In Bama, we have wangs to eat, as we stays down the skreet. You ax where? Farcy! (as far as the eye can see) When not studdin' for skue, the boys are changin' the ole, waterin' da flars with the hose pipe, fetchin' watta from the whale & shootin' erra's. You says Appalashin, we says Appilach-in. Oh! And don't forget to grab a buggy (cart) when y'all go to da store! And we guarantold ya, we umble. Love, Bamians :)
This week Sister Conant and I created a new key indicator (or for those of you who don't know what that is, it's numbers we count up each week to see where we are at in comparison to our goals). This new key indicator boosted our self esteem and surpassed all our expectations! We got a whopping 31!!... failed attempts. haha. I think our failed attempts should count for something. Don't you? ;)
Also this week we got to eat at the Kilgores again, but just with Sister Kilgore. :) It was a fun girls night with all Spanish Sisters (Hermana Smith & Leahman) and her. Once again, Sister Kilgore knocked it out of the park with poached pears in ganache with ice cream for dessert. (Although, of course I couldn't do all of that with my allergies, but still way good.) Also, we had a day of exchanges! There was a big meeting where two people from each district was randomly selected to go, so therefore, we had a lot of different pair ups! It was way fun to get to know these other sisters!
This last Monday, we had family home evening with not just Alisa and her family, but Katlyn came as well. :) The kids were all so sweet to her. We did the family home evening and an activity, with a little bit of Father Abraham (for those who know what that is.) After we finished up, the kids ran off to get ready for bed. The rest of us stayed in the family room and Katlyn had to opportunity to ask Alisa about her conversion. It was so wonderful hearing Alisa bear her testimony to Katlyn. It was so genuine, pure and strong. She spoke of how our church isn’t a shouting, praising church, but a loving church. We could all feel her testimony beaming as she spoke about our church and the ability we have to continually learn in the gospel. It was an amazing night for all of us as we all learned from Alisa and her great faith.
Saturday, the Elders had a baptism of Shun. We were so lucky to have Katlyn and Diamond join us. They are both progressing so much in the gospel! It was wonderful to be able to have both of them there and be able to experience the baptism. It gave them the ability to see what it would be like if they too were to be baptized. They both also want to attend Girls Camp, which would be such a wonderful and fun experience for them. This will be such a big blessing for them. Man, I love these two girls so much and pray for them every day.
Yesterday, we had the privilege to have President and Sister Hanks speak during our Sacrament Meeting. I'd like to share a small part of what he shared with us.
Which of all the commandments are the most important for us to keep? "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God...And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." Matthew 22:36-40 Ok. Now that I got that down, what's next? "If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:15 Do we have to follow ALL of the commandments? Yes. We can't be "cafeteria mormons." We can't have our tray and choose the commandments we like and decide to just keep those. Wilford Woodruff said, "You can't let strawberries choose. They'll choose weeds every time." This is also true with the Gospel. We must fully dedicate ourselves to the Lord and allow ourselves to be submerged. If you aren't, then find a way to improve to be more closely knit to Christ. "Ye cannot serve God and mammon." Matthew 6:24 So, I ask you now to "Choose this day whom ye will serve...but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."
I love y'all and have a fabulous week!
-Sister Heather Salmond
p.s. Ordered at McDonalds for the first time with my funky diet. Look what I got?! I don't even know if I call that food. haha. I love how funny and interesting my life can be sometimes. :)
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