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Weekly Email - #1 Welcome to Mexico

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  ¡¡HOLA MIS AMIGOS!! I hope everyone is doing well.  The CCM IS SOOOO PRETTYYYYY!!!! I LOVE IT HERE!!! like all I'm saying is there's green grass and palm trees in February soooo ya… but the food here is muy bueno! My district is awesome! I love them all haha which sounds right cheesy but it's fine. My teachers are the best and I can already tell I'm going to miss them so much   the Spanish is slow and hard but I think I'm improving so that's good!!  My branch seems awesome and our branch president is awesome!! But this is crazy … him and his wife were like low-key engaged before they went on their missions and then they decided that they needed to go on a Mish and then they got called to the same area at the same time which is wild so I'm glad I never have to do that. I've been missing my music A LOT but it's fine I'm fine haha I always find myself singing church songs which is a little different from what I usually sing to myself.  I also got ...

Lucy starts her mission

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  Lucy started home MTC on Monday, February 12. Her teachers were from the Mexico MTC and she did a Spanish zoom class in the mornings, a workshop for all missionaries that started this week from the Provo MTC, and then a Preach my Gospel class each afternoon. After the first day, she wasn't so sure, but it got better. Then she got to hang out with us in the evenings. We went to Calgary on Monday night so Lucy could fly to the Mexico MTC on Tuesday, February 20. We got up at 4:15 am and took Lucy to the airport, checked her bags, hugged her goodbye, and she was off through security. Missionaries aren't supposed to take a phone - they just give you a phone when you get there. So we couldn't talk to her through her travel day. But Tanis Hardy convinced me to put an air tag in her bag, and I was glad I did. I could see when she made it through security, then when she landed in Dallas and found her new gate, and then when she landed in Mexico. I did also track her flights on fl...

Kindness to Lucy

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 So many people have done nice things for Lucy for her mission. $100 - Brother Gerald Walburger (previous hometeacher) $100 - Neil & Hali Leishman $200 - Brenda Leavitt (our kind neighbor) $50 - Shauna Smith Free haircut - Tammy Sommerfeldt A note and journal - Sarra Eaton Note cards that say Hermana Nunn with the Puerto Rico flag - Sarah Blodgett, Lucy's BYU roommate Hanna gave Lucy this journal. She wrote a thought/lesson she learned from her mission for every week of Lucy's mission. She isn't supposed to read ahead - just one a week. So nice of her...she spent a lot of hours writing those notes. She also gave her some things from her mission (footsteps, plan of salvation drawings). Jewel Hardy gave Lucy a home MTC sunshine gift bag, full of things that are yellow.

Lucy gets Set Apart

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 A benefit of having Austin in the Stake Presidency is that President Ferguson gave him permission to set Lucy apart as a missionary. -Heavenly Father is aware of you and the decisions you have made to keep your mind and body clean and pure and ready to serve -He is aware of your concerns and fears -He will strengthen you and bare you up -Bless you with courage -Help you to find those seeking for truth -Love your companions and build great relationships with them -Learn Spanish quickly and be able to express your love and testimony -Sprit of obedience -Good relationship with your Mission President and his wife -Opportunities to lead and to grow -Mission is a reflection of good things to come in your life -Reflect on the tender mercies, especially on the hard days -Holy Ghost as your constant companion -Health and strength, protection, not fear -Use study time wisely -Come to know the Savior even more -Know that your family loves you and is grateful for your sense of stability and p...

Lucy's Mission Farewell Talk

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  Jesus Knows At the end of June 2023 I still didn’t have a summer job and I was beginning to worry about if I would find one or not and my dad told me it would all work out because Jesus knows. A few days later I was able to take over Hanna’s job at the county spraying weeds. During this past summer I was able to work with multiple returned missionaries. During this summer I was able to see the profound impact that a mission had on each of my coworkers.  As the days got closer to the end of august, I knew that soon I would move out and start my first semester of university. As I was preparing I was getting pretty nervous about all of it. For those of you who know me know that I’m not the biggest fan of change. And so this next step in my life was about to bring a lot of change with it. As I was packing and feeling ever more nervous my dad once again reminded me that Jesus knows. While at the time that wasn’t really what I wanted to hear, this is really what I needed to hear. ...