Feliz Quatro de Julio!
Man, America is great, right? We went allll out for the 4th of July. Since some missionaries were dumb in the past we couldn't do anything.. We couldn't even do anything with other sisters.. So we had to go home at 6 so we watched 17 Miracles and Ephraim's Rescue. Party hard right? Haha but we dressed for the occasion in our patriotic outfits :)
Wow okay. So we met our new mission president, President Mullen....... He's good. He is a lot different than President Smart and I'm trying not to compare him to President Smart but it's kinda hard! He'll have to grow on me for sure. But we just met him as zones, not as a whole mission. The only time we get together as a whole mission is at Christmas time. So he did a mission tour sorta thing and we had a little meeting with him. Interesting :) Haha I guess I'll have more to say about him in the future!
Something I thought a lot about this week was the song God Speed the Right. We sang that song multiple times this week and I have found that I love the words!
Now to Heaven our prayer ascending, God speed the right;
In a noble cause contending, God speed the right.
Be our zeal in Heav'n recorded, With success on earth rewarded
God speed the right. God speed the right.
Be that prayer again repeated, God speed the right;
Ne'er despairing though defeated, God speed the right.
Like the great and good in story, If we fail we fail with glory.
God speed the right. God speed the right.
Patient, firm and persevering, God speed the right;
No event nor danger fearing, God speed the right.
Pains, nor toils, not trials heeding, And in heav'ns good time succeeding,
God speed the right. God speed the right.
Aren't those great? I just found them super personable right now. Never despairing though defeated: People reject us on the daily but this is the best time of my life! I am by far the happiest that I have ever been, but I don't have any reason to be other than we are being obedient (yes I must have changed if I am being obedient right?) and diligent and making the best of every situation. We had a lesson this week and the boy that said the prayer said "help us to find new ways to improve our righteousness." I thought that was so great! First of all who says that? Haha and second, how brilliant! We have to always be finding ways to do better and to improve ourselves! Sister Allen and I are trying to be 100% obedient. It's really hard but it is so worth it! I have been able to tell a difference already. I am so much happier, even though we don't have a lot going on right now. One member told us at dinner that he thinks the dam is about to break and we will have floods of investigators :) I hope that's true!
Life is good. Life is REAL good. I am truly livin' the dream out here. I have 5 months left which is way too short, but they will be the best 5 months of my life, tell you what :)
Love you all! Have a great week and GOD SPEED!
Sister Anderson :)
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