MLC and Exchanges with Mama Rowley

Tuesday we traveled up to Mission Leadership Council that's in Charleston, West Virginia. It was probably the longest day of my entire life. We were in the car for 7 hours and in a meeting for another 7 hours. We had to get up at 4:50 in the morning to get ready and go and I've never been more tired in my life. I learned so much from President Salisbury and the other leaders though. I started applying the things I learned right after and I feel like I've grown more in this last week than I have in the past seven months. Heavenly Father really wants me to be something and he is definitely helping me get there. 

I hit my seven months yesterday and I think I'm gonna say this every time but holy cow, its gone so fast. I start crying every time I think of how much I love my mission. This was the best decision I've ever made in my whole life. I want to work hard. I want to serve the Lord. I want to change. You are probably gonna hear the same thing from me over and over again but I hope you all can see that I love my mission and I love the Lord. I am grateful for the hard things he gives me and for the miracles he helps me see. 

I went on exchanges with Sister Rowley this last week. Her last exchange got to be with her trainee. I hope I'm doing her proud. It was good to be with her and have one last catch up before she leaves the mission soon. She is an amazing example to me. She is the strongest person I know. She has been through so much in her life and I hope one day I can be like Sister Megan Rowley. 

If everyone that reads this, could do me a favor and send her welcome home letters for when she gets home on February 10th. I just love her so much and she deserves the best welcome home she could ever get. It would mean so much to me. (Mom's note:  I took out the address on this blog for security reason.  If you want to send it out, please email me and I will give you the address.  Thank you.)

Yesterday it started raining so hard that me and my companion were so drenched. The rain here is nothing like Utah but somehow it always smells like Utah Lake when it rains, its really strange.

I dont know what else to say, as always. But I love y'all to the moon and back. 

Serve the Lord with all your HEART, MIGHT, MIND, and STRENGTH.

Love, Sister Schoemig​