Mar Vista: Transfer 9: Week 7 Transfer Week!‏

Hello family!
 
Happy Valentines Day!
 
Thank you for all your e-mails this week, it really made my day. :D
 
Well, this week has been an interesting one. I felt myself getting sick last Monday, but it didn't really hit me until Friday night when it laid me flat and I was in bed for two and a half days. I didn't hardly leave the apartment. I haven't been that sick in awhile. I don't even really know what it was. I think it was just a really bad sinus infection. Well, that plus a couple of other things that just built up on me. So, I know that some great things happened this week, but I can't really remember in the blur of being sick. :P I'm feeling better now though.
 
I'm kind of nervous because I have an interview with president in half an hour, which probably means that I'm training next transfer. I don't know how to feel about it yet. I haven't even been senior companion yet, let alone a trainer. So pray for me lots and I'll let you know what happened next week.
 
Did I tell you that our ward is doing a forty day fast for missionary work? It has been really cool because we are already seeing a lot of miracles from it. Our Bishop and Relief Society president both had really great missionary experiences on the day they were fasting. (We are having a different family fast for forty consecutive days.) Our Relief Society President is a precision driver, which means she does the driving for car commercials, and she was working the day or her fast and a woman came up to her and asked her about Joseph Smith, so she was able to share with her her beliefs and her testimony, and it was a really great experience. I know that as we look to have experiences to share the gospel we will find them.
 
So we've been teaching a lot of Christians lately and I was feeling kind of down on myself for not knowing the Bible better, but I had a realization the other day that it doesn't really matter how much you know; what matters most is the way you live your life because of what you know. So even though I don't know exactly where every verse is in the bible, I know that I am part of a church that directs me to live my life exactly in accordance with what the Bible is teaching us to do in the first place, which is believe in Jesus Christ and follow his example. Everything in our church is given to us as a resource to live a more Christlike life. Not that it isn't good to learn all about the scriptures, but you can't expect yourself to become a bible scholar overnight, so why worry about it? Just do your best and keep learning and growing. That's what I realized at least.
 
Well, can you tell that I'm kind of tired? I'll be alright though. I think that Heavenly Father was just putting me through the humbler again, because sometimes I can be kind of controlling and think that my way is best, and I really don't want to bring that upon my next companion. So he made me automatically meek and submissive through feeling sick and recognizing how much I need him. There is a talk by Hugh B. Brown that I love that is called "God is the Gardener." Sometimes God cuts us down to help us grow how he envisions we can be, just like a plant that has to be pruned. God is the gardener, which means that he is in control, and if we let him he will mold us into the best versions of ourselves.
 
I love you! Heavenly Father loves you! Thank you for the Christlike love you all show me. Have a great week!
 
- Sister Dansie

Oh, and a side note, everyone here is taking really good care of me, so don't worry, I promise that I am fine. The Macdonalds and all of the senior couples are sooo sweet. Sister Miyagi from the cute little Japanese couple brought me by a whole bag of yogurts, sushi, and juice. They are all so sweet. The Macdonalds keep telling me to go home and rest and take it easy until I feel better. I feel really loved and well taken care of. They are so great! I am really lucky to be here in the Visitors' Center where it is so easy to find ways to stay at home and get better. I've had different sisters babysitting me for the past couple of days. Anyways, so just don't worry! I'm doing great. :D