WEEK 15

Hi family, 

It was so good to talk to you yesterday! It went by way, way too fast though. I wish I had been more organized so that I could have told you more and I could have heard more from you.

I'm learning so, so much about people on my mission. I'm learning how to be compassionate and how to discern what the real cause for peoples' struggles or behavior may be. Although it's been a little painful to gain this knowledge I wouldn't trade it. I'm so glad for what I am learning and find it fascinating. The more I think about it, the more I think I want to be involved with psychology and counseling and all that. I find it so fascinating and I just keep having experiences that are pointing me in this direction. I've met some people who have had unimaginably difficult and horrible lives. There are so many people who need so much help, and I really feel like I'm starting to find my "calling".

I'm so grateful to be here because I never would have had these experiences otherwise. Yes, it's been hard, one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it has been so completely and totally worth it!

Heavenly Father continues to bless me SO much. What they say about how you learn things on your mission that would take much longer to learn at home is SO true. I can't even begin to describe how much I have learned. I love it. It's amazing. The Gospel is just so true. It just is. I'm so grateful to be a part of this work.

It's been so cool to see my family involved in missionary work too! What you have done with the Sousa family is just amazing. I hope they adjust well to the Cardiff ward. Tell them hi for me and that I love them even though I don't know them!

I'm so sad the Orrs are moving :( It will be so weird that they won't be there when I get back. I'm going to miss them a lot. Tell them hi for me too and that I love them!

I’ve been missing Grandma Fae a lot since I've been out here. There's this cute little old lady in one of our wards that actually reminds me a little of grandma. It's not that she looks like her or anything, but her sweet spirit and the way she loves reminds me of grandma, so that's been really comforting. She is an angel, like grandma, so that's a tender mercy. Heavenly Father is so good to me.

Happy late Mother's Day, mom. I love you so much. I was thinking about you yesterday, and I am so completely grateful for you. Elder Holland's talk from last conference describes you, and what you have done for me in a very parallel way. Thank you so, so much. I am so grateful for all that you have sacrificed for me, and for the comfort that you have given me that I always need so much. And dad, thank you for being so supportive of mom. I was thinking about you as well yesterday, and I thought about the phrase, "the best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." This phrase describes you perfectly. I've never really known the significance of this statement until now. The way that you have treated mom and the way you have treated us has affected me so deeply and profoundly. What you have taught me has become part of my nature and it's engrained in me. I'm so grateful for the way that you have sacrificed to protect and love our family. I love you so much and I am so grateful for your example.

To my sissies, I love you all more than you can even imagine! Seeing you all yesterday just made me cry because I am so blessed and so lucky to have the family that I do. I love you and I miss you all so much. One of the things I have learned on my mission is how vitally important and beautiful righteous families are. I see more and more how important family is and I am SO grateful to have the family that I do. Girls, please love each other. Please try to get along and listen, and be respectful, and obey mom and dad. One day, when you go out into the world, you will see so many families that are broken and sad, and you will feel like the luckiest and most blessed person to have the family that you do. You girls don't even know how lucky you are. Sadly, there are so many people that don't have families like we do. Please try to remember that. I never knew how blessed I was until I saw the other side of things. Please, please remember that family is the most important thing after Heavenly Father and our Savior. Well, I love you all so much! Have an awesome week!

Les quiero mucho!!
Hermana Eddington

People are obsessed with these kind of lawn mowers here.
This guy is riding his down the street.

Us with Jesus. As you can see, I'm really tall.