Sister Christina Thacker: Week 34 Careful vs Casual

Hey family and friends! It's been an interesting/crazy week.

So first of all, we had stacked lessons and meetings the first few days and I was exhausted. THEN, on Wednesday we got transfer calls and I found out I would be going to Plattsburgh!!!

For those of you who don't know, Plattsburgh is at the very tippy top of the mission and at the very east. We border Canada and Vermont. It was a 4 hour drive there and I was even more exhausted

This is also where my trainer, Sister Geddes went after she left me.

My companion is Sister Williamson who was companions with Sister Geddes for 3 transfers! I am so excited to be serving here, and my companion is so great, I already love her so much!

I do miss Ithaca, Sister Oleson and Sister Tolman, and our friends there. But new adventures are good and....

WE HAVE A CHICK-FIL-A IN PLATTSBURGH!!!!

I was so happy to get some today

We are teaching some wonderful people:

We have Braden, who is just waiting for the go ahead on baptisms so he can be baptized.

David, who was just barely put on date for baptism and he is so sweet!

He knows that this what God wants him to do. And he also found out that he has a cousin who is a member and her husband is a mission president!

We also have Carlos who loves singing, and we sing a hymn with him to end every lesson. Its really great.

We have some other friends, but those are the main ones.

We take our walks in a cemetery

My spiritual thought comes from the talk, Careful VS Casual by Beck Craven:

This talk has been a main focal point of our mission and it will be something that I repeatedly look back on and read throughout my life. Here is a quote that I am still working on applying into my life, but I thought I would share it.

"Anytime we say, “however,” “except,” or “but” when it applies to following the counsel of our prophet leaders or living the gospel carefully, we are in fact saying, “That counsel does not apply to me.” We can rationalize all we want, but the fact is, there is not a right way to do the wrong thing!"

Obviously, we will not be perfect.

She later says,"It’s impossible to live a perfect life. Only one man was able to live perfectly while dwelling on this telestial planet. That was Jesus Christ. Although we may not be perfect, brothers and sisters, we can be worthy: worthy to partake of the sacrament, worthy of temple blessings, and worthy to receive personal revelation."

Love you all!!

Sister Thacker