alma 17:23 #aboutme
oh family. i just love this land so much. i even love l the walgreen's boy.
last monday we (i...) lost the phone.... so we went on a search all over appleton looking for it, culminating at the walgreens on northland. luke the walgreens boy works there most monday & tuesday evenings, so of course he was there and of course i leveled with him because we are friends (basically.) he was super nice and called his manager but they did not have our phone. alas. we chatted for a while & invited him to the ward activity (he didn't come but we can still be friends) and then on my way out i said "peace out & be well!" (they always tell you to be well at walgreens? it's weird) and the little salvation army bell worker choked and started laughing. i'm glad i made her day. :) :)
so that was my monday. how was yours? :)
tuesday i found the secret to happiness, that was exciting. it's in pmg! {obviously.} p. 168. cross reference it to p.121 as well. [i love preach my gospel].
“Do you want to be happy? Forget yourself and get lost in this great cause. Lend your efforts to helping people. … Stand higher, lift those with feeble knees, hold up the arms of those that hang down. Live the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
true story my brothers & sisters. true. story.
also on tuesday we had dinner with my best friends the t and president t was talking about how there's just a special spirit that comes when you spend all of your time studying and serving & teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it made me soooo sad to think that this time has to come to an end. but i'm trying not to think about it. i've still got like 5 months almost. :) :) :)
wednesday i got the GREATEST PACKAGE OF MY LIFE from my best friend aka mom. :) :) :) :) :) seriously though i loved it so much. best package ever!!!!!!! all my dreams came true. it was magical. the music is making me SO HAPPY all of the time; i just love it :) :) :) & sister silva wants to know where you got those tights. magical.
wednesday was actually a pretty magical day overall, actually..... i got called "mom" for the first time.... that was fun.... "hey mom! i mean... sister proffit!" yes, primary child. i will help you make a paper bag vest and hat. you are welcome. feel free to call me mom. you are cute. :) :)
i also had a moment of just like... pure contentment & happiness. standing in the carpeted gym floor in the appleton ward building (they carpeted the gym for some reason...), watching the elders vacuum up and talk to some members while my little friend s shot baskets, i was just like..... SO HAPPY. just literally soooooo happy to be there. at that moment. i wouldn't've wanted to be anywhere else. a mission in the best place to be on thanksgiving!!!
it only lasted like a second, but it was joyous :) :)
thursday was thanksgiving!!!! we got the sweetest text that morning from a member saying how she knew it was hard to be away from home on holidays but that the work we are doing is so important & appreciated& well done good & faithful servants :) :) which was sooooo nice. but i wasn't even homesick hahah is that bad?????? :) :) thanksgiving was marvelous. we got to help prepare the food at one house and i made carrot pudding (which is actually like cake...) and it was just fun. this family TAPS THEIR OWN MAPLE SYRUP from the trees in their backyard. ridiculous hahaha. also, m h graduated in '80 and he has cousins named j & s who were born in '67. and he lived in the same stake as gramma & grampa when they were in trabuco canyon. rancho santa margarita. yep. connections! it was a fun fun time :) :) we sang happy birthday to their son who has down's syndrome and after the song president h quick SNATCHED the cake away so he wouldn't blow on it and get mashed potatoes everywhere hahahahah it killed me. anyways it was super fun times and i loved it. so much to be thankful for! we read alma 26:1-2 (my favorite) and had some time to ponder where we were / who we were last year and all the blessings that have come into our lives because of the Atonement.... and i loved it :) :)
friday we baked pumpkin cookies with my best friend sister c and i love her.
saturday literally all of our plans fell through but it was cool because we recieved revelation in the car (as always) about who to take cookies to. and it was lovely. and i bought a peppermint steamer in fond du lac. (exchange with west bend.... fdl's the halfway point) :) :)
sunday was wonderful. sister silva informed me that alma 26:2 & the first line of 3 is what i do all the time. so that was cool hahah. also, in relief society we read mosiah 3:8, helaman 14:12, and then mark 6:3 and it was like WOAH. you have to read them in order to get the effect, so i won't type them out here. but yeah. woah. i love Christmas!! :) :) :) i'm so excited for the Christmas season to get to go caroling with friends and share Christmas messages & just spread the joy :) Jesus Christ makes us so so so so happy!!!!!
“Do you want to be happy? ... Live the gospel of Jesus Christ.” :) :) truth truth truth <3 <3 <3
I love appleton 2nd land. a (the beehive president. age 13.) went looking for one of her beehives when she didn't come to class. typical appleton 2nd ward behavior. i can't get over it. i just love them all :) :) :)
mission life is the best life, y'all. preach my gospel is the best book. besides obviously the bible & book of mormon. :) :) :) those are great too. man. teachin' me about Jesus Christ. it's the way to live!!!
i'm just very very happy and feelin' so blessed to be here now. and it hasn't even been too cold the past few days!!! wooooo-hoooo tender mercies :) :) :)
transfers are the 18th (week before Christmas). pray for me to have a good attitude about things if i get transferred hahaha. {#alma17:23)
i love you, family. i love this gospel and i just love all of your guts. you are a treasure to me. i also love talking like an old lady / sister missionary. i am old. i am a sister missionary. it is the greatest thing ever.
no, you know what's the ACTUAL greatest thing ever??????? the fact that our Heavenly Father loved us enough to send His Son, Jesus Christ, who ALSO loved us enough to live a perfect life and triumph over death and sin in a perfect expression of love known as the Atonement. and THEN they loved us enough to teach us how to follow them and be happy and have joy.
WHAT EVEN IS THIS.
it makes me so so happy. :) :) :)
everyone should know about it.
tell all your friends.
make them hot cocoa.
invite the missionaries :) :)
tell them i say hi.
i am officially rambling now.
i love your guts
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxo
SISTER CECE PROFFIT :) :) :) :) :)
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