The start of something new

Okay, Okay,I promise from now on I am going to try to start making these emails more consistent (haha key word try). So I will be sending my weekly email on my off day which is Friday!

Last week was a rough week. Lots of things were just getting to me and I felt like I had no time to stop and breathe. But luckily as hard as last week was, this week has given me so much hope, and has given me much more confidence in myself and what I am doing.

I'll start with this past Saturday... I added a new assignment to my schedule! I am now working at Camp Wildwood every Saturday helping them run the zip line  and probably helping them with other activities and projects in the future! I love being up at this camp and have recognized how amazing the spirit is up there in the quiet hills... it's awesome and I am so grateful I get to have this as a regular assignment.

Monday and Tuesday my assignments both got cut short for various reasons, but I still gout to help out at interfaith with their volunteer data base and don't you worry I still got to paint at Habitat for Humanity. But it was actually a blessing because I got to have a little time to relax and sleep so I could start off the week right!

On Wednesdays I work at the temple now! (Due to my Saturday assignment change). And let me tell you, there is something about being in the temple early in the morning that just helps get your whole day on the right foot! We had lots of fun at Family History (lets be real when don't we) and had an amazing class in institute about the Second coming and D&C 29.

Thursday temple = :)..... enough said

And lastly today.... I got to teach seminary which was way weird but way awesome. I taught D&C 42:30-42 about the Law of Consecration. I loved studying this myself and learning about the early saint and how their Law of consecration was a little different than how ours is today. Spencer W. Kimball's quote telling what this law is, in this lesson was my favorite, it said:

 “Consecration is the giving of ones time, talents, and means to care for those in need- whether spiritually or temporally- and in building the Lord’s Kingdom”. 

I am so grateful that I get to be a Service missionary and that I get to be doing this on a daily bases. I will challenge you all with the challenge I gave the seminary students, to go out this weekend and serve others, use your talents and time to help brightens someones day! I know that as you do that you will be blessed and you will feel the joy that comes from serving the Lord!

Have a great weekend y'all,

Sister Owsley

Pics :)

1. Halloween party ("Mission")

2. Family History Friendsssss

3. The temple because it was a gorgeous day

Go with the flow...or waves

Oh my these two weeks have flown by!

The week before last was just a nice and normal week with all my assignments! The temple was finally open again and all was right with the world. Except that weekend was especially special because of GENERAL CONFERENCE! Wow wasn't is just amazing?!? There was so many great talks, but one of my favorites was Elder Gongs. He shared the story of him painting and talked about Campfire faith. I loved the 5 Lessons that he taught in his talk. The first, To find joy in wholesome creativity. Second, minister in new higher and holier ways. The third, that gospel joy and blessings come as we seek to love God and others with all of our heart, might, mind and strength. Forth, To establish regular patterns of righteous living. And Lastly, to remember that perfection is in Christ, not in the world. I loved this talk and the simple but powerful messages he shared on ways we can all increase our Faith!

This last week I had a couple of fun surprises in my schedule. After a great day at Interfaith making about 100 phone calls. I woke up the next day ready to serve at Habitat for Humanity! But when I got there the garage door was closed to the garage where we usually meet. I thought it was strange but I walked around to the back and asked some of the workers who were on the site and they didn't know where anyone was, so after waiting for 15 minutes and checking my email to see if I missed anything (which it didn't seem like I did)  I found the number of one of the Elders I work with and luckily he texted me back, and said that he got an emailing saying that they weren't going to be having volunteers working that day and that all of the sites would be shut down! So I laughed about it and made the most out of being 5 minutes away from coranado Island and I went for a morning run on the beach!

Wednesday after Family History I had probably one of my favorite Institute classes we talked all about D&C 25 and the special assignments and callings that  Emma Smith received to help her husband in restoring this gospel. My love for her grew even more hearing and learning about all the trials she had to go through but how instrumental she was in lots of the background work, helping spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Lastly this weekend has been so spiritually fulfilling! We got to have mission conference this weekend on Saturday. My favorite part was the 2 break out sessions that we went to, The first was on the book of mormon and how it can fix our soul from wounds, The second was on how we need to always be doing our Very Best! At the end of our conference we got to have 3 women in the general auxiliaries come and share with us their testimonies. We had Sister Free from the Relief Society Board, Sister Mehr from the Primary Board and Sister Craig who is the 1 counselor in the General Young Women's Presidency.

I also had the privilege from hearing from them again at a Regional YSA Sacrament meeting we had. It was so amazing how they all hadn't talked to each other about topics for their talks, but they were all along the lines of Personal Revelation! One talked about how we each have different spiritual gifts, but can all receive personal revelation. The other Talked about how we need to act on promptings we receive and how God really wants to speak to us. And the last one talked about blocking out all the noise and doing those uplifting small and simple things to be able to stand in Holy Places to be able to receive revelation.

I have had such a blessed week humbling myself serving the Lord by serving others with all that I can. And yet I can't wait to wakeup and do it all again next week!

Love you all,

Sister Owsley

P.S.

My Service Missionary Badge came in with my official call! Excited to wear my new one but sad to leave my old one behind!

Pictures :)

1. What to do when Habitat is cancelled 2. Temple 3. Mission conference 4. Badge!