Hello!!
I
am writing to you from Apple Valley with my new companion, Sister Wood!
I've been called to be a Sister Training Leader in the Ridgecrest YSA
& Mojave Narrows wards. I'm really looking forward to this new
opportunity to grow, yet was super sad to leave the beautiful
Wrightwood. BUT I am STL over all the sisters in the high
desert (about 9 sets)--meaning I get to go on exchanges in Wrightwood!! ALSO I am
living in the same house as my first born, Sister Wagner! :)
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| My new companion, Sister Wood |
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| My daughters! Sister Wagner and Sister Anderson |
I'm
amazed at the stark contrast between the world's definition of a leader
& the Lord's definition. The world sees leaders as those who can
exercise control & power over people & gaining praise &
honor along the way. Jesus Christ was the greatest leader. But He did
not exercise control over those he led. He served them in the very
greatest sense. I know that I've been called to be a leader not to gain
any praise or honor, but to serve. I'm SO grateful for this opportunity
to serve the Lord & now my fellow sister missionaries on an even
greater level. I'm really looking forward to learn from each of them
& to grow as a missionary.
This last week was great! Ya know, Thanksgiving & everything :)
Yesterday
(Sunday) was a bittersweet day for sure. I had the privilege of bearing my
testimony in sacrament meeting & singing "Thy Word Is A Lamp Unto My
Feet". The response from the members was amazing. I'm forever grateful
for my gift of music & how much it can bless the lives of others as I
use it for good. Every time someone tells me "you have a gift", "I felt
the spirit so strong when you were singing", "that was so moving", etc.
I am reaffirmed that THAT is exactly what Heavenly Father wants me to
do: bless others' lives through music.
I love this work, I love this gospel. It is a gospel of HAPPINESS!
I LOVE LIFE BECAUSE IT'S OFFICIALLY CHRISTMASTIME! Go watch the new Christmas video "A Savior Is Born" on christmas.mormon.org
xoxo
Sister Viraldo
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