that Heavenly Father knows that we can´t do. The Lord trusts in us! We have to trust in Him.
So I work in an area called Torrejón. And let me tell you it has been the biggest wake up call. It is cold and it is FEO haha! People are different! The language itself is different! I DON´T know the area. We are starting from nothing. We basically are on the streets a lot of the time. That with visiting members and hunting down the less actives in between Is it so overwhelming.. Opening and training will do that to ya. I'm training a nice girl named Hermana Carroll. She is very sweet and it will be an adventure for both of us.
Last night I was feeling pretty discouraged with the turn out of the week. I had a hard time falling asleep. But as I was laying there.. I just finally had a sweet confirmation that I am where I need to be. That I have a Savior who loves me and wants the best for me! He knows how I can get there and will push me along the way! And something that I realized was that I have been dwelling a lot on the past. Thinking about my old life on Tenerife! And I just realized that I need tostop looking back! How are we supposed to know of the GREATER and better things that Heavenly Father has in store for us if we don´t live in the now! Can´t we trust in that? I think that one of the greatest lessons that one must learn in life is how to find joy and happiness through all that life throws at us. But the cool thing is that we have a Savior who loves us so much. Christ knows us perfectly. I just know that if we rely on him he will carry us through! There are BIG things waiting for us all. Christ made the atoning sacrifice so that we can look FORWARD.
I LOVED the video that Anna put in her email. I loved it so much. How important is it to learn from the past and
DON´T LOOK BACK. everyone watch this.
I have great faith that our futures can be better than our pasts! Through Christ we can do all. He loves us. Happiness is a choice! It is up to US.
I love you all so much! I am grateful for your examples and fore your testimonies. They truly help mine up!
Joe the braces are lookin great. Keep it up hahaha.
Con muchismo amor,
Hermana Nydegger
Ps.. I have pics. I just am dumb and have yet again forgotten my cord. Next week.
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