Merry start of the Christmas
season!!!! Holy cow, Christmas is the best!! And this is the first time I've
had snow at Christmas time...kinda terrifying a bit....but thank goodness I
have my new BOOTS!! Thank you Nana for
the early Christmas present…They are AWESOME!!.....you're a lifesaver!!!:)
So....busy week full of meetings
upon meetings again! Haha meetings with president Bingham, the high council, Zone
Leaders, other missionaries, etc...we had MLC this week and it was amazing as
usual!!
Some things that I've been pondering
lately is our focus as missionaries. As missionaries, our focus should be
on our purpose. It seems so eternally obvious, but it's true! If we start to
loose focus on why we are out here, we start to loose the things we've come to
learn…... on the other hand, if everything we do is focused on our purpose,
which is to invite others come unto Christ, then our thoughts, words and
actions will follow! As will the miracles
One question I've been asking myself
lately is how focused I am on my calling to serve?? Am I willing to leave
behind Rebecca and become Sister Hodgson? I hope and pray so. I think that's a
question we can all ask the Lord in one way or another. Am I willing to leave
behind the person I was, to become the person YOU need me to be?
With the mission change from
rules to principles there have been lots of questions asked as to what's okay
and what's not. The only things were keeping are the things that are stated or
showed in the white handbook, missionary health guide, etc. Everything is now
focused on "does this help me fulfill my purpose?" Or "does this
take away from my purpose?"
If we just unwillingly go by the
rules because that's what our mission president told us to, one day, when we're
home and don't have to live by those rules anymore, we just got back to who we
were before. Eek. That's one thing that I pray I don't do. This life is about
CHANGE and BECOMING. And being on a mission gives you that opportunity on
steroids. In doctrine and covenants, 74:4 it talks about how as we follow the
traditions of others and rules, we're not converted to the gospel or the Lord
but as we change from rules to principles, we have the opportunity to
understand the WHY behind things and are able to self govern better and learn
how to become who the Lord needs us to be.
Anyway, there's my little rant for
the week...haha missions are GREAT!
So we were studying and I started to
feel tired so I went outside barefoot to wake up…WOW it gets cold here!!
D has been having NIGHTLY FAMILY PRAYER WITH HER
KIDS AND SHES BEEN SAYING THE PRAYER OUT LOUD. Amazing what joy is found in
talking to our father in heaven.
We are getting to teach and serve
more, had several friends at the Christmas devotional ( wasn’t that WONDERFUL)
And at church. We all are just
BECOMING!!
Okay SOOO sorry this is so
scattered!! I'm pretty scatterbrained today. Haha but I just love you so much!
I love being here in Helena. I wouldn't
change it for the world!! I'm so excited to spend this Christmas time here in
Helena with an amazing Ward and an amazing companion!! I definitely miss you
back home but also feel SOOO eternally blessed to be here Love you tons!!
W/<3
Sister Hodgson
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