.....like
Harry Potter.
I
know, I`m sorry, I had to.
First
thing is first, I`ll be in next Tuesday in Salt Lake around 12:30. I am flying
into terminal ONE, so don`t think it`ll be the terminal with the famous
escalator...it`s the one with the hallway. Haha just so you know.
This
last week was a great one! We had Leadership Counsel Meeting in Montevideo with
all of the zone leaders and hermana training leaders in Montevideo with
Presidnet Smith. We focused mostly on learning more about the Gathering of the
House of Isreal. President Smith wants us all to become EXPERTS, to help
members to think about it ALL THE TIME, because we ALL take part in it. We are
the people of the covenant, and we`ve got work to do! It was great. I couldn`t
help but feel a mix of emotions as I sat there for the last time with this group
of missionaries. All of us have around the same amount of time in the mission.
We`ve all been in it together from the beginning. We`ve been in it since 2013,
when Uruguay changed with HOY ES EL DIA (today is the day), to 2014,
when we lengthened our stride by following the prophet`s cry for missionaries
and members to unite in AHORA ES EL MOMENTO (now is the moment), to now,
2015, as we live the parable of Doctrine and Covenants 101, and we build the
towers, and listen to the LORD`S cry to ID INMEDIATAMENTE (go
immediately) to save His vineyard, because it is His, and He bought it with His
blood. I said not goodbye but my "see ya laters" to a lot of them,
including Hermana Paris who was there.
We had
divisions with Hna Trendler and Hna Petty in their area, Barrio 5! It was Hna
Trendler`s Hump Day (9 months), so we ate a cake, bought some pizza at the end
of the night, and burned a sock haha. Some great sisters who have taught me so
much!
Rene
is still set for his baptism on Saturday! It`s going to be awesome. He is a
mission miracle, and progressing more and more every day.
I love
this mission. I love Uruguay. I cannot imagine my life without it. I cannot
imagine how my life would have been had I not come. I stand all amazed EVERY
DAY at how much the Lord loves me and has blessed me. As if He hadn`t blessed
me enough in my life, with an amazing family, in an amazing place, with amazing
friends, with his AMAZING Gosepl, And then, He prepared me through varous
experiences so that when the time came in 2012 that He called me, I would be
humble and ready enough to accept the call to serve. Imperfect, loca, little
me. He called ME, and permitted me to come to this beautiful country with these
beautiful people, to come to TRULy understand this beautiful Gospel, and come
to TRULy know the beautiful Atonement of our amazing Savior. In my quest to
"save souls", the Lord taught me how to save mine. He taught me how
to change. My heart is so full. 19 months. The best thus far. This really is
the best mission in the world, no question. I gave it all I had, and I have one
more week to do some more, and I leave the rest in the hands of the Lord.
I love
Him. I know He lives. I know my Savior lives, and loves us. I know He suffered
for us, died for us, and three days later, I know that He rose from the dead
with "healing in his wings" to bring salvation to all who would hear
Him. I know Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus Christ. I know it, I feel it, I know
it as if I was there. I know that through him They restored Their Gospel to the
earth. I know that it IS the way to happiness in this life, and the next. I
know the Book of Mormon is the word of God. I know of its power to change. I
know, more than anything, that the Atonement is real. That my Best Friend saw
my face, and suffered my pains and my sins so that I can return to Him. I know
that HOY ES EL DIA in which the Lord is hastening His work. I know that this
work is true, and beautiful, and real. I love Uruguay, and its people, and its
mate, and its gauchos, and its horses, and these crazy, stubborn, easily
offended, loving, giving, selfless, FAITHFUL, loyal, affectionate, AMAZING
Uruguayans.
My
heart is really confused, but mostly so, so happy. I love this work, I love
this Gospel, I love this country, I love my Savior,
but
also,
I love
you, I love you, I love you all. Thanks for everything.
see
you next week!
Hermana
Dolan
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