We don't know If I am getting transferred yet. . .
I am not worrying about it but it is something that does have to be on my mind, I have to have a plan for the future or else I will stress, and I will not focus at all. It will be much harder for me to focus if I feel uneasiness about my future. However if I make some plans and have an Idea of what I want to do then I will be confident that I will be okay after my mission and I will still be busy and doing important things. I promise I am not letting it be a distraction but I do need to think about this because USU has to know in advance when I am coming back. Also, I have to sign up for classes if I am coming back winter semester. It is not making my mission any harder. We actually have to write a letter to the President before we leave the mission about plans and goals for our future.(that means I need to have some!) President Clements(especially near the end of his mission) was always telling us how this is preparation for the future, and that we do need to be thinking about our future as we make choices today.
I didn't really feel like I got any answers as I fasted. I feel like USU is still a good place for me to be but I feel like January 7th is too soon. January 7th is the day that I am supposed to be coming home. I want to be around for a while before I go to college too but also, I do not want my life to be put on hold. I do not want to get off my mission, where I am always doing something, where I always have a purpose. Then get home in January and have nothing to do, no purpose. There is nothing for me in Duchesne right now (of course besides my family). There's not really jobs that are worthwhile, there's no singles wards, etc.
Sister Riley and I have been talking, she just went home, and then started school 2 days later she did say that it was hard. I don't really want to go back to school the day I get home from my mission. But I do not want to live in Duchesne for 8 months while I wait for school to start again either. I will keep praying about it.
I always warned Cassidy to not get involved in too many things because then she would be always running around like a chicken with her head cut off, and I had already started everything that I did and I loved all of it, so it was too late for me to stop, but I warned her before she got started with so much to not do too much! haha! We are our father's daughters! We want to be busy and work, and we are sure we can fit everything in. . . but it might not always work.
That's neat that Grandma reached her goal! I got to do some indexing a couple weeks ago too! It is so exciting to me that they are building a house in Vernal! ahh! My current Bishop has a daughter that lives in Vernal, and he just went to visit. He is planning a trip in February also to Vernal. He was telling me all about how I better come visit him when he comes to Vernal! Also, how he will send his daughter to my homecoming in January. haha! He is so funny!
I did get to go to the temple! The session was FULL (so full we had to bring in chairs for people to sit in) and I did not see one person without a family name!! It was just so neat. They weren't all their own family names but I did not see any temple names given out to anyone!
I promise I am not worrying, I am just preparing for the future. I do need a plan, and I can't just wait until I get home, because then it will be too late. I can't just get on the USU website and figure it out, So I have to ask you to find some info for me. Sorry to freak you out.
p.s. will you send me an SD card, mine is full again. . .
With Love,
Sister Smith
On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 Christy wrote:
You said transfers was this week. Are you getting transferred?
Well I did some checking and school starts at USU on January 7. Did you learn much while you fasted today? Dad feels like you should concentrate on your mission and you should worry about it when you get home. He doesn't want you to stress out about things now. Do you know when you are coming home? I don't want you to have to be thinking about such things now, I know it makes it hard. You just keep working and doing the Lord's work and we will get things worked out later. I might be being a little selfish by saying I don't want you to leave the second you get home. I would love for you to get to know your nephews and be around a little before heading off to college again. Ty said if it is really close to the day school starts, it would be really hard to go.
Enough of that.
So how are you doing? It has been a really cold windy day, so maybe it's headed your way too. For our anniversary on the 10th of October, we went to see the Little Mermaid at Tuacahn. I checked the calendar and didn't see any school things so bought tickets for me, dad, Morgan and Cassidy. Well about Monday of that week Kellee decided to call a Saturday practice from 8am-2pm. I was so mad. We had to leave her home. I really hate that she is too busy to come anywhere with us. I know she is growing up and getting busy with school, but it is really bothering me and dad. Oh man, he was so mad he was going to have her quit drill. Practices on Saturday? After last week and the homecoming dance being on Saturday of General Conference. They had to decorate after the first session for the dance and weren't done until 5:30 at night. So not only did she miss the second session of conference Saturday, but we all headed over to see Lindsey and Easton at the hospital and she couldn't even go. I don't know why any of this didn't bother me when you girls all did it. Maybe cause she is the youngest and I know how fast time flies. I just love my family time and hate things to get in the way! I just keep thinking about the good, better, and best things talk from conference years ago and maybe being so busy at school is taking away our family time. Oh well enough of my rant.
We only stayed home for this conference, because I had to tend Cooper. It was one of the few times we missed going to Idaho. It was awful to not be there with grandma and grandpa. But Dennis and his family got to go. So I felt a lot better about not being there. I don't think they have ever gone up and stayed with grandma and grandpa.
The picture I sent last week of Porter sitting in the motorhome between dad and Rick was just a ride we took to Upper Still Water. It's fun to all go in the motorhome.
Grandma called me tonight to tell me she reached her goal of indexing over 2500 names this year while at the farm! I am so proud of her. She is awesome!!! I need lessons on indexing. I like doing it, but don't ever do it. I am going up to Idaho some time this week to help grandma pack up. I guess they are moving home on Saturday. I am so excited. I hope they can all get along with Lindsey and Ty and the schedules they have for the babies. No tv for Coop will probably be the hardest. He does get a few movies a day, but dad thinks he can't breathe without it on, even if he isn't watching it. lol. Lindsey's house is moving right along. Suppose to be done by the end of the month. We will see.
Did you get to go to the temple? We did while we were in St George. Me and dad did initiatory for our family. 7 women and 7 men. It was soooo awesome. I cried during two of mine. I was just so happy for them and knew they were happy too. I love that feeling.
Well I am off to bed, take care of yourself. Don't worry, be happy ........ love you tons, Mommy xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
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