December 7, 2015- "This week was hard numbers wise"

haha... I wonder what this picture was about. 'missionary work is serious!


I don't know the elders. Sister McBride and sister Dias

Dear Mommy,
Oh my goodness you are the most amazing, wonderful, dedicated, hard-working, loving person with the best intentions that I know! Don't worry about the package. I'm sorry the company gave you such problems. Don't cry Mommy :'( It makes me sad. I hope you know that I'm not upset that it came late. I know it would have made your heart happy for it to be to me by my year mark, but please don't stress about it. I pray that your heart song will feel better. (mom here: I was using the service DHL and had many problems with them trying to deliver the package to her. -it was my first time using the service and I didn't know certain criteria, I will never use them again- It was a package to celebrate her one year mark and a Christmas scripture advent calendar it took a month for her to get it but she got it just before Christmas, and I wasn't THAT stressed and sad haha... she is so cute. Isn't she the sweetest, so worried about her momma. I was more irritated than anything)

WOW what a flippin' awesome ward party! mom Dang.  (mom here: we had a polar express pancake breakfast and had made a little train out of cardboard boxes and had a fellow church member bring his small barrel train for the kids to take a little ride.  We decorated it pretty awesomely I might add...it was a lot of work but lots of fun) I don't think I realized until I came out here how 'all-or nothing' americans are.  My goodness what wonderful things you do. Just remember president Uchtdorfs advice about a good sacrifice "Staying up for a little bit with a child who is scared is a good sacrifice. However, staying up all night and risking your health to make the perfect accessory for your daughters Sunday outfit may not be a good sacrifice." I think you are amazing for doing all this just don't risk your health and stress yourself out. Ok? I love you too much for you to feel depressed and overly stressed about a Christmas party! ;) (mom here: she's just the cutest! I did do a lot and she was wise in telling me this. I do tend to go overboard a bit! she knows me well... haha..)

Daddy, Wow my goodness sounds so busy. We work pretty closely with the Bishops (mom here: her dad is the bishop and is extra busy during that time with tithing settlement and other things) and I think I admire more now what you do every Sunday and all the time. I hope you don't feel that I expect things from you. I hope you know that you are a wonderful example by simply who you are and how much you try to do better. I think something that I have learned is that yes people do expect a lot of us, but they don't expect us to be perfect right away or all the time. The thing people admire most is that we a re trying to be better. So I'm sure you feel people expect things and you can't deliver. I feel the same! Especially with the goal our mission president has set for every companionship to baptize in December and it kind of feels like we are the only ones with out a person with a date!! Anyway I love you a lot and hope you get some good rest.

Where do I start? This week was hard numbers wise. I love my companion so much and she is an amazing missionary. But it has been difficult this week. As she prepares to go home she is stressed and anxious about all the things she has to do and has been trying to do things in preparation on a normal day when they can easily be done on p-day.  It has been hard because we have not been as obedient as we can be and I know that this is why our numbers are falling. So all in all this week was hard for that very reason. I feel the end approaching and I feel the fear of something amazing coming to an end but I cant seem to get my mind a body to work with my heart. Its so windy and cold over here that it is hard to go out for hours and hours, but it has to be done and my body is dragging along with how tired I am. (Before you worry, yes I am getting good sleep and eating healthy things) The Lord will bless me for my obedience but we haven't been very obedient!!

Anyway don't worry about it, it will pass I think this week will be better and we will do more work and finding and more every thing and I won't feel so bad! haha anyways I really am doing fine just a little stressed, but thats ok! C:

SIster Dias goes home the 14th and I don't find out my new companion until moves call on Sunday. I'm sad to see her go. I've loved sister Dias. 

Love you all so much!

sister McBride