This week... wow.... it amazes me how I learn so many different things each week, even though I am technically doing the same thing that I have been doing for the last 9 months. I have learned and relearned that Father will always and is always teaching us. it is just up to us to recognize and accept the lessons being taught. 

So first news of the week. The transfer is over but I am staying in Goleta with Sister currie. I am super pumped because she has a unique way of teaching me A LOT of lessons that i REALLY need to learn. What a blessing. Not to mention one of the LA that we are working with told us last week that she hopes that we don't leave of split up soon (not knowing that we would find out if that would happen in just a few days) because she connected better to us and felt so much more comfortable with us. So her prayers were answered. 

So this week was a great one in the work but I feel more impressed to tell you more about my studies this week then the people I talked to. So to start off...

At our missionary coordination meeting this thursday my ward mission leader gave us a quote that has changed my mission. he said "LOOK FOR THE PURPOSE OF EACH DAY". He told us of an experience that he had on his mission. Him and his comp had had a HARD day. They got to thier apartment with 10 min before they had to go it. They had knocked literally every house in thier area and so they decided to go and walk down the street. In doing so they met a really unkind man. this doesn't help the day but they don't let that beat them. So they keep going and a man walks by. he tells them that he is on his way to pick up the body of his daughter that just died. (WOW) they bore testimony about the P.O.S. and he invited them to come later and teach him more. That was the purpose of their day.

Because of the new tansfer I took some time this last week to sit and think about what I learned this transfer. I will admit it has been my hardest one thus far. But "PAIN IS WEAKNESS LEAVING THE BODY". I had an understanding with Father in which I learned about perspective. This is what I learned... your eyes are the window to your soul. You go where ever you look when you walk and similarly with life and attitude. In every situation there are two perspectives, the optimistic with the half full glass, or the pessimistic with the not enough in the glass. When your dad takes a drink of your chocolate milk you can cry because you now have less then you did before and wont be able to enjoy as much and you were hoping to. Or you can smile, grateful to share and say thanks for leaving that much for me. 

Every day and in every situation we get to choose what glasses we will use to look at the situation. We can wear our "life isn't fair and everything from this person is said to hurt me or make me angry" glasses. Or you can put on your "I love life and nothing is going to get me down" glasses. What I've learned is the second pair make life a whole lot easier and more enjoyable. It really all does depend on how you look at it or choose to take it. There are times when someone might say something to hurt you but that doesn't mean you have to let it. You can look at it with a positive attitude and shake it off. This is what you do when your eyes are set on the Savior. That is where joy comes from. When your sights are set on your self EVERYTHING is going to hurt and you are not going to find that same joy from the same situations. We are in control.

I'm out of time. but I know that I love you all! you are in my prayers. Keep on keeping on in the work!

Sister Kate Draney