I plant seeds and couldn’t
be happier!
Talofa!
Everyone... I am the worst letter replier ever. I'm so sorry. I've
got a stack of 40 letters that need to be attended to.... I’m going to start
working on them. Promise. Just remember patience and forgiveness are great
attributes :) Seriously though, thank you for loving me so much. I have the
best friends and family ever.
I feel so blessed at this moment I just don't know where to
begin. Trying to put into words how I feel is going to be impossible.
Why do all these wonderful things keep happening to me?
I always thought being on a mission you taught people and then
baptized them. That if you weren't baptizing then something was wrong. I think
today I've finally come to terms with realizing that you do your best and leave
the rest to the Lord. I haven't seen many baptisms on my mission and I probably
wont see many more. But what I have seen is millions of seeds planted. Planting
seeds of faith, hope and truth. Seeds that only I could plant; Seeds that will
be ready to be "harvested" in the future.
It’s so amazing to see the temple each week and to be apart of
this "harvest". To have had all of these seeds planted in this area
for so many years and finally being recognized. I couldn't imagine a better
time than now. The help, love and service of such dedicated members to move
this gospel forward is so humbling. The spirit alone that surrounds the temple
is like nothing I could ever describe. To know that this is what it feels like
right now, even before the dedication I can't imagine what it will feel like in 2 weeks once it's dedicated.
This morning as Sister Kavea and I were doing laundry a guy came
up to us and asked if he could talk to us. (This is just another witness that
you really don't know who is watching) His name is Chris and is attending
Manhattan Christian College studying to become a minister. He said he had seen
us around but didn't know much about the church and was curious. We talked
about the restoration and the Book of Mormon. He asked us about our missions
and why we decided to come. I have had people ask me a million times before why
I decided to come on a mission but today something was different. As I
testified to him I felt the spirit testify to me. I felt the planting of
another seed.
I have definitely had my fair share of moments where I've wanted
to quit (and that definitely didn't exclude this week.) From having a bird poop
in my hair, singles branch drama, running into the rude, bad and inconsiderate, to being to a point of exhaustion that I didn't know existed, this has been the
hardest experience of my entire life. Its had its moments of almost being too much to
handle. But... I've never for one second thought that it isn't
worth it because it is! I may only be a seed planter but I couldn't imagine these 18
months any other way. I am here because I needed to be. I needed to learn to be
happy, and to be me. I needed to plant seeds for the
wonderful people of Kansas, Missouri, China and almost non-existent surrounding towns.
I needed to be here and I am so grateful that I am.
I love you. Have the best week. Be safe.
Sister Kenz
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