He that Diligently Seeketh Shall Find...

Hi Fam Fam!
I don't even know where to begin with my week. It has been amazing.
Thursday: We had a lesson with Alcina, and we are still reading the Book of Mormon with her. But it is amazing to see the light that has come into her life since she has been reading it. The Book of Mormon literally has changed her life. I can't say it enough... there is power in the Book. We NEED to read it! This evening we went to YSA with Patrycja and Alcina's son Paul. It was in Portsmouth, right by the sea shore. It's great to be by the sea side.
Friday: we had weekly Planning and correlation meeting at brother Handleys house, so there isn't  much to say about our day, but we got to have lunch with Patrycja in the Park in Southampton, so that was fun.
Saturday: Wow. Such an amazing day. It started off by us waking up at 4:20am, because we had to travel to get to Staines chapel because...... We got to meet and listen to Elder D. Todd Christofferson! We got to meet an Apostle of the Lord... I am still on cloud nine. I got to shake his hand, we got to hear from him and his wife, and also a member of the seventy Elder Moirera. We were very blessed. It was also really cool because our mission gave him a hand carved wooden plaque of "The Living Christ", and he asked us all to sign the back of it. So cool! President pulled me aside and said "Sister Lund, you and Sister Velez are staying in Hamble River together, the Lord still needs you to learn something..." haha I was like oh boy...I am excited though. I'm grateful God has a plan. This evening we were able to visit Rehana. We invited her to come to church! It has been a bit difficult to teach her, but all In Gods time...
Sunday: Father's Day! I got the lovely opportunity to speak in sacrament meeting today. I was asked to speak on Lehi, and how he was a great father, and great example. Being able to talk about Lehi, and my father, and my Heavenly Father today was pretty cool. I was able to see a little bit of how blessed I truly am. This evening we had a lesson with Emilia, and then the rest of the evening we were out on the streets, and knocking on doors, because we are trying to find people to teach. Haha it is really hot here. Like really hot! We knocked on this one door, and this couple answered it and they were like " aww these poor little girls, are you alright? Can we give you some water?" Haha then they saw our tags... haha. They were still really nice, but not interested. It's funny Sister Velez and I are like "are we in England? Because I feel like we are somewhere else!" But hey the sun makes people happy right?
Monday: sister Velez and I felt really prompted to stop by a former investigators house "Charlie Bright". AND she was home!! Miracle. She at first wasn't too interested, but after we talked for a little bit she opened up and softened her heart a bit, and told us to come back!! She even told us that she has been reading from the Book of Mormon. Wow! This evening we went over to Alcina's and we had a lesson with her son Paul. Paul is a great guy, but he is one tough cookie.
Tuesday: today was a great day! We followed the spirit a lot today! And miracles: we found two new investigators!! One of their names is Dennis. He is a 73 year old man, but he looks like he is in his early 60s. He loves cars, the 1960's, and he even owns his own double decker bus. He was SUPER nice to us, and genuinely was interested and wants us to come back. So we are going to see him next Tuesday! We had Dinner with Sister Hollis and her Sister. We had Cottage pie... the English people LOVE cottage pie. We love sister Hollis.
This week was amazing... It all started when someone shared an insight with me about The Brother of Jared in the Book of Mormon. Someone told me "Sister Lund, the Brother of Jared took his plan to God... take yours." This area has been hard for us. We haven't always had the best attitude, but God told us we needed to change our attitudes.
I was so grateful we were able to listen to Elder Christofferson... he gave so many amazing insights. But I want to share one of the things he shared with us...
" If we will be grateful for what we have received... then He will give us more."
" What to do during times of affliction or fiery furnace? .... endure. We shall be converted and he shall heal us. Harden not our hearts. We need to be willing to drink the bitter cup. Be willing to submit to the Fathers will. We shouldn't be critical or complain, we ought to ask for his help and for his tender mercies, and rest assure that he will carry us through. Everything that happens, he will make sure that he will make these things good for us. Ask for our "daily bread". EVERYTHING will turn out for our good. Turn to him. He will make it good. Don't ever rebel."
When he shared these points, the spirit hit me so strong. He wants to give us more... but if we aren't grateful for what he has already given us, then we won't be grateful for anything. Even when we have afflictions or feel like we are in the fiery furnace, we need to be grateful, because he gives us these opportunities, because he loves us so much. If we turn to him, everything works out. I know that is true. I have seen this in my own life.
I loved this week. It was so hard. But man I would not change one thing about it, because I am so grateful God is blessing me with these amazing opportunities to grow. His plan is better then my plan.
I love you. I hope you have a great week. We got this!
Love,
Sister Lund

