The Errand of Angels: March 3rd

Sorry, I sent another email and it decided to send both at the same time, so I guess I should finish writing my home email before sending off my pics, haha!

We had a musical fireside put on by the missionaries and the converts in the area this past Sunday which I played the piano for and sang in. It turned out really well, and I'm happy with how it went will be even better prepared to play at the next fireside in a few weeks since I was a little rusty with the songs, having only enough time to practice once before we performed. (You can see more pictures at: calledtoservewa-tac.blogspot.com) I wish I could record it so you could have chance to see what it's like, but I've heard they recorded Amazing Grace (which is our mission song) and that it's on Youtube somewhere.

This week I was impressed to study about prayer, and with all different assignments coming up competing for my study time, I wasn't able to study it as personally as I'd hoped, but God made up for it and almost every church meeting I went to this week we've talked about prayer. Not that it's not something that's brought up very often, but I heard peoples personal testimonies, and I'm sure it's not ironic that we have a whole book in the Book of Mormon about the power of prayer. With the little chance I had to study Enos I learned about how much effort it takes to really make prayers worth it and I'm still working on making them more personal as it's our time to personally communicate with Him, and find additional answers through the scriptures and the words of the living prophets.

Mondays are always so busy and hectic it's not very relaxing sometimes, and this past Monday was one of those. In spite of the rush however, I was able to go down to Lacey briefly and talk meet with Sister Rasmussen again as we practiced for a musical number coming up this Saturday for a mission-wide meeting. The day started off very unlike today where I had a hard time feeling grateful with everything that we needed to do and just prayed that with the little visit I would get with Sister Rasmussen in Lacey it would lift my day. And it did! It's usually the small and simple things that if we look for we will notice God in the detail of our lives.

Sorry my email's not very long this time, but with this thing called a "Final Report" that our mission does where we write a paper on what our missons have meant to us, and with registration coming up next week for school, I have a lot competing for time! But I love you, and hope you have a great week!!

Sister Dunster

Especially for Youth group came out with such a good album this year I woke up to one of their songs; "It's Good to be Alive" playing in my head, and honestly I can't think of a better way to start the day!