WEEK 11 - God is Good!

Hola!

Again, I kinda feel like a year just happened and I don't know where to begin. But I think today I'll talk about what I've been learning. So missions are hard and I think everyone either knows that or has heard that. They are completely amazing, and fun, and awesome, and so totally worth it, but they are also hard. I think the reason why a mission is hard varies from person to person, but one of the hardest things for me is that I'm not in my "comfort zone" with my "comfort people". And I know that sounds kind of trivial but it's really hard for me, as I'm a person who loves being comfortable! So I haven't had the support system around me that I'm used to and that's been really hard.

I'm sharing this because I want to be honest and I want to show how I have been strengthened by Heavenly Father during this time.

So when I started struggling, I eventually turned to Heavenly Father because he was the only person who understood how I felt. I would pray and pray for an answer as to what I should do about certain things, and I wasn't getting anything. I was getting pretty frustrated, but I  kept on going because I knew it was what I had to do. But I just kept wondering why Heavenly Father wasn't helping me like I wanted Him to. I kept telling myself He was there, and I knew He was, but I just couldn't really feel it.

But here's what I have learned- even when it seems like Heavenly Father isn't close to us, He is. What keeps us from feeling Him near can be our pride, or it can be because He's trying to test us a little bit. In my case, it was a combination of both. But looking back on this past week and on my mission so far, I can see how merciful and good Heavenly Father has been to me every day. Sometimes I have to be patient to see Him bring about things, or to get an answer, but things ALWAYS get better. Always. 

I have such a testimony of God's timing. His timing is perfect. It's not always easy. And it's not always comfortable. But it's always exactly what we need. I am so grateful for a loving Father who can see the big picture. I'm so grateful for someone who can see everything that's ahead of me, and gives me what I need to be prepared for what He has in store for me. He is so sweet to me. I feel His comfort every day. I am so grateful.

I'm sorry if that was depressing, but it's really been a wonderful learning experience for me. It hasn't been easy but I am grateful for that, because I've learned so, so much. I hope everyone has a wonderful week. Thank you for all your prayers. I know they are heard and I know that they are blessing me and my investigators- because the miracles that I have been seeing would not be possible without my Savior and Heavenly Father, and all of your sweet prayers.

Thank you so much!

Hasta luego-
Hermana Eddington

Just another day in the most beautiful place in the world.

I promise, I was playing earlier.

Zone P-day after we ran a 5K