 It's my bestie, Sister Honeycutt

 It's my ma...Sister Montredon

 Lunch in the Park

 I love being by the Sea!!

The Book Brings Power!!

Hi Fam Fam!! 

I can't believe this is the last week of another transfer! Wowzers...time. But this week was a hard good week. We had many growing opportunities, but we still saw the miracles! 

Thursday: We had district meeting, and we focused on how Mornings are so important! We need to "Attack the morning". We have been making sure that when we wake up in the morning we don't let ourselves be lazy, we "attack" our prayers, exercise, getting ready, breakfast, personal study, planning, etc. And boy oh boy, have I a seen a difference in my whole day. The mornings truly do affect your day. We read the Book of Mormon with Alcina today. I love Alcina. She is treats Sister Velez and I like her daughters... she is such a sweetie. 

Friday: Fridays are always crammed full of planning and correlation meetings, so there isn't a ton to report... Today Sister Velez and I talked a lot about how the Devil is really mean...haha. But seriously!! He wants us to nitpick at everything we do. He wants us to be as miserable as he is. But ultimately what he really wants is for us to forget who we are... he wants us to forget that we are sons and daughters of the almighty God... because if he can make us forget who we are, he can do just about anything to us. 

Saturday: Today was a good day! Sadly all of our appointments fell through! BUT we were still able to have a good day! This morning we went into Southampton city, and we did some contacting on the high street... which wasn't very effective. Apparently people really don't want to stop and talk about God when they are looking for clothes . But that's okay! Even though our appointments fell through, God guided us to do what we needed to do. We were able to have a lesson with Emilia this afternoon, and teach her about her purpose here on earth. And then this evening we were able to have a game night with Alcina, and her kids Paul and Rehana. Which it was a miracle Rehana joined us because usually she stays in her room!! We are making progress! Yay! 

Sunday: Miracle!! Our recent convert friend Vinh came to church!! He hasn't been to church the entire time we have been in this area! So yay!!! He stayed for all three meetings too! He said that he felt SO much better, he felt like he came home. Emilia in sacrament meeting leaned over to me, and was like "Sister Lund, I know moves are coming up... they better not take you away! I will be SO mad!" I love Hamble River... We will see what happens with moves, we find out on Saturday. This evening we had dinner with a member Kim Smith. She is so funny! She is very bubbly, we love her. After dinner we went to Patrycja and Emilia's and we watched the Restoration movie. At first Emilia REALLY didn't want to watch it because she thought it would be really boring... but she got really into it! So miracle! She loves Joseph Smith. 

Monday: Major miracles today! We had a Skype lesson with Heather... she is amazing, by the way she has been struggling with smoking lately. And during the Skype lesson I got a strong impression that we needed to talk about her smoking... and I was like noooo Heavenly Father, that will be the last straw for her... but I got the prompting really strong again. Right as I got the prompting Heather told us that she needed to use the bathroom, and that she would Skype us back in a little bit. As soon as she ended the call I looked at Sister Velez and I was like "God wants us to talk about her smoking!" And she was like "phew, you got that prompting too! I thought it was just me, and I had no idea how to bring it up"... so we were like, okay, God wants us to talk about this with her, but how are we going to bring it up.... and then Heather called us back. When we answered she was like "girlies, I need to apologize to you... I lied about going to the bathroom. I went to smoke". Sister Velez and I just looked at each other in awe. I want share the rest of the story, but this was a testament to me that God really does provide us with the spirit, and if we are listening, He will provide us a way to say and do the things he needs us to. Wow! Tonight we had an FHE with the Baker family. We followed the counsel from a few of the brethren in this last General Conference, and we read "The Living Christ" with them. We are told throughout the Bible and the Book of Mormon, that we need to come unto Christ... but how do we do that if we don't really know who he is. That is why it is so important to study his life. 

Tuesday: today was a good day. We were able to see Vinh, and he brought his friend Mike and his two kids, Sophia and Leo, to the chapel to play football. Vinh even gave Mike a chapel tour haha! It was really good to see them. This evening we went and had dinner with Sister Jean Baker, and her friend Angie. We always love seeing them. Today Angie told us that she is absolutely not interested in learning about the gospel, but she likes to see us. Maybe she will change her mind later on in life... you never know. 

This week was a good hard week. As missionaries, it can be really hard when your friends flog, or when it is really hard to get people to want to learn more about the Gospel. But I have found that when we have "hard" weeks in the work, the Lord is right there with us. He helps me to remember why I came on my mission, and that I am here to grow, and to learn and to be converted. It is so important to have a positive attitude! So so so important!! 

I absolutely love the Book of Mormon. I love how the beginning in 1 Nephi, it talks a lot about how the Lord is "preparing a way" for us... and then the rest of The Book of Mormon IS that way. There is so much power that comes from the Book of Mormon... I encourage all of you, if you are not reading the Book of Mormon or if you have never read it... read it! I testify that it will change your life! He has the way prepared for you... find out what it is! 

I love you so so much! BIG shoutout to daddy! Happy Father's Day. I couldn't ask for a better daddy! I get to speak in the Hamble River Ward this Sunday! I am talking about Lehi, and his example as a father, and dad... you know how much I love Lehi, and Nephi, hence my mission scripture! God works in amazing ways!! I love you. Have a fabulous week. We got this!

Love,

Sister Lund

 The members gave Vihn a tomato plant

 Teri wanted a picture of our ward nursery in Hamble River

Emilia!!!!

Look for the Double Rainbow!!

Hi Fam Fam!
This week went by really fast! This email might be a little short, because I don't have a ton of time left! But it was a pretty good week.

Friday: We had a lesson with Alcina, and we read the Book of Mormon with her. It was a bit hard for her, because it is hard for her to switch from Portuguese to English, but she is doing really well. Wow the Book of Mormon is powerful. This evening we had correlation at Brother Handley's house in Gosport, and DADDY, we drove past the D-day beaches, so that was something pretty cool.

Saturday: we went to the sea shore in Netley and walked in the park with Emilia and Patrycja, and it was so fun, but I got sunburnt, haha. After we went to the sea shore, we had a dinner appointment with Sister Baker. She is always so nice, and we love visiting her.

Sunday: miraculous Sunday! Alcina's son Paul came to church!! And Emilia bore her testimony (she is 10) in sacrament!! We love Emilia... she is unable to get baptized right now due to some things at home, but she is amazing!

Monday: we had exchanges in Havant. I was with Sister Ripley, she is from Canada. She is so nice. Our exchange was funny haha. English weather is fantastic haha... 😂 we did a lot of drop bus in the evening, and we were trying to find this one less active members house and we could not find it for the life of us. And from about, 6-8:30 it was pouring!!! And we were outside the entire time. we got soaked... and I mean soaked, everything in my bag got wet, like everything was wet, and my umbrella turned inside out about 20 times from all of the wind haha. But during the whole time, instead of being miserable and complaining because we wanted to go inside, we decided we would sing hymns. And we sang them with all our hearts 😂! NO ONE was outside, but if they were, they would probably have been laughing at us.

