Hey Fam- Manda here. This is another letter from Jess that we got on Monday December 28.
The select few of us that were there were all super super excited to talk to Jess on Christmas. She sounds a lot different but I'm just hoping she comes back to us with her sense of humor. Which she will.
Countdown: 161 days til she gets back.
Hey Family, well it was so great to talk to yoiu and to hear your voices. I know that when I got off the phone I was crying. Well I miss you guys but after I was done. I prayed and I prayed adn I prayed. To be a little stronger, better, to use my time more effectively and to be happy with myself. I need to see my worth of my self like the Savior does. If I don't do it here,how can I do it after my mission.?
I know that this last half is going to go by so fast. But I am excited to see more miracles take place. I want you all to know that I have changed since talking to you. ANd boy howdy I sure do love my family adn the Lord and I love myself. I am so grateful to be a missionary and to know my plan. I cannot tell you how happy I am to be here. It may sometimes feel that I am not. But I always feel bad that I sinned and that I am going to hell. BUt I souldn't do that. The Lord doesn't want me to feel that way. If I did than how can I be happy adn do HIs work.
I want to thank you all for all that you have done. YOu trly are the best family ever. I had to speak in sacrament and man it was really good. I was able to feel the spirit and members came up and thanked me. But there was one thing that really hit me. ONe member who speaks english came to me and said. Sister I want to tell you that you are an amazing missioanry. It made me cry. I needed that. I needed to hear that. I have alwayse felt like I am bad, but she realyl helped me ouyt. ONe thign I loved hearing from all of you is telling me that no misisonary is perfect and we all of our trials and that you just need to do your best. Thank you all.
I am sending you a package mom that has some purses for the sisters and some skirts for me. And so just put that stuff in my room. But give them their purses. But I will be emailing on sat cause it is p day agian. We get two this week we didn't get one last week. Altough the whole week last week felt like p day. but Ugh....I didn't like it but I am going to woke hard this week. I love you all so much. I lvoe this gospel . Thank you all for all that you have done. for me. I will talk to you on Friday night (for you) Hey good luck and I will talk to you later. Dig "TWO CHICKENS" ah ha ha ha ha ha I love my family and I love the Lord bye bye kha
