Ensign State Of Mind

Aloha family a me friends, You probably know its about time to leave the Bronx when ... 1) You can get around without using area book or google maps to figure out which bus to take or which stop to get off at  2) People ask you how long you've been here and you tell them "Since February!" and they tell you "oh youre practically a Bronx child already" 3) You start eating all your chicken to the bone like all the Africans here 4) You become friends with the fruit stand and tamale and meat truck and deli guys 5) You can pretty much successfully deduce which African country people are from and they without a doubt guess youre from China If I had a choice I wouldn't mind serving in the Kingsbridge 2nd Ward in the Bronx for the rest of my mission ha ha. But luckily I don't have a choice and the Lord's plans are so much greater and exactly what I need.  Tomorrow  I am getting transferred to the big big island of Manhattan and wil

Technology wasnt being my friend last week and for some reason only my pictures went out...oops. So heres my email from last week because I love my two parentals and I know they would want to hear what went down last week :)  Aloha Family a me Friends, This past week President Smith (our mission president) has been placing a huge emphasis on being ALL IN for the Lord and for this work. We must be all in physically, spiritually, emotionally, and mentally so that on the last day we may stand accountable to the Lord for all of our actions here on Earth. And so that at the end of the night we may each earn that pillow. When the Savior performed the Atonement He was ALL IN for us and for that reason I will be ALL IN for Him. On Saturday , Sister Felix and I decided to be a little more creative with some finding. Since people wouldn't let us in to their homes, we went to the people. We went to the busiest road here, Fordham Road. We stood there with Restoration pamph

Aloha family a me friends, "I know...that I am here". Ahh...the words that literally came out of my mouth during the testimony meeting at Zone Conference this past  Thursday . Pretty obvious fact right?Initially I was like wow I shouldve said that I know that I am in the right place or something else. However, what I said is what I know and what I know is not an opinion, it is a fact. I am here mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally...yeah you get the deal.  Here. I know who I am as a daughter of God. Here. I know the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Here. I know my identity.  Knowing your identity is a topic that has been imprinted on me from a young age. Distractions of the world often clouds one from learning more about one's spiritual and genetic DNA. It is imperative for one to know their identity by first knowing their history.  Yesterday in church, our talks in sacrament meeting and lessons were centralized on the history of blac

Aloha family a me friends, Wow. What a week. Or should I say what a weekend?! Starting with the Church's "Be One" celebration  on Friday  night (to commemorate 40 years of Africans having the Priesthood) all the way to the moving youth devotional urging youth to do what is necessary to enlist in the Lord's batallion. Wow. Sooo good. My heart couldnt take it all so I'm gonna share some of my takeaways. But like Elder Holland has said before...good thing President Nelson's a heart surgeon. ;)  **(I urge you all to go watch both of these programs if you havent! Lds.org ! Check em go check em go) The time is now. The time is now to know your worth, know what necessary changes are to be made, know your personal mission and what the Lord would have you do today. Many times we feel inadequate to fulfill such missions from the Lord or fail to even recognize our divine potential. Maybe that's not you but I can tell you that it's been me many time