March 28, 2016

Hello there family and friends!! 

This week has been full of service! Tuesday we went and gave out produce for people for a couple hours. It was fun :) Thursday morning we went and helped at the food bank. It is a new place we are volunteering at, and they let us talk about gospel related things. It is actually a religion based food bank so we listen to gospel music and talk about how great God is!! Its awesome :) Oh they had these super cute puppies there and I got to hold one, they were so cute! After the food bank we went and helped at Katies Kitchen. There were a lot of people who came to get food because it is the 4th week and food stamps are running low. The last few weeks are usually pretty busy. Katies volunteers are like a family, it's the best!! On Saturday we went and helped someone move. We were there for like 21/2 hours and all we moved was their food storage! THEY HAD SO MUCH FOOD STORAGE! After that we went and helped the Sanders with some yard work. They have a beautiful home!!!! We helped them plant some trees, lay mulch, and put in some yard decorations. It was lots of fun :) 

Well Saturday I found out that I am getting transferred. I will be serving in State College. It is a university town. I will be serving in a YSA branch. It is a walk area!!! I am seriously soooo excited! I have wanted to serve there my whole mission! I especially wanted to end my mission there mainly because it is a walk area! hahaha But truly I am so excited and I know that this is where the Lord wants me to go. I have a little bit of anxiety but change always gives me anxiety... It will be good and I am going to work super hard, sprint to the finish line as dad tells me :) I am ready to forget myself for the next 18 weeks and work the hardest I EVER have! It's going to be good!!!! 

We had the opportunity to attend the Women's General Broadcast on Saturday night at the church and it was a great meeting!!! Those of you who weren't able to watch it I advise you to go watch it!! It was really good and the speakers were great :) I was able to have some questions answered!! I love the analogy that Sister Esplin gave us, she talked about talking to people and how we should talk through the window and not at the mirror, meaning that we cant be focused on ourselves! When we are talking through the window we are focusing on what the person is talking about, we are listening.When we talk in the mirror we don't have much care about others and are selfish! We don't need to worry about ourselves, forget yourself and go to work! We must develop bedrock faith as Sister Marriott tells us to do. Faith is essential!! Almost everything we do requires faith! I love that :) Missions can be real tuff at times but truly the best thing anyone can do!! There are so many opportunities to grow and become a better, stronger person in the Faith of Christ. 

Well I love you all so much!!!! Have a great week :) To the moon and back!

Love, 

Sister Wadsworth 

PS. sorry it's a little short this week.