Dudley, Emma

Hi everyone! I had another amazing week. I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve as a missionary for Jesus Christ. Each day, I draw nearer to Him and He draws nearer to me. I have loved being able to share this experience with my family. They are my best examples and supporters. I will miss them so much, but I am so excited to go to Mexico this week to finish my training! So much has happened this week! Here's this week's top 5: 5. We started Spanish intermediate core on Friday! Before, we had simple tasks like sharing scriptures, praying, and testifying that we learned how to do in Spanish. In intermediate core, we are expected to memorize 1500-2500 words, 250-500 phrases, required grammar, and a few scriptures in Spanish! It is a lot of work, but I am excited. So pretty much every minute of freetime I have the next month will be learning Spanish. I believe that the gift of tongues and interpretation of tongues is real and that if I work hard, the Lord will magnif...

Hi everyone! I can't believe this week is already over! It has been one of the best weeks of my life! On Sunday, I was set apart as a missionary. I kind of expected to feel completely different as soon as I was set apart and put on my tag, but I didn't. I felt peace, but I didn't feel an overwhelming presence of the Spirit. However, as I compare myself today to myself a week ago, I have changed so much! Each day that I've been a missionary, I've felt the Spirit more in my life. I've felt my Savior changing my heart to love others more. Most of all I've been SOOOO happy! President Nelson taught us: "The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives." I have truly felt joy this week as I have focused on my Savior.  The MTC is so amazing. I am always busy. I have zoom classes from about 10 am-8:30 pm each day, with a few hours of breaks in between. During the breaks, I do personal stu...