Inspiring week

October 10, 2016

Alright so big email for the week! We had a pretty awesome week. We had missionary trainings wednesday through friday and then saturday and sunday was conference so lots of inspiring messages this week!  

One thing I noticed that was kinda interesting for me is we have really been working on taking EVERY opportunity possible to share the gospel, like we always talk about talking to everyone and for the majority of my mission that has meant when you are street contacting always try to be stopping people but now I'm realizing it is literally talk to everyone like when you are in line at the grocery store or waiting for a cross walk light or stuff like that. And it's funny because I never have considered myself a shy contactor but in situations like that I feel so awkward! So even after 2 years of this I still have a comfort zone! I guess there is always improvement. Just when you think you have something down you try doing something new and it totally changes it! 

 

  Something super cool for me this week is just lately I have really been thinking about how important home teaching is. Like if you don't understand why we do home teaching come see the church in Albania. It would just help with so much and I really feel I have gained a testimony of the importance of that and then Elder Holland gave that awesome talk about it during the priesthood session and so it was just cool to have that added on to the feelings I have been having lately. Like what a genius way to help the church, having all the members just looking after each other! It's so great!

  Conference in general was awesome! I really liked how two of the major themes I saw were repentance and having joy during hard times. There were some great talks, I loved Elder Ballards talk about where else would we go. I read a talk kinda like that a while ago just things to think about before leaving the church and it's just so true. Like where else can you possibly go for such awesome things! If anything just hang in there for that and eventually your testimony will come back!

  Also super cool news of the week - B. is officially coming to BYU!!!! He'll be getting to America in December! It'll be so sweet! 

As for me I'm doing awesome life continues to be great, especially because it's getting colder! 

Love you all!