I've Moved...Again!

Yoooo!

Bueno bueno, welcome to another episode.

This week: poco loco. I'm no longer in Missouri City. I'm in Sienna!! Last minute switcharoo because there was a sister who went home and we were the only trio in the mish so they broke us up to fill the hole. Kind of sad but I'm happy to be where I am. My new comp is Sister LaFleur and I love her!! She's so fun. We have the best time. The area is beautiful, big trees, big houses, lots of green, lots of big personalities here. The members have been so kind and the district here is so awesome and diligent! Love it. 

I found out I was leaving on Thursday at 8am and then left on Thursday at 10am. Poco loco. But we're chilling! All is well.

I love my mission even though it hasn't been what I've expected. I've seen the hand of the Lord guiding me and changing me; putting me where I need to be in order to grow into the woman He needs me to be. I'm so grateful to be here and I'm so humbled to get this experience. Sister missionaries are like the best people I've ever met and I get to be around them 24/7. Blessed.

I read Joseph Smith's account of the First Vision yesterday and it was confirmed to me again that this is true. A loving Father in Heaven reaching out to His children, calling them home, showing the way through His Son. Heavenly Father is no respecter of persons. He answered a humble boy's prayer. What a loving God! Wow I love Him. He is real, He has a plan, that plan is Jesus Christ.

How LITERALLY AWESOME is it that we have this knowledge! And if you don't know, you can find out. 

Anyway there's that.

I'm happy and hopeful!

Love,

Hermana Eastman

Also ps. I discovered (jk I already knew) chick fil a sauce is literally ambrosia. You can put it on anything and it's instantly delicious. This week Hna Ralphs and I made tortilla wraps with eggs and chick fil a sauce. Golden. Would recommend.

Hello parents! I'm somewhere new! President Guthrie asked me to move because one Sister went home early. So now I am in Sienna Plantation! With Sister LaFleur. At first I was bummed because I had to leave my companions and my spanish ward (I'm in another english ward), but I'm actually so happy to be here! I feel grateful that the Lord trusts me with this assignment and He wants me to grow! Sometimes He cuts us down so we can grow up better. What a loving thing to do. 

I found out i was leaving on Thursday morning and I left 2 hours later. Not much time to pack but we made it. I'm in the same zone and basically the same area, just english. Sienna is so beautiful. There are big houses (we drove past some serious MANSIONS the other day and I want to come back and drive through all the big neighborhoods) and big green trees that make canopies over the road. The members are all so sweet and want to be involved in the work! We have a couple friends we're teaching, all who could definitely be baptized but have some roadblocks that are making that difficult. Kind of a bummer but we love them. We cover two wards actually so we go to two sacraments every sunday. And we just found out that were going back to 2 hour church! So we'll see how that works.

I loved the spiritual thoughts from both of you! I have heard those scriptures mom, and they're good ones! There are some real gems in the old testament. I'm so excited to take a bunch of scripture classes at byu. Something I've learned on my mission and I cherish this lesson a lot, is to give up your desires. Just give them up. Ultimately, what God wants is better for you, so just do what He asks. Speak when He asks, go where He asks, do what He asks. Live worthily to have the Spirit with you so you can know His will. And then repent and strive to regain the Spirit when you fail. The Spirit is so important!!! It's the vessel by which we receive Heavenly power. How we gain a Remission of our sins. How we are sanctified and changed. So it's pretty important to be worthy of that! 

Anyway, missions are good, I am happy, I love my companion! Sometimes things are difficult but our reward is heaven so anything is worth it. No blessing will ultimately be denied us🥳

Talk soon!!