my cheeky sheila

today starts a tribute to my missionary companions.  there is not a day that goes by that i don't think about my mission.  i learned so much about the gospel, church history, people, and myself.  i owe everything i am to the Lord, but He also assisted me by giving me the most amazing companions that a missionary could ask for.  each one taught me what i needed to know right when i needed to know them.

i remember being in the car with my dad pulling into the parking lot a the mtc and finally having it hit me that he was going to drop me off and i would stay there... and be on a mission.  i was nervous to meet my companion after hearing horror stories of sister missionaries.  sister ward was the perfect mtc companion.  this cute little aussie not only taught me the australian slang and how to get a good accent but she taught me how to love.  she taught me that we don't have to be perfect.  being a perfectionist, i am very hard on myself.  and since companions are suppose to be united, i was unintentionally hard on her.  somehow she loved me in spite of my imperfections and she remained one of my closest friends throughout the entirety of my mission.  and she is one of the most beautiful girls ever so being in the mtc with a cute companion with the cutest accent you ever heard made of some stalkers.

thank you liz for patients, your testimony, your love, and that cute laugh that i can't wait to hear again.  i really need to plan a trip to australia.