I love the snow, there's no place I'd rather be than in the snow

This week was soooo good. I just love this gospel so much and everyday I find a greater love for it that I didn't think was possible. It snowed a lot this week and to say I miss southern CA is an understatement. I tried manifesting that I like living in the snow and the next day we woke up to the weather telling us it felt like -9⁰ because of the wind so it didn't work out too well.


We get to go to the temple on Friday mornings and it is the best, something about being in the temple just feels like home. I ran into so many friends while there as well and it was so nice to see some familiar faces from school and home. 

I miss regular music so much it's not even funny. I wake up with the most random songs stuck in my head, the weirdest one was probably part of your world from little mermaid or our alarm sound. Apparently Morgan Wallen is coming out with a new album so I'm jealous of everybody who will be able to listen. Fun fact the last song i listened to before getting set apart was quittin time.

There were lots of tears shed this week, mainly from laughing so hard but also from the spirit. It's crazy how this gospel brings people together so fast. I've said it before and I'll say it again, my district is the best. 

I'm trying my hardest to respond to people but if I don't have time to respond just know that I read every email I get throughout the week!

I feel like this email was all over the place, but I'll close with a spiritual thought. After our Sunday night devotional an elder in our district shared a thought about the painting of Peter walking on water and in the photo he starts to sink because he looks away from Christ but Christ's hand is right there ready to pull him back up. This is the same in our lives, even if it feels like we're drowning Christ's hand is right there ready to save us, we just have to let him.
Heavenly Father loves you perfectly, I love you and you are doing better than you think!
<3 sista Jones 

Lots of pictures this week, you're welcome. If you're lucky they'll be in order but if not it's a fun game of matching 
- the temple 
- us stealing apples from the cafeteria because we accidentally woke up an hour and a half late and had class 
- some of our favorite elders cutting in line to get us chicken sandwiches bc the meatballs were gross 
- said meatballs 
- cardio girlies trying to keep up with the elders with our 5 pound weights, don't worry we got up to 10 pounds
- me genuinely saying I love the snow because the mountains were so pretty 
- seeing Taylin while she was doing a MTC tour
- elder Cahoon and I trying to stay sane in class
- a good scripture














Dad and Mom dropped off a care package with donuts!








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