Hattiesburg, MS - Week #16

We loved the hoodies! They are super cute! Thank you so much!

Hey mom! I got your package on Tuesday I think, It was THE BEST PACKAGE EVER! I love those pictures. It made me wanna cry and my heart dropped like crazy. I miss you guys, so much. I am really grateful for my Heavenly Father blessing me with the perfect family. I am so grateful for the awesome childhood I had and for the friendship I have with my brothers. There are a lot of broken families here. These people live some freaking hard lives and hate their childhood because it made them into a person they don't want to be. I am grateful for my childhood. I love those memories and I hold them dear to my heart. Thank you for raising us to be good people and raising us in the gospel. I realize now the importance of family. We are very lucky and I took it for granted. It sounds like you are doing so good! That is a super cool article, WAY TO GO JARET! I am so proud to be that kids' sister. Tell him good job for me! I am sending letters off to you guys this week. I think I will send it today or tomorrow. Tell them thank you for me! Also, that is super cool you have been talking to Sister Kendall's mom lately! Are you guys good friends? Sister Kendall and I are doing so well. You CHEATED. I was Planning on talking about Bob this week. CHEATER! Well I love you guys so much. I am so excited to see you all soon...ish...almost 16 more months. Love you!

Dear family and friends, 

This week has been full of many miracles! Sister Kendall and I have been super blessed this week. There are a couple of things I would like to talk about in this email. The first part is about our ZDM (Zone District Meeting) this last week. We talked about the importance of the Book Of Mormon, and how sacred that book really is. In the Preach My Gospel, there is a story of these missionaries who met this man and they were talking about the Book Of Mormon and how sacred and special the book is to them. This man realized the importance of this book, he stood up and went to wash his hands before he held the book. This man respected this missionaries and their beliefs. How cool is that? We need to handle that book with great care, it is sacred. I am grateful for the Book Of Mormon. I know that it is true. There really is power within it's pages and we can all gain a better relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ by reading it.

The last thing I want to mention is about one of our investigators Bob. He is a super cool guy, and has gone through a lot in his life. He has been searching for truth his entire life. He was atheist, he was a minister for a church for several years, he was presbyterian, etc. This guy has seen many different point of views. One of his main questions for us was "Did we create God or did God create us". This man was brilliant. He knows his doctrine pretty well. Sister Kendall has been teaching him for over 6 months and just within the last 4 weeks he has turned around. He started to open up his heart, he was ready to humble himself and truly listen to the things we were teaching him. Just last night he asked us if he could be baptized, and of course we said YES. He will be baptized on Friday. This is a testimony to me, that even if someone has a little spark of interest in the gospel, they still have great potential. We are so excited to see him baptized! Please pray for him and thank you all for the support you have given me, it means a ton to my family and I. Have a safe week