August 9, 2015
Mom and Dad! You are sooo cute!!! I
thought about you 2 a lot this week. Maybe I’m a bit partial, but I’m pretty
sure my mom and dad are the best parents in the world! And I’m so proud of you!
You spent your anniversary looking at cars?? Mom, you must really love dad ;)
haha. He better have taken you out to a REALLY nice dinner ;) And Dad,
Wow, you really are one lucky duck! Mom
was a good sport and went to all those car shows for you!! She must really love
you :) Or maybe its making up for all the times she has gone out to eat these
past 30 years ;) haha. You two are just the best parents ever! I thought about
you two a lot this last week! I don’t know if its because I’m getting trunky or
what but I’ve been thinking about marriage a lot these last few weeks. And I
can honestly say that I hope my marriage is as good and stable as yours has
been. You 2 have been great examples :)
Wow, our family has really been unlucky
with car accidents huh?? I am soooo grateful that you have all been ok! The
Lord really does answer prayers!!! Thanks for your insights on the plan of
salvation. It truly is a wonderful plan! Probably one of my favorite things
about missionary work is teaching this lesson. Because in Mongolia there is
nothing to answer these questions. There is no real religion that gives any
sort of peace for the next life. People don’t know about life after death.
Whenever I ask my investigators, they tell me that they just try not to think
about it. And then, we teach them this beautiful plan of happiness and they
finally find peace. It’s a beautiful experience each time I teach it :)
I had a really amazing experience this
week! So, I don’t know if I’ve ever said anything to you before, but I was
pretty scared to come back to Darkhan because a former companion was here. I
was with her for only 6 weeks before, but it was the hardest, saddest, coldest
6 weeks of my life. And then she went to the countryside and I just felt like I’d
never see her again. And I was ok with that. I used to think "How could President
Benson send me back here with her?!" And now, I’ve spent 6 weeks with her
again. I see her on a pretty regular basis and slowly, we have really become
friends. I have seen how much she's grown and changed these past 6 months. And
I have grown and changed also. And now she’s going home this week. Yesterday,
we had a surprise going away party for her. I made yummy baked chicken and
mashed potatoes and salad. And as we ate together, she was sharing her
experiences and the things she learned while on her mission. And she told me
how sorry she was for the time we had together. She started crying and told me
how much she had learned from me and how I will be her forever friend. And I
realized in that moment why I was supposed to come back. It was for us. Because
I truly love her! I want the best for her and am sooo grateful for the time I
had with her because I really did learn so much! And then I realized how
grateful I am to be here on a mission. And now that my mission is coming to a
close, I can see all the little blessings in disguise. Because missions are
hard. And you want to go home a lot. And you are soooo tired and stressed. But
you learn so much. And you have so much fun! And you laugh so hard. And you
meet people that change your life forever and you change peoples lives forever.
I love these people. All of them. It’s not hard anymore. I just want to do all
I can to help them. I want to give them everything I have just so they can be
happy. Yesterday, we had 7 investigators come to church! 7!!! and we had
inactive members who haven’t come in years come to church. This last week, we
met with this lady who stopped coming to church because she was offended. She
is pretty poor and her son, who is an active member in the church and planning
on going on a mission, is their only source of income. This last week she told
me, "I will NEVER come back to church" But even as she said it, I saw
the pain and hurt in her eyes and I knew that there was something in her. That
she still had faith. Mom, I’ve never prayed so hard for that lady and her
family. And guess what, they ALL came to church this week!!! Ahhh, there is
just nothing better than this work mom! I've never been so happy and tired and
exhausted in my life :)
MIssions are the best!!! Thank you for
raising me in a way where I could be worthy to go on a mission :) Please share
this email with the rest of the fam :) But you can take out names if you want
:) haha. I love you! Have a safe trip home!!
xoxoxoxoxox
Sister Royal
Pictures:
1.) Yup... That’s Russia! It was a
beautiful spot! My mission is the best :)
2.) We went to a countryside spot up by Russia
for our last zone conference! It was so fun :) This is Sister A and a member
from my ward named D. I love these people :)
3.) Missionary splits with the STL’s! I
got to be with Sister A again! It was so fun :)
