Week 26 - One Third Through My Mission, Training has it's Benefits

Week 26 - July 9, 2018

Hey hey hey!  So I literally have 30 seconds to type this message, but today marks 6 months in the mission!  I’m so old! God has blessed me and helped me grow so much in this short time! I’ve learned that relying on the Savior is the only way to go through life.  It doesn’t matter what problem comes your way, you can get through it with the help of God!


Alma 7 is my favorite chapter in The Book of Mormon.. and Alma 26!
Remember that God never abandons you, you just distance yourself from Him!

I’ve been training and I like it so much better than being the junior companion.  I’m still stressed because I need to teach my new companion everything and feel like I should know everything, but it’s soo much nicer to have my own way with everything! (keeping in mind to ask her opinion and such) and it’s just so much nicer to be able to decide things and not have to follow a routine that I don’t like! (don’t worry, I’m making sure my companion likes the routine too.)

We are working with a lot of inactive members.  We have met soo many members who haven’t gone to church in more than 5 years!  I love how many returning members there are!

My red suitcase doesn’t work very good anymore, but I’m going to try to make it work.  I’ll need a new one before I come home... but for now I’m good!

It’s rained off and on, I had to buy new boots the other day because mine had a hole in them, but other than that I’ve been good!  So you guys bought me 2 pairs of shoes, one Vionic, and the other, a different brand. Vionic is 5 times better!

Got to go,

Live, laugh, and love always!

Hermana Williams

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