This week was so good!!! A good last week on the mission. I
had my departure temple trip on Tuesday. It was wonderful. I went will all the
sisters I came out with and we rode down to LA with Sister Tew (the mission president's
wife). Then we did a session and afterwards we were all in the celestial room
and it was so nice. I just felt really good about everything that was happening
and with going home and such. Then we did a sealing session. Each of us took
turns being the children and President and Sister Tew were the parents. So that
was really cool. The sealer was a former mission president and he talked about
how everyone at the end of their mission looks back and wonders if they have
done enough. I felt like that was a reminder from heavenly father to me that I
have done my best. Then afterwards president always takes the missionaries to
get pupusas. President Tew served in El Salvador and so that is one of the
foods they eat there. It was really good and it was fun to get to go out and
eat together.
Then on Thanksgiving we had a training for the He is the
Gift initiative which is exciting. The church is putting a lot of effort into
helping people be more focused on Christ at Christmas and to get more people to
look into the church. Then we had district meeting and weekly planning. We did
our weekly planning at a park in our area. It was really nice weather and there
were lots of trees so it was awesome. Then we had thanksgiving dinner with a filipino family in the ward. They made a ton of food (all american) and it
was really good.
Then the next day we moved into an apartment. The apartment
is SO nice. Like the nicest one in the mission apparently. We taught Anthony on
Friday and we played the game where you fill a cup with flour and put it upside
down and put a piece of candy on top. Then you cut away the flour and whoever
knocks off the candy loses. We applied it to having a firm foundation with
prayer, scripture study, and going to church. Throughout the week things cut
away at our foundation but doing the"little things' will keep our
foundation strong. Also we got to teach Rex!!! It was great to see him one last
time. He is doing really well just basically waiting out the semester until he
can move back to Buena Park. We taught the word of wisdom and had a great
discussion about it and of course he has no problem with it. Then we got to
teach Robert, Sister Eves, and Brother Collings on Saturday so it was fun to
teach them one last time.
Sunday I bore my testimony in church. That night was the
departure fireside. They had some great musical numbers and I bore my testimony
mostly on how I know that God knows us and the the atonement changes us. It was
really fun to see people from my different wards and to get to say good bye to
them.
And then here we are at my last full day as a missionary.
Ina few hours I have my exit interview with my mission president and then we
have a departure dinner at the mission home. It is so crazy I can't believe
that I am going home!!! I truly am so grateful to have been able to be a
missionary in the CA Long Beach mission. And I am excited for what is ahead.
See you all tomorrow!!
love,
Sister Washburn
With President and Sister Tew at the departure fireside. A member in the Cypress 5th ward made me the candy lei.
Missionaries heading home, last temple trip.
A pupusa. It's kinda like a thick tortilla with meat and
cheese and vegetables inside.
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