Family,
Happy
Green Day! Zach is home now!!?!?! I wish so badly I could be there and see him! But give him a few extra hugs for me!!! Thanks for sending those pictures!
How are you all doing? What kind of things are you up to? Thanks for being so awesome!! I love you all and I pray for you every night!!
This week has been simply smashing. Sometimes I feel like I didn't even leave Mesa. Not really.... but this week was crazy. Every single day I met someone (or several people) from Mesa! I ran into Sophie Collins at the PCC with her volleyball team, Steve Maready's sister and her family, Senora Clarkson's relatives, and a bunch of random families from Mesa. It was quite lovely to see them all!
So I don't have a ton of time today... But I'll just tell you what I've been thinking! I love all the people I've met here so. much. Everyone is so wonderful. My ward is full of so many people who are super enthusiastic about doing missionary work. And here in Laie the sister missionaries are like celebrities. We go down the street and everyone (really, everyone) is honking their horn and waving to us. And everyone gives us lots and lots of food. So that's always fun. But besides all of that, the people here are just fantastic. I'm so impressed with how humble and happy they are. I've always known that having "things" isn't what makes us happy. But seems like everyone here understands that too. Which is pretty amazing, because it feels like most of the world tries to be happy with having nice things or getting the most stuff. But most of the people here don't have a lot of nice things, and they are so happy. (I mean, it's hard not to be happy when you live in paradise.. :) haha) We went to dinner with this family in our ward the other night. I was so impressed by them. They treated each other with so much love and kindness. The Spirit was so strong in their home. Even though they don't have a lot, they are a happy and strong family. I know they understand the scripture "before ye seek for riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God." It gives me so much peace knowing that we only need to search the gospel to find true lasting happiness and peace. I know that it truly doesn't matter what you have or don't have that makes the difference. It's all about what source you seek to find happiness. Everyone can be happy. There is so much joy in knowing Heavenly Father's plan for us. It's called the
plan of happiness for a reason. It is THE way to happiness. I'm so grateful that I know this truth!
Have you been to the Mesa visitors center lately? You should go! And look at all the displays, and go through
God's Plan (it's my faaaavorite one). Then you can have an idea of what half of my day is like every day. And more importantly because it's spiritually uplifting. :)
So, random questions! Who is our family in Canada? And are we related to a Richard Sabey in Utah? And what does Sabey mean and what is my nationality? I get these questions all the time haha.
Oh!! So we just got a call from the VC saying someone was there to see me.. it must have been Sister Reeb!! I"m so sad I missed her!!!!! I'll be working at the VC tomorrow from 2:30 to 8, then wednesday morning from 9-2:30, thursday on the trams at the PCC, friday morning 9-2:30, and saturday on the trams again from 3-7. :)
Thank you for emailing me and sending me packages and letters and such!! Oh and for visiting paradise #2, aka the DMV. I so appreciate it. I know you're super busy in your lives, but thank you for taking the time to do so much for me!! And no rush on anything. :)
I LOVE YOU!
Love,
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