Cannon, Sydney

Best. Birthday. Present. Ever!!!!!!!!!!! Tom and Sydney tricked me and had me thinking she was coming home on March 5th!!!!! Winners for best surprise in the history of the universe! Welcome home Sister Cannon!!!!!! Oregon Salem Mission #misionariesarethebest #ldsmissionary #oregonsalemmission #sistermissionary #returnwithhonor #igotmyhug #ilovemySydney #best18months #ohmymamaheart

A mighty change in heart... Surprise!!! Im home now!! I told everyone I was coming home in March so I could surprise mana Cannon, it was awesome! What a whirlwind of emotions... I love my mission. It's hard to say goodbye...  I used to be so nervous to come home, worried that everything I've learned and experienced and gained wouldn't come with me. Worried I would fall back into old habits and old sadness. I was talking to God about it one night, begging Him not to leave me when I got home, and I remember He very clearly said, "You know Me better than that".  I know God.  He knows me.  That is the biggest lesson my mission has taught me. I know who God is. And I know He will not leave me -- "but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.  I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." (John 14:17,18) I have no fear.  I have been changed for the better in every way because of God and from serving a mission. It was the hardest and ...

MERRY CRISIS!!! I mean Christmas... no I don't. hehe.  It's been a while!! SO much has happened.... for your convenience, and my sanity, I've made a "simple", bulleted list, summarizing my misadventures this month. Behold:  Got quarantined the day after transfers (the 8th) ..... We were absolutely FORBIDDEN to leave our apartments. Not even the church! I was losing my mind... I can't believe I did that for FIVE MONTHS. But our members took amazing care of us, And there was a lot of time to draw -- check out the pics  We were in a trio with one of the hermana's in our apartment for a couple days while her companion went to pick up a new missionary. She has since returned with said greenie and now there are 5 of us in the apt. It's a party to say the least.  We put on a live nativity for the community from the ground up, with absolutely no money, relying completely on member donations, and it was a huge success!!!! Sister Hebdon and I were shepherds so w...

Friends!! I am once again out of time But I'm loving Redmond!! Me and sis H will most likely stay together another transfer so I'm stoked about that We are still teaching lots of people, but most of them aren't responding, so RIP. And Oregon is going back into lock down for 2 weeks.... starting Wednesday.... so RIP Thanksgiving.  I am super grateful to be in a 4 sister apartment, otherwise I would probably lose my mind being stuck inside again. It should be fun.  Also, reason for the subject line, the 4 of us sisters are the only sisters in the zone, and our elders are a little rambunctious hahaha... and they just go around talking in British/Scottish accents, and one of the most popular phrases is "What is that?????" At completely random times. Kinda hilarious. I LOVE our zone. We're so far away from the rest of the mission that we are all really tight. We're all we got, man. I have never laughed more in my life, It is seriously so fun here.  So I have be...