Another Email! :)

July 10, 2013, 12:05:20 PM MST

Hey! Thank you so much for the love package Mom! We appreciated it and the little cactus plant is sitting on my desk :):).

 

So! We just got done playing softball with our zone. Softball and Humidity...not so fun combination. But it was actually really fun/funny because half of our zone is international and most of them had no concept of how to play softball. So every other hit a missionary would run the wrong way, or not move, or do something really random. haha. So as we played I tried to explain it to my comp in Spanish, and then translate to Sister Tembo from Africa, and Elder Nng from China. For this act of kindness I got the trophy for Sportsmanship!!! Woo hoo! It was a good time and even though they said they weren't keeping score, our team won!

 

We have some really awesome new people that we are going to start teaching this next 2 weeks (2 part member families)....transfers is almost here again. :( I really am hoping I get to stay here because there are so many things and people that we have been working with that I have grown to love. There are 2 recently baptized families that I know we'll be friends for always. The coolest thing about being here these last 3 transfers is to look back and to see the change that has taken place as they have continued to learn and progress after baptism. The saddest thing has been to see certain people who were strong and had a lot of faith, lose it all and push away from us and the ward.

 

I would say the my greatest joy comes from being in a moment with someone who is struggling and suddenly remembers or realizes that they are a child of God, and that there truly is a plan. Their individual life matters so much more than they even know. That makes this mission, and every sacrifice of you guys (my family and friends), worth being here. I miss a lot about being with the family and doing theatre and dancing with MacGyver, but I know that I will never forget the people who have touched life as I am here. I'm working on a workshop that I'm giving tomorrow in our meeting and it is all about our purpose as missionaries. It is not about numbers, or how many lessons you have, it is about lives changing for the better. I am so happy to be making a difference.

 

Love you all!

 

Hermana Corrinne Clement