It's Mother's Day!! I waited until today to post Sister Wright's letter because I knew if she had access to her cell phone today she would send "Happy Mother's Day" greetings to all who have meant even a little to her. She has such an appreciative heart and I know she is thinking of so many of you today. So, on behalf of Seour Wright:
♥♥ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!♥♥
In this weeks' letter home, Seour Wright talked a lot about her personal studies. She is focusing on reading the Book of Mormon (in English) daily. She testified of the truthfulness within it's pages. She loves looking at her "old" scriptures and the notes and markings she's made in the past and comparing it to the new markings in her "mission' scriptures. She has grown so much in her testimony and said she has more understanding now and feels more intrigued. "The light bulbs turned on" for some of the stories she's heard. She believes "God really does take care of his missionaries."
Seour Wright bore testimony of the power of prayer and that she "knows God speaks to us and God is our friend." Her testimony has strengthened and said that "we must act on faith". She also said she loves testimony meetings and challenged us to bare our testimonies in FHE. She knows Heavenly Father is shaping us into what he knows we can become and said as long as we reach for Christ, he won't let us down.
Changing subjects, Mickey said:
"Eat ice cream, because I really love ice cream and I don't get to enjoy it right now, so I want you to."
Someone told her:
"You're the most gracious cryer." - her teacher T. Cook
"If someone doesn't love you, just sing for them. - an elder from the MTC
"If you ever forget Tahitian or French, just sing." - a Polynesian Elder
Seour Wright said that since she received her travel plans, going to Tahiti feels more real now. She is excited to go. "Tahiti is the place for me! I love hearing about Tahiti and all the awesome things they do there! I can't wait to go. I want to be more chill! - not so busy-bee all the time..."
I will finish with Soeur Wright's testimony: "Being a missionary is hard, I won't lie. It takes dedication to be here. I wouldn't say that I have learned a lot, but I would say that I've learned a bit about motivation and dedication. It would be so easy to give up - but that is not why I came. I chose to go on a mission because I love my Father in Heaven, and I love people. I know God loves me, and because he loves me, I know he loves the rest of his children and I want everyone to know that. I do know this gospel is the truest. I love my Savior and I know he loves me. I will go and I'll do the things the Lord commands. I'll go where you want me to go."
Read on for Seour Wright's email:
Ioarana! Ho'a i te utuafare! ♥
Yep... I'm still at the MTC.
Elder Weatherford T Clayton of the 70 spoke at our Tuesday Devotional. - Tuahine Robinson and I have made pretty good friends with one of the Ushers so he escorted us to sit on the FRONT ROW... did you know they reserve those seats? (we felt special) He talked a lot about sincere desire and if we are acting on our faith. All I could think about was how cool it is to be a missionary! I still look at missionaries and point them out before remembering that I am actually a missionary, also. I do have a desire to be here. I have a desire to serve people, and I have a desire to share the Gospel with literally everyone. I don't ever want someone to think they aren't loved, and that there is no hope!! "The Savior can make meager means turn into abundance." If we are willing to give the Lord all we have, by his GRACE we are saved, and even made MORE! ♥
We received our Flight plans! I will be flying from SLC to LA, then to TAHITI. (I could not be more excited) It wasn't until this week that I actually started feeling ready to leave. I enjoy the safety net I have here in the MTC, and the thought of leaving is still a little intimidating, however, I am the most ready I can be. I cannot wait to actually fulfill my assignment. ♥
-On that note, I am pretty sure everyone in our District is ready to be out of here.. 8 weeks is a little long. We lose focus...let me rephrase that: We don't have any focus.. We are just ready to be outside.
Learning two languages is getting confusing. -they are nothing alike! I speak a jumbled mess of words now. (nothing is grammatically correct! -Not even in English) - I apologize.
Te Farereiraa- Te reo Tahiti ♥
O Tuahine Wright to'u i'oa. No Utaha mai au. E mea au na'u himene i te oaoa. Ua ite au e O Iesu Mesia to tatou Faaora! No te mea ua pohe te Faaora i ni'a i tesatauro e nehenehe ia tatou ia faaore i te hara! Na roto i te Faanahoraa a te Atua e nehenehe ia tatou ia ho'i i te Atua! ♥
(Intro in Tahitian -
I am Sister Wright, I am from Utah. I like to sing and be happy. I know Jesus Christ is our Savior! Because he died we can be forgiven. Through the atonement we can return to live with God!! ♥)
Ua Here au ia oe! ♥
Keep smiling!
♥/Tuahine Wright
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