Today,
a lot of dumb, little things happened. I forgot something in our room,
and we had to go all the way back and go up those 5 flights of stairs
again. The bus guy saw us running to catch up, and he sped up, leaving
us behind to wait another 20 minutes for the next one. There weren´t
enough computers, so we had to go find another internet cafe. Those are
the moments when I normally lose my patience AND my mind. But I´m
getting better at choosing to be happy. Did you know that we can
literally CHOOSE to be happy? Sometimes it´s easier to just get ticked
off and be grumpy all day, but that´s no fun. It´s a lot more fun to
laugh and smile and enjoy the day. Right? So right after getting upset
for a few seconds, that´s what me and my companion did - laugh about it
and move on. And I just wanted to tell you that because everything is
okay, and here I am writing you a letter. :)
Wanna
know something hilarious? The guy who is working here in the internet
place was just watching the Walking Dead, which just happens to be my
FAVORITE SHOW EVER. I couldn´t see it, but I could hear all of the weird
zombie noises and the sounds of guns and knives and other weapons, so I
knew it was the Walking Dead. The guy all of a sudden shouted "Noooo!"
and he walked out of his little office literally crying. It made me
chuckle a little bit. Just a little moment of excitement for me...I´m a
little bit excited to see my zombie friends again. :) Although I might
be a little bit more sensitive now than I was before...we´ll see.
Anyway,
this week has been amazing! I just wanted to tell you one thing of the
hundreds of things that happen to us every day. This week, I was able to
really feel that I am a daughter of God, and that He loves me. ME, just
one of the 6 billion people living in the world in this moment, not
mentioning all of the people that have lived before me and all of those
that will live after. Isn´t that cool? God loves each and every one of
us.
One of my favorite questions to ask people when we talk
to people in the streets, in the bus, or in their houses, is WHY they
believe in God. That´s a weird thing to think about..some random person
coming up to you in the street saying, "HI, I´m a missionary! Do you
believe in God? WHY?" It´s kind of a personal question, but it makes
people think for a minute. A lot of times they say because their mom
always told them that there was a God and that they should believe in
Him. Sometimes they say, "I don´t know." Some people share incredible
experiences that they have had that have been testimonies to them that
there really is a God. It´s so amazing listening to what people think of
Him, our perfect Father. This week I learned more about what He thinks
of me, and all of His children. And all I can say is that HE LOVES US.
It´s more than something that I know; it´s something that I have come to
feel, and I feel it in all that I do.
I think
it´s so cool that the church is publishing that Christmas video
everywhere! We are supposed to pass a little card to everyone we see
that has the website on the back of it, navidad.mormon.org. It´s so fun talking about Jesus and Christmas all day! Daddy and Daniel look up the video also, because it´s the best.
I´m
going to miss you guys again this Christmas, but I feel really blessed
to understand the true importance of this time of year. My Savior and my
family, the two most important things in my life! And I get to see your
faces in 24 days!!! Enjoy these next few weeks , and remember why we
celebrate this time of year.
I love you all so much! Have a great week!!! Talk to you soon!
All my love,
Hermana Scott
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