Buckle Up For This One

Hi everyone!!! This week=crazy. So much has happened I dont even know where to start. This was the 2020 of weeks. But in a good way.

News: Hermana Tea has gotten her wings and flown home like an eagle. I'm now in Missouri City🤯 back in my old area and training Hermana Smith!! Can you believe it? I certainly cannot. That means they're whitewashing Sienna. Crazy times. I wrote so many sticky notes everywhere to help them take over the area. 

Haha okay last week I bought this game where you put the dentist thingys that keep your mouth open in your mouth and you try to talk. I tried to convince my district to play but they're too shy... hahaha but I thought it was funny. Hna tea will kill me but I'll include a picture.

Hermana Tea and I drove by IHOP on thursday and I said "I like IHOP. Why haven't we gone yet??" So then the next day we said "let's go to ihop" and we did our daily planning at ihop🤪 dreams do come true. 

I went on such a fun exchange up in the city with Hermanas Barker and Ferguson while Hermana Tea got to go to the temple and GUESS WHAT we found out that Hna barkers boyfriend was my neighbor in meridian Idaho when I was 5 years old. We were in shock. What a turn of events. It was so fun to be in a city spanish area for a couple hours. And I got to make new friends! Win win I'd say.

THE MAIN EVENT.

Ladies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. Guess where Hermana eastman got to go this past saturday. I'll give you a hint: it's the best place in the world and you love to see it and theres a golden man on top..... you know what it is??

THE TEMPLE!!!!  I got to go to the temple!! Milagro my friends! A member in our ward was going for the first time and he invited us. We drove up with some members and on the street leading to the temple there are some really nice houses. I thought "wow" but then we got to the temple and I thought "not even the nicest house on this street compares to how beautiful the temple is." It's so beautiful. And a mini miracle was that there were some members from the Brazos branch (my og area!!) Doing baptisms that we got to see. I only cried 3 times in the temple which is pretty good considering I have leaky faucets for eyeballs. Needless to say, it was spectacular. What a gift the temple is!! A place where we can literally have a glimpse of heaven. I'm so grateful for Heavenly Father, His plan, and His Son Jesus Christ who makes it all possible. I know it's true. 

Oh and then guess what. As if the day couldn't get any better, we got chick fil a for lunch. 😭 I wept for joy. Can you even think of anything better? ..I'll wait

Sunday was full of sad goodbyes. It was like at the end of toy story 3 when Andy drives away from all his toys. So just picture that scene and that's how I feel. But just like those toys, I'm happy to see my friends go off to their next great adventure. Oh also it was 100000 degrees at the mission office yesterday so that's why everyone looks like they just ran a 5k through the Sahara desert. And by everyone I mean me.

"Hermana Eastman! Hermana Eastman! Won't you share a scripture with us??" 

Oh absolutely, I'm so glad you asked.

D&C 58:3 Ye cannot behold with your natural eyes, for the present time, the design of your God concerning those things which shall come hereafter, and the glory which shall follow after much tribulation

Good things are coming, even when you cant see them:)

Hermana Eastman 

Short Little Email From A Short Little Missionary

Good week! Lots of work! Here are some pictures! 

Funny highlights: we accidentally scheduled two dinners in one night... needless to say we were near to exploding. We also walked around in the SCORCHING heat looking for people to teach! My face was read and sweaty and everywhere was just damp. But I knew I was giving the Lord my all. ALSO I got to go INSIDE a chickfila for the first time in over a year. I was shedding tears because I was so happy. We went on an exchange with President Richard's daughter and again, we walked in the BLISTERING heat. Not much success but we had fun. She's so awesome! I love the Lord and I am so happy to get to serve Him. I also have realized how awesome it is to know this gospel. It changed everything, including myself😊

Reunions and Biking

Hello everyone!

How was your week? I'll just give you a little snippet of mine! 

My first week back with Hna Tea was like deja vu. We had zone conf on tuesday to welcome the Richards and it was so fun! I even did a piano musical number with the encouragement of my friends and it was awesome! I messed up a lot but I was proud of myself. We had a Rosenberg reunion too! There were 5 of us from our og district at that zone conf. So fun!! I love friends. 

We biked around a lot this week! Biking in the rain, in the heat, in the wind. All fun times. I tried hard to be out finding people! And we had some success! We got to share a Bible message with some strangers in their home. It was awesome! Hna Tea got her dress caught in her bike. Very sad.

We surprised visited the Gonzales', who are technically on our ward but they go to the Brazos branch so we know them super well!! They were very surprised and so happy to see us together! It was sweet. 

I listened to a talk by President Monson about gratitude this week that I loved so much! Gratitude is healing, it's helpful, and it's such a big part of life! Let's all think of what we're grateful for and more importantly, who we're grateful for! I'm grateful to be here😊 and for rain. Man I love rain. Can't stay away from it!

Hermana Eastman 

Your Favorite Email of the Week!

Hi everyone! 

This was a pretty hard week. Lots of opportunities for growth. So much has happened this week I dont even know where to start! Is it okay if I give a little recap of each day? Okay cool thanks.

Monday: we went to the zoo!!! So so so fun. Sister LaFleur and I had a blast just the two of us! My favorite part was the cute elephants and the giraffes. Unfortunately my FAVORITE animal, the noble tiger of course, was hiding from the rain. So that was sad but it's okay.

Tuesday: the Richards arrived in Texas! And we had a goodbye zoom call with the Guthries where everyone cried.. myself included of course.

Wednesday: I got to meet the Richards! Oh they are just amazing people. I already love and trust them! The Guthries left wednesday morning and the whole mission was just sad.

Thursday: lots of packing

Friday: I went on a quick exchange with Hermana Smith who is a new missionary and she is so sweet! We knocked some doors and got rejected. But it was character building!! And I saw a cute puppy🤩

Saturday: more packing

Sunday: sad day. Church was good though! (side note: always be nice to people and say nice things) we had some arepas with a member. We went to the stake center and I was able to get a blessing which was such a ... blessing haha! It was so good and uplifting and enlightening. I'm so grateful for the priesthood power God has given His servants and I'm grateful for the priesthood holders who are worthy to exercise that power and I'm grateful that Jesus Christ has restored His church so we can have these truths!! Wow gratitude all over the place! We got to go to a baptism for a little girl in our ward which was so precious! She was so happy and glad we could come. Oh also it was the 4th of July! The 12 year anniversary of my baptism! I'm ALSO grateful that I have that covenant with God to follow His Son and do all I can to live well. We had to be in our apartments by 8pm so no fireworks for us. But we could hear them! 

Today: I said goodbye to Sister LaFleur. She went home today! Oh I'm so proud of her but sad to see her go! We had some tearful goodbyes. A tearful week. But she's off to her next great adventure😪  I got to talk with the Richards again and receive more counsel from them. I know they were called here by God. 

Guys this mission is the best thing that's happened to me and I'm so happy that Heavenly Father loves me. 

Hermana Eastman