Missions Are Not For Quitters - Jan 14, 2019

So this week was actually pretty difficult for me. I cried a lot. I felt like a bad person, and a bad missionary. The first 2 days i was pretty sick, so we didn´t go work Tuesday or Wednesday. My comp and I clashed A LOT. This has actually been probably the hardest week that i´ve had as a missionary, emotionally. I´ve missed my family a lot, and i´ve wanted to go home. But I know why I´m here serving a mission. I know it´s not about me. It´s about serving the Lord, helping people to feel the joy and peace that the gospel can bring. I am so grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I know that whatever bad feeling I have, I can give it to my Savior. Whatever pain or frustration, I can give it to Him. Whatever sin I´ve committed, or error I´ve made, I can really truly repent and be made clean of these things. I´m so grateful that I´ve been so privileged to be a member of this church for my whole life. I´m grateful for parents who love and serve the Lord, who have always shown me the way to be better, little by little. 

We had intercambios this week, and it was awesome. I really needed it. I learned a lot about how i can be a better missionary, and how I can be following the Spirit better. 

I´m grateful to have the privilege to be a missionary. It´s the hardest thing I´ve done in my entire life. It can also be one of the most rewarding, and the most spiritually uplifting. 

Sé que mi Señor me ama, y que Él quiere que yo sea feliz. Estoy tratando mejorarme, aunque soy tan imperfecta. Sé que siempre puedo depender en Él. Les amo muchísimo, y espero que esta semana puedan depender un poquito más en el Salvador, y sé que van a ver la diferencia en sus vidas. 

Con mucho cariño,

Hermana Rowe 

PS Don´t worry too much about my comp and I because we already made up, and she´s super awesome :)

She didn't send any explanations of the pictures.  I am assuming the two with American looking sisters are from intercambios (exchanges- where they swap companions and areas for part of a day to learn from other missionaries and areas.)  and the other two are the beauty of Cochabamba...)