Back At It Again

 Family and friends,

Well I honestly can't remember half of what happened this week, but it was a good one! 

☀️Highlights☀️

- WE GOT TO GO TO CHURCH!! That was super awesome! The weirdest part was probably that we could not shake hands with people but it was still great!

- Our bishop spoke and related fortnite to the gospel. Pretty skilled if you ask me! I don't think I could have pulled that out of a fanny pack😂!

- We had some really awesome discussions with people about Conference! It was so great!

- ‼Little Miracle‼ Our ward mission leader told us about a couple that lives behind the church that missionaries have come in contact with that he thought might be interested in talking to us. But, he didn't have a phone number. Since we can't go knocking, we thought we were all out of luck. But then Sister Vivas had the idea to look them up on Facebook and guess what?! WE FOUND THEM!! We are going to reach out to them so stay tuned!

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤

Many of you may know that I used to be a very competitive swimmer. I absolutely love swimming, I loved racing. The thrill of coming into the wall after a race after giving all you've got was the best feeling (unless you got a bad time then it was rough, but that's besides the point). But I couldn't get to those meets and do well just by showing up and praying really hard right before. Oh heavens no. It took hours upon hours of training, getting up at 4:30am, after school practices, sets that I thought would literally kill me, building endurance, eating right, some how getting enough sleep, and a whole lot motivation. It took a lot of work and preparation to be able to perform well at my meets. Even though I dreaded every time my alarm went off or when my coach wrote the main set up on the board, they all were worth it in the end. EVERY PAIN WAS WORTH IT! I put faith in my coaches to know that they knew what was best for me as a swimmer and at the end of a good race, I knew they knew what they were talking about. This is the same in life. We have a coach, Heavenly Father, who tells us what is going to help us reach our ultimate goal, eternal life. We must put our faith in Him, trusting that He knows how to help us get there. In this last General Conference Elder Holland said this:

"Faith means trusting God in good times and bad, even if that includes some suffering until we see His arm revealed in our behalf."

Heavenly Father sees everything perfectly. All the struggles you face in this life "shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good." (D&C 122:7) Trust in Him and hold on in good times and in bad. He's there with you through it all!! I know this because I've seen His hand help me in my darkest moments. I love and miss you all! If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here for you😉

Kia Kaha

Sister Twede:)

Fanny Pack Friday!

The rest of these are things I put together this week.