Brownsville, Letter 9

Rachelle and her MTC BFF Sister Turini-Crane celebrating their first 100 days of the mission.

Hola Familia y Amigos! 

This week I hit my 100th day of being on the mission!!! I can't believe It! I'm still a greenie haha but I'm loving the mission and living it up here in North Mexico! :)

This week was great as always. We have been so busy! The work is going well and busy! There isn't much time this week to write an email, but this week has been one where I have learned so much!

I have been focusing on becoming a consecrated missionary this week. I read a talk by Tad R. Callister about becoming a consecrated missionary, and funny enough the theme of the talk was the same theme that's been running through our mission these last few weeks - sacrifice. The talk spoke about how a consecrated missionary sacrifices his disobedience, his pride, his fear, his laziness, his negativity, and everything else he has to give to the work. I have learned that the amount of love that we have for someone is equal to how much you are willing to sacrifice for them. So the best way to show my Heavenly Father and the people here that I love them is to sacrifice all I can for them! 

Recently I have been working in sacrificing my fear and just talking to everyone! It makes it really really hard to get where we are going haha but we have met some incredible people and we have really truly been lead by the Spirit that way. We've been bold with people and watched the fruits come! 

In this area, the work is so much more different than the work in other areas. Our area is an area that used to be worked by 22 missionaries and now only has 2 working english! So we have our work cut out for us! Every day there is so much to do and not enough time to do it - but we are relying on the Lord to consecrate our efforts. I love how much we have seen the Spirit guide us to people! This area is truly blessed and full of prepared people!

This week has been full of miracles as always and they keep coming the more diligent we are about the Lord's work. 

Love you all!

Hermana Clarke

Her MTC BFF celebrating their first 100 days in the mission.

Not sure what this is. Maybe it's the entire zone standing in line at a food joint after zone conference???

Greenie Clarke with Trainer Riley. 

And now with the silly faces.

Companion shot again.

Rachelle has been driving because her companion is on meds that make her sleepy.

There's supposed to be a huge bug in here somewhere...

More comp shots. At least we get to see all their fun clothes.

Rachelle enjoying the beautiful Texas weather.