It Will All Work Out!!

Dear friends and family,
We had a pretty great week in Searcy. It was one of those weeks where the days seems really short but the week seems extra long. We finally got some rain which has helped bring in the cooler fall weather and brighter fall colors.

There is a sign here in town reminding me every time we pass it how many Friday's there are until Christmas which in turn reminds me of how little time I have left to be a missionary. 50 days to be exact. That is so crazy! I can't believe how fast time has flown by. I am still loving every minute of being here and am still growing and changing and being shown my weaknesses everyday everyday everyday.  There is a Missionary Myth that at some point you become a perfect missionary. FALSE! I feel like I still don't know what I'm doing most days but I have just gotten really good at faking it and trusting in the Lord to make up for my weaknesses :) I don't think you are ever suppose to become perfect on your mission, just better. And I have definitely become a whole lot better on my mission and will continue to become better.

One thing that has been helping me become better is reading the Book of Mormon. We were invited as a mission to read the Book of Mormon and highlight the names, attributes, words and doctrine of Christ. I am learning so much. I finished 1 Nephi recently and one of the attributes that stuck out to me from that whole book is how Christ always provides a way for his people. There are many examples in the life of Nephi where everything is going wrong and the odds are stacked against him but Nephi's faith never waivers because he knows that the Lord always provides a way. And every time, the Lord miraculously provides a way. He always makes it all work out like Sister Marriott taught us in general conference. I have seen that this is true in my missionary work. We said that a lot this week "it will all work out." And it usually did. For example this week we really wanted to set a baptismal date with some one. We had our own idea of who we would set those dates with but unfortunately those plans quickly fell through. So we turned to the Lord and asked him to help us to set a date with someone. And as always he provided. Daniel and Brittany are both people who we have been working with for a while but haven't been able to set dates with but miraculously both were able to set a date this weekend. Daniel's father finally received the answer that his son needed to be baptized and allowed us to set a date. And Brittany finalized when her boyfriend would be in town to baptize her and committed to being baptized and so we could set a date with her too.

I'm so grateful that the Lord does love us and always will provide a way for things to work out for us. It usually isn't the way we think it should work out but it always is a better way than we could imagine. I love this work and I am so grateful that I get to keep being a part of it even after I am no longer a full time missionary.

As always thank you for all that you do. Have a wonderful week!
Love
Sister Aase