Taking Flight in Everett: Transfers, Flight Plans and CONFERENCE!

Family and Friends!

This week was THE BEST!! I hope y'all were able to enjoy Conference and if you weren't go watch it! If you have no idea what I'm talking about go to the churchofjesuschrist.org! It was so amazing!

☀️Highlights☀️

- GENERAL CONFERENCE!!! Literally so amazing! Go watch it.

- Transfers were on Tuesday. This was actually sad because Sis VanDenakker is amazing! But I'm now with Sis Vivas and she's so awesome! She's is from Texas and was originally called to the Everett mission! We already get along well!

- My mom got my flight plans so now she actually knows when I'm coming home haha. I'll be coming home Dec 14th! It's really weird to be so close to the end because I still feel like I'm in my first 6 months! But I've loved every second and am so grateful for the things I'm continuing to learn! Missions are the best, they're hard like no other but that's also what makes them so great.

- We had interviews with our president but we did it as companionships. We did a role play with Sis Auna and Sis Vivas and I did really well for only being together for 2 days!

🥤Spiritual Juices🥤

There are so many things that I learned from Conference but I don't really have that kind of time to type it all out and I'm sure y'all don't have that kind of time to read a 10 page essay haha! But something I do want to talk about, that I also talked about in last week's email, is God's love for you and those around you. We live in a world full of hate, anger, back biting, and fear. It's scary! I know I wonder how it has gotten so bad and what could possibly help heal the wounded hearts of so many around us. The answer is simple: LOVE! God loves each and everyone of His children; no matter who they are, where they come from, what they look like, what bumper sticker they have on their car, HE DOESN'T CARE! What He cares about is the actual person, the individual being! I love this quote from President Nelson from Conference

“Each of us has a divine potential because each is a child of God. Each is equal in His eyes. The implications of this truth are profound. Brothers and sisters, please listen carefully to what I am about to say. God does not love one race more than another. His doctrine on this matter is clear. He invites all to come unto Him, ‘black and white, bond and free, male and female’ (2 Nephi 26:33).”

So what is holding us back from loving our "neighbor as thy self"? What ever it may be pray for the Lord's help to overcome the natural man and see others as God does. I know it may seem like you can't make a whole lot of difference by yourself but let me tell you, to be able to change the world you have to first start with changing the man in the mirror. (You should also go listen to that Michael Jackson song;)

Anyway I love and miss you all and hope you have the best week!

Kia Kaha,

Sister Twede:)