Temple Trip!!

This week's been a good one.  I have been savoring each moment in Salisbury because "all good things must come to an end." I found out on Friday that on the 30th of this month I'll be moving to Chichester.  Everyone here says, "Oh, that's a nice place..." So that's a good sign and I'm excited for a new adventure, but I'll be sad to leave little Salisbury and Sister Nelson.  Bittersweet.

The highlight of the week was definitely the temple trip with Carly!! Oh my goodness, it was fabulous!! Not only did we get to go to the temple and feel the special spirit that is there, but I ran into so many great people from all different times of my mission.  In town, before we left, I ran into Pam, who I haven't seen in months!! She's doing well and I felt so blessed to see her.  Then, we got to the temple and guess which sister was giving us a Visitor Center tour... Sister Berati!!!  The crazy thing is that she leaves this Wednesday to go home!! It was a tender mercy to see her just before she left.  I'm so grateful for that.  I also go to see Sister Brooks at the temple as well just before we left!!! All of these people coming out of the woodwork was such an amazing testimony to me that Heavenly Father is mindful of each of our individual situations and experiences.  It ended up being an amazing day.  And not only did I get to see so many great people I love along the way, Sister Nelson, Carly, and I all had a spiritual and heart warming experience as we talked about the importance of the temple and were privileged to watch the hour long Joseph Smith Movie. I'm so grateful for the temple and the gospel.  It was a great reminder to me of my purpose as a missionary and the importance to share these truths with everyone I meet.  I love being a missionary and I'm grateful for the tender mercies the Lord shows us. 

Scripture of the week:  "But great and marvelous are the works of the Lord, and the mysteries of his kingdom which he showed unto us, which surpass all understanding in glory, and in might, and in dominion...Neither is man capable to make them known, for they are only to be seen and understood by the power of the Holy Spirit, which God bestows on those who love him, and purify themselves before him." -D&C 76:114&116

Sister Nelson, Carly, and I in front of the Christus statue in the Visitor's Center. Love these two.