Holy Shift!!!

Hello There,

So as most of you know I am in a new area where I have to ride bikes.... well I probably should have already known this but when you are riding up hills you have to shift to the lower gears so that you don't kill yourself! Well no one told me! so I was out of commission for a day and a half cause I did something seriously wonky to my Knee. as I was thinking about how dumb I felt about not switching gears and doing 6 up a pretty huge hill I thought of how many times we do something like that in our day to day lives! How many moms still try to do the things they did before when they were young when they have kids and get burnt out? How many missionaries Try being and living the same way they did before their missions and end up not being able to handle the requirements and the tasks at hand....? I got put into a new area and I had a terrible time my first week but only because I wanted it to be exactly like my last area.... dumb! Yesterday in Relief Society the lesson was over "WE NEED Woman WHO:" and one of those things were learn how to laugh when things go wrong. What really hit me is when they read the story that Pres. Uchtdorf gave in women's conference and I realized that I was Eva who Absolutely Positively did NOT want to go to great aunt rose house and I really had to reflect on myself Because last Monday my mom and Aunt had told me the same thing Be my self and things will be okay.. I had heard all of that before But I felt pressure to be as goo as my last companion or my new companions last companion I felt like I had to change my whole self to be good in this new area... But it took a pretty cool Elder telling me to get over my self and I am here for a reason. That I have something that ONLY I could bring to this area and there is someone waiting for Me specifically and that if God wanted the same Missionary in each place We wouldn't be moved and God would only call the same people. But he doesn't and we each have a reason as to why we are here! So I decided I would change my attitude and it really did help! I had the wonderful opportunity to go to the House of the Lord and even when I went there my attitude was different I shifted Gears in my ways of thinking feeling and responding! I have never gotten so much out a temple trip as I did this last one! Then a couple days later I got so sick Like unreasonably sick for no reason.. And I woke up at like 5:30 pm and The spirit told me to go out side and Go on a walk... I thought that it was stupid I was still in my PJ's but fine I'll do it so I woke up my companion who was also not feeling well we walked out of our apartment and Lo and Behold the YSA (Young Single Adult) Elders in my new area were standing out side of our apartment complex looking at me Side way And I thought to my self AWESOME! Now I never have to wear Make up in front of them EVER again. They asked me what was wrong and I had told them and They asked if I wanted a blessing I said Of coarse but where are we gonna do it you cant come into our Apt and We don't have a car to drive any where... Then they told us we had a member live in our same neighborhood we could give it there.... I asked them if I had to put real clothes on and if I didn't have to that I would go lol. So we walk to this members house and he invites us in and in my blessing it was said that the reason of me being sick was to bless me and Protect me and My companion because something that we planned was going to put us in Harms way! I instantly knew what it was and I just felt more peace... While I was sick I felt like it was okay which was weird because no one is really happy when they are sick but I felt peace and then I understood why! That night I was able to have Dinner with a member in my PJ's How many Missionaries can say that!? Well sorry this week was so scattered but it was a good one!!! I love you guys very Much and cant wait to hear from Y'all!!!   

Sincerely,  Sister Prather