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Sometimes being on a mission feels like you are climbing a really really big mountain. There are sharp rocks, and dusty paths, your muscles ache, and your water supply is running low. And far too often you just end up watching your feet, not looking around you. The path ahead feels daunting, but the moment you look up and see how far you've come, and see the view from where you are, that moment is what makes it all worth it.

Fun hats (member provided)

The Lord is with us on our journey home. Just when you feel like you won't make it another step, a little gust of wind pushes you from behind. When you are about to collapse from lack of water, a little stream is put in your path. Each step we take in the right direction, with the Lord, makes us just that much stronger.

Member received a mission call!

This week I was reading in Moroni 10. I share this chapter with people all the time and felt like I should really study it more. I wrote down all the things Moroni exhorts us to do. I encourage you all to do the same! When we follow Moroni's counsel, many things are promised in return.

P-day feast

Recently my Dad shared this quote with me from Elder Uchtdorf:

"It's human nature to stumble, fail, and sometimes want to drop out of the race. But as disciples of Christ, we have committed not only to begin the race but also to finish it."

Don't know the story, but looks fun!

Christ is with us every step of the way. Let Him in. I know that the journey can be rough and rocky, the race full of switchbacks and thorns, but with Christ it is possible. And more than that, it's enjoyable.

I love this gospel with all my heart.

Have an amazing week!

Hermana Greenwood:)

Remember

Streets look a little intimidating -- just another day for the missionaries!

Daily Planning

This past week has been full of incredibly low lows and incredibly high highs, and as I was studying Helaman 5, my one big take away is to REMEMBER.

Missionary Welcome

• Remember how merciful the Lord is.
• Remember that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can overcome any trial, affliction, or shortcoming that we may face.
• Remember that to get closer to Christ we will be shown our weakness, but that His light outshines any darkness we are in.
• Remember to fear not, because we have the Lord on our side.
• Remember how much Heavenly Father loves YOU.

Smooch from a Pooch

He knows you perfectly and He loves you perfectly. You will never be forgotten. My challenge to you is to never forget Him.

I love you all! Have a miraculous week!!

Hermana Greenwood:)

Soaking It In

Kim's future ride

Update on my life in Mexico:

-There is a restaurant here called Los Comales that is a piece of heaven on earth

-I ate pansita... (cow stomach).... 1.2793/10 might possibly recommend

Just a selfie for fun

-A member this morning told me that everything that is bad that happens in America (including hurricanes) is because Trump is President

SOAKED (no umbrella that day)

-I accidently put five pesos in a conch shell and thought it would be stuck there forever

 -We control the weather. If we bring umbrellas, it doesn't rain... if we don't... it POURS

Amazing food at a member's restaurant

Being a missionary is the best thing that has ever happened to me. I love sharing the hope and love that the message of Jesus Christ provides.

Elsie- restaurant owner and friend!

Just like the rain soaking us through to the bone, I try to soak in every scripture study that I have. I echo what Richard G. Scott encouraged us to do back in 2011, and I encourage you all to return with new eyes and new ears to the scriptures, for they indeed are our spiritual lifeline.

Have an outstanding week and SOAK in the goodness of 

the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Hermana Greenwood:)

Revelations and Invitations

Hermana Greenwood with cute Chihuahua in honor of her brother's mission =)

Pizza lunch with other missionaries between Saturday sessions of Conference

Conference weekend was absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!

This week I just wanted to put some of my favorite quotes/thoughts from conference.

"Fear limits the perspective of God's children."

"Our love for Him and His gospel will push all fears aside."

"The battle will rage on, but when we stand with the Lord we need not fear."

-Elder Rasband

Picnic lunch with a member between Sunday sessions of Conference

"See people not as interruptions, but as the purpose of your life."

 -Michelle Lynn Craig

"When we know who we are, and our purpose, we are unstoppable."

-Pres. Oaks

Sisters Greenwood & Soto - matching dresses just for fun

"Discouragement and disappointment will come, but they're not allowed to stay."

 -Elder Andersen

I am going to add my invitation to that of President Nelson: study these messages! Conference was absolutely amazing and 

full of revelation.

But let's not forget that with EVERY revelation, there is an invitation to act. I invite you all to study and remember the revelation that you received and to 

act upon it!

Have a magnificent week!

