Hello hello!!! :)
Sorry I didn't send out an email last week... NO ONE was open for New Years
so it was sorta crazy email time.
The past couple weeks have been amazing weeks! :) So many highlights:
We had transfers! My new companion is Sister Riley! She is fresh from the
MTC and she is absolutely amazing. She is such a sweet heart and I am so
excited to be serving with her! She is incredible!
Yesterday I had a spoonful of HOT TOBASCO sauce thanks to Elder Rasband. It
was a dare, but hey I got two chocolate milka bars for it. and I am still
alive, so I guess it was worth it. I did it yesterday during our lunch and a
couple members were there so I couldn't react too bad, but hot dog that stuff
is hot. In my head I was screaming but I had to handle it cool. Ever since the
MTC i have become such a sissy to hot stuff and the elders have picked up on
that. haha.
Our very first lesson with my new companion was at a recent converts house.
She has a crazy little boy that be a handful. Last transfer a lot of times I
ended up distracting him so that we could teach the mom. So when we came this
week he decided to pick on me. He is a 3 year old. He was pulling my scarf and
trying to do anything to me as I was trying to teach his mom, that sneaky boy!
So long story short I got beat up by a 3 year old. That sneaky boy. haha, it
hilarious though. He was getting a kick out of it and kept on giggling...so it
was good. :)
So, we have water filters and it was time to change our water filters. We
had already done 2 of the 3 containers. so we were on the last one. And this
thing was soo tight! We could not loosen it. Sister Riley and I had been giving
a go at it for about 5 minutes. I just laughed and said "we might have to
call the elders..." but then I started thinking about the endless teasing
we would get from the elders and so I gave it one last try and i was able to
unloosen it. Thank goodness!! Honestly, we were so close to calling the elders
to have them help us loosen a cartridge...but thankfully we didn't have to.
haha.
Today for p-day we went bowling. We played two games. The first game I did
not do too hot. But the second game, after the 4th bowl I started to get really
competetive with the fact that I was losing so bad. So, I decided if I throw
the bowling ball far enough down the lane then I wouldn't have enough room to
mess up so badly. Well it worked.. haha. I ended up coming in second. the last
few frames were really intense and stressful because it was Elders MkGrath,
Rasband, and I all within points of eachother. haha, it was a lot of fun.
Looking back on the year 2014 I have realized how extremely blessed I have
been. I am here in Kosovo as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. I am living my biggest dream that I have had ever since a
little girl. I am so excited for this coming year (besides the fact that I will
be turning 20). I don't know what the year has in store for me, but I know that
God does. That is one thing that I have learned thus far since being on my
mission. That we don't know what bumps or detours we are going to run into in
our lives, but that doesn't matter really. God knows what is going to happen in
our lives and He is so willing to help us in our lives. But He isn't going to
force His way into our lives. We need to accept Him into our lives and let Him
help. When you think about it, it only makes sense. It makes no sense to try
and do things on our own... we are only human with so many weaknesses; why try
to do this all on our own when we can have the help of our Father in Heaven who
is the author of everything in the world? I know that Heavenly Father loves us
so much. I love what President Monson says something along the lines of
"...how far He is willing to go and how much He is willing to do to help
us." It's true. We are Children. Accept Him. Go to Him for help. Anything
is possible with two. As long as one is God and the other is you. I hope that
this year, no matter what we face in life, that we won't try to do it alone.
But that we will face our life with the help of God. Only that way will we be
able to look back on our lives with a smile on our face and gratittude in our
hearts. I love my Father in Heaven. I know that I am a Daughter of God. I know
that Jesus is the Christ, He is our Savoir and our Redeemer. I love them so
much. and I am so grateful that I am here as a missionary and I am able to help
the people in Kosovo and Albania; that I get to help my Angels in my personal
promised land.
Have a wonderful week! Smile lots and serve lots!! :)
Love,
Motra Zollinger
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