Lice. More Lice. Apartment flooded. Washing Machine....ready...set....laugh.

This week summed up in a few words:

Lice. More Lice. Apartment flooded.  Washing Machine....ready...set....laugh.

It was a crazy week! I was trying to figure out what exactly what I was supposed to learn from all these set backs, and I didn't get a huge answer, but I think it can pretty much be summed up in one word: laughter.

One of my favorite quotes is:

It's easy enough to be pleasant,

when life hums like a song,

but the person worthwhile,

is the person who can smile,

when everything goes dead wrong.

I found this on a plaque by California Screamin' my freshman year of high school. I liked it so much I didn't leave until I had memorized it. Only recently did I find that It was written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

Heavenly Father wants us to be happy: " And men are, that they might have joy" (2 Nephi 2: 25) We have a choice. We can't control the circumstances around us, but we can choose to be grateful.  We can choose to laugh, we can choose to be happy.  This week I think Heavenly Father taught me that I could have had a really horrible week, but instead, it was a great week! And what made the difference for me, was laughter. 

We met some wonderful people this week, including a young couple that is going to be married this October.  He is a member, and she is not,  but wants to learn so that she can better understand his beliefs, and how to best support him.  We are very excited to teach her because we know the blessings of the gospel, especially in families. 

Through covenants that have been brought back in this day, we can be sealed in the temple for eternity.  Covenants are like a promise between us and God: baptism is an example of a covenant where we promise to follow Christ.  Those covenants bind us together in this life and the next. I could not imagine being in the next life, without the sure promise that I will be with my loved ones. I have the 2 coolest brothers in the entire world, and the best parents. One day, hopefully, I'll find someone who can put up with me enough and can love me enough to want to be with me forever, not just until "death do we part".

Today is my parent's anniversary (Happy Anniversary!).  I am so grateful for the promises they made to God and to each other over 20 years ago.  Thanks Mom and Dad for your great example, and for honoring those promises.  I love you both.  You have inspired me and continue to inspire me to be better everyday.  I hope I can be the kind of daughter you deserve.  I will never be able to thank you enough for all that you have given me.

Christ offers hope. Living the gospel offers happiness. I want everyone to have that "good-stuff".

The other night we were at Walmart, trying to find some people to talk too (it's a little more difficult for them to slam a door in your face...).  We met a young family. We talked with the young mother and really just clicked.  She has very strong faith in Christ and her family is extremely important to her.  She was not too interested in learning more about our message, but she did mention her husband's boss was a member of our church. About an hour later, we got a text from that member telling us that they had told him about us.  Long story short...we now have dinner with them scheduled tonight, and I've been trying to figure out all day how to best share a message that would invite them to learn more.  I know this gospel will bless them.  They are a wonderful family, and I want them so have the same happiness that I have had in my life.

Side note, I'm losing Sister Stiles Wednesday :( But I am getting a brand-spankin-new missionary to train! I am so excited! Mostly because I feel like I need to re-train myself. I've been out for 14 months now...and I still have so much to do! so much to learn!

Well that's it, I got to wrap up. Love y'alls guts!

Hermana McClune