"I am called of God. My authority is above that of the Kings of the Earth. By revelation I have been selected as a personal representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is my master and He has chosen me to represent Him, to stand in His place, to say and do what He Himself would say and do if He were personally ministering unto the very people to whom He has sent me. My voice is His voice, my acts are His acts, my words are His words, my doctrine is His doctrine. My commission is to do what He wants done, to say what He wants said, to be a living, modern witness in word and deed of the divinity of this Great and Marvelous Latter-Day work. How great is my calling!"
-Bruce R. McConkie

Monday, November 2, 2009

Happy Anniversary this week Mom and Dad! Also, best wishes for Kord and Liza! Wow, lots of fun stuff happening this week.
So I'm not going to lie, this last week wasn't so hot. Someone once told me that serving a mission is liking emotionally serving a calling for 50 years. I've been riding on what seems like the tower of terror ride of emotions. This week it felt like I spent about 20 of those 50 years. Don't worry, though, it's mostly been good. I think my problem is that I'm still getting back into the swing of the schedule so when I get tired I get super discouraged and it's not pretty. Things are usually looking better after I get a night of rest.
We got our travels plans on Thursday, though, and that made most everything better:) I report to the travel office at 6:00 Wednesday the 11th. Happy birthday to Grandma! I am way nervous, but really excited to get out there and immerse myself in the gospel and the language. It's going to be SWEET! In honor of the occasion, I bore my testimony in sacrament meeting in spanish. I was shaking the whole time, but I think I got the message across somehow. It was actually pretty fun.
We taught the second lesson in the TRC this week. I started crying in the middle of the lesson because I was talking about Grandpa Staples and how I know that he is still living. I was overcome with gratitude for the knowledge that we have about life after death and eternal families. It gave me motivation to work just a little harder on everything so that I can earn those blessings. Thanks family for being faithful and great examples!
I hope everyone has a good week this week. Happy November!
Hermana Larsen
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  1. KamiNovember 6, 2009 at 11:33 PM

    Hiya Hermana Larsen! I wanted to be the first to post a quick comment. I am so proud of you and what you are doing! Thank you for writing about your experiences so that I can live vicariously through you. Your knowledge of the gospel and the strength that you recieve from it, will truly serve you well.

    Well done cousin! Love you!- Kami

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