Hermana Greenwood:)

First Steps

This week was definitely one of the craziest weeks on my mission. One of our wonderful investigators was supposed to get baptized and in a crazy turn of events he didn't. From losing his job, to practically losing himself and his faith, he chose to not get baptized. While my heart hurt immensely for him and his decision, I am forever grateful for the gift of agency that we all have.

Below is a poem that I wrote this week, and I encourage you all to remember that no matter how lost or alone you may feel, Christ's light will lead the way.

Temple Trip

First Steps

I took my first steps

A long time ago

And now I look back

And feel like a pro

I walk and I run

With grace and with ease

And I can just go

Wherever I please

But when I sit down

And really reflect

Hermanas with Obi-Pan-Kanobi

About how I've grown

I cannot neglect

My Father above

Has given me all

He's always been there

Even when I fall

He helps me stand up

And brush off the dust

And He leads me on

In Him I must trust

The grace that I've felt

Was never from me

Food!

It comes from His son

Who gives willingly

The ease of my stride

Is because of Him

Who leads and who guides

So I'm never grim

Follow in his steps

And you won't get lost

He'll help you get through

Whatever the cost

Feel lost or alone?

Christ's light leads the way

He's right by your side

And right there He'll stay

Have a most excellent week and never forget that you are loved!

Hermana Greenwood:)

Comfort Tabs

Mexican Independence Day (Old news, but photos just arrived) - Member, Hermana Clegg, & Hermana Greenwood

Laughter is one of the best forms of medicine. Here are some things that made me and my comp laugh this week!

Members' Home - Independence Day

-I was on the phone with a less active member outside of his house, his window was open, but we called because we weren't sure we were in front of the right house. We hear him talking in the house and he sneakily closed the window while talking to me on the phone and told me he was at work....

-We almost got eaten by a dog. We knocked on the door and the gate was broken and the dog started to attack me! Luckily the person who lived there came and got the dog before anything actually happened. We now avoid that road.

Native Dress Required to Partake of Meal

    

 -My companion glued her lips together.

-One of our investigators asked us if we would only marry somebody who had served a mission and was a part of our church. It was quite an interesting conversation.

-Sometimes I go on autopilot when walking and so we ended up taking, as my companion calls it, an "aggressively scenic route" to get to the house.

Sisters Greenwood & Soto (new trainee)

Scriptures are the antidote for anything.

This week was a little bit harder on me, it seemed like lots of little things were building up and I wasn't in control of what I wanted to be in control of. I decided to dedicate one of my personal study times to making "comfort tabs" in my scriptures. I thought back to some of the hardest times in my life and the scriptures that helped me through them. I went through and studied and put a little tab in my scriptures for all the significant verses and chapters that have had a big impact on me.

 I HIGHLY recommend doing this. It helped me remember all of the many times that I have seen the Lord's hand in my life. And it helped me remember that I am definitely not alone now.

And now I have all these scriptures handy for the next time life tries to get me down, and I am looking forward to adding more tabs of comfort to my scriptures. :)

I hope you all have an absolutely dandy week!

Hermana Greenwood:)

Miracle

How cute is this???!!!

Not too much to report on this week, but the coolest thing happened.

Noche Mexicana

Missionaries at Noche Mexicana

Yesterday I picked up my trainee! Her name is Hermana Soto and she is from Arizona, but her parents are from Mexico so she is basically fluent in both English and Spanish! We had a cita last night that fell through so we were contacting people and this lady was sitting outside her house with her little grandson. We went up to her and talked to her about her grandson for a bit, and her family, and then started talking about religion. 

Work out time! She will miss Hermana Clegg!

She was super open and we ended up sharing basically the entire Restoration and gave her a Book of Mormon. We read a little together from the Introduction and she then told us about the dream that she had a few nights earlier. She had a dream that two people would come to her with a "new bible" and would place it in her hands, and she feels like this is God telling her what she is missing in her life. It was AMAZING. Our loving Heavenly Father is so aware of us each individually.

Aww, these sisters are such good friends!

Also this week I read the talk, "Cast Not Away Therefore Thy Confidence" by Elder Holland, and I encourage you all to give it a read. It is so wonderful, as is this gospel. 
I am so grateful!

Decorated planner for new trainee

I love you all, 
and hope your lives are going swimmingly!! :)

Hermana Greenwood