Well.. this is it!! Wow... I absolutely never thought this time would come around so soon... but it's time. I am so so so excited to see all y'all! This has been the most amazing experience in my life thus far and I know that I will be forever grateful that I came here to serve in the Texas Lubbock Mission! I had a great "last full week!" We did a ton of service- lots for a member and for the food bank boxing up Christmas food boxes. It's amazing to see how many thousands of families the Lubbock food bank feeds! We also had a great time with our ESL class- I have loved teaching them English! This week we played basketball and made a spelling game out of it and then one of the hilarious students, wanted to pretend he was a journalist and was interviewing the rest of us by asking us parenting 101 questions haha.
We had dinner and taught the neatest family ever from the Philippines. They are members who haven't been to church in a while and we were able to teach them the Plan of Salvation and have a testimony meeting along with it! It's so powerful to see how the Holy Ghost teaches and testifies of the truthfulness and divinity of our Savior and His perfect gospel.
I had my exit interview with my mission president, President Heap! He is the man! I love him so much- he likened my situation of going home to the scriptures and told me he was kicking me out of the "Garden" of Eden/ Mission Field- a place where living the gospel has been made so simple and I have been able to live "in" the world, but not "of" the world. There is so much truth to that statement! I am grateful for the inspired "My Plan" program that he started and to see how much it will help me to adjust.
Want to know a mission miracle? The Sims family- recent converts that we've been close to and working with often- are going to the temple tomorrow to receive their Endowment and their 3 children will be sealed to them on Wednesday! Wow! It is so special to see others grow in the gospel and prepare to make further covenants with the Lord in His temple! That's what it's all about...The [End]owment in Mind. I am so grateful for this experience! I know that the Lord is hastening His work and will continue to do so! I have learned so much as I have entered so many different homes and taught the restored gospel. I know... I absolutely, 100%, without a shadow of a doubt, know that THIS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) is the Lord's true church here upon the Earth. It has changed me and I know that it will continue to do so. "Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life. (3 Nephi 5:13)
I love y'all! See you Wednesday! XOXO
Love,
Sister Evans
This is the Sims Family.. Brother Sims is a total hoot and was
trying to tip me over- mid picture!
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