Hey family!
So this conference was so amazing and LIFE CHANGING! I am so excited that they have moved the age down for girls to go on missions. I know that there will be many more missionaries on the street with us! It will be weird because the first 19 year old girls will get here my last few transfers! But THIS MEANS CHELSEA UPSHAW NEEDS TO GET ON A MISSION! lol. Chels I know that it will bless your life. There was a saying that Elder Christofferson said in a devotional with us. He said that you will become more indebted to the lord throughout your mission for the miracles he has performed in you. I can testify that it is true. I finally understand how I can grow to be a true disciple of Christ.
My favorite talk was the talk of Elder Uchtdorf about the journey. I am so grateful for my life and for the journey that I have been on. Not going to lie…I have hurt myself and done things that probably weren't the most intelligent, but now I see how they have helped me to become the person I am today and the person I am learning to love. So Chels had a question about how she can prepare for her mission. I feel like there is so much that one can do, read the scriptures PMG, start reading out loud the Book of Mormon in the language of your mission. Living with Hermanas will bless each one that is getting ready to leave! But something that I have learned here in the mission that has been an ongoing process in my life is the importance of my personal conversion. Conversion is really hard to explain but I have learned it starts with hope and prayer. There is a saying that I love “where there is hope miracles blossom.” Only if we have hope that when we do our best the Lord will make up for the rest. To help us be like Him, we must have a real conversion. The second is prayer. Nephi talks about how he prayed to the Lord to soften his heart in the 3rd or 4th chapter. This surprised me so much because he gave his testimony in the first chapter that he knew these things were true. This taught me a testimony is not enough we need to give our whole heart to the Lord pleading (in hope) with Him for His mercy and the miracles will pass! I am so grateful for this opportunity to understand my Lord and become more like Him. I SUGGEST TO ALL GIRLS to get going on their papers and have an experience that will change you for a life time and all eternity if you allow it. Well love you all.
Hermana Pack
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