Stuff is good! Not anything super special to report other than I did a lot of exploring this week and had a lot of fun and we have a lot of amazing people getting ready for baptism!
This last week my comp and I got really sad cuz I officially hit my 1/2 mark and she hit her year mark recently...so we made this list and it made us feel better. Thought I would share it with you all:
Things I love about being a missionary
~Learning to put others before yourself--but actually...
~YOU CAN DO THE IMPOSSIBLE!
~The satisfying feeling at the end of every day
~Victory bike rides home
~Developing a skill (especially Chinese) every single day
~Eating whatever I want for meals
~No money stress whatsoever
~A full hour every single day to study the gospel
~Having a cirlce of friends no matter what (District)
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| Hanging out with my District |
~No cell phones. You have to be where your feet are
~That tremendous leap in your heart when someone says "Yuan yi!" (I'm willing to keep that commitment!)
~Looking out over people at sacrament meeting and seeing how I could help them
~The expanded perspective I have of people's infinite potential and worth
~Having something to do everyday
~Being with people long enough and knowing them well enough to see them change
~Looking out at the view from my 10 story apartment
~Having people come to me for help
~Feeling useful (translating,connections with people, giving others comfort)
~No concern about impressing anyone ever
~No occasion to compare
~Getting away with outfit repeating
~Living an incredibly simple lifestyle--eat, teach, sleep, repeat
~That familiar stab of longing for home--It's good--deepens my love for friends and family
~Making the best of friends in a far away place
~Finding the tiniest windiest roads and the most clever shortcuts
~Understanding the Atonement better
~The peace the underlies my everyday life
~Daily feeling of accomplish/progression
~Being a part of a cause--the greatest and noblest cause of them all
~Being interconnected at church
~Biking around--stopping at fruit markets and buying the most random fruit
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| We found this store that sells owls and bracelets! |
~Getting up early in the morning--we get to see the sunrise
~Having something to look forward to every week--P DAY
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| Taroko Gorge! One of the Worlds most famous parks! |
~The magic of a letter from far away
~Every day an adventure
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| Wild Monkey! |
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| We found Paradise! |
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| Ready...Set...Go! |
~Looking at all the beautiful flowers and ponds outside of people's houses
~How involved we get into the culture since we're in the homes and talking to them about deep things every day
~When an investigator understands a principle you teach
~Saying first prayers EVER with people
~When they feel the Spirit
~Seeing miracles literally every single day
~Seeing how following commandments actually brings blessings (in my own life and the lives of others)
The list is to be continued!
I love you all!
Sister Tracy
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