Today is the first day of my last transfer.
Yep. Weird.
I don't have much time today, so I copied some of what I wrote to President.
Ola President,
This week has gone well. Today and this past week I am just grateful. Very, very, grateful. It’s been a hard adjustment coming from Lisbon to Santarem, and I have had moments of not handling it well. But I reflected a lot yesterday during the sacrament on the chance Heavenly Father has taken on me here. Here in Portugal, here in Santarem, here as a missionary, and here on Earth. As the bread and water were passed I read and pondered the words to the hymn, Assombro Me Causa (I stand all amazed), and really understood how incredible it is that God was willing to take such a big chance by letting me, an extremely flawed, 21 year old who never really had a testimony until half-way through the mission, be an instrument in His great and marvelous work. The mission is hard sometimes, but we wouldn't be able to become like Him if we didn't endure hard things. I know struggles will continue but I feel like this next (my last) transfer can easily be the best I've had on the mission.
Fam-bamily, I just want you guys to all know that I love you so much and that even more I love the Lord. I love His incredible work. I am excited to see you all again soon, yes, but I have sent way too much time letting myself think about that. So today I am done with that. So, mom and dad and others, please no more writing about all the fun stuff we will do when I am home. right now, I have some really fun stuff to do like see the Atonement change people's lives, eat Portuguese pastries, teach my greenie how to perfect her Portuguese, and help the district become a stake by the end of the year!
Time to work!
Please, everyone pray for Orlando if you can, he lost his job and moved back to Lisbon and is pretty discouraged.
I love you all, have a wonderful week!
Irmã Dean
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