Not to be dramatic or anything, but life is just super swell. Big fan of it honestly. I’ve truly never been happier. I feel like I say that every week, but I truly do mean it. Life is just so good. Even in the hardest moments, it’s not difficult to find good in it.
Today was the first day I was able to go back to the studio since the quarantine 3 days after my mission started. It was just the loveliest feeling. It’s very different now, but the spirit is as strong as ever. Masks are enforced. Only 5 missionaries are allowed per shift. It’s quiet, but it’s just so good to be back.
tomorrow, we head out to Goshen to help clean up set for an upcoming project. To say I am excited is an understatement to the MAX. I’m so excited to get back and serve the way I was called to. I love wearing my badge. I love feeling like an actual missionary again. It’s taken 5 months, but I wouldn’t trade them for the world. So many trials, but each one shaping me into the person I desire to be.
I’m so grateful I get to play a small part in what we call life. If it means serving as Christ did for the next 13 months, then I am beyond honored. Service missions are so cool. Sorry to my proselyting friends, but I really do have it so good.
These past few weeks, I have felt the overwhelming love of my Savior more and more everyday. I wish everyone could feel it. I wish everyone could feel the joy I’m feeling. My life isn’t perfect. There’s still plenty of issues, believe me. But the more I rely on my Savior and the Atonement, the happier my life is. There’s a quote by President Russell M Nelson where he says “The joy we feel has little do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.” How true that is!! Forgiveness comes easier. It’s still difficult, but it comes easier. Love comes easier. I promise you this. As you focus on your relationship with your Savior and how you can serve as He did and love as He did, joy will come. Peace will come. Because of Him, I have felt true happiness. I have felt hope. I have felt His love. I could not be more grateful to be a missionary during this time. I know this was no coincidence. I know I am here for a reason. This gospel is so good. I invite you to learn how you can strengthen your relationship with your Heavenly Father and your Savior. Learn what the Savior has done for you. Lean unto Him. If you have questions, I invite you to do as Joseph Smith did and pray and ask the Lord. “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
if you read all of this, thank you. I love you dearly. You are so loved and I hope you feel that daily. Stay safe. Be kind. Choose love always.
with much love and gratitude, sister fannin x
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