HILL, OLIVIA

Whelp this will be my last email I'll send out. I will be home in a week! November 1st!  Very very mixed emotions about it all. My heart hurts really bad thinking about leaving this amazing place & leaving all of my friends. I love it here so much. The experiences I've had here have changed me. I wouldn't trade these 18 months for anything. They were not perfect, there were high and lows but at the same time, it was perfect. It was exactly what I needed and the Lord has blessed me so much.  I wanted to leave yall with my simple testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ. Without Him I would not have survived these 18 months haha, there have been countless times where I have literally felt Him carrying me. Times where I've felt so exhausted and sad, but I had Christ with me the whole way. He comforts me and He pulls me up and pushes me forward. I love Him so much. It's been an honor to get to represent Him as a missionary for His church. I know following Jesus Christ br...

Hey friends!  Here is a run down of the week: Had a ward trunk or treat so we handed out pictures of Jesus & pamphlets!  Had a zone conference! My last one:,) it was super good. it was 8 hours long tho haha so my brain was fried  It was my companion's bday this weekend so we got sushi & had some bday parties. Super fun!  Highlight of my week-->  We got a referral for a sweet older lady named Helen. She lives in an assisted living center close to our church. We met with her and she said she's been struggling with her faith and wants to go back to church. She needs help though so we agreed to push her in her wheelchair to church. So Sunday morning at 10 we got her all ready to go & pushed her for like 5 blocks up the hill to the church building. Not gonna lie I was tired by the end but I also felt SO HAPPY. Knowing I could literally push someone to church so she could feel the spirit that was there, it was worth it:) she loved it and I was so happy ...

Hello friends!!  I'm down to 1 month left here in the Washington Kennewick mission and my heart is so sad about it:,) I love this place SO MUCH.  I've had a lot of worries about going home, but I feel like I've also had a lot of revelation lately that has given me guidance & comfort.  We got to have interviews with our Mission President and that was so sweet. President Quereto is so encouraging & made me feel proud of the mission I have served.  General conference was also amazing. I love President Nelson so much. He is incredible. Everything he said rang so true & I felt the spirit so strongly. We can overcome the world through(and with) Christ!  One of my favorite quotes from conference was from Elder Johnson when he said "when we follow Satan we give him power. When we follow God He gives us power."  It's true!!! We will always be strengthened as we follow Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.  I feel so humbled to be serving by the temple, ...

Polly here. We received SIster Hill flight itinerary so we know she will be arriving home on Nov. 1 around 3:30 pm. So the countdown is on and we are excited to hug our returned missionary.   Hello friends! Sorry it's been a hot second. My mom got after me for not sending a email in awhile... so here we are:)) The last 4 weeks have been great! Ups & downs for sure but lots of learning experiences that I'm so grateful for!  A quick run down of this crazy month haha We are teaching a sweet 10 year old named rielle, please please pray for her & her family! They are so sweet but it's a hard home situation.  This weekend I was able to go to the baptism of someone I taught in my last area, Troy! His little sister was baptized last year and he's been taught on and off by different missionaries for YEARS. He finally was ready and it was a great day:) so proud of him  Elder Teh from the seventy came and visited our mission and so we had a ton of meetings whi...