Me Crying, JK, I Haven't Cried...Yet: Week48

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But I want to. You got to laugh to keep from crying am I right? So here's the news... My beautiful time in Daytona has come to an end. And get this... my new companions name is Sister Sorensen!
Sister Schomaker and I had too much fun with photo booth Sunday night is all.

Well here's the real news. Sister Schomaker is staying here, and I am going to LAKE NONA (yes I have no idea what that is) pretty much I just know that I'm near President. Anywho, I've been asked to be a STL there. (Sister Training Leader) basically it just means I get to have the opportunity to help out and train Sisters in my zone, go on exchanges with them and attend leadership meetings. 
I'm awfully sad to be leaving Daytona, it's written in my heart. I definitely feel I have left this area better than I found it. It's pretty hard saying goodbye to everyone.
The Ward has been so kind and loving to me, Bishop called me out in sacrament meeting that I was leaving and asked me to come up and share my testimony and then the rest of the speakers were so kind to give me a little shout out. This Ward is so so special to me, and so are the other people of Daytona Beach.
It's been particularly hard to say goodbye to my investigators. They didn't expect me to leave. And because they are all people I've found knocking doors I'm the first missionary to leave them so it's a whole learning curve.
Jess is preparing for baptism next month, so I will come back to be here for that. She has all the lessons done and I was so privileged to be able to be a part of her story.
Saying goodbye
This week was fantastic. Although I can't recall (missionary Brain) all of the activities... I know that I felt spiritually edified every day. There was some disappointments, and there were some success. But I felt more and more of a love and a urgency to help these people. It's amazing the kind of experiences I've seen when we go to an investigators house and tell them about another investigator and they start praying for them.. things like that.
We watched women's conference with some people we're teaching, Jess, Leslie and Brenda.
Jess said, "Girl you are a snowflake"
The church didn't broadcast it so we just plugged my iPad into a tv and sat on the couch in the lobby. I loved every minute of it.
There was one thing that stuck out to me in particular "Women who repent have changed the course of history". How beautiful of a thought that is, I know I'm imperfect. And I know I have my flaws, but more and more every day I realize where my true strength lies. I am nothing without him. My Savior is not just a blessing; he's everything. Start to finish. Not just "a" difference, but all the difference. Through his mercy, he stood in MY place. He suffered my sins and my pain. The very least of what I can do is try to stand in his place and share his gospel and feel his love for others. This isn't a sacrifice of all. I believe that there is always room to love a little more, speak a little softer, show a little less judgment, be a little more concerned with others. There is so much room in this world to love other people and yet we feel it with emptiness. Whether that "empty" is pride or fear or ignorance. I don't know. But I see that clearly in his service. There's a lot of good people in this world. And there's a lot more room to love them.
Let your light so shine.
(P.s. Shout out to my wonderful amazing district that I'm super sad to leave because they made my birthday so special)

                               




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