I
cant believe how fast its gone by... It was quite a shock to open my email this
morning to my travel plans. I guess I thought I was never going to leave... It
hadn't really sunk it yet. Honestly, I'm not sure its going to sink in until a
week of waking up back home.
Nothing new happened
this transfer- everything is going to stay the same. That's a blessing. I don't
have to worry about changes- I can keep focused on the work.
It was a good week
this week. Cant believe its August. School starting up soon. HA!
My thoughts today are
turned back to a quote I heard long before my mission, “Everything will be okay
in the end. If its not okay, its not the end.” I don't know who exactly needed
to hear that message today, but know that God is watching over you. He loves
you. And in God´s plan, there are only happy endings. Remember that in this
life, we are only living Act 2 of the play... and in Act 2, well, that's where
everything goes wrong, isn't it.. ha it helps me remember that this life isn't a
fairytale, its a test of patience and faith. But if we are obedient, we will
see that happy ending- the kind that never ends.
I am doing really
well... I know its hard to tell because I don’t write much, like I used to... I
think its a sign of aging, which scares me. Hahaha I think my memory is going
bad. Ha whats worse is that I cant say my journal is looking any better.
I forgot to mention
that we had interviews with President last week which went really, really well.
President said, “Sister, you should be so proud of the missionary that you are.
Even though you have 6 weeks left, you can safely say already that you have
completed your mission here, an incredible mission here and Heavenly Father is
really proud of you. You should know that your work here was not merely the salvation
of your investigators (those you taught) but you have also saved missionaries
here...” It was really difficult not to cry when he said that. I don't really
think I agree with him... but promised blessings from leaders always make me
want to try harder, give a little more, and stick it out a little longer.
I am amazed by the
simplicity of the gospel and the joy that comes through repentance and change.
If for nothing else, my mission has been incredible to me because it was here
that I learned to understand the sacrifice that our beloved savior made. And it
was here that I learned to love him more deeply- to the point of tears each
time I testify of His sacred name. In whatever lesson we´re in, if I look too
long at His picture or think too deeply about what He did, something deep in my
soul cries out, catching in my throat and bringing tears to my eyes. I know my
Savior lives.
All the things I
doubted as a teenager have become concepts I´ve come to love and recognize as
eternal truths. I LOVE the gospel. I LOVE my family. I LOVE my life and I LOVE
my savior. Really, God has been good to me and I love Him and am so grateful
for His patience with me because I am very weak and rebellious at times... But,
I am trying. And every desire of my being is to be who He wants me to be. I
recognize repentance as a very change in nature, in desire, in purpose, in
future.
Christ is everything.
God gives us everything, if we but ask, and even in the times we don't...
I love you all. Thank
you too, for your patience with me and my weaknesses. Thank you for the support
you have given to me thus far, and know that it is my every desire to make the
most of these last 6 weeks- to give it all, every last ounce of energy, drop of
sweat or blood...every last tear and every last step. I´m all in until its game
over and then the game begins again. Missions don't ever end... they just
``alter a bit``... We all have a mission, and what a glorious opportunity it is
to find the one specifically designed for each one of us.
I hope you have a
wonderful week. I love you all. God be with you till we meet again.
With all my
love,
SIster M. Seal
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