I am great! This week has been so busy and a little stressful, but it has really been probably one of my favorite weeks on the mission. I was so worried, but I really put my faith and trust in the Lord and knew everything would be alright. The first day was probably the hardest. I was so overwhelmed, because I was trying to do EVERYTHING! We can’t do everything by ourselves. Once I took a step back, prioritized, and relieved myself from some unnecessary responsibility, I was just fine. This week I have really felt the power of the atonement in my life. It covers so much and strengthens us when we are weak.
Hermana Endicott is such a huge tender mercy. She is so understanding and wonderful. She is from Huntsville Utah. She is the oldest in her family and has two younger brothers. One is 17 and just got called to Peru on his mission, and the other is 11. She went to BYU Idaho and majored in literature. She has been out on the mission for 11 months now, so it is very possible Gijón could be her last area, depending on how much longer I stay here. They lived in Boston and Puerto Rico for a little bit because her dad was in charge of Scouting things there. Also, she looks, acts, talks, exactly like Mallory!! It’s is funny, with Hermana Zitting she was exactly like me, and now I have Mallory! Maybe I’ll get a Sammie... She is a beast of a missionary though. I have really learned so much from her already. With Hermana Zitting I think I learned the basics, kind of like the lower law with Moses and the Children of Israel. Heavenly Father knew what I could handle. And now that I have a little more experience, I am ready for the higher law which is what I am learning with Hermana Endicott. She has changed the way I look at missionary work and has helped my be more BOLD! We had 7 new investigators this week!!!! I really was worried about staying in Gijón because it is such a hard area, but things are changing and I am so excited! There was something President Jackson said that I really took comfort in, he said that he only sends the special missionaries to the North and the fact that I was trained there really meant something. He said that when he made transfer calls he and Hermana Jackson really felt good about me and Hermana Endicott being together. I know Heavenly Father is preparing me and all of us to be something more. We each have so much potential. I am excited to see what the Lord has in store for us.
Conference was amazing! We watched conference through satellite transmission at the church in Gijón. We watch the Saturday morning session live, so I watched it Saturday night, then Sunday morning we watched the women’s conference, then we watched the Saturday afternoon session, then the Sunday Morning session live. We didn’t get to watch the Sunday afternoon. Thanks for the talks. We watched all the sessions in English (huge blessing!) except the woman’s conference, so thank you for taking the time to send me the talks, I didn’t understand a lot. Spanish on TV is hard to understand, even some of the members who speak English came in with us to watch conference because they don’t really understand Spanish on TV. I am excited to read the Sunday afternoon when we get the Liahona. It was so interesting watching conference. I loved everything, and I agree I think the most talked about subject was Christ-like love and standing up for what you believe in. I think standing up for our standards and the church is becoming increasingly more important and even a little more difficult. It is so important. I like what Elder Holland said about defending ourselves with compassion and courtesy, but defending ourselves. I think some people think that defending ourselves means you have to be harsh or unkind, but I think you have a bigger effect on someone when you have compassion. I like President Uchtdorf’s talk about being grateful in our circumstances and Elder Bednar’s talk about how our load helps us move forward. I also liked the talk given about pornography, it was so bold and straightforward! I like the comment she made about how the three things we need in the home are Family Home Evening, Prayer, and Scripture Study. I am so thankful that I grew up in a home where those things were present. I also liked what President Monson said about Christ-like love starting in the home. There where so many things that were addressed that I have been praying about, attributes that I want to obtain, and comfort that I needed. I think it is so cool how Heavenly Father speaks to each of us through Living Prophets.
My schedule changed. We had daylight savings last week and every time we have Conference the mission schedule changes. So instead of waking up at7:00am I wake up at 7:30am and instead of getting home at 9:30pm and going to bed at 11:00pm, we get home at 10:00pm and go to bed at 11:30pm. So everything was pushed back a half an hour because people tend to stay up later during the summer. So that was fun and interesting. I feel a lot more awake in the mornings so that has been a huge blessing!
Well I love you all! I hope you have a great week! I think and pray about you all the time. I´m glad Mal and Rob had a good birthday. It makes me sad sometimes that I can’t do more on those special days. But I pray for them and think about them. I am so excited for Joseph!!! Is he nervous? How does he feel? I remember the feelings I felt. What a life altering experience this has been. I don’t regret anything I have done or have chosen to do. This has changed me in so many ways, ways I probably haven´t even realized yet. This is going to be the greatest experience for Joseph if he stays obedient and learns to be meek and teachable. I am so excited to share these wonderful things with him someday. There are so many people in the world that he is going to come in contact with and bless. HOW AMAZING!
Love Hermana Brumble
Conference was amazing! We watched conference through satellite transmission at the church in Gijón. We watch the Saturday morning session live, so I watched it Saturday night, then Sunday morning we watched the women’s conference, then we watched the Saturday afternoon session, then the Sunday Morning session live. We didn’t get to watch the Sunday afternoon. Thanks for the talks. We watched all the sessions in English (huge blessing!) except the woman’s conference, so thank you for taking the time to send me the talks, I didn’t understand a lot. Spanish on TV is hard to understand, even some of the members who speak English came in with us to watch conference because they don’t really understand Spanish on TV. I am excited to read the Sunday afternoon when we get the Liahona. It was so interesting watching conference. I loved everything, and I agree I think the most talked about subject was Christ-like love and standing up for what you believe in. I think standing up for our standards and the church is becoming increasingly more important and even a little more difficult. It is so important. I like what Elder Holland said about defending ourselves with compassion and courtesy, but defending ourselves. I think some people think that defending ourselves means you have to be harsh or unkind, but I think you have a bigger effect on someone when you have compassion. I like President Uchtdorf’s talk about being grateful in our circumstances and Elder Bednar’s talk about how our load helps us move forward. I also liked the talk given about pornography, it was so bold and straightforward! I like the comment she made about how the three things we need in the home are Family Home Evening, Prayer, and Scripture Study. I am so thankful that I grew up in a home where those things were present. I also liked what President Monson said about Christ-like love starting in the home. There where so many things that were addressed that I have been praying about, attributes that I want to obtain, and comfort that I needed. I think it is so cool how Heavenly Father speaks to each of us through Living Prophets.
My schedule changed. We had daylight savings last week and every time we have Conference the mission schedule changes. So instead of waking up at7:00am I wake up at 7:30am and instead of getting home at 9:30pm and going to bed at 11:00pm, we get home at 10:00pm and go to bed at 11:30pm. So everything was pushed back a half an hour because people tend to stay up later during the summer. So that was fun and interesting. I feel a lot more awake in the mornings so that has been a huge blessing!
Well I love you all! I hope you have a great week! I think and pray about you all the time. I´m glad Mal and Rob had a good birthday. It makes me sad sometimes that I can’t do more on those special days. But I pray for them and think about them. I am so excited for Joseph!!! Is he nervous? How does he feel? I remember the feelings I felt. What a life altering experience this has been. I don’t regret anything I have done or have chosen to do. This has changed me in so many ways, ways I probably haven´t even realized yet. This is going to be the greatest experience for Joseph if he stays obedient and learns to be meek and teachable. I am so excited to share these wonderful things with him someday. There are so many people in the world that he is going to come in contact with and bless. HOW AMAZING!
Love Hermana Brumble
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