Sister Warner

I am so incredibly proud of my cousin {Jaidy} who recently made the courageous decision to serve a LDS mission. I haven't ever personally known anyone who has served a mission before Jaidy, so hearing about her mission and how it all works is a new adventure for me as well.
I have to admit, I have always kind of had a image painted in my head of missionaries and the "type" of people they are. I am now embarrassed at that and realize how judgemental of me to always assume missionaries were always judging. For those of you who know Jaidy you know how sweet and outgoing girl she is and completely humble. Because of those qualities, I know she will do an amazing job.
Today, I received the first e-mail from Sister Warner, {that is fun to say} this was easily the highlight of my day. The positive attitude she has toward her mission has already had a huge impact on me. She is serving in Guam, learning the language Chuukese, {never heard of it} and she couldn't be any more excited about it! She is settling in to her small apartment consisting of only one bedroom, a small bathroom, and a kitchen. Her, along with her two companions, make their beds of only a mattress on the floor and bathe in cold showers due to no warm running water. They fetch their drinking water from giant jugs because the water there is not safe to drink. As Jaidy explains all of this in her e-mail it put a giant smile on my face as she said "it's so awesome!" directly after reading about circumstances many {including myself} would consider unfortunate.
After only one e-mail from this amazing lady she has already made a positive impact on me, inspiring me to be a better person. This is only the beginning. I am so excited to for her and all the incredible things she is about to do!!

Such a tiny island!

Just a google image to give us an idea until she sends some pictures.