MID-MISSION CRISIS

Ok. So get this: There are 8,760 hours in a year. The average woman lives for 79 years, so 692,040 hours. Sister missionaries serve for 18 months, so for 13,140 hours. The average finding time for missionaries is 3 hours. So for Sisters that is 1,641 hours. That is worth .2% of their life... This was explained by an Elder in his DC training about being productive with our time. While he was explaining this, I sat there having a crisis because on Tuesday I will have already used .1% of my life and 6,570 hours on my mission. HAVE I REALLY BEEN A MISSIONARY FOR 9 MONTHS?!?! I knew missions go by really fast, but how come no one told me that they go by THIS FAST? GOODNESS! Anyways. This week was another good one! We have been teaching so much and I am absolutely loving it! I love being a missionary more than anything! So I'm pretty sad that I'm already halfway through my mission... but I'm so excited for these next 9 months! Updates on our friends: Jemima: - ANGEL FROM HEAVEN! She has already been helping out on lessons! Jemima is thriving! Rachel: - She has read up to Alma in the Book of Mormon! We weren't able to meet with her this past week, but we are seeing her soon! Nathan: - Taught him about what happens after we die, and Nathan said that it makes sense and seems really fair! Sadly Claudia couldn't join us, but Nathan opened up more this time and it was really good! Absolutely love the effort he is putting in! Very powerful lesson! Nathan also started reading from the Book of Mormon! Jeffeisha: - Jeffeisha just moved to the UK, so the missionaries who taught her in the past sent us her number. She has so many great insights on the Book of Mormon! She said that the Book of Mormon with the Bible is like a student companion with a big dictionary, I have never thought of it like that but it makes so much sense! We will be meeting with Jeffeisha in person soon! Joy: - Also taught her about the last part of the Plan of Salvation! It is very new to her, but I am so grateful that she is trying to understand! Eric: - Taught Eric about the Restoration and prophets! He said that he believes that if there was a prophet of God here on Earth, he would believe it. We told Eric that there is...and he believes it! We are also teaching Rosemond, Ini, Elvira, Sharonanne, Kayode, Abel, and Claudia! Please keep these amazing people in your prayers! Love you all and Jesus loves you too! Transfers are this week... so let's see how that goes!   

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