Friday, May 18, 2018

May 18, 2018

Hello everyone! 

I am sorry it has been awhile since I emailed, my preparation days have been sorta off and crazy lately. 

couple cool points to share about Nauvoo!

- My mission president, President Lusvardi is amazing. He has the energy of a young kid yet the wisdom of an old man. (he isnt old tho.) I love the way he teaches us and helps us become better missionaries. 
- my pday will change every month, this month it will be monday
-my companions are sister Moss from Nevada and sister Jones from Montana. they are pretty cool!
- we live in the Economou, witch is a cute little yellow house a couple blocks from the temple. (i will include pictures!)
- i miss my district but thankfully i still get to see them often. 
- I am really happy to be here. it is so beautiful and green! I know, green! wowzers haha. i am excited to explore around Nauvoo as well as start working at the historic sites. I know that this is where the Lord wants me to be. 

I hope everyone has a good week! I will try to send a better email next time!

Sister Bush

ps in case you want it, my mailing address is 
Sister Bush
Illinois Nauvoo Mission
 P.O. Box 215
Nauvoo, IL 62354 

for shipping services it is 
Sister Bush
Illinois Nauvoo Mission 

Photos include: my old district, a snail, my new house and new companions, and pictures of inside the house! 



       











(email to parents)

HI PEEPS 

So! today is my pday. but do not fret, it is just a makeshift pday to help me get settled in. the rest of this month my pday will be on monday. (so youll hear from me again on monday haha) 

okay so the last time i did like a real email was before i even went to temple square so i am starting back there. on the way to temple square i put a mustard packet in sis paystrups water bottle while she was napping. she was not amused haha but everyone else was! hahaha i think she has forgiven me. hopefully (; temple square it self was hectic and kinda crazy. i was able to feel the spirit a few times and that was nice but most of the time i felt like things were rushed and routine and not how a VC is supposed to be at all. but its okay because it was a learning experience! i have a goal here in Nauvoo to always act as the Savior would if He were in the site or VC im assigned to. 

on monday i went to the dentist with sis Curtis. she was afraid that her filling came out and so we had to go check that out. i waited in the waiting room and tried not to pay attention to the non-missionary approved music around me haha. good news was sis Curtis filling was still there, it had only been chipped. so it was an easy fix and she wasnt even charged! nice. 

that night we had a huge snack feast. i think it was that night anyways. cuz sis Done's dad sent this HUGE box full of food. chips, candies, poptarts, more candies, krispy kreme donuts from someone else, and just a buttload of crap! all of us that are going to nauvoo sat around this huge pile and snacked, talked, laughed and did a book of mormon read from helaman 10. it was a cool bonding experience. 

on tuesday! Elder Kevin R Duncan and his wife came and spoke to us. hes a seventy. um that devo was so awesome. he first talked about volcanoes and how it is more important if we are active on the inside instead of looking impressive on the outside. i really liked that. then, because he is on the scripture board, we got to see a sneak peek trailer! the trailer for the book of mormon videos that will start coming out in september!!! LET ME TELL YOU, WHEN I SAW THIS TRAILER I WAS MORE EXCITED FOR THOSE VIDEOS TO COME OUT THAN I WAS WHEN I SAW THE INFINITY WARS TRAILER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THATS SAYING SOMETHING. the trailer was amazing. it began with a man walking along side a beach and a voice in the backround began "I Nephi...." and then lots of scenes from Nephis family in the wilderness + intense music + cool scenes and amazing acting = CHILLS AND EXCITEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS SO LEGIT AND AMAZING YESSSSS i wonder when that trailer will be available for the public.... watch it as soon as you can cuz its so cool. 
anyways! Elder Duncan talked about the power of the book of mormon in the conversion process and so that was an awesome devo. 

