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Sister Emily Downing: Week #6
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Sunday, October 13, 2013. Hey Family and Friends! I hope you all took the opportunity to watch General Conference this past weekend. We were able to be at the main campus all day sat and sun to watch it. What about it stood out to you? What did you learn? The swelling, pain, and redness had gone away and everything was hunky dory! Except that it is Tuesday! And our porch and my foot still smell like garlic! We are most likely moving o main campus next Pday!
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Sister Emily Downing: Week #8
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Tuesday, October 22, 2013. This is real life! Not like it was fake before.but it officially hit me. We got our travel plans in the mail on Thursday night! Right when we saw them we were all jumping up and down and squealing and crying.okay so I was the only one crying. haha It just hit me so hard that I bursted into tears! Happy, terrified tears! It is so convenient! It is going to be soooooo loved by the time Im done with it. Its already filling up fast wit...
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Sister Emily Downing: Why am I Serving?
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Why am I Serving? When President Thomas S Monson announced that the new age for missionaries was 18 for elders and 19 for sisters I was very excited. Not for myself,. But for friends I knew would be ecstatic! I didn't think it was something I would do though. I prayed and pondered the idea a lot and surprisingly to me, the answer was yes. I needed to serve a mission. There was no worry, confusion, anxiety, nothing like that. 100% peace and confidence.
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Sister Emily Downing: Week #7
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Tuesday, October 22, 2013. Sister Emily Downing Oct 29 Rus-Mos 2011 N 900 E Unit 236 Provo, Utah 84602 Family and Friends! We will be heading over to the main campus in a couple of hours. packing this morning was a little stressful but it is great practice for the real move in 2 weeks from today! She is here on West Campus! She is such a cute wonderful little missionary and it was so good to see her! Have a wonderful week. Much love, Cectpa Emily Downing.
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Sister Emily Downing: August 2013
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Monday, August 26, 2013. Yesterday I gave my farewell talk and said goodbye to some dear friends! But it's not goodbye! Its just see ya later:). My mom put together a big Open House yesterday with yummy food and friendly faces. I am so thankful for all of the wonderful people who have supported me in my decision to serve the Lord in Russia. Here is a copy of my talk for some of my friends who wanted to hear but couldnt make it. I didn’t think about it agai...
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Sister Emily Downing: September 2013
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Wednesday, September 25, 2013. Hello Family and Friends! The sister missionaries here at the MTC are singing at the General Relief Society Meeting on Sept. 28th! This General Conference marks 1 year since the new age change announcement for missionaries, so it is very fitting :) Also, the 28th marks the 1/2 way point of my MTC experience haha. I am so excited for General Conference! I'll be in a red cardboard box! We had our 1st SYL experience this week! It seri...
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Sister Emily Downing: Week 2
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Hi friends and family! I hope everything is going wonderful for all of you! This week has been really difficult as we finished teaching Lena but got 2 new investigators, Anton and Lola, and as we have been plunging into grammar! Joy I take back every frustration or irritation that I have ever had about people who come to America and can't speak English. I get it! Am I really not feeling the spirit? So I tried to make an extra effort ...
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Sister Emily Downing: October 2013
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Tuesday, October 22, 2013. This is real life! Not like it was fake before.but it officially hit me. We got our travel plans in the mail on Thursday night! Right when we saw them we were all jumping up and down and squealing and crying.okay so I was the only one crying. haha It just hit me so hard that I bursted into tears! Happy, terrified tears! It is so convenient! It is going to be soooooo loved by the time Im done with it. Its already filling up fast wit...
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Sister Emily Downing: Week #3
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Why am I Serving? Life Before the Mission. Tuesday, September 17, 2013. This is Elder Ellis Valdez. We grew up together in California. It seriously feels like yesterday. This week has flown by so fast. We got new Russian Speakers this past Wednesday! We aren't the new ones anymore:) Its been fun speaking Russian around them and giving them advice and showing them around and such. It makes me feel so old! One of the new companionship moved into an empty room in our apartment and we just love them! Elder F...
