i think its safe to say that some days are more celestial than others. Today was top notch. We went to the temple as the north half of the mission (QUICK JAB AT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE CLOSE TO A TEMPLE THAT THEY CAN GO TO ALL THE TIME, GO FOR THE PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO CAN'T I MISS THAT PLACE) and then tonight is ESMYS BAPTISM!!! So many covenants so little time. So I dont have much time to write, but I just wanna say how much I love this gospel. I was talking to my mission president in interviews and he's like hermana reed you got 5 months left what're you going to do and I just was reflecting on how my worst day on the mission is seriously filled with so much more joy than my best days were before. It's a joy I have never experienced. It's a joy that only comes because I'm in full fledged service to my Father in heaven and my Savior Jesus Christ and I feel like I'm playing on their state basketball team and its just so much greater than anything I've ever known. I can't even describe it! This week was mostly preparing Esmy for her baptism, getting her interview squared away and getting her clothing and seeing her get more and more excited. It's so cool seeing that yeah she doesn't know everything but she knows this is right. We had our final lesson before baptism yesterday and we just said Esmy how're you feeling and she takes a deep breath and says "nueva vida". I know that baptism really is a new life. We can change everything. We can be new people. that's what the gospel does that's what Jesus Christ does! He makes us new people. and I am so so so grateful He made me a new person. Last quick highlight of the week: sister training leader perks means I got to be companions with hermana short for a day and it was so cool how we just fit back into that mold of companions and we could teach together fluidly again. We had the best lesson with Wendy, the Guatemalan (not sure if i've written about her before) but we taught the plan of salvation so simply and so powerfully and you could just see Wendy understanding and processing that there's purpose to everything and there's joy in everything. it was awesome, and she came to church with her lil 3 month old baby and the rama went nuts over lil mia. There Jesus Christ goes again, changing peoples lives. Anyways, hermana short is also as amazing as ever and I am just such a #proudmom. This week will be equally as crazy, and maybe every day wont be as celestial as hoy but lets be real every day on the mision is a dia celestial. I LOVE THIS WORK AND I LOVE THE GOSPEL. Shoutout to the big guy upstairs for letting me serve him for a whole 13 months now. con amor, hermana reed ps next week pday is a tuesday because labor day! feel free to email me what labor day is because i still dont know! love you all! 1 found this gem of fabi: look at her baby leg fat and ask yourself why we dont accept this on adults anymore its a crime
2 this is hermana hoyos old mission planner, dad look familiar? 3 finally took hermana wilson to mcdonalds (shes obsessed) ive never seen her happier 4 weekly selfi with fabi 5 temple w/ hna jeronimo 6 this is dayna, my life role model and recent convert 7 las hermanas 8 my bff president rasmussen 9 WAFWM :)
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