Week 1: Sunflowers are Very Dangerous!

 Week 1!!

Tuesday night I was set apart as a missionary and representative for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Ever since then, I have noticed a feeling of peace in my heart that I have never felt before. It is ABSOLUTELY wonderful. Crazy how I have been hoping to become a missionary for my church for SO long and now I am one! 

Every morning I look at myself in the mirror with my missionary attire on and say, "Okay... Sister Rex! You are a missionary now! You got this!". This helps me be hyped for the long hours of online zoom MTC hours. WOOHOO! 

Gotta admit... Online MTC may be one of the biggest challenges for me of my mission. But I am always up for a good challenge! Challenges help us grow and become better versions of ourselves. So Challenge accepted<3

I had about 7-9 hours of training per day this week online. We have learned about our purpose as missionaries, began memorizing out of "Preach my gospel", studying personally, with my companion, with my district, and attending different workshops. The best thing about waking up at 6:30 every morning is to see the sunrises! 

My first comp! Sister Edwards from Herriman, Utah. I lucked out with her being my first companion! We are both kinda clueless about being a missionary so we are doing our best and learning together:) My district has a bunch of cool cats, all of which are from Utah... which is funny to me. 

I was able to go to my favorite girl, Tinley's baptism this week! SO proud of her.

My kind father gifted me with a pot of sunflowers to brighten my room during the long hours of Online Missionary training. I slept right by these flowers and watched them bloom over time. Little did I know that I would later become ill because of the excessive amount of pollen that fell from the beautiful flowers. Due to this, I have stayed home for my first p-day. But that is okay, I still have two more:)

I have learned that in order to change, we must have the desire in our hearts to come closer to Christ. In Ether 12:27, he tells us that God humbles us through our weaknesses, and through the grace God, our weakness can be made into strengths. Grace is a divine and special gift from our gracious, loving, master-builder who laid the foundation of grace to be built upon. Through the grace of God, we can achieve things that we could not do on our own. Grace is something we all need and is something that we can always be progressing through life's challenges. 

I find it interesting that I have more motivation/a desire to study the scriptures than I did for past school assignments. I feel this is because of the importance of the Gospel in my life and how much I want the opportunity to show others the way to return back to our Father in Heaven. 

Remember to ALWAYS choose JOY!

Sister Rex

Song of the week: "Pillar of Light" by Grant Lemon