Hey All,
I'll start with the awesome things. We live with awesome people.
They traded out the old washer and dryer that we had upstairs in our
apartment/part of the house for a newer one. That was pretty cool. The
other ones were way old, and the dryer was super
noisy. When we got our newer ones, we found out the washer is super
noisy. So we traded out a loud dryer for a loud washer. Doesn't bother
me, it's just funny. Also, there are waay too many raccoons around
this place. Every time they come up in conversation,
I don't fail to mention my severe dislike of them. They are super
creepy, nobody can deny that. We see quite a few dead animals on the
side of the road. I'm sure you really wanted to know that.haha. Also,
turtles come out this time of year and start crossing
the roads and highways. Not safe. Sister Burnett was taking us to
Glenwood church the other week, and pulled over on the highway so that
she could pick up a turtle turned upside down and put him back where he
was safe. She is such a sweet woman. I will never
love animals as much as she does.
Yesterday was an interesting day. My mission president drove from
at least an hour away to come and personally tell me the news about
grandpa. I very much appreciated this, and gained a lot of comfort and
counsel from my conversation with him. He let
me call Dad too, so I definitely scored yesterday. I cried a lot, but
then when we had an appointment last night, I was able to pull it
together very convincingly, if I do say so myself. I'm doing pretty
good- and I know it's because of your prayers in my
behalf. Also the priesthood blessing I received. I feel like y'all
are really taking care of me, so thank you.
Church yesterday was bomb! We got Tiffany and her
daughter Cheyenna to come-for their first time! Our lessons with her
have been going extremely well, and she had told us that she was
searching for an "energy for God" that she couldnt' find at any of
the other churches she went to. It was testimony meeting yesterday,
and all the testimonies were direct. I was praying for that. They all
testified of the Savior and His reality. Something I thought about a
lot yesterday was the Savior. President told
me that the more I increase my gratitude for who the Savior is and
what He did for me, the more I will love Him and realize that I have
nothing without Him. And as I thought about it last night, I realized
that the very relationships I hold dear are upheld
because of the Savior. My family is the most important thing I have on
this earth- and the reason we are close in love is because of the
doctrine of Christ. That is the plan to success. Because we have built
our foundation on Him, we understand how to solve
problems. It is because of His atonement that we have hope for
ourselves, for without an atonement, all mankind would be lost. Without
Christ, there would be no purpose to life. That is why what President
Petersen testified to me yesterday was so important-that
there is a Christ. He is real, and He is the way to our peace
in this life and eternal life in the world to come. President
Petersen is such a good man, I wish you could meet him. Something I
know I can always hold on to is that the Book of Mormon
is true. It really is. I'm so grateful for it.
I am kind of weary about this being post all over the internet,
cause I kinda poured out my soul just barely. :) Anyway, my thoughts and
prayers are with you all, and with Grandpa. What an amazing example
and legacy he left us. I love you all.
love sister annalisa wilde
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