- Transferring a saber-tooth-tiger load of employees. I think the finance department must be running an audit or something, because the requests just keep pouring in.
- Organizing the hotel space (a cubicle for storage and visiting employees). This involved way too much wrestling with reams of paper and wondering "why do we even have this?"
- A Writers' Community of Practice Meeting for which I used my awesome administrative skills, orchestrating a last-minute location change on my laptop...while walking. That's right. You're welcome, team.
- Attending a farewell. It seems to be that time of year...lots of people are ending their mission this month.
- Passing along a new batch of interpreter names. I seriously thought we were done with this, but apparently not!
- Handling more educational reimbursements. It must be that time of year too.
- Attempting to explain to someone that I don't know when they will get their data, I don't have anything to do with fixing the glitch, no I really don't know when you will get a better list.
- Assigning accesses and explaining that I do not have magic tunnel access granting power (the granting power being magical, not the tunnel).
- Digging out all the short stories I own for Carter to use for an English assignment. I kind of went crazy-english-major on him. At some point during my rummage through the basement, I came to a couple of conclusions. 1. We need to clean out the basement again and 2. I am not a normal person. I own a LOT of books.
- Washing the dog (one of us smelled a great deal better after this adventure. It was not me).
- Volunteering at the food pantry with mom.
I also have some pretty important news for many of you. While I originally intended to serve a 18 month mission, I will be ending my mission at the end of June.
I have been praying, attending the temple, and fasting about my mission and where I need to be. I thought what I needed to be praying about was a transfer, but it seems that was not the case. A couple of weeks ago, I finally got an answer. Over and over I got the prompting that I should end my mission. Of course, I thought, "that's crazy!" why would you say that? I thought I was just tired and hysterical (a downside to revelation in the middle of the night). However, everything I prayed about and studied affirmed to me that this was the Spirit speaking and that for whatever reason, it was time for me to wrap up my mission. I was even directed to a lesson in the Hinckley manual which began with the instructions to listen to the whisperings of the spirit in the middle of the night. It was by then, 3:00 in the morning. I wish I could say I was gracious about it, but in reality I was bawling and snivelling, and finally said, out loud, "Fine! I'll end my mission early if that's what you want! Just let me go to sleep!" And that's exactly what happened.
Despite my less than positive attitude at the time, I am feeling good about this decision and have received multiple spiritual confirmations that I am on the path God wants me to follow. It took a while for my brain to adjust to this new change in course, but as time goes on I get more and more excited about returning to school, even though I am sad about leaving my mission at PSD. (Someone once said that if you want to make God laugh, just tell him your life plans. I must make him laugh a LOT). That being said, I've re-enrolled at BYU, signed up for classes, and found housing. I don't know what life will bring, but as Mom reminded me today, our whole lives are missions, I'm really just getting a transfer to a new, exciting area. Until then, I am trying to just enjoy my last couple of months on the mission.
I love you all and hope you have a fantastic week.
Love,
Sister Ward
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