Me? A Trainer? Nawwwww…

Hola Mi Familia,

The New Lincoln Zone! (Sis. Garfield is right by me!)

         Well I got my new companion! Her name is Sister Lisa Garfield and she is from...............I'll give you one guess.... UTAH! Haha. It seems like all those Mormons are from there! This week was.... humbling? The work was really slow because most of the people we meet with were out of town with the holidays. Sister Adamson left on Tuesday afternoon and then I went straight over to pick up Sister Garfield. Man I have never been more nervous in my life. When new missionaries come out they put the trainers and the greenies all in one room and make a big deal about calling out who goes with whom. Come to find out... I was the only Sister training so it was pretty easy for Sister Garfield to guess who would be her trainer.

Sister Kingsley and
our Thanksgiving Dinner.    

          We had Thanksgiving with a woman from our ward. Sister Kingsley. She is awesome and hilarious and cooked for about 500 days to prepare for us. She had Christmas music playing and we just had a blast!

Sister Adamson :)

         Nothing all that exciting happened this week. Times have been... more difficult that usual.  I feel this overwhelming weight has been placed on my shoulders. Not only am I responsible for taking care of a new missionary and for working hard, but it means... these people we meet with... are reliant on ME. Sister Garfield doesn't know them and what they need.  I do.  And so I'm realizing the difference. With Sister Adamson it felt like US. It felt like we were doing it together. I miss her lots! She was so good at loving me every step of the way too. So to go from feeling so loved and accepted to feeling alone and weighed down is difficult. But, I am realizing that this position is from my Heavenly Father. That there is a reason he wants me here at this time with THIS missionary. I would be prideful to think I have to do it on my own. Because we have the privilege of knowing that we DON'T have to do it alone! We have our Heavenly Father to lean on and to rely on. We have to humble ourselves and to remember that it is only through him that we will make it. I can PROMISE you that it is ONLY through him that I have made it this week. I spend a good chunk of my time on my knees. I am sure that is the way it’s supposed to be. But Mom, you know how long it takes me to learn my lessons! I'm stubborn! Why did you make me so stubborn? Haha. I'm learning. Or at least trying to.

          I got your package today!?!?!?!?!? AHHHHHHH!!! Thanks so much! We have a lesson with Zane on Tuesday and I am excited to give that book to him.  I can't even describe how busy things are and how my brain is bogged down with a million things to remember. I'm sure you know the feeling. Haha. Glad Thanksgiving was good! Thanks for the email Dad! It is always good to hear from you!

Have a great week! I love you!

Love,

Sista Mitchell