We had transfer calls on Saturday, and I get to be a mom! (That just means I get to train a new missionary fresh from the MTC). Sadly, that means I'm losing Hermana Hall, but she is going to the only Spanish branch in the whole mission where she can practice her mission language 24/7 and she could not be more excited about it!
More exciting news: it snowed this week! It was actually pretty funny because the first two days this week were cancelled due to sicknesses for the entire county, and then the kids had one day of school, and then the last two days were cancelled for rain/flooding/snow. Those poor parents!
Our animals of the week: fat goats!!! (Featured in the pictures below)
Ya know, I am finally starting to feel more on top of my responsibilities as a missionary, I have just had a wonderful transfer with so many amazing and progressing people to teach, a bomb . com companion who was able to work hard and diligently, and I think Heavenly Father knows I am starting to get comfortable. Y'all already know that there's no growth in the comfort zone, and if our existence is supposed to be about eternally progressing and growing forever, we had better spend as little time in the comfort zone as possible. So I am facing a new challenge: being responsible for a great start to a brand new missionary. I am just now realizing how daunting that is. The rest of her mission could depend on how the next 6 weeks go. . . . Uncomfy to think about but I am SO grateful for the opportunity to learn, grow, and become. That's what this gospel is all about. Becoming. I love this quote from Dallin H. Oaks: "In contrast to the institutions of the world, which teach us to know something, the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become something."
I love the gospel of Jesus Christ and I cannot even express the gratitude I have towards my Savior for the life He has given me. Life is hard sometimes. It does push us out of our comfort zones. . . . Sometimes waaaaaaaaaaay out, but it is all an opportunity to become the children of God that our Heavenly Father sees in us.
I love the Lord, I love my mission, I love Tennessee and it's crazy weather, and I love all y'all!
-Sister Shumway
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