Holy moly... This time tomorrow I'll be on a flight to
Portugal! Whoop!
I'm so excited. This week went by so fast that I can barely
remember what has happened! First we went to the in-field orientation which
emphasized the importance of building relationships between Missionaries and
members. I hadn't really realized how big of a difference it is when members
are actively involved in missionary work! So my first challenge to all of you
is to invite the missionaries over and introduce them to people! Anybody and
everybody!
The second thing I've learned this week is the importance of
family history work. I have a few stories of ancestors (Thanks Grandma and
Grandpa!!) and was able to explore my family tree and look up more
stories and I felt like I already love those people so so much.
Thanks to everyone who wrote me or sent me a package! It
seemed like our whole district received massive amounts of food. Saturday night
we compiled everything, which was probably 50 pounds of junk food, and watched
a marathon of Mormon Messages and played hangman in Portuguese. It was
basically netflixing missionary style. :)
I was glad for the opportunity to go through the temple one
last time before I headed out to Portugal. I'm so excited that the Lisbon
temple is being built in my mission! I love the temple so much and I want the
every person to know how
It was sad to say goodbye to the people in my district. We
are closer than family! I'll also miss my teachers and my lovely companion.
I'll probably miss American food but at the same time I'm excited to meet the
people I've already fallen in love with.
I'd love to hear from you guys! For now my address for
letters is
Apartado 40054
1500 Lisbon
Portugal
I'll update you with a new address as soon as possible! Love
you all so much! Thank you for your love and support!
Muito amor,
Sister Ellsworth
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