April 16, 2012
Manhattan KS- Sister Kavea
Good morning everyone!
Have I ever told you all how wonderful you are? Why are you so
great? Thank you for all of your love. Seriously, you are the best.
Mom, I have never seen Sister Kavea as happy as when she opened
her Tim Tam box. She was on the phone and started screaming. (I had to take the
phone away and make sure the ear pierced victim on the other end was okay) She
loves you. Thank you for getting those.
No need to fear, we are all just fine here in Manhattan. We
dodged all 100+ tornados safe and sound. Really though it wasn't even all that
eventful. Sister Kavea and I were really excited to maybe experience our first
real tornado, but no. No hail. No rain. No "calm before the storm",
and no tornado. All we had was a whole lot of wind and some angry looking
clouds. The most eventful part of the evening was receiving a phone call from
our district leader telling us that we had to stay where we were. 3 hours
later, once the coast was clear, we were allowed to go home. So that's it. We
are a little disappointed.
Other than some crazy weather, the week has been great. Heavenly
Father is blessing us every hour. We headed up to KC Wednesday for our temple
shift. I cannot put into words how much I love being there. I have met the most
wonderful people (minus the anti's on the corner and the occasional ones that
sneak into the cultural hall). There is no better feeling than listening to
these people stand in awe of what they have just seen. These experiences I will
never forget.
We had transfers Thursday and my little Australian and I are
together for another 6 weeks. Manhattan continues to move along. Funny,
although I'm in Kansas, none of the people we are teaching are from Kansas or
even America for that matter. Almost all of them are from China (except for a
few from Jamaica). We always joke that we are going to open a Chinese branch
soon.... but seriously. It’s so interesting to teach people that have
absolutely no Christian background. Most of them have never even heard about
God, the Bible or even gone to church. It’s so fun to listen to these cute
little people pray for the very first time and to help them recognize something
they only knew in the pre existence; to feel something they have never felt before.
It’s not always easy and the teaching is a little slower paced but it’s
wonderful. From serving in the temple to people from China, it has all helped
me be more grateful for what I have.
I continue to wonder why me? Why was I lucky enough to be born
into the covenant with the automatic eternal sealing with my family? Why do I
get to have all these wonderful people in my life? Why was I blessed with
amazing, hilarious, wonderful, faithful parents that love the gospel just as
much as they love each other? Why was I lucky enough to have the truth in my
life? I have no idea "why me". "Why me" is something I am
eternally and forever grateful for.
I love you all. Thank you again for everything.
Be safe,
Sister Hall
 |
| Working a shift at the Temple with one of my favorite Sisters, Sister Larson. |
No comments:
Post a Comment