"There's a whole lot of..."
- Dinosaurs
- Rocks
- Petrified Wood
- Nothing
There's an Arby's, a Carls JR., and a Jack in the Box.
My new address is:
3800 McLaws Rd.
Holbrook, AZ 86025
Put that all over the place and send me a million things!
Heres an update on the Panooz:
- Bought a new EPI pen
- Vacuum packed her clothes in those AS SEEN ON TV bags
- dropped her Lochness Monster earring in the AC vent
- tripped over the same box three times in a row
Things got deep this week as Sister Panoussi and I wrote a list of truths and lies. Our first night together I told her "Every fear and unwanted behavior you have comes from a lie you have stuck in your head. The key is to replace it all with truth." I told her also that the greatest lesson she needs to learn is this: "The world is not the home you grew up in". So we made a list of lies that she has stuck in her head from being in a not-so-ideal-home. (But what home is, right?). Anyway, it had a lot to do with her self confidence and self worth and there was a lot of fears on there that needed to be replaced with truths. Truths like "I am of eternal worth" or "what I have to say matters" or "I have the right to express my emotions" or "there are good men in this world". We wrote them all out, I helped her with a few, but mostly she did it on her own. We then shared this fun little activity with the other sisters in our house and things got really deep. There was tears (because we're girls) and hugging and bonding. It's sad because we've gotten so much house unity in the past few weeks, more than we've had in the past six months. We've enjoyed being in a house together and spend free time all laughing together and... now it's over! Off we go!
Packing and cleaning was a nightmare. We wiped down walls, baseboards, everything. We wanted it spick and span! It was crazy hard, but feels so good to be mostly packed and ready to go.
Our area is being turned over to Elders, just like Bri's! And it's hardbreaking but it's life! I know they'll do great things here in K1st. I was able to bear my testimony yesterday at church and also thank all the members for everything they've taught me. Members don't realize what an impact their testimonies have on the missionaries. The hard part now it moving forward and walking towards what's next, taking with me what I've learned, and having faith in good things to come!
The sweet tidbit I wanted to share was our goodbye to our RC, Sister Hall. She held my hand and cried as she said:
"I will never forget you. Really. You're the ones who knocked on my door and brought me the truth. It has changed my life. And I know like you said you have more doors to knock, and of course I know you do more than knock doors, but somebody else is waiting for you.
I will see you again. If not in this world, then I will endure to the end and see you in the next.
And I promise I'll endure. I mean that. I love you."
Oh, tears never flowed so freely. But she's right. Someone else is waiting. I cannot wait to meet them.
Much love
Sister Valdez
PS WRITE ME!
-Photoshoot pictures with the sisters in our house!
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