Wahoo these emails are getting closer together and I love
it!
These last few weeks have been awesome but this last week i
feel like everything just clicked, have you ever felt that?! that everything is
working out and although your not perfect and make lots of mistakes you just
feel like you are in a good place?!
Anyways let me tell ya about my assignments!
Interfaith: still going strong on my badge project! while
also completing other tasks as needed. This past week I only went to a half of
a day at interfaith, because the camp Wildwood managers (senior missionary
couple) needed some extra help (an senior service missionary Elder who serves
up there with his wife had to have open heart surgery so they were short some
people) so I went up and helped them out on the zip line which I always love.
Camp Wildwood: Don't tell anyone but this is my favorite
assignment! I am now serving up there every Tuesday all day long! I started
this about 4 weeks ago when all the girls camps started! It has been so much
fun! I get to run the zip line, run errands, check cabins out, restock
supplies, Uber the priesthood around on the ATV's to fill waters, and I am
trained on all of the trust/ ropes course activities. It is a little different
than when I am up there on Saturdays - which i still do- when we usually do
more physical projects like building shade structures, raking, etc. But anytime
up there I love! The spirit in that camp is amazing and no matter how crazy the
day gets everything always works out and I know that it does because the Lord
has his hand in all things.
Temple: Had an amazing day there on Wednesday! I have been
told this many times and just now listened that when you are going to the
temple for a purpose (even if it is as simple and to feel happy or peaceful)
then you will get so much more out of it! And all I can say is Amen to that!
Family History: We are killing it on the "Yes or
No" project and have only about 900 sections to go before they need to add
more haha... it probably means nothing to you, but just know that we have done
a lot and have a little to go :)
Old Town: I have a friend that has joined my day! Sister
Ward! she is so amazing and is now going to be serving there on Thursdays
instead of Fridays which I am so excited about because it is someone to talk to
all day and makes time fly by!!! Oh cool thing we were in the McCoy house and
an older man walked in and was looking for a specific volunteer (who was not
there) and was telling us how he is a descendant of the McCoy's and was telling
us some stories it was so cool and just brought everything to life!
Mission Conference: We had our last mission conference as a
mission before our mission got split. There is now the riverside mission (which
tool all of our missionaries from Temecula up) and the San Diego mission which
is the rest of us. We were sad to see so many go but that only means that
church wide service missions are getting larger and we love that!
Well this week has been splendid and I don't think that it
is also by coincidence that I am getting around to re-reading the Book of
Mormon again! I love the power that this book brings! I know it is the word of
God like the Bible! I am grateful to be able to feel the power of the Book of
Mormon in my life and would encourage all of you if you aren't already to read
it! Don't be afraid to start small because "by small and simple means
great things are brought to pass".
Love,
Sister Owsley
1. Shade Structure us young service missionaries have made
so many of these we can probably do it with our eyes closed... we have it down
to a T
2. Seeing my cousin Charlotte up at girls camp
3. Last mission conference with Sister Snell - she gave all
of us these treats and said " thanks for bringing joy into my life" -
SO CUTE
4. Last San Diego mission conference with the old boundaries
5. Grateful it was just a gopher snake or I would have left
the camp and never go back
