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Monday, May 9, 2011

I can't believe it's already MAY !!!

I am so blessed to be out here. It has given me literally THE GREATEST JOY I've ever experianced by serving the Lord and bringing souls unto Him through His restored gospel.
I AM LOST IN THE WORK!!!

GOALS Set 'em high

THIS WEEK WE SET A GOAL TO RECEIVE 6 REFERRALS AND CONTACT THEM ALL. I AM TELLING YOU THAT'S A BIG GOAL AND NOT COMMON AMONG MISSIONARIES. BUT WE PRAYED EACH DAY AND WE DID OUR BEST IN ASKING EVERYONE FOR REFERRALS. LET ME TELL YOU WE WERE BEING HIT WITH REFERRALS LEFT AND RIGHT. IT WAS SO NEAT.
WHEN YOU ASK...YOU SHALL RECEIVE !

The Easter bunny came!

Ummm Chocolate Easter bunnies!!!







A wonderful Easter

I had a wonderful Easter. It was quite different than any other Easter I've ever had but probably one of the best Easter Sundays I'll ever have.
The reason behind this is that we as missionaries get to go out among the people and testify to all God's children that we come in contact with that our Savior lives and that His Gospel has been restored once again to the earth in its fullness. Later in the that day we had a neat experience. We were on our way to visit a less active/ recent convert and as we were walking to his apartment we see a big young man with his arms full with groceries walking with a little child. My companion and I approached them and shared a message about our Savior and the restoration of His Church through Joseph Smith. He accepted and believed our little message and invited us to come back and share more with him. We gave him a Book of Mormon and invited him to read and pray about the things he read. He was a humble young man that seemed to be searching for more in his life. It was a sweet experience.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Who is that woman behind the mask ?



sisters Luncheon














We are invited to the mission home for lunch.

April transfers



















I have a new companion




My new companion is from Massachusetts. Her name is Sister Eaton. She has been out nearly as long as I have. So we are having fun and working hard. She is so sweet and kind and so humble. She teaches to the needs of the investigator. I love her and I am excited for this transfer.

So many miracles are happening!!




Keep pressing forward, turn to Heavenly Father in sincere prayer. He'll never forsake us!

another cool miracle...

Last night at 8:20 pm just before we were suppose to be in our apartment. We felt prompted to go visit a member in a shady part of town and I wasn't sure why we were going so late but we went anyway. As we were approaching the apartments we noticed that there was a lady standing outside in the rain with her dog so we went up and talked to her. We talked to her about Christ, finding peace and comfort and direction for her family through God's word, The Book of Mormon. we gave her a copy and read a scripture to her and she then set up an appointment with us. She wants her children to learn about Christ. She hasn't been to a church since she was young.The whole time she stayed out in the rain talking to us.
Miracles happen,blessings happen, tender mercies of the Lord happen after we do all we can and are obedient to His commandments. He is so merciful and loving and ready and willing to bless us, heal us,comfort us, and answer us.
We just must go and do.

Sister Blackburn and Sister Kimball




This is Lauren's companion in Lake Forest near Seattle.