Crazy & Heartfelt Experiences
Week 1: Crazy and Heartfelt experiences
Malo e lelei everyone,
Its your girl Sister Moala here! Just wanted to start this email by saying that I hope all had a good week and are having a great day! This email might be long email but I hope you all will learn from it! With that being said lets get in to it!
I left Utah Wednesday, and let me just tell you it was not easy. For me I have always been a home body and never really liked to go out unless it was with certain friends or for family events. And also I have never traveled by myself or been outside the country. I was afraid of leaving all my life, loved ones, really what I know of home, but I was reminded by my mom that its not about me. I have this amazing opportunity to serve the next 18 months doing the greatest and important work which is Gathering Israel! I love my mom if you couldn't tell and thank her for that simple reminder!
My flight was connecting in Huston. Now this is where my crazy journey begins. Usually your flight ticket has all the information like gate number and boarding time. Y'all I kid you not my ticket had no gate number and my boarding was happening in 15 minutes at the time I landed. All alone I was in tears. But walking around the big airport I has seen this lady fliming and laughing and then I realized that it was my Aunty Kalo and Unlce Toutai. I remember just dropping everything and hugging her. She may not know this but oh much I needed that motherly hug. Hugging her felt like an embrace from the Savior. When hugging her I felt the thought come to my mind of the Savior saying to me, "Sister Moala everything is going to be just fine." I love that. I love that He reminded me of that simple and honest truth. Special shout out to my Aunty Kalo and Uncle Toutai for the food and helping your very much distressed neice, who was about to lose it all.
If you thought things couldn't get any crazier just wait. No seriously. We arrived to New Zealand and it is so beautiful here but really cold. How about when getting my bags mine and Elder Wolfgramms never arrived. Guys I don't know what it is but maybe I am just cursed with bad luck lol. But no, as worried as I was about my bags I trust in the Lord. My MTC Presidents' Wife Sister Rudd is probably so done with me always asking about my bags but thanks to her understanding and the people who work here for letting me contact my mom about our bags. BIGGEST SHOUT TO MY MOMMA. SHE IS THE GOAT. She had put airtags in my bags and literally spent 2 days tracking bags, calling airlines, and making sure that they were delivered to the MTC. I have gotten my bags and thank you everyone who has helped get my bags here.
Now where am I getting with this. I just want to say how grateful I am for these crazy experiences . I love that the Savior knows me and I love that I can trust/turn to Him in times of hardship and find comfort. Its been only 5 days of being here in the MTC and I'll admit its hard, but I am trusting the Savior, and learning to be Patient with it all. I love this quote by my favorite speaker at General conference rence Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Patience means active waiting and enduring . It means staying with something and doing all that we can - working , hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well." I am taking that quote knowing that my days are going to be hard, but knowing that I can overcome it. I love the Gospel. I love the Savior. I am forever grateful for Him. I mean it when I say it without the Savior, I would be nothing.
Sorry I know this email is long but I hope you all learn something from it. I love you all and email me, I'd love to hear from y'all!
OFA ATU,
Sister Moala
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