But with joy, wend your way

Hi!

Here is my one minute email. Isn't great that I'm so busy?

This was a good week, my companions and I are learning a lot together, and we could just really use prayers this week. It's Sr Bartlome's last week in the mission, so that's on the mind a bit.

We began serving a new family, the mother's name is Raouda and she was actually contacted by one of our amis...long story, but pretty great. We are helping them move, and its a happy thing to serve.

I hope you are having a wonderful pioneer day. This time last year I was getting ready to leave on a mission, and we were celebrating the day with our dear friends the Littlejohns. I love you littlejohn (adamson) family! we also saw the prophet. I remember he drove by in the parade in salt lake, and he saw a couple standing next to each other and he made them kiss...ha, I loved that. Every year on July 24 Utah celebrates the arrival of the first group of pioneers to the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.

You know what else I love? Changing through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I love how its really difficult, and how sometimes we have to use all of our power to just leave behind that one thing that seperates us from Him, and how free you feel when you do it. I love how we can be sancitfied by the Spirit.

Something we've been talking about as a mission is forgiveness. I invite you to do the same thing we are all doing as missionaries in the France Lyon mission, and to think of a person, or a moment, or a thing that hurt you, really bad, and I want you to think about it and then experience the miracle of forgiving....just choose to forgive, and you will be free again. This person could even be yourself.

Some good things to read would be President Uchtdorf's talk from General conference, and Matthew 22, and Preach My Gospel chapter 6. I want to be more like Jesus. I want to feel more like Him. I want to love more like Him. This week, I am praying for charity, and I am praying for you.
God bless your souls.


Soeur Sarah Waldron

PS>
I just feel to say something. I love how everyone always thanks me for being happy. I love how every time I sit down to write about the week I can only think about the wonderfully incredible experiences I have. Contrary to how it may seem, my mission is actually the hardest thing I have EVER done, and there are moments where I too feel like I really just am not going to make it. But I always do, every time (and this is why I thank you so profusely for your prayers!!! I need them really bad!) And I really have so much to be thankful for, and so much to improve. But thanks so much for all your kindness. okloveyoubye



Here is the link to the conf. talk and the chapter in Matthew. Preach My Gospel is a missionary manual that can also be found on lds.org.

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/04/the-merciful-obtain-mercy?lang=eng
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/22?lang=eng