Tuesday: we finished exchanges, so we got home a bit later. When we got home we went to the relief Society activity at the ward, it was great. It was a pretty good turn out.
This week has been great but at times hard! But that's life 😊. Something I have been thinking a lot about this week is the Mormon message called "Good things to come". I invite all of you to go and watch it because it is amazing! But I love at the end when Elder Holland says " Don't you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead" He also says " Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come." This is so true. God is always showering blessings upon us. He is always cheering us on, because he KNOWS what we are going through. He knows how to succor his people. So we can't quit! We keep walking, we keep trying, because those blessings will come!! This is a promise given to each and everyone of us, from the best promise keeper, our loving Heavenly Father.

I love you. We got this!
 Love, Sister Lund

Sunshine and Daisies!!

Hi Fam Fam!!
Another week down?! Where is the time going. I cannot believe that it is already June! The weather is starting to get pretty nice here in Southampton. It is nice and sunny today! Sorry I forgot to say in last weeks email that preparation day got switched to Thursday this week, because we had Quad- Zone conference yesterday. But it will be back to normal this week (Wednesday). But BIG SHOUTOUT to Kylee. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, my beautiful best friend. I love you so much!
Thursday: We had the hot cocoa social, and it was fun! We set up tables and chairs outside because it was nice and sunny. Jessie Sheppard taught us how to make daisy chains! We went and did service at Alcina's today. She has been needing some help since she just had surgery. So we did some cleaning, and then we also helped her make dinner. We made lasagna! Then we were able to have a lesson with her, and read the Book of Mormon. We had Elder Ataide Skype in on the lesson, since he is from Brazil and he can speak Portuguese. It was really helpful for us and for her. And I'm actually picking up a bit on Portuguese... like a tiny tiny bit! But hey ho!
Friday: today wasn't too eventful. We had correlation with Brother Handley. He is so kind. Such a great ward mission leader. So humble.
Saturday: we saw Alcina, and had another lesson with her. She is so funny. She calls us her family, and like a mom naturally is, she is a bit nosy. She wants to know my whole life, and she wants to plan my whole life. She's completely harmless, but oh boy is she funny. After Alcina's we went over to Patrycja's and Emilia's house, for a lesson. This family has such a special place in my heart. They are amazing!
Sunday: Church was pretty good. Emilia came, and she went to Primary which is really good, because sometimes she is not too keen on going. But it was great because bishops family has a daughter named Beth, and Emilia really likes her. So they are developing a really good friendship!  This afternoon, we went to Rafaella's for dinner and she made us Mexican food. It is so strange because before the mission I wasn't a huge fan of Mexican food, but ever since I got to England that is like all I ever want to eat haha. I love Costa Vida 😂. This evening we had a few members and friends come to the chapel to have a game night. And it was lovely. It was so good to help strengthen our bonds with the members and our friends!
Monday: It was a bank Holiday here in England, and it is half term for the kids at school, so everyone was off of work, and out of school, so our ward had a picnic! It was so so fun! And it was a pretty good turn out. We played lots of games. And we made a lot of daisy chains and daisy crowns. So so fun! I'm not sure if daisy chains are just an English thing? I never heard or did one until I came here, haha. This evening we went to Nando's with Patrycja and the Elders, because it is Elder Athertons last day in the area. It was pretty fun! English people love Nando's, and they love KFC... I guess they just really like chicken, haha.
Tuesday: we read a lot of the Book of Mormon today and I LOVED IT. Right now we are helping Alcina, Heather, and Emilia read the Book of Mormon. And it is helping me so much. I love the Book of Mormon. It feeds my soul. Every time I study it, I go in with a question, and every time I finish my study I come out with an answer. Amazing.
Wednesday: Today we had our Quad-Zone conference, with Elder Kearon of the seventy. It was amazing!! I learned so much from this conference. He gave us a "recipe" that will bring POWER. Power from God.
1. Pray: really pray
2. Exercise: really exercise
3. Shower/prepare yourself: this helps bring confidence
4. Breakfast: eat healthy/ take vitamins
5. Studies: feed your soul
6. Make plans:  our plans but don't worry if your day doesn't go to plan.
This will bring power from God into our lives!
I think something God has been trying to tell me recently on my mission.... well actually my whole life haha... has been that I need to stop worrying. In life we aren't here to look for the "comfy place" we are here to work, we are here to grow and to learn... but don't worry. Be happy!  Have faith in Christ... not in outcomes.
I love you so much. Have a great week. We got this!!
Love,
Sister Lund

