Hello my dear sweet family! It's B!
I am FULL of joy and gratitude for so many things. I'm OFFICIALLY 20 years old. My Birthday was GREAT! From all over the Mission Elders and Sisters (and President and other senior couples) called and sang to me and wished me happy birthday! PLUS my dear companion got up EARLY yesterday and decorated the entire apartment for me and woke me up with party horns and dancing and HAPPY BIRTHDAY shouts! It was great! :) Then I opened my wonderful packages from the FAM and the one from Sammi and Kev and the one from my dear Carolyn! What a wonderful morning! I loved it!
PLUS- I am THRILLED about SAMMI AND KEVIN being ENGAGED!!!! AHHHH!!! So wonderful! I'll be there in SPIRIT!! :D PLUS, Mom and Carlie can dance around with my cardboard Cut-Out!! :)
Yesterday, on my birthday, we had a VERY powerful lesson with a lady that left the church years ago. I can't really explain very well what happened. She expressed to us several doubts she was having about the church- and all her reasons for losing faith. I literally felt power that was not my own testifying to her of the Truth of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The Spirit was SO powerful in that room. She tearfully promised to make the changes necessary to realign her actions with her beliefs, even though her beliefs were dwindling. She committed to come to church this sunday for Conference- and she said she wants to have her children baptized.
SPEAKING of CONFERENCE!! I AM SO EXCITED! HOORAY! I caught a few minutes of the RS broadcast in the Chapel- and I SHOOK with energy and excitement like a hyper little kid in anticipation for CONFERENCE! I think all 4 of you should sit down together for at least one of the sessions and watch it together- and know that I am WATCHING THE EXACT SAME THING at the EXACT SAME TIME!! Coincidence!? I think NOT!!
SPEAKING of CONFERENCE!! I AM SO EXCITED! HOORAY! I caught a few minutes of the RS broadcast in the Chapel- and I SHOOK with energy and excitement like a hyper little kid in anticipation for CONFERENCE! I think all 4 of you should sit down together for at least one of the sessions and watch it together- and know that I am WATCHING THE EXACT SAME THING at the EXACT SAME TIME!! Coincidence!? I think NOT!!
I love you, my dear family. You are my support and my reason for being out here sharing the Gospel. I can't express sufficiently (especially through E-mail) my love and gratitude for each one of you. I look forward to the day I can look you in the eyes and tell you all this in person! (14 months and counting!) Please pray for me- pray for those I teach and those that we meet! This City needs all the prayers it can get! I love it here. I love being a Missionary. I love the Savior. I love my FAMILY! I love my LIFE! What a blessing! Please keep each other safe- I've learned out here that Family truly is the most precious gift we have. Don't take it for granted! I love you all, and again, thank you for all you do and are.
Always and Forever,
B
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