THANKFUL

Olá, tudo bem?? There is my little Portuguese for the week if that doesn't show you how crazy my week was I don't know what will! Haha! This week there were some really big struggles with the sisters we live with so we have been working in the Spanish and Portuguese area! It's crazy because I can pretty much understand everything my speaking is not so good haha. This week was a grind we found so many people and got some really awesome friends on date! Mentally this week was a hard one. My companion doesn't speak any Spanish so it's only me that teaches. I felt like a chicken with my head cut off most of the week. So many friends missionaries and members that need our help but I was struggling to keep going myself. I felt like I was sprinting and not getting anywhere. It was frustrating. Many times during the week I wondered how in the world I can do this for 75 more days! Then to add to it I got asked to speak in sacrament haha. Don't worry I survived. 

Fun fact my comp loves McDonald's so we go literally every day and we started collecting the Mario Kart Happy Meal toys. We got golden Mario!! 

Also shout out to my boy Krew playing bball! So sad I cant be there but know he is killing it! Go Bees

This week I was driving down the road teaching one of our friends on the phone trying to figure out where the heck I was at the same time we had 3 members call us and my comp answered one so I had to have two conversations at once and the sisters we live with were in the back seat very upset. All I wanted in that moment was to scream pack my bags and take the next flight to Utah. I was tapping my head saying coach pull me out. I was repeating in my head God how could you do this to me! I am trying so hard! I have grown so much I have changed! I am doing and giving you everything I can how can you do this to me now! Don't you appreciate all I have given! All I have left behind! Help me out!!! Why would you do this to me! In that very moment I heard the voice of Elder Christofferson when he is telling the story of the currant bush he says "Look little currant bush, I am the gardener here and I know exactly what I want you to be" I was humbled. I knew in that moment God was aware of me. He knew exactly where I was all my heartaches my struggles frustrations and even desires. But he also knew exactly who he wants me to be and how he can help me become that! I was quick to repent and thank my heavenly father for being my personal gardener and for loving me enough to cut me down and work on and me so I can one day become exactly who he has intended me to be. 

Happy Thanksgiving Week! I cant express in words the gratitude I feel for each of you! For my savior! And especially for the chance I have to be a missionary! I am humbled and blessed. Wearing the name of Jesus Christ on my chest is something I want to do forever and that's exactly why I am grateful that for the last 16 months I have been able to work on writing his name on my heart where it can and will always be! He lives my friends! He loves you! He is so aware of you! Let him be the gardener! Thankful is the perfect way to describe how I feel about him! Happy Thanksgiving! 

Love Like Jesus

Love, Hermana Peterson





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