mi mejor familia
so yesterday it snowed a good 8 inches.
woke up to it snowing, and it didnt stop all day long. till like 9 pm.
luckily i still have Bake's coat and it saves my life! the elder bake thats
here always makes fun of me cuz he says brandon
last night for our devotional was supposed
to be elder ballard, but because of weather he couldnt make it. so they call up
Elder Bruce Hafen, never had heard of him, but they called him at 4:30 that
afternoon asking if he could sub for elder ballard!! could you imagine?!?! umm
yea ill come up with something for a couple thousand missionaries. but when
they said it was someone different i was so excited and intruiged bc that means
this guy was supposed to talk to us and someone needed to hear his message. and
it was incredible. the spirit was sooo undeniable throughout the whole meeting.
he said he was friends with elder holland since he was 3 years old and they
went to each others birthday parties and everything. how cool. but he said he
remembers elder holland being so hesitant about serving a mission because he
would have to leave a girl behind. he almost didnt go. could you imagine if he
had decided not to?? of course he doesnt regret a single second of his mission,
and neither do i already. he talked about how on our missions, we grow up in
the Savior and come to know God through our extremities. there will undoubtedly
be hard times, so when they come ill be ready to accept them and know that i
have been prepared for them.
i dont have much time today and i have so
much i could say, but nothing else major has happened!! spanish is coming
along, i teach 1 to 2 15 minute lessons in spanish everyday to our
investigators, and it gets tough. but everyday i am stronger and every hour i
become a better version of myself. missions dont change you, they just make us
more of who we really are. i love that. this is not about me. im not here to
get what i want, im here to help others get what they want and what they need.
que bendicion. i havent had a single doubt about the fact that i am EXACTLY
where i am meant to be and meeting the people i need to meet. i love the mtc.
its a dedicated place of love and diligence, and everyone is suffering through
their own trials. you never know what a person is going through! its so
difficult sometimes to put your own frustrations behind you and be there for
everyone else. one of my very best friends here, hermana mcgary, just left last
week. she went home. and i had NO idea she was leaving until the morning she
left and she didnt show up to breakfast or any of her meetings. she had been
having her own internal battle most of the time she was here, but she had been
praying and fasting and attending the temple to know what she should do. and
her answer was she was needed at home. i am proud of her for being able to be
so in tune with the spirit that she felt that being at home was most important.
so i cant wait to hear from her about the things she will be able to accomplish
and people she will be able to influence. and its okay.
con mucho amor,
Hermana Zimmerman
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