5 Months Down!

5 months as a missionary! It has been the longest shortest fastest slowest 5 months of my life. Mission time is so wild I dont understand it haha! 



This week was pretty much the same as any other week haha! Nothing too crazy going on. We had to translate in our ward confernece on Sunday and that was SCARY! Good thing for the gift of tongues:)



Heres a lil thought for yall. As a missionary if I am not going 100% of the time I get in the mindset that its a waste and I could be home sitting around.  This transfer my comp doesnt have the go go go vibe so i have had to SLOW DOWN. Its been really hard for me. Ive had lots of moments where I have been like God if you want me to work hard and be a missionary why not give me someone who will be out of the house with me and who will grind all day. 



One day this week as I sat and waited hoping to eventually get out the door I was thinking and it finally clicked for me. I was trying so hard to be a missionary or a light to those I didnt know. But was I doing all i could to help love and serve my companion? So i made it my goal to do ALL I could for her! Whether its the dishes, clean up something for her, sit and wait patiently as she gets ready to go, or even just sit and talk to her. 



We dont have to do missionary work in some crazy way. We can do it in the smallest simplest ways. It can start in our homes and with our friends. God puts people in our path for a reason. Don't pass by on the opportunity to serve and love those he has blessed you with. God is so good and this week I learned how powerful his purpose is! But hey I learned alot about robotics this week see if you can learn something new this week that you would NEVER choose to learn. Its kinda fun:) 



I miss and love you all! Send me pics from this week! I love to hear all your adventures. 



Love Like Jesus



Love, hermana peterson





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