Look at my daisy crown 

 Nandos

 I Love Emilia!!

Really Trust Him!!

Hi Fam Fam!
I can't believe I have more time behind me then I do in front of me... that is crazy. But I'm so excited to see what these next 8 1/2 or so months bring. This week was pretty good. Sister Velez and I both grew a lot this week.
Thursday: we had the Hot cocoa social at the church like we always do, which was good, more people are coming out which is really good. This evening we went to a YSA activity with Patrycja, and it was so fun. Patrycja has become one of my eternal best friends. She is so great!
Friday: today consisted of a lot of planning and meetings, so there really isn't much to tell ya!
Saturday: today we did some service which was so fun! We started the day off by helping the Elders clean the chapel, so that was great. By this afternoon we helped a member in our ward, Sister Dozar with her garden. We pulled up all of her weeds! It took us a while, but we did it!! After the service projects, we went to Patrycja, and we read the BOM with Emilia. Emilia loves to read the scriptures. She loves the church so much, we are praying that someday soon, she will be able to be baptized!!
Sunday: Being on a mission you come to know that your days just never go to plan, God always guides us to other opportunities throughout the day which is great!! But Patrycja had her first temple preparation class today, so in September, she will be able to go through the temple for the first time!! Yay!! After church we had lunch with Patrycja and Emilia. Which was really fun, they have a white German Sheppard, and she is shedding super bad, so my clothes are covered in doggie hair, but it's okay, I'm used to it haha. This evening we went to the Sheppards house for dinner and they did a family home evening. It was lovely. The Sheppards are such an amazing family. Jessie Sheppard, their daughter, is coming to serve her mission in the Salt Lake City East mission. So look out for sister Sheppard. She leaves in July.
Monday: today, we went and visited Alcina in the hospital. She has had a rough recovery from her surgery, but thankfully she gets to go home tonight! This evening we went to the Andrews for a dinner appointment. They are such a kind family, they are trying to be the best missionaries that they can be. They really do a lot for the ward, and they are so kind.
Tuesday: we had Presidents interviews today! I love President and Sister Gubler. They are the best. And I am so grateful that I have had the opportunity to become so close to them! Our interviews were in Portsmouth which is a bit of a travel from our area, so it took most of our day. But they were fantastic!!
This week I have been thinking a lot about how we (I) often have faith in outcomes. I have been really trying to understand what it means to trust God, and rely on Him. But it hit me... yes I have faith in God and I love Him, but I haven't been trusting Him... when we truly trust God, we don't worry. We don't worry how things are going to end up, because we know that He will never let us down, because He never has before. And for me I saw that I haven't been trusting God as much as I would like because I have been worried about how everything is going to turn out... and this isn't trust. This is me having faith in outcomes. I was so grateful that I was able to learn that this week. Because this whole life is all about trusting God, and I need to know how to do that. So I am grateful, God is helping me learn this on my mission.
I hope that you all have a great week. I love you so much, and you are always in my heart and prayers. We got this!!
Love,
Sister Lund

 Pres Gubler wanted us to send a picture home to let all know we are safe from the terrorist attack

