Loving My Mission

Hello Family and Friends!

This week was crazy, long, but really good. It seems like a lot of the stuff happened forever ago but in reality it was only this past week. I am going to include everything that I can remember.

On Tuesday we had a Sisters Lunch. All the Sisters in the Mission went to President Bowen's house and we had a lunch there. It was so nice of the Sister Bowen to plan the whole thing and it's so nice to see the other sisters in the mission. I'm sure it will be even better once I'm not so new and know more people but I still loved it! Definitely a highlight of the week!

On Wednesday we did an unexpected exchange with Sister Grant and Sister Smack. I went with Sister Smack in her area for the first part of the day and it was really fun. We did some service at the Zoo. We were there for 3 hours so Sister Smack and I just talked the whole time as we did the project of managing the maze. Then we met back up and I went with Sister Grant into my area.The whole exchange was really fun! Love those Sisters! They are amazing! Sister Smack went back to ASL today so we're going to miss her but she covers the whole mission so she'll still be around.

Saturday we did a half day exchange with Sister Jensen and Sister Larrabee (my MTC comp). It went well and we got some missionary work done! It's a little nerve-racking when you run your area when your trainer is gone but we got through the day!

Quick Rant on my companion Sister Jefferies- I love her!!! She is amazing! She is a great teacher, influence, mom, companion, everything. She goes home on November and it makes me sad that I won't see her around the mission when we're transferred. But I have at least 6 more weeks with her so I'm really happy about that! I'm going to try and learn everything that I possibly can. I feel like I'm going to cram it all in because I have so much to learn from her because she's absolutely amazing!!! Love her to death.

This week I have come to love the mission even more. Not that I did not already but this week something clicked and I have a stronger love for my area, for the people I am serving, for the Lord, and for the opportunity in serving Him. It's such a wonderful blessing and I am so grateful to be here in California!

I think that's all. Until next week!

Love you all and thanks for everything that you have done!

Love,

Sister Clifton

Hola Famila and Amigos!

I am so sorry that I did not email on Monday- but it was not our P-day. Today is because we were able to go to the temple! Oh my word- it was so wonderful to go! It's the Newport Beach Temple and it was amazing! It's a smaller one but the members paid for it themselves. The Stake I am currently serving in (Orange Stake) had all their wards announce that if it were possible if they could contribute another 10% for the building of the temple. And the Orange Stake had the most people contribute. How amazing is that?! And it was beautiful! It was such a blessing to go there! It's been forever because the Provo Temple was closed when I was at the MTC. Loved it!!!

Well let's see what else... oh I went on my first exchange yesterday. I went with Sister Grant and my companion went with Sister Smack (the Sisters we went to Yogurt with). We met at their apartment Tuesday night at 8:45 and I did daily planning with her and I slept there that night. And Sister Grant made me pancakes that morning! It was so nice! We taught some of the people that they are currently teaching. I met the family of 8! They are such an amazing family!! But they are going to pass them to the Spanish Elders because the kids have to translate. They are really sad about it but they know that it's the best thing for them. And that is what matters. The Exchange was so much fun and I love Sister Grant (and she's from Springville by the way). When the exchange was over we met with our companions at 8:30 last night and then that brings us to today which I have already told you about. And I'm going on an exchange with my MTC companion on Saturday so that will be fun :)

We went to a baptism on Friday and it was amazing! I loved seeing someone come to this Gospel and witness the change. Ah! Loved it!

Love you all!!!

Love,

Sister Clifton

Sister Jefferies, Me, Sister Smack, and Sister Grant

Sister Jefferies and Me