Katie's Mission Blog: October 1, 2024-October 7, 2024-Week 74-Loma Nueve

This week has been good, sometimes a little harder and lonely, but I think over and over God has taught me that I never truly alone. I love the quote by President Holland that talks about there is no place where the light of Christ does not shine. And the spirit helps to illuminate my mind and remind me that God's on my side and I can have covenant confidence in His plan.

I think for a lot of my mission, I have felt I little burdened and tired and overwhelmed at times to have to be the "strong" one, like it says in DC 84:106. I don't know if that's prideful, but it hard to be the obedient one and diligent one and the one that goes the extra mile and doesn't settle. So I've been feeling a little more tired this transfer, and things have been slower and different. I am still feeling more and more that I need to work on my humility. That this is not what I would have chosen to end my mission, but it's what God needed for ME! Every day I try and look more and more for what I needed to learn. Four more weeks!!!!

I loved how conference talked a lot about just focusing on Christ. How we really can't look beyond the mark. If we focus all on Him and make Him the center of our lives, we will always feel joy. My companion always shares how joy is enduring, while happiness is temporary. That is so true. I loved especially the talk about Being Still, because the night before I was praying with some questions, and God just told me to Be Still. Literally the next day, God confirmed what I was needing by sending this leader to talk about being still and finding Christ in every moment.

I also weighed myself this week...only gained 12 pounds. Not too bad. A little hit of rice haha.

Today we went to Abejas, a place where they sell chicheme and where I went every week in my first transfer and later to a pretty viewpoint in Chica! Mama Fatima took us!