Gracee's Mission Adventures: SIX MONTHS SAY WHATTTT

It doesn't even feel real. I still feel like a brand new missionary. But hey I love what I do and there's nowhere else I'd rather be. Also today is my pday! We had the opportunity to go to the San Diego temple as a mission today and it was incredible! I feel so lucky and blessed. Next week we'll be back on the Monday schedule tho!

This week was crazy!! We are still so busy!! We had to move our baptism back a week but that's okay! As of now, Patty and Xochitl are getting baptized this sunday!! Woot woot! I'm so excited! The past 9 days have felt very long but so good. We are running between lessons at this point and have 6 people on date which is so awesome!

Exchange miracle!

So I got to go on exchanges with my favorite roommate, sister zilles, and she came to spanish land for the day! We had 3 lessons and she was awesome trying to understand and be present in the lessons although she didn't speak Spanish. We were able to teach our friend Leonora and as we were planning the lesson the spirit told me to teach the Plan of Salvation so that's what we went in with. Because my companion didn't speak Spanish, I taught the whole plan of Salvation and I have never had the gift of tongues so present as I was teaching it was so cool! I was so worried I wouldn't be able to do it before the lesson and pleaded with Heavenly Father to help me speak with the spirit. We were able to put Leonora on date and the spirit was so strong we all teared up. And at the end my awesome English companion bore her very simple testimony in perfect spanish. It was amazing. The gift of tongues is real. I have a strong testimony of it after that experience and Leonora will look so good in white!

Time flies when you're having fun!!

Wow crazy. Six months in my mission! Slowest/fastest six months of my life!! I have grown in ways that I didn't think were possible and I've learned how to fully rely on the spirit. I have seen how this gospel changes people. I have seen that light in their eyes once they know this gospel is true. I have seen the love that Heavenly Father has for each of his children. I have experienced the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ. I have changed so much in such a small amount of time and I'm so excited to see what more I can do! This work is hard, there are days where I want to crawl in bed and cry, there have been multiple times where I've had nowhere to go but my knees in complete heartbreak because I've felt so inadequate. But every single time, the Savior has picked me up and has helped me to serve another day. He is my best friend. I'm here because I love him and because I know he gave his life for me. And since he gave his entire life for me, I can give him one more year. I love him, he is all loving and all knowing. Turn to him.

Alright I've worked for 9 days straight as a missionary and I'm exhausted to the MAX.

Love you all!

Jesus Chris is love!

God is so good!

♡ hermana b

1. Lunch with Terri