Pickett, Taylor PT

Hola Hola  Update:  This was my last week at the CCM. I got my flight plans woohoo!!! I leave for Santiago Monday July 18 at 9 pm and will arrive Tuesday July 19 at 7am. So stoked. It is even more fun because so many other missionaries are leaving the CCM this week and going to Chile as well so it will be a plane full of over 20 missionaries all traveling to different parts of Chile!  Besides being sad about leaving my district and being constantly surrounded by a bunch of 18-20 year olds dedicating the next year and a half to two years to God (IT IS SO UPLIFTING AND FUN), I am ready to go. I feel too comfortable here and feel stuck in my growth. I am so excited to progress, but know I can't grow or fulfill my purpose as a missionary in my comfort zone. As my parents have always taught me,  "there is no growth in the comfort zone and no comfort in the growth zone" .  I have been extremely blessed to get to know the people that work here. From this...

PICS:  https://photos.app.goo. gl/21EyypbnKgAqaHje7 Update: LIFE IS GRAND! I know eventually missionary life will have lows, but so far it's been a dream. Each day, I wake up at 5:30 am with my companion. We start our day with a prayer, scripture study, and a sunrise walk around the CCM grounds. The rest of the day includes meals, classes (Spanish and religion classes), personal and companion study, language study, and volleyball.  This week my companion (Hermana Opager) and I got assigned to be Sister Trainer Leaders. This assignment is to help the other Hermana missionaries with anything they need. We teach lessons on Sunday and go to training meetings twice a week. I love that my full time job is to learn Spanish and about Christ.  Scripture:  Helaman 5:12 (Book of Mormon) Remember, remember that it is upon the  rock of our Redeemer , who is  Christ , the Son of God, that ye must  build your foundation ; that when the devil shall send fort...