HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST DAD IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!!!!
dang i feel like you always have super busy weeks now! but thats
fun the you got to go to california, even if it was just for work. but
thats even more fun you get to go to the cabin and sleep. i think thats
something i miss the most is being able to sleep
in or take naps. sometimes instead of eating dinner we take naps cause
we are so tired. but on the bright side i never have trouble falling
asleep at night!
i have really learned that lesson a lot the past few months because
sometimes i think the lord will just step in and help me with korean
but then i realize that i hadnt put my whole heart into it and i could
havetried a little harder and when i do that
then i realize the lord helps me. its weird how that happens but it
helps me be a whole lot more humble. i have felt your guys love a lot
this week and after seeing some families i have been extremly grateful
for the family i have been blessed with and the
life i have been given, i really have been blessed so much its crazy!
sorry this is another short email but just know that i love you sooooooo
much and pray for you guys all the time and i hope you guys can feel my
love! Have the best day ever and enjoy your
trip!!!!
love
your favorite daughter
sister hemenway
On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 2:13 AM, Greg Hemenway <HemenwayGM@ldschurch.org> wrote:
Hello sweet sister Hemenway,
Mom and I are spending my birthday weekend
here at the cabin and it has been so nice. We have both been so tired.
We almost feel bad since we haven't really done much but sleep. We
have been getting up about 9 and taking long naps
during the day. We have walked down to the road and sat down by the
creek a bit, but most of our time has been doing absolutely nothing and
it has been great!!!!
I spent much of the week in California at my
meetings. I think that is why I am so tired. Our meetings started at 7
every morning and we usually got back to the hotel around 10. The
meetings were very good though. There were only
12 of us involved and we came from areas around arizona, California,
Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico. It was mainly training on how we help
teachers to get better at helping the students. We spent a bit of time
in Alma going through the scriptures about all
the things he did to prepare his people for battle. It was interesting
to see all that he did himself (everything in his own power) and yet
how much he trusted the Lord to help. I think it is important always to
understand that even when we rely on the Lord
we still need to do everything we can on our own. That is when the
real miracles will happen. Too often we either just work really hard or
we turn to the Lord expecting him to take care of everything because we
consider ourselves to have such great faith.
I know the Lord doesn't really need my help to do his work, but he does
know that I need to grow from doing it. That is why he lets me
struggle before the miracles happen. I have seen a lot of miracles in
my life and they always seem to happen after my biggest
struggles. Whenever you are going through your hardest times, that is
when you need to pull on your boots and work your butt off because the
Lord is about to do something amazing!!!!
It was really weird only teaching one day
this last week though. I was only in town less than 24 hours because I
taught my classes and then mom and I left to come here!! Did I mention
how much sleep we have had here???? That is
probably not something that I should be telling to a missionary since I
know how tiring the work is on the mission!!
Well, I love you Alyssa and am so proud of
you. When I was saying my prayers on Wednesday night (so it would have
been early afternoon on Thursday for you) I prayed so hard that the Lord
would let you know how much I love you. I
wanted him to send that message to you right then, but I know his
timing isn't always the same as mine!! I hope you have the best week
this week!!!
Love,
Dad
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