7 MONTHS DOWN

Hello everyone! I hit 7 months this week as a missionary! Its crazy time flies and goes so slow haha! It was a slow and hard week in our area! My comp got sick which meant lots of phone work!  Nobody was answering and it was frustrating!



 This week was also a hard one my bestie gram passed away and it was extra hard to be away from my family! 



I love gram because she is the biggest supporter! I remember her sitting in the bleachers quietly watching a basketball game my senioryar,  taking stats of course. Well I was obviously not playing good and couldnt make a shot. After the game I got some thoughts from my grandpa and dad... maybe not the nicest ones and then i went up to gram who had a smile on her face! I was so ready to get a good job but instead she showed me my stats on the paper circled 0/8 she then told me if you are a peterson then you shoot the ball until you make it. She really was a BADDIE! 



She loved her family she loved the temple and she loved her Heavenly Father! When I went through the temple she got to come with me! I sat by her and talked for awhile... she was SO LOUD haha! Everybody was staring at us! But it is a memory I will cherish!  She told me of ALL the years she worked in  the temple and how it was her favorite place! But I am grateful I got the chance to be in her favorite place with her. 



This week I was frustrated and wondering WHY! Why was I wasting so much time calling people when they wouldnt answer me. Why did my comp have to get sick. WHY WHY WHY! 



A song came on that me and my bestie gal kait listened to alot before our mission and I was like oh my WHY??? 



Then as I listened to the words I realized why! It says: "and you wonder if you can do it,but you already know, its not about you, its about those who are blessed by what you do, its not about you." 



In that moment I looked at my comp who also was frusterated with our success and said hey its not about us. That moment i realized that I could turn my focus to blessing those around me. 



This isnt my work its the lord! It really has nothing to do with me! And when I finally accepted that it was a good week finding ways to bless others! 



So this week when it gets rough remember to look out side of yourself and find joy in blessing others! There are so many that need a smile or a hello! FIND THEM! BLESS THEM! LOVE THEM!



Love Like Jesus 



Love, hermana peterson








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