Okay so I don't have a lot of time so I'm going to be jumping around a lot.
First
off. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOM AND DAD! Expect a
letter soon about how much I looooooove you and how grateful I am for
you! :) I am glad you saw The Impossible! It's a great movie right?
I LOVE my district. Everyone told me my district would be my
family and they truly are. They are rowdy and funny at times, but
spiritual and powerful instruments in the Lord's hands. And my district
leader is Spongebob in human form. We also talk about Lord of the Rings
and Harry Potter often so how could I not love them? We are all going to
the Fort Worth Texas mission so hopefully we will see each other out in
the field because we've only been here for ten days and we already have
to separate!! :( The boys like to talk in Texas accents and they stand
every time the sisters enter the room. This just shows me what the love
of Christ is capable of! We have all come so much closer to Christ,
which has made our love for each other so much stronger! I JUST LOVE
THIS GOSPEL!
Just to explain a little bit. I will be leaving the MTC at five AM
on Tuesday. I think our plane leaves at like nine or something? So
expect a phone call. I can't believe how fast it's gone! I feel like I'm
not ready at all! I mean...I will be teaching REAL TEXANS in like two
days!!! AGGHHHH! I only got to attend one Tuesday night devotional and
our Branch President gave us the going away speech the same time he gave
us the welcoming speech. I guess I'll just put my trust in the Lord
because there is NO WAY I can do this without Him. But I can do anything
with His help.
This work is enlarging like crazy! The sisters alone almost fill
the gym during relief society. I have heard rumors of a sister's MTC. I
have also heard that they will soon send ALL the Spanish Speaking
missionaries to the MTC in Mexico. And I have heard that some
missionaries will not go to an MTC at all and they will go straight to
the field.
Our investigator is committed to be baptized! I know it's not real
but it's still a great feeling. Funny story. There are these two
teachers (not my teachers) that love my companion and I. But the only
reason we know that is because we walked in on them talking with our
teacher about us. They were talking about how well we know Preach my
Gospel and the scriptures. PFFF!!! Yeah right! I don't even know what
those teachers were talking about! I feel like I know nothing! Yes,
Preach My Gospel and the scriptures are very important to know, but
nothing would be possible without the Holy Ghost. HE is the teacher. I
am just the messenger. I am just the instrument in the Lord's hands.
So as a missionary, we of course make goals. I have decided that I
want to completely forget about myself for these next eighteen months.
This is the Lord's time. I am his servant twenty four seven for the next
eighteen months! If I am ever sad, it will be because I am sad for a
person's salvation, not because IIII didn't get a baptism. This is NOT
ABOUT ME. I don't want to pity myself. This is about God's children.
This is about Christ. I want to work my hardest and give my Savior my
all. I am here on a missionary to build HIS kingdom. I love putting this
name tag on my chest every day. I am a representative of JESUS CHRIST!
That is a great privilege and responsibility and I want to make Him
proud.
I LOVE YOU ALL! Thank you for the letters and packages! I will
write you all today. And don't send me any more letters until you get my
new address once I reach Texas. THANK YOU! I will send you my address
in my next update which will be Mondays once I enter the field!
LOVEYOU~
Sister Alisa Barnes Jr.
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