February 1, 2010

3......2.......1......BLASTOFF!

Hi There!

So....let me just start by saying NASA was AWESOME! I hearted it mucho. I was going to upload pictures but the computer is being lame. Therefore, you will see them maybe next week, maybe the week after. Who knows....but soon, I'm sure.
All the space stuff was cool. We even saw an armadillo! It was right outside Mission Control Center. It was alive....and now I'm complete....jk....it was awesome though. I have pictures of it too!

There was this simulator game where you got into a tube and it was shaped like a space ship (but it was an airplane shooting game...riddle me that). One person shot the guns and the other person drove.....uh....flew. Well, I was the pilot. As I was moving the control the tube moved too. The people outside could see us from a camera....we went upside down, all around. It was so stinkin fun! We have video. Don't worry. We....me...I have video. My hair is super long now (dang humidity) and you can see as we are going upside down and such. It was so fun...if I didn't mention that before!

The weather has been super nice lately. It was in the high 70s earlier this week....but it is freezing cold today! Ok...it is probably in the 40s or 50s but it is so cold! Texas weather is so bipolar. It was seriously 66 and sunny the other day and then today it is freezing and rainy. I don't get it.....

Well, no word on the VISA. Sister B. is still here. We are all having so much fun! The gospel is true and it is so fun to share it with everyone! I'm glad I'm here. We are getting some good opportunities because of the faith and the obedience we are expressing.

Thank you so much for the package! They told me I had it right before we went to NASA. I didn't open it then in case it had food that I would feel obligated to share, but I did open it after. I was super excited and so were Sister B. and Sister K.. All my companions have agreed that I have the best mom ever...it is pretty great.

Today we were going to do service at the local thrift shop. Both sets of elders called to see if they could email with us and if they could do service. So we are making an outing of the day I guess....All 7 of us piled in the van and went to Porter. We'll be here for a while. It makes me laugh.

Things are going really well. I'm learning more and more each day. For example, today as we were role playing in our companionship study, we went over the How To Begin Teaching bullet points (we memorized them for NASA) but we were personalizing them in the lesson. One of the points says, "As you sincerely seek to understand our message, you may face challenges but God will help you." I was saying it to sis. K. and I paused after challenges. It hit me hard. We do face challenges from the world and Satan by living the gospel. Whatever our inevitable challenges are, God will help us. He will bless us as we strive to do what is right and keep the commandments. The gospel is simple. Faith leads us to action. Actions include reading scriptures, praying, going to church, repentance. Repentance leads us to change to be better. Baptism and renewing our promises each week lead us to have the Spirit more strongly. The Spirit teaches us what is right. It is a voice we must tune ourselves into. Then, we must do these things consistently, continually, and faithfully. If so, we will be able to live with our Father and our families again. I do know these things to be true.

I love ya'll. I'm excited for the work that is happening in this area. Satan is for sure working hard on all of us and all those we work with, but he will not prevail. The challenges we all face our only minor....in the perspective of eternity.....in the perspective of the now, they are HUGE.....but..... God will help you!

I'll talk to ya'll next week!

Jackie