March 27th
Hey friends, family, everyone back at home!
Well, it has been a long while since I wrote anything for my Blog...sorry about that...I'm more sorry to my journal though :( I'll regret that someday I'm certain. Things in San Diego are great! I'm really going to miss the breezes here...so nice. Transfers were about a week ago and I'm staying here in Scripps Ranch with Sister Ah Chookoon. We're having a good time and working hard. We still haven't had any baptisms since Christmas but things are progressing probably in ways that I can't see. I know I'm progressing...that's definitely true. I've deepened my understanding of the Atonement, prayer, balancing priorities, enjoying the journey, seeing miracles, loving people, absorbing any and everything, living in the moment, and so much more. ;) I'm so grateful for the things I'm learning and it is an amazing thing to feel the spirit work through you to help someone else...even if that help doesn't readily lead them to change much in their lives. I'm so grateful for the the people here in this area. They are full of love and we are really trying to leave this area better than we found it. Good things are coming.
I cannot wait for General Conference, I love it so much! Last October I prayed about what questions I should ask so that I could get revelation from the Lord's Apostles, Prophet, and leaders. I wrote those questions down on a notepad and then the first speaker, Elder Scott, gets up and before he sat down I had answers to all four of my questions! It was incredible and of course the other talks gave me answers too but it was really amazing. I know that if anyone wants an answer from the spirit and is ready to act on it, they too can get answers from Heavenly Father. Obviously, we can always pray but this is an opportunity to get especially inspired guidance in our lives. I hope you will all take the challenge to think of a question and then listen diligently to the words of our leaders this weekend. :) And for you non-members that feel like they aren't speaking to you...I promise you that if you give it a chance you'll get guidance too...at the very least you'll be inspired. So please take the challenge to prepare a question and listen! It's available on lds.org and on byu tv this Saturday and Sunday.
Well, like I said, things are great. I'm really not sure what to update you on. Tomorrow we have a meeting with our mission president and he is going to train us on how to be better teachers and how to better help the people we are serving. I'm so excited. Heavenly Father takes training opportunities really seriously...the spirit is always really strong and I always leave feeling enabled and inspired. Our mission president's wife is coming out with me and my companion for 3 hours tomorrow...nerve-racking? A little bit but I know it will be an incredible learning experience and she is so wonderful I'm excited for the miracles that will come!
This week I have a deepened appreciation for our leaders. We are so lucky to have inspired men and women leading us and helping us through this time on Earth. It is an amazing thing to have the Priesthood on the Earth.
So family...did you accept the challenge to find that byu devotional from July 2011??? It's not too late to repent! haha! But seriously. "His Grace is Sufficient" by Brad Wilcox. Read it!
I love you all! Take care and keep praying for me and my companion Sister Ah Chookoon! :) (Ahchoo like a sneeze) and (koon like a raccoon.) Don't be intimidated by her name. lol! Please pray for us by name! That would be awesome!
Love you a lot!
Sister Hudson
