"The best thing that happened this week was our roommate shaved her eyelashes off." (Week 73)

Hi everyone! Fun fact! I only have 2 more weeklys to write after this one. I say that partially because I have had a few people email me and ask when I am going home, so just putting it out there I go home February 21st, and I am planning on having an open house on the 23rd, if any of you want to come visit me thereJ  And then my homecoming talk is on the 24^th. I will probably send a thing out next week giving all the information.

I don’t even know how to talk about this week. I feel like the past few weeks have been like this, but nothing really has been the way that I expected it to be. Emotionally my this has been kind of hard so far. I have been comparing myself to others a lot, and I think I had this idea that by the end of my mission I was supposed to be perfect, and I am still far from that. But some things this week have shown me that I am a lot better than I tell myself sometimes. And this isn’t how Christ would want me to treat myself anyways. During the sacrament I got out the hymn book and started reading some of the lyrics. I opened to the song “I Stand All Amazed” and that song hit me stronger than it ever has before.

 “I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me… that for me, a sinner, he suffered, be bled and died… to rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine… I will praise and adore at the mercy seat, until at the glorified throne I kneel at his feet… Oh, it is wonderful that he should care for me enough to die for me! Oh it is wonderful, wonderful to me.”

I am just so grateful for a Savior that cares for us enough that He was willing to carry all of our sins and burdens so that we wouldn’t have to if we would just come to Him. We hear that all the time, but it felt like more of a reality this week. He loves us perfectly, and I want to love Him more perfectly. I know that without Him I’m not going to find the joy I am looking for. We are such imperfect people, but He can make us more than we could ever be alone. I am so grateful for the things I have learned about my Savior while I have been serving, and I look forward to finishing strong and continue coming closer to Him at home.

I am writing like it is my last week. I still have some time guys don’t worry. I love you all and I want to thank y’all for being amazing examples to me. See (some of) y’all in 17 days!

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~Sister Danielle Reid