Short on time. Last week I got to go back to Baao again for exchanges with my MTC companion, the one and only, Sister Foakimeilangi Alatini. It was a blast. She's great. Love Baao. Story time when I get home kasi walang..i mean, because there's no time now.
It was a good week. Lots of lessons learned. One thing real quick from this week was from our Relief Society lesson at church on Sunday, it was awesome!
It was about Living Joyfully in Troubled Times (RS sisters, you should already have heard this but here are some parts from the lesson again)..
-“Happiness here and now consists in freely, lovingly, joyfully acknowledging God’s will for us—and doing it in all ways and all affairs big and small.”
-We have no cause to really worry. Live the gospel, keep the commandments. Attend to your prayers night and morning in your home. Maintain the standards of the Church. Try and live calmly and cheerfully. … Happiness must be earned from day to day. But it is worth the effort
-Be cheerful in all that you do. Live joyfully. Live happily. Live enthusiastically, knowing that God does not dwell in gloom and melancholy, but in light and love.
The gospel of Jesus Christ truly does bring change and true happiness to all those who are willing to accept and live it fully in their lives. :)
This week we spent SO much of our time walking and finding..apartments. Long story short, we had 2 days to find a new apartment so we practically had to drop everything and just look around all of Iriga. It was completely exhausting. I much prefer the missionary work, not so much the real estate (sp?) business. But we found one. Yay! :) Heavenly Father is truly merciful and kind. We don't know yet when we will move but its look like most of my last week will be spent cleaning out our current apartment, packing up, moving to a new apartment, and unpacking again. So pretty much the same exact thing I did at the end of last transfer. Not exactly what I was hoping to do my last week in the mission but you gotta do what you gotta do I guess. Whatever happens, I will keep smiling and enjoying these last few precious days of full-time missionary service. I will miss it more than I can express.
Thanks for your prayers and support! Love you all and SEE you soon!
-Sister Roderick
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