Week 32 - February 9, 2015 - Louisville, Kentucky

This week was a good week.  It is so good to meet with people, and learn from them every day.   I have been studying a lot this week, not on purpose necessarily, about revelation, the Holy Ghost, Repentance, the Atonement, and our Agency.

It just seems like Heavenly Father is trying to tell me something this week.  Anyway, as I have been studying, I have been learning a lot. It has been an intense study week, and that is the way that I like it - learning more and more everyday.

We also rode our bikes a ton this week.  It has been so great.  We just ride all over, and it has been warm on our bike days.

Ronly had a birthday this week.  He is getting so old.  

There is this amazing girl here.  Her name is Keryn, and I just love her so so much.  Her family is just the sweetest.  She reminds me of all the young women back at home, and how much I love and miss them all.  Anyway, we talked to her this week.  Although,I am supposed to go and make others feel good, she always makes me feel good.  I guess that is one of the great things about the gospel- it just makes everyone feel great!

There was a Charla- a Spanish Fireside- this week.   It was so good to go to that.  There are so many strong people in the church.  

Anyway- a good week!

Don't judge my sleeping picture.  Riding bikes is rough sometimes.  I was working hard!

Anyway, sorry for the lame email, but hopefully all is well there, and you all have a good week!

 

Go Kali!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Love,

Hermana Gamett

 

 

Week 31 - February 2, 2015 - Louisville, Kentucky

3 Nephi 13: 19-21 says:

19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and thieves break through and steal; 

 

20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal; 

21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

As my birthday has come and gone this week I have learned a lot more about treasures here and treasures in Heaven.  I received so many awesome gifts from so many amazing people, both here and from home.  It means the world to me that people are thinking of me, and caring about me as I am out here.  It is always so exciting to walk into our apartments to a nice little package awaiting us at our door.  Then I get to open it and look at it and prepare myself for whatever is inside.  Really, it is quite exciting!

Everyone here really made it a special week.  It was another missionaries birthday this week who I work really close with.  So, we got to celebrate together.  One of the amazing members here invited us over for dinner and a cake.  We honestly felt like princesses.  The next day, we had district meeting together and celebrated her birthday again.  I used my amazing cake decorating skills.  It was really great.  The next day, my companion sang to me and made me a great breakfast.  She also did my hair and my make-up which, as we all know, was great for me.  It was so good and so much fun.  She really made it a great day too.  I opened my presents, and loved everyone of them.  It has been really fun to use everything, eat everything, and wear everything.  Later,  we met up with the other Hermanas for cake.  Then we were on our way.  

We arrived at one of our amazing Hermana y hermonos home.  We knocked and heard, "Just a minute, please."  We stood outside waiting for them.  The second they opened the door, they were singing and wishing me a happy birthday. It really was an amazing surprise.  One of the best presents I could have received.  They had decorated the walls, and gotten me a pie with a candle on top.  They even got me a little present.

I sure know that I have family and friends at home that love me.  I can feel their prayers, and I love getting their letters.  Receiving fun packages was great!  As we all know, I love candy and cakes and chocolate.  It was certainly fun to get all of that.  I really appreciate everything that everyone has done for me.  I honestly know that I have people back home who love me and care about me.  That means the world to me, especially right now.

So, I loved my birthday and everything that happened, but I learned something that day that I will never forget.  I got a present from two amazing people in my life that have taught me more than I could have ever imagined.  Inside the package was a beautiful princess box of chocolates and a little angel snow globe, but the thing that mattered the most to me was written on the card.

 

It was then that it really hit me - the important things in life.  That card means the world to me.  I am so thankful for all I have, but once we have left this life, what of that is going to follow with us?  Batteries die, and chocolate cake gets moldy.  The things that really matter in this life is the love behind the presents, and being the people that help others lay up their stores in Heaven so that one day we can all meet each other there.  I love it here!  Every trial brings a new strength, and I am so thankful for this opportunity.  I love you all a ton, and hope that you have an amazing day. 

Thank you so much for everything.  For the money, the gifts, the music, the scarf, the candy, cake, and most importantly your support and love.  I love you, my family!!!!!  Please give Galieth a hug for me.

Happy Birthday, Grandma Charmaine!!!

 

Love, Hermana Gamett

Week 30 - January 26, 2015 - Louisville, Kentucky

So, this week has been an all right week.  I am learning things left and right.  Humility.  Study Habits. Setting good goals. Exchanges.  Busy time here in Kentucky.

 

It really has been so so good.  We seem to have good weeks and bad weeks all in one.  This week, I got to go on an exchange with my mother in the mission.  That was really good.  It was a little different, because I do things differently than she did, but it really was good.  I am always nervous because their Spanish is so much better than mine, but...hey, all is well.  I learned a lot.  I am learning everyday. 

 

We also were on our way to the post office this morning and passed Mr. KFC.  That was fun to pass.  I sent some pictures to Lafe. It has been so good.  I hope that all is well there at home.

 

 

 Love you all a ton,

Hermana Gamett  

 

Hermana Gamett

 

Hermana Gamett

 

Kentucky Fried Chicken Headquarters

(Lafe keeps asking her to get the recipe for him)

 

Kentucky Fried Chicken Headquarters

 

Birthday Celebration for Hermana Gamett and Hermana Wildbur

(Sent to us from the mission office)

 

Birthday Celebration for Hermana Gamett and Hermana Wildbur

(Sent to us from the mission office)

 

Week 29 - January 20, 2015 - Louisville, Kentucky

Ok.  I am learning valuable lessons, everyday.  There is always something to learn, decisions to make, and...oh, yes! many, many prayers to say.  One thing that I have been learning a lot these past few weeks, is that every basic principle is the gateway to the deepest and most complex principle.  That really doesn't seem to make sense.  I have always thought that I understood faith, until it became time to really show it.  I thought that I understood patience, until I had to accept God's timing - however quickly or slowly it was to go.  I thought that I understood diligence until you have to work under the pressure of eternal consequences.  Really, everything I knew before, was my foundation - what I built everything on.  Now, I feel like that foundation has to weather ( I hope that is the right kind of weather) a little through the storm, so that it can be filled with something just a little stronger.  -So it can hold stronger through something with a little more force - the next hurricane, flood, fire, or (for Kentucky) tornado that comes my way.  Really, those will just erode ( I hope I can spell that one) it a little more so something even stronger can come in.  In reality, they are still the same principles, just with so much more strength, or the potential to become strong if we let it.   Now that I have so clearly explained my "Heatherism", I realized that I just explained a refiner's fire.

 

...Anyway, I am learning a lot. Weaknesses are coming out that I have always had, but have never recognized so clearly.  Some weaknesses are coming out that I never knew that I had, or at least never wanted to admit.  For example, it has been evident to everyone I knew that I can not spell.. and I meen I cannot spell anything.  My companions didn't believe me until I would have to ask how to spell... since, or sence, or mean vs. meen.  Yep.  That is me for ya.  It is only a problem when I try to email or write a paper, but (believe it or not) it can not be too helpful in other areas, too - like correcting a paper.  Don't worry, though.  We are working on it.

 

That is only a small and slight example.  There are so many more.  Basically, everything that I thought that I knew has so much more to it, but the best thing is that I get to learn about it, apply it, and see it change me and others.  This has been one of the most valuable things I have learned out here.  Well, I am out of time,  but I love you all a ton.  Good luck with my deep and super inspirational message. I love you all a ton!

 

Hermana Gamett