Hello Family! (:
Just want you to know that I love you all so very much!
It was an amazing week! Seriously. The last two weeks have been the best on my mission (number wise). We have standards that we try to hit every week. Standards of Excellence, and above that, Leadership Standards. And guess who hit Leadership Standards this week?! Sister Dunn and Sister Hall! GO TEAM! It was amazing. Thank goodness for the grace of God. We couldn't do it without Him. I love that when we try and do our best He makes up for what we can't do. He truly reaches our reaching, and I'm beyond grateful for that. I know it was His will and His help that we were able to do that. We almost hit it last week as well, but our investigators didn't come to church.. but they did yesterday! Hooray! I was talking to my Zone Leaders who are serving in the Anderson Ward with us, and I was saying how I'm sad that I've finally figured out how to be a missionary and have it show in my numbers and I'm leaving in a week... Then Elder Kimball tells me that that's how God works with callings. He calls us to something, we do our best, and when we finally feel like we've figured it out, He calls us to something else. Boy is that true! It was a neat way to look at it. I've been worried about whether my mission here in the Ohio Cincinnati Mission is acceptable to the Lord, and I have received my answer in so many ways. I worked my hardest, I did my best. My first week and my last are the same. I gave it my all. And I know that the Lord is pleased. I have felt Him work through me, answer my prayers, and change the lives of the people I've worked with. What a neat experience it will be to continue the work in a different country!
Now speaking of that. I leave next Tuesday. AH! My anxiety has been pretty bad.. And I'm really sad to leave.. I don't want to. I've even cried a couple of times because I'm sad to go.. I can't think too hard about it or my stomach starts doing flips and I start to get super anxious and have to focus on my breathing. HA! But I'm excited. It's all an adventure. I trust the Lord. He'll take care of me.
Sister Hall and I performed in sacrament meeting yesterday! She played the piano and I sang. We were SO nervous! But we nailed it! We did great. People were so kind and kept coming up to us telling us we did a good job. One lady told me that she teared up, and another said that it was so good because I sang with my testimony. Sister Hall played the song Abide With Me 'Tis Eventide, and I sang the words from Go Forth With Faith. It was neat. That's a great memory I'll be able to look back on (:
LUCY! Thank you SO much for the packages! They were so happy and perfect! Ah. I love them. Thank you so much! I love you!
We had our ward Halloween party. We went out to a farm in the country and roasted hotdogs. And let me tell you! It's fall here in Indiana. GORGEOUS! The trees are green, yellow, orange and red! They look like they're on fire. I LOVE it! And being out in fields, ah! I was in heaven. If only there were mountains, it would have been perfect! But it was a fun night. I love this ward so much. They're a hoot (:
That was my week! It was a great one. Excited for the one to come. Last full week. Yuck. We're having a Zone Fun Day. I'm excited. OH! And we're going to the temple on Thursday! God knew His timing. I'm so excited. I love the temple. We're going down to the Columbus temple. The Indianapolis temple just put Moroni on top! It should be done hopefully in the next 6 weeks! Amazing!
Grandma, I got your letter! And the check. Still haven't been able to cash it. I need to find my bank, so I'm working on that this week! Thank you so much. I have loved your letters! And Grandpa's! It's so nice to hear from you. I love you both! (:
Hope you have a great week! Know that I love you a lot and you're in my prayers!
Love,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.
Just want you to know that I love you all so very much!
It was an amazing week! Seriously. The last two weeks have been the best on my mission (number wise). We have standards that we try to hit every week. Standards of Excellence, and above that, Leadership Standards. And guess who hit Leadership Standards this week?! Sister Dunn and Sister Hall! GO TEAM! It was amazing. Thank goodness for the grace of God. We couldn't do it without Him. I love that when we try and do our best He makes up for what we can't do. He truly reaches our reaching, and I'm beyond grateful for that. I know it was His will and His help that we were able to do that. We almost hit it last week as well, but our investigators didn't come to church.. but they did yesterday! Hooray! I was talking to my Zone Leaders who are serving in the Anderson Ward with us, and I was saying how I'm sad that I've finally figured out how to be a missionary and have it show in my numbers and I'm leaving in a week... Then Elder Kimball tells me that that's how God works with callings. He calls us to something, we do our best, and when we finally feel like we've figured it out, He calls us to something else. Boy is that true! It was a neat way to look at it. I've been worried about whether my mission here in the Ohio Cincinnati Mission is acceptable to the Lord, and I have received my answer in so many ways. I worked my hardest, I did my best. My first week and my last are the same. I gave it my all. And I know that the Lord is pleased. I have felt Him work through me, answer my prayers, and change the lives of the people I've worked with. What a neat experience it will be to continue the work in a different country!
Now speaking of that. I leave next Tuesday. AH! My anxiety has been pretty bad.. And I'm really sad to leave.. I don't want to. I've even cried a couple of times because I'm sad to go.. I can't think too hard about it or my stomach starts doing flips and I start to get super anxious and have to focus on my breathing. HA! But I'm excited. It's all an adventure. I trust the Lord. He'll take care of me.
Sister Hall and I performed in sacrament meeting yesterday! She played the piano and I sang. We were SO nervous! But we nailed it! We did great. People were so kind and kept coming up to us telling us we did a good job. One lady told me that she teared up, and another said that it was so good because I sang with my testimony. Sister Hall played the song Abide With Me 'Tis Eventide, and I sang the words from Go Forth With Faith. It was neat. That's a great memory I'll be able to look back on (:
LUCY! Thank you SO much for the packages! They were so happy and perfect! Ah. I love them. Thank you so much! I love you!
We had our ward Halloween party. We went out to a farm in the country and roasted hotdogs. And let me tell you! It's fall here in Indiana. GORGEOUS! The trees are green, yellow, orange and red! They look like they're on fire. I LOVE it! And being out in fields, ah! I was in heaven. If only there were mountains, it would have been perfect! But it was a fun night. I love this ward so much. They're a hoot (:
That was my week! It was a great one. Excited for the one to come. Last full week. Yuck. We're having a Zone Fun Day. I'm excited. OH! And we're going to the temple on Thursday! God knew His timing. I'm so excited. I love the temple. We're going down to the Columbus temple. The Indianapolis temple just put Moroni on top! It should be done hopefully in the next 6 weeks! Amazing!
Grandma, I got your letter! And the check. Still haven't been able to cash it. I need to find my bank, so I'm working on that this week! Thank you so much. I have loved your letters! And Grandpa's! It's so nice to hear from you. I love you both! (:
Hope you have a great week! Know that I love you a lot and you're in my prayers!
Love,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.
Fall in Indiana!
Selfies with the comp!
Goofs (: We were waiting on a member, so we decided to just mess around. Ha!
This made me laugh. Thought I'd share. It's still just sitting on our dashboard in our car. Haha!
Photo shoot!
Just some trees.
At the Ward Hot Dog Roast! It was a bit chilly. I was wearing leggings and my coat!
Pretty! The camera couldn't do it justice.
Just goofing around.
It was pretty dark out.
We've been taking lots of pictures of ourselves. Well, I have. I think Sister Hall only has a couple. Ha!
I took lots of pictures this week.
There are SO many trains in Indiana. All the time. Tracks everywhere and sometimes you get stuck waiting for one for about 5 to 10 minutes. It's crazy!
Well, that's it! I love you all so very much! (:
