Week 66

10/30/17

I'm sorry everybody, but I don't have much to write about this week! 

My companion, Sister Berenyi, is getting transferred... :( I'm really sad that she is leaving me after only six weeks. I know she is going to have a great time in her new area with her follow up trainer though. The work hasn't really been happening here so hopefully she will have more success in Woodburn.

I'm staying here in Lebanon and my new companion is Sister Butler. I'm excited to meet her! She is coming from my last area so we'll have lots to talk about. 

We had an awesome Sabbath yesterday! Sister Berenyi and I both spoke in Sacrament meeting on missionary work and then, since it was fifth Sunday, the adults were combined for third hour and Bishop asked us to teach about missionary work. He ended up having the youth join as well, so we basically taught the whole ward about how they can do missionary work! It was so great! We have a great ward that does amazing at their missionary efforts. I know we will see the fruits of all the hard work being done in the Pioneer Ward!

I've been studying in our new Preach My Gospel chapter and I really loved this quote by Elder Ballard on setting goals.

"Over the years, I have observed that those who accomplish the most in this world are those with a vision for their lives, with goals to keep them focused on their vision and tactical plans for how to achieve them. Knowing where you are going and how you expect to get there can bring meaning, purpose, and accomplishment to life. . . . A goal is a destination or an end, while a plan is the route by which you get there. . . . A key to happiness lies in understanding what destinations truly matter—and then spending our time, e ort, and attention on the things that constitute a sure way to arrive there.” 

I'm really bad at setting goals haha, but I've really been working on that on my mission. It feels so good when you actually accomplish a goal that you wrote down and made a plan for and seems like it is so much easier to get there when you make those specific plans.

I hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween! Have a great week!

Love,

Sister MacKay