Well, Hello!
So
transfers came and went and guess what for the first time on my mission
I did not get a call! Yeah! Actually since it was Mano Shimai's first
transfer, we basically knew we both wouldn't be getting one, almost
ALWAYS a trainer and trainee are together for 2 transfers, but it's
still exciting.
So Dad you googled Senzokuike? Yeah, I get to see that beautiful
lake every single day. You really were actually looking at where I live
my life basically everyday. The lake is about a 1 minute walk from the
church, 3 minutes from our apartment, and right across from the train
station. So we're there talking to people in the park all the time. Mano
Shimai and I used to go running around it in the morning, too, until
she sprained her ankle. (She's okay, but running is still a little out
of the question at the moment.) I've heard it's absolutely gorgeous
during cherryblossom season!
Not much else new to report, but I've been thinking a lot about a
quote I got back in the MTC. It's by H.D. Thoreau and he said, "As if
you could kill time without injurying eternity." It's become a favorite
quote of mine, as I've realized how true it is. The time we have right
now here on this earth is too precious to be wasting. We have to go out
and do things, be proactive in accomplishing our highest priorities in
life. We can't just sit around wasting time expecting things to fix
themselves or something to occur that will change the course of our
lives. I guarantee those things will happen over time, but it is
according to what we do that effects the earthly and eternal outcome,
whether it be good or bad or whether we be injurying ourselves or the
lives of others by omission. Everything in this life ties to our reward
in the life to come. It's a good quote. Think about it.
Love you all so much!
Sister Erin Benne
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