Brownsville, Letter 12

From Mom:

We had a wonderful hour-long Skype with Rachelle for Mother's Day yesterday. She looks beautiful and healthy, and she LOVES being a missionary. She has developed a positive attitude about everything--even her hot and stinky apartment that she "loves so much." We are proud of her for her mental and emotional strength.

Over the weekend, the Brownsville Bishop's wife called us to tell us how much she loved having Sister Clarke in her ward. She reported that she and Sister Riley are working so hard in this huge area that used to have multiple sets of missionaries in it. She said that Sister Clarke is just so loving to the entire ward and to those she teaches. She mentioned specifically that she is extremely patient and that she has the most lovely demeanor. What a sweet phone call to get on Mother's Day Weekend.

But mostly, I am grateful for the blessing Rachelle has to serve a mission. And what a blessing for us to watch her grow and become stronger even in her testimony. At the end of our Skype session, she bore the most beautiful testimony in perfect Spanish about her love for the Savior and about how privileged she feels to be able to wear His name "over her heart" every day. We were all in tears.

She asked me to thank you who have written to her. Your letters and emails mean so much to her. Thank you!

And now, for her LONG email from this week...

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Hola Familia y Amigos!

This week has been amazing! We had a new companion for this whole week, Sister Galvan! Her companion got sick so she was with us for the rest of this transfer. That's been an absolute blast having her with us!

Yasmin was confirmed this Sunday, and it was a beautiful experience. This week was full of tender mercies!

So sorry there is no time this week to write an email, but I've made up for it because there are tons of pictures.

Love you all!

Hermana Clarke

Write to Rachelle at rachelle.clarke@myldsmail.net