High love. High expectations.

​Genuinely this has been the fastest transfer of my mission legit flew on by.. I have only a few more days left with Sister Walker until we send her off into the real world where she will flourish and continue to always be a follower of her Christ xx.

Our Heavenly father loves us more than we can comprehend and He knows and sees our potential to become like him.. hence his high love and high expectations :)

"As we strive to live the higher laws of Jesus Christ, our hearts and our very natures begin to change. The Savior lifts us above the pull of this fallen world by blessing us with greater charity, humility, generosity, kindness, self-discipline, peace, and rest."

I have definitley seen on my mission how my heart has been changed and how I've had to fight off the "natural missionary" who wants to be lazy, selfish, and doesn't talk to strangers but I've seen the Lord bless me with strength, charity, and the spirit to help the people here in New Zealand.

RECAP:
- had a combined MLC with the Hamilton Mission with a general authority elder johnson has such a great sense of humor... I was totally not stressed out of my mind haha but I thouroughly enjoyed the things they shared!
- went on 3 more exchanges.. comps with sister Ebarb for the last time, had a blast walking around their beautiful area and talking with heaps of people and with sister Tamuera from Kiribiti it was so amazing we met the sweetest family who wants to come to church, and sister To'o who went on a run with me!!
- planned and pulled off a lot of things that were a bit stressful haha our missionary ward musical devotional (one of our media refferals REINALDO rocked up and so did this sweet chinese couple we met on the street yay!), did a zone training and a sisters meeting :)
- gave a chapel tour to our lovely shrilankan friend Masha and her mother who we met at the bus stop
- read 3 nephi 11 where Jesus appears to the people in the ancient Americas with our friend Cameron and some members
- didn't win bowling on pday but had lots of fun haha

One of our members shared in the fireside a powerful story of him getting put in an area that HATED missionaries.. needless to say it was a difficult place to find those who would listen and everyday they would pray for the Lord to help him and everyday he would have a picture in his mind of where to go.. but he waited a couple months. When he had the courage they went to this chapel and he pointed at the house they would go to where they found a whole family who wanted to accept the gospel of Jesus Christ and be baptized. The spirit told him that if he didn't listen there would come a time when He wouldn't be able to hear the Lord. Heavenly Father wants to direct our life and uses our willing hands to help others but we have to have the FAITH and COURAGE TO ACT.

This is one of my new favorite scriptures "Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be."

SHINE YOUR LIGHT AND TRUTH :)

LOVE YOU ALL sister talbot xx