Dear Family and Friends,
Well, this week has been full of ups and
downs. The highest of the ups and the downest of the downs. I'm gonna keep this
short, well, I’ll try... haha because I’ll be skyping with my family soon.
So... remember my little moto accident? Well...
it was a little more serious than we thought... it was SUPER swollen and
infected and they were scared that the infection was going to enter my blood
stream, so they sent me to the doctor and they cleaned it out, which hurt SO
bad, and then they put me on an antibiotic that I’ve been taking for the past
few days. Sister Christensen and a senior couple were super worried about me, so
they put me on bed rest... I didn't really go proselyting on Wednesday, except
for English class, and then on Thursday I was inside ALL day... I was
dying. It literally killed me. I HATED IT. But it did make my foot feel a lot
better, so that was good. Maybe I should just not be stubborn. haha My foot is
still pretty nasty, but things are looking better. No worries. (:
Wednesday we had a combined spiritual thought.
We have three classes and about 130 kids that attend. We all met in the chapel
and the missionaries sang some Christmas songs and read from Luke
chapter 2. Then they had two missionaries bear their testimonies. I
got nominated cause I’m close to dying. At first I refused... I don't really
like speaking in front of a ton of people who speak English and Khmer better
than I do, but I quickly changed my mind and accepted willingly cause I knew it
was an opportunity to testify of my savior, Jesus Christ. It was perfect. I was
brought to tears. So powerful!
I also got the opportunity to bear my
testimony at our ward Christmas party AND in sacrament meeting. It was
cool to see everything come full circle because last year I got to bear my
testimony at Christmas too. Lots of things have changed. One-I’m not
afraid to bear my testimony any more and I actually find joy in it. Two-I can
speak Khmer. Three-I understand this gospel a whole lot better, especially the
atonement and the true meaning of Christmas. It was perfect. I was able to
spend lots of time with members in the ward that I love. It was hard, but good.
The hardest part so far has been saying goodbye to my recent convert, Tola. She
just bawled in my arms... it was heart breaking. I didn't like it at
all!!!
Christmas was good though. Not much to say, I
just want to say that I am so grateful for ALL
the experiences and opportunities I have had over the last
18 months. And there have been MANY!!! Man, I honestly never thought this day
would come. Freak man, I don't know if I can do this... It all just hit me like
a brick wall. I don't even have words to express my gratitude and love that I
have for my savior. I love him so much and am so grateful to have his
gospel in my life. Merry Christmas!!!
Love,
Sister Loftus
Double D
P.S. Merry Christmas! Thank you for all the Christmas notes. I love them. They were the perfect Christmas gift.
Sister Loftus resting and icing her foot
Sister Lotus and Tola
Sister Loftus and Tola
Sister Loftus, Sister Benson and friends
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