Hi Family!
It has been a good week for
me. I have learned a lot! I love being a missionary because you learn
so much about so many things, especially yourself, it's so good.
Kayla wrote me this week saying that she is laughing
and smiling all the time and I loved it! I know that Heavenly Father
wants us to be happy! A conference talk that I read this week said
something like Happiness isn't just the destination, it is also the
journey! I think it was Elder Uchdorf in the Young Women session. I know
that happiness and laughter come mostly when we are filled with the
spirit and doing good things. Heavenly Father wants us to be happy and
enjoying every step of our journey and as we work hard to do things He
would want us to do and become the people He would want us to become.
For me as a missionary, like Kayla, I know I am doing the Lord's work
the Lord's way when I am also enjoying my everyday and loving being His
missionary here! When I am down or not quite happy I know I don't have
the spirit like I should and I need to change something. I think this is
a huge reason why I have enjoyed being a missionary so much, It's all
about the spirit and enjoying the journey! I love it!
It also reminded me of a time just before my mission actually when I
stayed with Nicki for like a week. We were all headed back to Midway to
drop me off, back at home and something must of been funny because I
started laughing. I will never forget that moment because Dominick
looked at me and said, "Kristi, you're a laugher." haha. I think he was
right! I think I am and I'm so glad to be! I hope that all of you are
smiling, laughing, dancing, singing, and being filled with the spirit
daily. It is the only way to live you see!!! It's the best way! It's the
Lord's way! I LOVE understanding more and more about who the Savior
really is and how I can strive to become more like Him. I love that that
is what life is all about, becoming! And we all get to become
together!
This week was full of learning experiences. Motra
Kokol is really smart in the study of language already, having studied
French before, and it has been so good for me! This week we started
really digging into our language studies and I have loved it! My brain
has started to really hurt again and it feels so good. I am definitley
far from being perfect at this language, but I am not ever going to stop
trying. I love when I find a new way to study the language, to help
myself progress more in my abilities. I love it! I also learned more
about my character, good things and bad, so that I can work on becoming
more daily!
I love you all. I'm thankful for you and so glad I
get to be here with these wonderful people to share the Truth with them.
It's the most important. It is our everyday purpose and it is
wonderful!!
Tung!
Motra Kristi Ayana Hoover
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