KENTUCKY HERE I COME

 Hello everyone!!!! 

I've had such an amazing time in the MTC but it's finally time to leave for Kentucky!!! I'm so nervous and scared and happy and excited to finally be in the feild. But they literally have me leaving the mtc at 3:40 in the morning!?!?!! Like ya I'm excited to go but that's a little crazy. 

This week has been soooo long. I swear all the days just blend together at this point and half the time I don't even know what day it is. But that's ok because I'm learning lot and having so much fun!!! 

Some fun highlights from this week:

- We had 2 elders rip their pants, one was trying to do the jump splits and the other was doing a curtsy and idk if I've ever laughed harder hahaha 

- On the bus home from the temple all the missionaries started singing and it was soooo cool. We started singing the primary song "A child's prayer" and the elders and sisters sang it in a round after the first 2 verses and it was literally perfect 

- Also I'm in a trio and I LOVE my comps, sister Jaster and Barker, they are just the best!!! I think I forgot to talk about them last week so here we are, they're great and I'm gonna miss them 

So much has happened this week it would take too long to write it all out but I'm just having the best time. We have so many inside jokes that are the dumbest things ever but also the funniest things ever. And it is all that combined with the spirit which is just the best combination in the world!!!! 

For my spiritual thought this week I want to talk about priesthood power.

I'm not gonna lie, I've felt overwhelmed this week by the thought of finally being out in the feild and the reality of what I'm going just really hit. I kept getting the prompting to ask for a priesthood blessing, and I kept brushing it off. Anyways, it got to the point where I just couldn't deny the fact that I needed one. Right as I got the courage to ask, our district leader said that if anyone needs a blessing to ask and any of the elders would give you one. LIKE WHAT?!?! I was so scared to ask and it was like God said "here, this is for you" I ended up having my district leader give me a blessing and I just felt so much better and I felt God's love for me through the power of the priesthood. 

My favorite term that I've been using this week is "divine design" meaning that the spiritual moments I'm given are designed by God specifically for me. We are all divinely prepared for these moments that heavenly father designs for us. My district leader was prompted to talk about priesthood blessings and he acted on that prompting and it ended up being exactly what I needed. I just want everyone to know that our heavenly father knows our needs and desires and it is by his divine design that he answers our prayers and places people onto our path that help us learn and grow️️