Alright. Happy 2023. I've been a missionary for a year, so I figure I have to write. But also I promised my last companion I'd update her to let her know im not dead :))
The biggest miracle in the month of December was probably the fact that I didn't fall off the fridge when I was trying to put up Christmas lights. Or that I found a lighter on the side of the road. Or that I didn't have to hold someone's chewed up sacrament bread in my hand. But also our friend RJ got baptized!! We hadn't actively been teaching him for a few months, but after he came to church two Sundays before Christmas, I decided I wanted him to get baptized before I left the area. That gave us less than two weeks to help him be ready for baptism, but we prayed about it and felt that it was the right thing to do, so we did it. RJ got baptized on Christmas Eve and it was nothing short of the hand of God helping everything go well.
A few days after Christmas I got transferred away from Stockbridge and Sister Perkins to Auburn, Alabama as an STL (Sister Training Leader - it pretty much means I have to go to a lot of meetings and train other missionaries about the things I learn in those meetings). I barely made it 24 hours before our apartment was in shambles, but I'm excited and I know God needs me here. I'm serving in a young single adult area so we hang out on the university campus and talk to college students. Supposedly. I'm not entirely sure how that'll go because school is closed right now and the place is a ghost town, but I'm sure it'll be great. Something else fun is that I'm in a different time zone than the rest of the mission, so my internal clock is doing real well. But my old best friend/companion Sister Reber is my new roommate so everything is gonna be good.
Something I focused on a lot the last few weeks is the nature of God. If He's my loving father, He must care about me and worry about me and be actively engaged in my life. Therefore, everything I got through is tailored perfectly for me to help me become who he wants me to be. I also know we can find joy through everything we face. Are we allowed rough days? Absolutely. But there's a certain joy that comes when you are striving every day to be like Jesus Christ. Despite our darkest moments, we know that someday Jesus Christ will fill it all with the brightest light and happiness.
Here's a really good video that talks about what Jesus does for us:
I love y'all. Have a blessed one.
Hermana Scott
2260 E University Drive Apt # 6B Auburn, AL 36830-3346 United States
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