Sounds like you lived quite the party this weekend! I love hearing that the ward gets together and supports each other, that's seriously so cool. We have quite the creative ward! Plus a ton of people I don't know anymore 😂
I'd love to see a picture of how those wigs turned out! [I make them for The Magic Yarn Project, for little cancer fighters! MOM] Are you all finished? And what's the update or the next step with them? I think that's really cool how you did that.
Cool story with driving to MOA! Mostly just glad that you are safe and made it. I can't believe there were tornado touchdowns around you. Wow that's scary but I'm glad youre safe. That's really what God wants from us right, to make it back, learning experiences and scary expeiences and all. Cool analogy and I can very easily assume it was a great talk you gave on Sunday. You rock!
Speaking of weather, its gotten cold basically over night here! On Friday it was so hot we were sweating and later that night as we missed a bus and were out side only around 8 pm it was freezing!! Oh we came home and threw ourselves into warm clothes and thankfully the other sisters had made some yummy homemade (warm!) cauliflower soup. So today its 8 degrees celius which I would guess is maybe like 40 fahrenheit. But it's rainy and cold and feels like true Germany - its AWESOME! I broke and humbled myself and am currently wearing tights... my tights boycott didn't even last until October😂 oh well, I'll let go of my pride it's okay. It's definitely different walking when it's cold versus biking! Biking kept our muscles going well and gave us a little heat but walking is just not enough exercise to keep you warm! Last night we missed the bus by like 20 seconds and had to wait 20 minutes. So we went in the ubahn station and rode the escalators for awhile. Then I started running back up them for a little extra heat! It was really funny and, oh my goodness, my legs were so dead after. But I told you this to explain a video of it I'll send through Google Drive.
How are Caitlin's little babies doing? I bet they are so big!
Also I really love this pizza idea on the table. Easy and everyone is happy! I don't even remember what American pizza is like anymore... I've actually adapted to European pizza and like it haha.
Ok that's legit with the horse heads an hay bales and lassos at the Ward party?!?! What an awesome ward.
Sorry I'm all over the place, the elders are using the computer so I have to type this on the phone and it isn't as easy.
I loved your spiritual thought at the end of your email about one more day. I love that talk! It specifically touched me about forgiveness when I read that quote. Hard experiences in my life have really taught me to forgive. I don't remember if I shared this already or not but a lady last week in Relief Society said we need to stop and think about who we would be nervous to be in heaven with. Who we would be angry with or wouldn't want to be with. Then we need to forgive because earthly things like fights or pride or hard feelings can and will sadly carry into heaven. (okay I got a keyboard, now its real go time!) So I've been working on making sure I'm right with everyone and that I don't hold hard feelings. It's very liberating! Repentance and the Savior's gift of the Atonement are incredible. We preach repentance as missionaries, but that includes preaching forgiveness.
How have you implemented that into your life Mom? How has the Atonement of Jesus Christ blessed your life?
BTW, it is VERY important for me to not lose my faith, so I am well aware of that. Sister Barker and I were talking about it and she shared a quote from an apostle that said to avoid inactivity you need to first recognize that it can happen to you. So I've tried to be honest with what I believe and what I don't know and to really create a plan for long term progress. It started with the line a day journal. Then I learned how to better study and created a long term study plan that I can handle as a college student. I do NOT want to lose what I have learned, and I earnestly pray the Lord will not let me. Yes, my faith isn't perfect, but it is not weak and I will not let it break. God has had too much of an influence on my life for me to deny him now. No way. And Jesus Christ, I do not want to look him in the eyes on the day of judgement and have to tell him why I abandoned him. I know he will not leave me, and I will give everything I have to not leave him.
To answer some of your questions, I actually forgot to email Maddie last week so I just emailed her. I hope the looking process won't be too stressful but I think she will be able to help me. If she doesn't answer this week then I'll look somewhere else. Have you looked on Facebook at the BYUhousing page? There is a buy and sell thing I remember, maybe that is helpful.
I love all of my companions and I feel like we have all been able to get along really well! Of course there are moments but we talk them out and I've very, very, very seldom felt angry with them. It's a really foreign feeling to me now and I don't like it. I looooooooove my sisters :)
This is random but then again so are all of my emails. But anyway, I find it interesting that all of my companions, every single one (even my trainer and we were barely comps) has told me that I taught them how to openly communicate better. It's so surprising how not open some families are about expressing themselves, and how it's completely the opposite for us. Maybe a little TOO open sometimes but I have to say I really love that! I feel like we have a relationship of trust and it's okay to make mistakes and we can help each other. That definitely came over time, especially between you and I but I CHERISH that!!! It's helped me with all of my companions. I have mellowed out a bit and they don't have to tell me every single thing on their mind haha, but I definitely feel like we've had good open relationships.
I missed you quite a bit this week. I dont know what it was, but little memories together kept coming back to me. Love you Mom :)
But don't worry, I'm really happy and doing good here. I love it, don't worry about me even a teeny bit!
Just curious, have you ever talked to Grandpa Dennis about listening to the missionaries and just learning more about what we believe? Or asking him questions about his purpose on earth and what brings him joy? I was thinking about him a bit this week.
I hope you just have a huge smile on your face and know that I love you Mom! I love you a million times sharing my testimony on the street with strangers! Sometimes it makes me smile so big my face hurts!
Have a wonderful happy week!
Sister Ingalls Jr.
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