That's Why They Call us Valiant

Crazy to think I hit my year mark in the mission this Thursday. I went into the MTC a year ago on Thursday. Time flies by, yes, but it also kind of feels like it has been a year. I am so grateful for what I have learned in that time. How I have learned to keep the language of the gospel forever in my life.
"No achievement in this life, important as it may be, will be relevant if we lose the language of the gospel in our families. It is my testimony that Heavenly Father will bless us in our efforts as we strive to embrace His language, even until we become fluent in this higher level of communication, which always was our mother tongue." -Valeri V. Cordón

My generation picture with Sister Chung's trainee Sister McAllister. 

In my last hours with Sister McDowell we went to the zoo, pet llamas, visited the Unisphere in Flushing-Meadows park and had a surprise birthday party/going away commemoration for me and Sister McDowell. All of our investigators came and we enjoyed strawberry shortcake, testimonies, and missionary-friendly fun (aka we played hot potato with a minion plush).

Sister Training Leaders and Sister Reynolds at MLC. :)

Las Super Hermanas de Rego Park 2.

Isn't this such a cute cake? Hermana Delucca is amazing.

  I have my new companion Sister Platt now. She is great! She loves to golf and she enjoys rock music (but not on the mission, never fear) and she is an excellent missionary. I am looking forward to having an "incredible" transfer.

Funny moment in Ward Council:

Primary President: "we have a problem. The kids go crazy after primary if their parents don't pick them up right away."
*nods of sympathy from the Young Women and Relief Society Presidents*
*men laugh*
PP: "Last time we lost [Juan] and I went to look for him and found him hanging onto the stair railing on the second floor by one hand, feet dangling in the air!" 

Bishop: "I guess that's why they call them valiant!"

Tender mercies (#bendiciones):
-After church on Sunday we were waiting by the bus stop and a member showed up in their car and asked if we wanted a ride and if we were going towards Jackson Heights. We were! #blessings
-We really wanted at least three new investigators last week and we got to Sunday night without #3 so we prayed really hard and ten minutes to nine we had a minutes long conversation in which we found a promising new investigator! #blessed

Raquel got baptizzled! The Elders were teaching her but I have a strong emotional attachment to her and Dasha.

The mission is fantastic. I wouldn't give up these experiences for anything else.

Sincerely,

Hermana Ally Voss