I felt sad because I will be leaving the people that I have come to love so much. The people that I have met here have become like family to me! They took me in and made me feel right at home. There are members here that literally tell people that I am their daughter! Being away from my own home and family isn't always easy, but being here has made things better than I could have ever imagined.
I have had the chance to meet people from Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras, Beliz, Guatemala, Venezuela, Peru, etc. and each one of them has taught me different things that I will treasure forever. I have learned about different cultures like drinking Mate with Argentines, or celebrating birthdays like Mexicans. I have been impacted by watching and being around some of the most humble, hardworking people that I have ever met. I have grown spiritually and my testimony has been strengthened as I have taught and been taught. The list could go on and on! Needless to say, it has been a life changing time here!
I felt excited because I will get to go experience something new and meet more incredible people! I remember when I left my first area, I didn't think anything could measure up to what I had experienced so far there. I was so wrong. I know that it will be the same with the new area that I go to; that I will be able to meet new people to love and to teach.
Out of the many feelings that came to me when I got the call that I am being transferred, I most of all felt a lot of gratitude. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father who let me spend these past 126 days here. When I got told that I was being brought into this area, I remember thinking, "where the heck is Oakcrest?". I hadn't ever heard about it, so I didn't know what to expect. It was the best thing that could have ever happened to me though! My heart is so full of gratitude for the memories that I have made here and the things that have happened. It has been one of the greatest blessings!
I can't wait to see where I will be going and who I will be meeting next! Being a missionary truly is the best thing ever!
Love,
Hermana Rupp
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| An egg fight. The eggs were filled with confetti. |
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| Beautiful Texas scenery. |
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| Celebrating Easter. |
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| Dying eggs. |
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| Papusas! YUM. |
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| Apparently after conference there were commercials about Utah that made Lindsay die. haha |
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