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Week 4 - Merry Christmas President Nelson!

Hi everyone!! I can't believe it's already another week has gone by! I feel like my emails are just going to be boring because we do the same thing here all the time haha. It's fun though! Being a missionary is great! 

This Sunday was really cool! Sundays here are a little bit weird because we still have a lot of classes which is different but I look forward to going to church every week! This week Hermana Blatter and I taught relief society and it was such a cool experience. We just wrote down questions and I told everyone they could either participate and we could have a good lesson or we could sit in silence jajaja. Thankfully, everyone participated and the Spirit was just so strong. That night President Garcia pulled me up on the stand and I had to speak for a bit at a devotional. It was a cool experience and him and his wife keep telling me they wish they could adopt me jajaj. Ill send a picture of them today! 

Monday I was SO happy because we went to the store and I found a bottle of bleach!! That sounds weird but I was just so excited to like deep deep clean our apartment haha. Last night I told everyone we were having a cleaning party jaja. The bleach was so awesome and our shower is finally a little bit cleaner! 

One of the days this week my best little buddies from my apartment were just having a hard day. Being a missionary is just hard! Hermana Blatter and I decided to cover their desks in sticky notes telling them what we love about them. It just made me so thankful that God blessed me with the sisters in my apartment. They are such a miracle in my experience here! 

Spanish is coming along but its hard! I have a hard time knowing how to say what I want. This week though, Hermana Blatter was giving an apartment prayer and she was saying that she was thankful that we were able to watch President Nelson's birthday celebration. She said "Feliz Navidad President Nelson!" I thought I was going to PEE my pants it was literally so funny! Gotta love wishing a Merry Christmas to our cute little prophet!

This week I listened to the song You Raise Me Up. One line that just totally hit me was "I am strong when I am on your shoulders." Everything I have been able to do is because Christ has lifted me up and put me on his shoulders. I am so imperfect, but Christ has carried me through every hard time. Then we sang As I Searched the Holy Scriptures and one of the lines is "heal my unseen wounds" My friends, I have a testimony that the Savior of the world knows your wounds whether or not they can be seen. I know that he wants to heal them, and it is up to you whether or not you let him. 

THE CHURCH IS TRUE! GOD IS GOOD! ANGELS ARE AROUND US! 

I hope you all have the best week! If there is ever anything I can do for you PLEASE let me know. You are always in my prayers! 
-Hermana Cottrell








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  1. jenniferSeptember 12, 2019 at 12:23 AM

    Hi Annie! Miss you, and now we add Laura and Kylee to the “miss list”. I love your energy and hearing about how God is working through you. Love and miss you!! Keep making a difference<3
    And...of course, President Garcia and his wife want to adopt you! We all do!!!
    Love you and continued prayers,
    Jennifer Schulte

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  2. Kay WilliamsonSeptember 12, 2019 at 5:08 AM

    Annie you simply amaze me daily. I'm so honored to know you and see your learning each week. You are a shinning star among your peers, friends, and God. I know you will continue to do great thing's along your journey. I do miss you as everyone does. It's a great journey for us all following you and learning from you as well.

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