Tender mercies of the Lord/8 months!

Hey everyone!

The highlight of this week was that we got to go to the temple! I

realized that we forgot to take any pictures but nonetheless it was

still awesome. We went with the Delta and Wellington sisters and it

was so fun to see Sister Gold! She was my sister training leader in

Vernal and is from Glendora and one of my favorite people ever it was

so great to see her! We all got little ceasars pizza afterwards but

there were no tables or chairs to eat at so we parked in the church

parking lot and ate pizza like the mature adults we are it was

hilarious but we had fun and that's all that matters haha.

Can I just say sometimes I'm so glad I'm serving in utah because I

learn SO much about how I want to be as well as how I don't want to be

when I'm an old returned missionary. Y'all there are some great people

here that we work with and it teaches us what it looks like to fulfill

your calling and I'm just so grateful for how much they teach me and

help me be better. It's so humbling being a missionary especially when

you're asked to speak in multiple sacrament meetings and have zero

time to prepare (yesterday) and you feel like you did horribly but

someone tells you it wasn't that bad and you thank the Lord you didn't

mess up the entire sacrament meeting. Man the blessings are real! I

have grown to not like speaking on my mission which is bad because we

do it all the time. I just don't like not being able to prepare and

give more of my attention to my talk but the spirit makes up for the

difference it's such a blessing. I was asked to speak on the Book of

Mormon and tender mercies and both were suck powerful things for me to

study and prepare more.

I thought of when I was flying to the MTC from Saint George back in

July I had to say goodbye to my mom and I was officially alone and

super sad. Well I get through security and sit down and am holding

myself together and trying not to cry in front of a bunch of strangers

when I see Rachel's cousin Simone walk up and sit next to me it was

the coolest thing! We get talking and she asks me what seat I'm

assigned to on the plane and low and behold it's the one right next to

her. Immediately starting my mission the Lord is pouring down tender

mercies on me it was so overwhelming to feel His love for me through

that experience.

So I want y'all to be more attentive this week to tender mercies and

how the Lord blesses you everyday! I know as you do that you'll feel

the spirit and Heavenly fathers love for you so strongly and you'll

have a greater sense of gratitude for the tender mercies of the Lord.

Also today I hit 8 months since I entered the MTC🎉

So cool!

Sorry this was a longer one I hope y'all have a great week!

Love from Nephi,

Sister Dunkley