dad you are my hero too! im glad you and evelyn got to enjoy that. I loved your thoughts on the polaroid camera and how it applies to our lives cuz sis green has a polaroid camera and weve taken some cool photos with it. so that was awesome. your thoughts too mom. im also glad things are starting to fall into place with the move and all that. i hope you guys are able to pick a house soon! dont stress too much about it, just pick one that is good! and as soon as our family lives in it, it will become more than good. it will become fantastic. mom you are an amazing seminary teacher. im sure that Abby is so thankful to have had you as a teacher for so long. i know i was happy to have you as a teacher. and i still am! you teach me new things all the time. it was wonderful to talk to the family on mothers day, and at the airport, and i will talk to you again pretty soon for fathers day! we get to skype for a full hour on fathers day! so that is pretty darn exciting. the reason for that is because Pres Lusvardi spoils us. lol jk but he kinda does. the real reason is because they had some techincal difficulties here on mothers day and also found out we only got a phone call for 30 minutes and so they are giving our mission a chance to skype on fathersday(: yay! it makes me happy cuz i feel like in the past calls i havent got to talk to dad much. so that will be cool. what a blessing!

okay! so now i am here in Nauvoo! it feels surreal. i am in a tripan with sister Moss and sister Jones. they are pretty cool. sis moss is from Reno Nevada and sis Jones is from Livingston Montana.  sis Moss has been here for 2 weeks so she is kinda training us, i feel lucky to be with her cuz all the other sisters that just came in are training themselves. yikes. haha
we live in the Economou. which is a little cute yellow house a couple blocks from the temple. dont worry ill send pictures today (; it is so cute and i love it! 
president lusvardi is amazing. for our meetings where he trains us, he doesnt really plan anything. he just goes into subjects and places in the scriptures by what the spirit directs. it is awesome. he is always telling us that we need to follow the spirit when we do tours and never let it be routine our old. we should always be learning and we should always be teaching to guests needs. every week we will be in different sites, and after pday, my comps and i will be at the Heber C Kimball home. next week ill be able to talk all about it im sure. im excited to serve there! also, i got a dress today. it is just a temporary one while they make my real dresses but it will be cool anyways to wear it. i will send a picture of that too later. speaking of pictures, im trying to get this google photos thing to work. because it is on my phone and once i get it to work like sis moss has, ill be able to add pictures throughout the week (kinda like the photoshare) and youll be able to see them whenever too. i just gotta get it to work haha. the temple is beautiful. so beautiful. we went running there today and it just leaves me in awe. we are going to do a session tomorrow and im really excited about that.  music is pretty relaxed here- some sisters even listen to disney music and such. so if there are any cds you want to burn for me i wont mind cuz im going to buy a cd player soon! speaking of money i also have to pay 15 dollars for a bike helmet. cuz we have bikes. and i will have to be using it to get around soon haha. yay for helmet hair that i will soon have all the time. a little nervous to get on a bike cuz i havent rode one in like 5 years! im sure it will be fun haha. hopefully my shoes and dresses and skirts dont have trouble with the biking situation. 
ps i need a copy of your insurance card or something? im not sure. but i need one. you can try electronic version first but if they cant take it then ill need a mailed one. 

ps my mailing address is 
Sister Bush
Illinois Nauvoo Mission
 P.O. Box 215
Nauvoo, IL 62354 

for shipping services it is 
Sister Bush
Illinois Nauvoo Mission 

it is fun to get mail! even just small things like letters or drawings. those would make my day. 
food situation! i am excited to make my own food- only problem is that sister Moss tries to stay away from carbs.... (because her spine tumor will come back if she gains weight.) so a lot of my recipes are not ideal for her haha. if you find any other recipes that we have that i like that arent super carby, i would appreciate those being sent to me haha. 

spiritual thought! i was praying on my first night here in nauvoo and i had a lot of things on my mind. Heavenly Father directed me to a scripture in D+C 101. its verses 36-38. "wherefore, fear not even unto death; for in this world your joy is not full, but in me your joy is full. therefore, care not for the body, neither the life of the body; but care for the soul, and the life of the soul. and seek the face of the Lord always, that in patience ye may possess your souls, and ye shall have eternal life." 
that scripture brought a lot of peace to me. so i wanted to share it with you. the scriptures truly are the words of God and i know that you can find answers in them, personal to you. 

i love you guys so much!!! you mean everything to me. 

much much much love, 
Sister Bush

ps i lov ouy. 

1 comment:

  1. I am really enjoying reading your posts. I'm sorry it took me so long to get here but I wasn't aware of the blog. What a tremendous experience you are having. We love hearing about it. That was a perfect scripture for you. The Lord does know what you need.

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