Hola mis amigos y mi familia!
Oh my
goodness I love Upland! The people here are absolutely lovely and sister
Shirts is a doll! She's so willing to do good and work hard, which is
the essence of greatness. I went from almost the far West end of the
mission to almost the far East, and it only took about 20 minutes!
Corona has definitely helped with bad traffic! ;)
Before
I got transferred, we decided to go get Korean frozen yogurt with fish
shaped waffle cones! Sounds bizarre, but it is so good! Ube is now one
of my favorite flavors and I would reccomend, 10/10 (tastes like captain
crunch!)
Speaking of food, I think the members
in Upland are determined to give me diabetes 😅 There is so much food
here haha! It's a little insane. They are very missionary oriented,
which I love a bunch. They share the gospel with those they know because
they know it brings happiness and they simply want others to feel that.
I appreciate their example and I want to be more like that when I get
home :)
I love the sisters in my apartment! One
is from Tonga and I LOVE HER! She gave us tshirts from Tonga and I am
SO proud of my shirt haha! I've been adopted as an albino Tongan and I
love it!
We had to start almost from scratch
this week because I'm new and sister Shirts is still in training! It's
been quite a bit of work, and I've felt very stretched and inadequate.
We had a training for trainers and trainees and president and sister
Hall told us that the best thing we could do was help our companions
feel God's love. Having obedience issues? If you know God loves you and
you love Him you'll be motivated to try better. Self confidence issues?
Know how God feels about you and you'll have courage. Can't get along
with someone? Know how God sees them and you'll be able to love them. It
works!
When I was feeling very inadequate
this week I prayed a bunch and asked God: "what lack I yet?" I was
expecting a reprimand and a list of things to do better. Instead, I got
the impression to read my patriarchal blessing. This blessing is special
to me because it is a blessing that we receive once in our life, and it
is recorded. It tells us about oursleves and what God would have us
know. My blessing is very sacred to me. As I read it, I was reminded of
my strengths, talents, and potential. I felt very loved. That love
inspired me better than any chastisement would have ;) I'm so glad
Heavenly Father is patient with me!
I know He
loves each of you and wants the best for you. I love you each and
appreciate you very much. Sorry for the short scatterbrained email!
Onward Christian Soldiers!
Love,
-Sister Schramm
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