 Patrycja and Emilia

 9 Months!!

9 MONTHS!!

Hi Fam Fam!                                                                                                          
First of all, I'm so sorry that my email deleted last week!! But I hope you all had a good week. Mine was pretty good. It was so good to hear and see you on Sunday! Skype calls are the best aren't they? So thankful for technology!
Thursday: Every Thursday our ward does a hot chocolate social, so we get to help with it! It is so nice to mingle with the members! They are so amazing, and they are like our family! We did some knocking this evening, and Sister Velez led it, which is so good! She did great. Knocking is always an interesting experience, you meet some great people. This evening we went with Patrycja to a YSA activity, and it was so fun. She met some people, and was able to talk to them, and I was able to meet one of my MTC teachers, Sister Hughes, friends, so that was cool.
Friday: We had our first lesson with our friend Debbie today. We haven't been able to teach a lot of people recently so it was nice to be able to teach. Haha this evening before correlation, we wanted to try tracking down some former investigators, but my maps are not working very well right now, and apparently Sister Velez' are starting to not work very well either, because we were definitely lost, haha but it was so funny!
Saturday: This morning we had our 4th lesson with our friend Alex. He is such a great guy. He is very intelligent, and has very strongly rooted beliefs. And in the lesson we both realized very quickly that he just isn't quite ready yet. And it was hard because all of us were trying not to get frustrated, but I was able to see that sometimes bearing testimony of what you know to be true is all you can do. Sometimes people are not ready to accept the gospel, but no one can ever take your testimony away from you!
Sunday: Today was fabulous. Guess why? I got to Skype you!!! Haha church was really good, Patrycja taught the lesson in YW today, and she asked us to help her. The topic was on patriarchal blessings and she did so well, it was her first lesson! After church we went and visited Alcina, she is doing a lot better since she got surgery. The first couple of days were really rough, but she is doing better thankfully. Then we came home, and I got to Skype you, which was so so nice! And then we went and visited Rafaella and her sons, they are members in the ward. They are Italian, and they are sooo nice.
Monday: Today we were on exchanges, and I was with Sister Walker. We were able to have a lesson with Heather, which was really nice, because she REALLY needed it. She has had a hard life, and is struggling with some things, but she is so strong. She is a fighter, and she is such a good example to me. I love beeing on exchanges with Sister Walker. She has become one of my best friends. It is so crazy how alike we are... so crazy!
Tuesday: We finished up exchanges today. It was so fun, I made all of the meals while they were here, and they were like "Sister Lund, you're going to make a great wife" haha, I actually am starting to learn how to cook, and it actually tastes good! 👏 👍 I learned a lot from this exchange. And so I am excited to put it into practice.
I cannot believe that I have been on my mission for 9 months! Time flies. This week has been amazing. It has been tough, but amazing! Last week in the email that got deleted I shared an experience that I had.... Those who know me, know that I am terrified of snakes. Like terrified. And when we went to do some service for a family in our ward, Sister Velez and I were inside painting their living room, and the Elders were outside doing yard work. And while we were painting Brother and Sister North, and the Elders came in holding something in their hand... at first I didn't think much of it, until I saw something slither.... it was a slow worm, which apparently is a lizard, but it looks gross. I was so terrified, and they all wanted me to touch it and I refused. Flash forward to the next day. We were at Patryjca's house, and the Elders go " Sister Lund, the Wrzeszcz family have an initiation rule, when missionaries come over..." and I was like "wait what?" And Patrycja stands up, walks over to this cage, and pulls something out of it. My heart dropped when I saw what she pulled out of the cage... A python. At that point I was like "okay really, could it not have been a slow worm" haha. Guess what... I held a python, and I actually conquered my fear. The reason I share this experience, is that sometimes God asks us to do things that seem hard for us (touching the slow worm) sometimes we do it, sometimes we don't. But then sometimes God asks us to do things that seem impossible to us (holding a python). But He always is there to support us, He always is there to comfort us, and He always is there to help us. He will never ever desert us, He will never forsake us. Sometimes we miss out on opportunities for growth (sometimes we don't touch the slow worm), and that can be hard because sometimes the hardest things that are asked of us, are the things that will benefit us the most. And you know what... it's okay that we make mistakes, it's okay that sometimes we don't grow as much as we want to, because we have a Loving Heavenly Father and a loving Savior, Jesus Christ. And they want us to grow, so they are going to give us more chances to "touch the slow worm" but sometimes it won't be as easy, sometimes we will have to "hold the python". But when we can do hard things, and we can see our growth, it is an amazing thing, and we can rest assure that God loves us and is pleased with our efforts, because we tried. This life is all about trying. Like daddy always says "step up to the plate and take your swings, you won't always hit the ball, in fact you will probably miss more times than you hit it. But that does not matter. What matters is that you stay at the plate and you keep swinging". I hope that this week, we will remember how merciful our God is. That it doesn't matter how bad we think we are, or how many mistakes we have made that we think we can't be forgiven. What matters is that we remember that we are sons and daughters of God. He loves us. This life is full of growing moments. Enjoy them! I love you all so much, and I am so grateful for you!!! Have a fabulous week. We got this!
Love,
Sister Lund

