HOOOOOLLLLAAA!!!
I SURVIVED the dreaded WEEK 11!!!!! Unfortunatly my streak of NOT crying did come to a halting end on Wednesday, but hey 11 weeks in the field and not breaking down? Id say Im a champ. It was so funny I went into the bathroom in our capilla (church building) and just cried. Then I literally talked myself, told myself to put on my big girl pants and get back to work. Which I did.
This week was hard. I didnt know what I was doing, what I was suppose to say, where I was suppose to go. But you wanna know what I learned? Im not suppose to know. Im suppose to just rely 1000% on the Lord. Which if you know me, learning to rely on people isnt exactly my forte. However luckily God is patient with us and will help us learn. I remember thinking alot this week "What am I doing here?" However, we have a very wise and loving God and he knew that this week would be hard for me so he gave me multiple times to strengthen my soul.
On Wednesday we WENT TO THE TEMPLE! We had to be there at 730 and we were waiting for the elders to show up to pick us up, and closer and closer 730 approached and we were so scared we would miss our session. When they arrived we had little over 10 minutes to make it, it takes 20 minutes to drive to the temple. I shouted commands to the sisters running with me when we spotted their car. "Go! Go! Go!!!" Elder Anderson, the drivier, I dont know how he did it but we made it in time! The session was in spanish and a sweet tender mercy from God is that I understood it completly. Hallelujah. There is nothing so beautiful and edifying as the temple, I dont care if you are sitting outside on the grounds or sitting in the celestial room there is just a spirit that just feeds you. A buffett of goodness if you will.
On Thursday the office elders gave me a blessing. I swore I would never be the sister who asked for blessings, and it really was so humbling to ask. I dont know why I was so hesitant to do it but, I was. How grateful I am to have asked for one! I needed that more then I think I knew. I was promised that I am exactly where I need to be. God loves me and he is really only a prayer away. How grateful I am for the priesthood power and to know such great young men that are able to give me a blessing!
Yesterday was fast sunday. I love fast sundays on the mission. The people in spain to a very unique thing where couples come up together to bare their testimonies. Could you imagine if we did that in the states? Especially in the Singles Wards!!! Ha, the question would be every month who they going to chose? That would be a great DTR. Ha! Sorry weird tangent. Anyway, after chuch we went to a menos activos (less actives) home and had our own testimony meeting. It was SO powerful. Everyone bore their testimony and the spirit was tangible. I felt so previledged to be there.
Ive been reading in Alma this past week in my personal studies, in it the wars are starting and Moroni builds forts up around the cities that are weakest. I´ve been thinking alot about that especially this week. God definatly helps build us up when He knows we are at our weakest. He has built me up in a time Satan could have easily gotten to me. We are never alone. He is always there for us to prepare us for when the storms come. God is so good!
Please know I love you all with all my heart. I miss you all and cant wait to give you all a big bear hug. I miss hugs..... Please hug yourselves for me. (If that sounds odd Im sorry.) Know someone loves you in Heaven and in Spain. (God, and me) Alright im pretty sure this email made 0 sense. Los siento. MUCHO AMOR!
Con Amor,
Hermana Shurtz
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