Holy e-mails

January 22, 2013

It's always fun to open up your emails and see 20 emails then you realize they are all from your mom.....hahaha, Mom, I love you! Family, I love you too. Friends, you too.

I have been reflecting a lot on my time here as a missionary and the lessons I have learned. I thought about writing down a few but then I realized that I really have no idea how to explain it. I literally can't think of how to describe my mission. Dad said in an email that David and I got sent to each other's missions because I have down and dirty and he has hoity-toity vineyards (don't know what that says about me). I just reflected on that and from the bottom of my heart, I can honestly say that I wouldn't choose any mission in the world over my mission. The Texas McAllen Mission has my heart. I will forever and always be a Texas McAllen Missionary. There are so many things that have changed my life here and I think that I will never be able to repay God back for all He has given me here. Man, I never want to leave.

On that note, I never am going to leave. I called up God this morning and He said that I can stay here as a missionary forever so.........

We are having a baptism on Sunday! Yay! JJ is doing great! He has his interview tonight with Elder C. He actually said these exact words, "I'm going to blow Elder C's mind." HAHA! There is a reason that God keeps giving us these kinds of investigators. :) In our ward we should be having 4 other baptisms too so we should be having quite the full house. :)

Sad day in the Zone of Brownsville. :( They are making our beloved friend Elder W go home to get back surgery. They actually told him in the MTC that he had to go home but he didn't listen. :) He was supposed to go home with me so with that little of time left, he probably won't come back out. But he did great work here as our Zone Leader. Hats off to him!

In other news, Dad has to stop praying for me to get transferred! Transfers are the first week in February and who knows what will happen but I love Resaca Pointe and I would love to stay or go anywhere the Lord wants me to. He has a vision much greater than I.

We have interviews with President in about an hour and for our interviews, we had to rate ourselves on all the Christlike attributes; then set goals to improve each of them. I think that has helped me to reflect on my mission and how I can be better. I am so excited to improve!

Perfect love casteth out all fear, so fear not and love perfectly!

Sister Giles