 Fred the friendly python

 Look at my cooking skills

 Exchanges with Sister Walker

My View.... heaven!!

Preparing to Meet God!!

Hi Fam Fam!
This week has been so great. We have seen a lot of miracles, and I love my area. Hamble River is beautiful.
 Thursday: We were on exchange today, and I was with cute Sister Rathinam, from India. We definitely had an adventure. We got lost in the woods, and had a dinner appointment with the North Family. Daddy, Brother North wanted me to ask you if you knew what puff the magic dragon is? He is in the Navy, and wondered if you knew since you were in the Air Force. Exchanges were fun though.
Friday: We did a lot of traveling today. And since we were ending exchanges, it was a crazy day. But this evening we were able to visit sweet Sister Hollis. She is a widow in our ward, she has helped us so much in the time that we have been there.
Saturday: We had a dinner with Sister Baker this evening... another roast dinner haha. But she is lovely. She is also a widow in our ward. We have been trying to work with a lot of members right now.
Sunday: Church is always really fun in Hamble River. Our Recent Convert Heather got set apart today as a ward missionary. Heather is amazing, she is struggling with a lot of opposition right now but she also is trying her hardest to follow Christ. This evening we went to Bishops house for dinner. I love their family they are amazing. Then we dropped by Alcina, a recent convert. She speaks portuguese so i am trying to learn a bit... it is not going too well haha. But we taught her son a bit, which was a miracle. We are really trying to teach her daughter, but it will take time.
Monday: Today we went to Heathers house and read the Book of Mormon with her. She was pretty emotional, and she said she is starting to understand the Book of Mormon more. It was a miracle for us traveling back because Sister Velez was out of money, and I left my wallet at the flat, and i looked in my bag and I had loose change, and we had exactly enough money to get home. So cool!!
Tuesday: We got a surprise text from a former investigator asking if we could meet at the chapel! It was so great we were able to teach her, and we are seeing her again this upcoming thursday. Yay!!! This evening we had a DA with the Glentworths. They are a young couple, the wife is a Recent Convert and the husband is not a member, but they are the cutest couple. It was a really fun night!!
This week has been really good. I have learned a lot about myself. I am amazed at how well God knows me and what I need. This week it hit me that I am almost halfway done with my mission.... That is crazy. I LOVE my mission so much. And I have been thinking a lot about what I want from the rest of my mission. Ultimately I want to enjoy the journey. I want to focus on my Savior, and I want to rely on him with my whole heart. I have seen so many miracles here, and I know that God has a plan for me. Life is not easy, but of course it will not be... We are preparing to meet God. He loves us and wants us to grow. if we didnt need to grow, we probably wouldnt be here. I love you all so much, and I am grateful for the support you give me. I am so excited to Skype you in a few weeks! Big hugs and kisses. I love you. We got this!
Love,
Sister Lund

 More Castle Pictures

 The Norths

 Alcina

 Exchanges with Sister Rathinam

 Stepped in mud and my foot is SOAKED

Sister Velez found a friend!!