A good day here in Laie :)

Well, I'm home! Or I guess, in my home away from home? Idk, I feel like I have many homes now haha. Leaving Makaha/Waianae felt like I was leaving home. I feel like my heart has been torn into a ton of little pieces. Goodbyes are hard... BUT Coming back to good ol' Laie is like taking in a deep breath of humid, salty fresh air :) There is definitely a special spirit here. I love living so close to the Temple. Coming back to the VC, though, has been a small kind of struggle. I feel like I no longer figuratively fit into my muumuu. So much has happened, and I am not the same as I was 3 months ago...

I'm doing the best I can to incorporate the things I learned full-pros into my missionary work here. It is so different, even if the end result is the same. It has taken me the past few days to prayerfully find my purpose and get back into the swing of things... But I'm getting there...

I'm lovin being back in YSA and married student wards, though!! It is a BLAST! A lot has changed over there in the past 6 months, and it is so fun to see all the familiar and new faces! We have seen a few miracles already with some potentials ;)

Today we went to the Temple -- my first time in a WHILE it seems. I thought a lot about family history. The promise we've been given of our hearts being bound to our fathers is a real thing. We come from so many people that have sacrificed for us to be here. Heavenly Father has a plan, and I know that we were all reserved to come here at this time. Let's make our ancestors proud! If you haven't had the chance yet to this week, go to the Temple :)

Sister Willardson