June 27, 2014
Hi All
First off, I can’t believe Kevin is so
tall! That is not cool! Kevin, stop becoming a man okay? Just hold out until I
get home and then you can start growing again. The same goes with Mitty. He
better still be a puppy when I get back! hahaha.
So, this week has been a crazy one! We
got a new sister in our branch who has kinda been moved around from place to
place. She came here a month ago from some small island next to Fiji. She was
originally supposed to go to the Philippines, but she got really sick here. The
doctors this week just told her that she has leprosy. That’s right. Like in the
bible times. It so hard on her because she can’t go to any mission in her
condition but, she is too sick to go home. Plus, she wouldn’t have the medical
care at home that she needs. So, this whole week, since she got moved into our
branch, I have been sitting with her and making sure that she isn’t alone. At
first, I felt like it was such a burden. I’m sorry to say it, but I was being
so selfish. All I could think about was "I can’t believe she is making me
miss my Mongolian class for this" or "why don’t they just send her
home". But as the week went on, and I witnessed how much pain she is in
and yet how happy and optimistic she is, I was truly humbled. As she told me
her conversion story, I realized that things were actually the other way
around. Was I sacrificing class time to be with her? Yes. But I was certainly
not missing out on anything. I have seen the blessings of heaven poured out on
me. I have not skipped a beat with learning Mongolian. I use that time to study
the scriptures and Mongolian and I understand it! And I am so blessed and
humbled to get to spend time with such a worthy and dedicated missionary. She
is so strong and I hope one day I can be more like her. On that note, I have a
request for you mom. She has to spend most of her time in her room. She is
isolated there and she is in pain most of the time. Her family is very poor and
sending her things is out of the question, I am sure. So, I was wondering if
you could get a little care package together for her? She says she loves candy
and fruit. But no chocolate. She could probably benefit from some time wasting
activities? I’m not really sure. haha like puzzles or coloring books. Is that
dumb? haha I don’t know. Mom, if you could do that, I would be so grateful! But
I already know that you are always so willing to serve! Let me know what you
think. Her name is Sister Teirua, but you can just send it to me ;)
So this week was a special week because
all of the new Mission Presidents were here for training, which meant that all
of the apostles and the prophet were here also! There was security everywhere
all week and buildings were closed at random times during the day. But the
upside to that was that we had great speakers for devotional! I kept hoping
that the prophet would speak, but alas, I never got to see him. haha But elder
Christofferson spoke to us and he was so powerful. You can just feel the spirit
and power of the Lord fill the room when he walked in. He talked about the
greatest thing we can do as missionaries and as people is to love. Love
everyone and everything. We are never just talking to ordinary people. Our
investigators aren’t just robots that are disguised as a baptismal number. They
are the children of our Heavenly Father and he loves them. I am always so
humbled by the trust the Lord has in me to go and be his hands and his heart
out in Mongolia. Elder Christoffersen said something that hit me. He said,
"The amount of trust that we have in the Lord can only ever be match by
the amount of trust he has in us. Let us not disappoint Him". It is so
true! Think of how much trust he puts in us each and every day! We have the
freedom to choose everyday. So, let us all trust him as much as he trusts in
us. He is there for all of us :)
Finally, this week we started learning Mongolian
sign language as well as continuing our language training and ESL training. So,
I guess there is a large community of deaf people in Mongolia because of the
vaccinations they gave everyone when they are babies. They just gave one big
shot to everyone and it wasn’t very accurate and so there is a whole generation
of deaf people. So it is very very likely that we will at some point teach a
deaf investigator or even be called as a sign language missionary for a while.
Sometimes, I feel like they are going to keep giving us new things to learn
each week.... haha I get overwhelmed a lot. There is a lot that is expected of
us as these young representatives of the Lord. But I know we can do it! I’ve
already been blessed sooooo much! And the missionaries in my district are
awesome! The elders are so young 19 and 20, but they are soooo mature. And us
sisters are just awesome anyways ;) Well, I think that is all for this week! I
love you all so much! Trust in your Heavenly Father. He will help and guide you
if you ask! Have a good week and know that I love you all!
You da best!
Love always,
Sister Royal
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