I have neglected to write in this for awhile! OKAY so a few big items of news
1.
THE MISSION PAPERS ARE IN...well almost. So everything that I can do is done and turned in. What's next is meeting with the stake president this Sunday. Then he will hang on to them hit the "Send" button on February 1st AND THEN they will be in! YIPEE!
2. My job at the MTC is amazing. It is a lot of work but it is so worth it. I love the Elders and Sisters. Being in their presense has encouraged me to be a missionary even more. Everyone is so polite and lovely. There was this Branch President that came up to me yesterday and thanked me for my cheerfulness. He said that those who have a cheerful heart are filled with the spirit. So awesome, it made my day for sure. It is also pretty awesome to see people right before they go out on the field. So far I have seen:
Elder Preston Tiegs--Missouri
Elder Jeff Orgill--Cali
Elder Tyler Brennan--Colorado
Elder Dallin Inglass--Marshall Islands (soooo great to see this guy! i met his buddies and got a pic with him.)
It is awesome. They all look so happy. And Elder Phillip Stafford comes in this Wednesday so I gotta keep my eyes peeled for him! I have also made many friends who work with me. I also serve a lot and sometimes i get tired of saying "Have a great day!" so i play this game that Kristin taught me. You look at the Last name (on the name tag) and take the first letter and use an adjective. For example: "Have a Terrific day Sister Tracy!" "Have a Beautiful day Elder Brown!" The Elders and Sisters get a kick out of it (if they catch on anyways.)
The only thing that sucks about this job is that I have to bike to and from work in 1-10 degree weather. Oh the woes of not having a car.
3. School is super great and not too stressful.
4. I love my ward....A LOT
5. I am going to adjust my blog a little bit. I have a seperate blog for spiritual thoughts (it is kind of my spiritual journal in a way...) but I have decided to merge the two because i am too lazy to write on two blogs a day. So from now on I'll put spiritual thoughts here too. I am going to re-post the past thoughts onto this blog.
6. I promise to write in this more.
7. I FINISHED THE BOOK OF MORMON--IT IS TRUE.
8. My day: Today started out rocky but ended up being rather fabulous. We had no school today because it is MLK Day. I woke up and went running then came back and decided to post a quote by MLK in honor of him...
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." --Martin Luther King Jr.
So this quote is amazing. I found it to be true first hand today. Collette has been down all morning because her dog died. She hasn't been herself today and she kinda was moody all morning. I interpreted it to be anger at me initially and I was getting upset myself. But then I thought about this quote...and I thought about Christ. And it hit me, I shouldn't react with anger. What will that solve? Nothing. Rather I decided to channel this into love. While she was gone I cleaned the ENTIRE room. I made her bed, I fixed the lights, I cleaned her desk. I left a scripture on her desk and bought her candy. While doing this I felt incredibly happy and productive. When she got home she was extremely grateful and posted a pic on FB saying "I love my roommate! First reason to smile all day." I am so happy and thankful for MLK and Christ for the examples they are. Next time I am mad or sad I must remember this feeling. Love everybody. Hate aint worth it.
Love Kenna
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