My companion who went to the emergency room last week had to go home on Tuesday. :( Although Hermana Nygren and I miss her SO MUCH, we are so grateful that she is getting taken care of and that she is with her family! Hermana Nygren leaves to Everett Washington TOMORROW and we are just running around trying to get everything packed! After she leaves, and I get assigned a new companion to do Visitor's Center training with me tomorrow, I will only have ONE MORE WEEK here at the MTC.
FALLing in love with this gospel!!
I have already learned and grown SO much in the few short weeks I have been here. We bear testimony ALL day--in every class and almost every interaction. Every morning and night we pray as a companionship and individually. We pray before every meal. We pray before teaching a lesson. We pray before we PREPARE to teach a lesson so that we know how and what to study. We pray for our investigators. We pray for our family. We pray for other missionaries. We pray at the beginning and end of every class or devotional we attend. I have NEVER prayed so much in my life, and it's the best. It's IMPOSSIBLE for your testimony not to grow here.
My companion and I wore each other's outfits. 
Just a little thought for your spirit:
1st John 4:19 "We love him because he FIRST loved us."
When a baby is born, does it immediately love its parents? No! Babies don't have the capability to love at that point. Who does all the loving? Their parents. How could parents not love their child when they do nothing but bathe, clothe, feed, clean, and serve them ALL day? They are constantly taking care of that little baby--demonstrating PURE Christ-like love. As babies get older, they start to love their parents more and more until they can't even imagine their life without them.
Our cute district. :) The Elders look super serious, but I promise we laugh all the time.
Since being here at the MTC, I have come to love my parents more than ever and I miss them every single day. I do not deserve them and all they do for me!!! But I have also come to love, miss, and KNOW my heavenly parents more than ever. I can't wait for the day I get to reach past the veil and EMBRACE my heavenly parents!!!! I can't imagine life without them. Heavenly Father "first loved us." We didn't do ANYTHING miraculous to deserve it! He just loves us and blesses us more than we could ever need for one reason: we are His children.
I have messed up 64536272899057838810034 times in my life and I know I will mess up a billion more, but He loves me and helps me anyway. I am so grateful for the gospel and I'm so grateful for all of YOU who make me want to be better.
Have an amazing week!
Love,
Hermana Hayes
Who you gonna call? (Me. Let me share the gospel with you.
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