So this week my little Filipino trainer finished her mission and I GOT A NEW COMPANION! Her name is Emily Grace Caldwell and she is from Arkansas!
She has been on her mission 10 months and she is my 2nd half trainer. She is awesome and I am so glad that she is my companion! We are already having a lot of success as a companionship and we are becoming great friends, which I think helps a LOT.
This morning we went on a hike and I saw a rattlesnake! Apparently it was too cold and he was trying to keep warm (80 degrees) and so he didn't move when we walked by him. It was so crazy! But it was fun to go on a hike because it was our entire zone and part of the Florence zone. We are pretty far south in the mission, but Florence is even farther south than us. I am loving getting to know all the other missionaries :D
I am loving being here. Every day seems so long (except prep-day) but the weeks are just flying by. I found a cool quote from an apostle of the church and it kind of describes how I feel at this point in my mission.
"I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense and my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tainted visions, worldly talking, cheap living and dwarf goals. I no longer need pre-eminence, position, promotions, plaudits or popularity. I don't have to be first, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on his presence, am uplifted by prayer and labor with power. My face is set, my gait is fast and my goal is heaven. My road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions are few, my guide is reliable and my mission is clear. I can not be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, divided or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up or let up until I have stayed up, stored up and paid up for the cause of Christ. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know and work till He stops me. And when He returns for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me. MY BANNER WILL BE CLEAR."
-Henry B. Eyering
I know that was long, but it's so powerful and I love it. I want to quote it every day so that I remember what I am here to do.
Anyway, I hope all is well with everyone! Have a marvelous week filled with miracles!
Sister Linnea Holbrook
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