Mission Newsletter #32

This week, we had so much fun at Mutual! We had for the first time (since I've been here), a combined activity! Esse's cousins are in town from Wyoming, so we had a bigger group to work with. We were able to split into two groups, boys against girls (with the help of the elders) and do skits with the items in the bags. They ended up turning out really funny and a great activity for everyone! One day I hope all of y'all can see the video. I make a pretty good man! haha.

This Sunday, we were excited to have Dextiny at church! She's a sweet 9 year old, who is the daughter of a

less active. She's been wanting to be baptized for a while and we've been able to work the family and bring her to church. This has been her second week! We hope to see her get baptized this coming Saturday and to keep working with the family to see them come back too! She is such a light and will be an example for the family to look up to! She is so sweet. We are excited for her!

The other day, we had a lesson with Justin. We posted him by the church phone and gave him strict instructions to answer the phone every time it rung. We went into a separate room and started making calls. One call after another we complained, asked for something, etc. When we got back together to discuss, we related it to prayer. We asked how he felt as he got those calls. "Frustrated!" he responded. That, we expected. Except, the reason was different then we expected. We thought he'd say it has hard to listen to all negative things, but instead he was frustrated that we'd hang up before he could respond! Never thought of that one. So many times when we pray, we hang up on our end before God can answer us and help us with our predicament. Let us all watch and be cautious of that as we go to our knees in prayer.

In my studies, I stumbled across a "happily ever after." Obviously, being the girl I am, it stopped me in my tracts! Who said we can't all live to have our own "happily ever after's"? We can! 2 Nephi 5, it outlines Eight Things that will give us that!

1.      Family (vs.6)

2.      Keeping the Commandments & Laws of God (vs.10)

3.      Reading the Scriptures (vs.12)

4.      Being Prepared- savings/no debt, food storage, etc. (vs.14)

5.      Temple Attendance (vs.16)

6.      Work! (vs.15,17)

7.      Remembering God & Hearkening unto Him (vs.25)

8.      Having the Priesthood in your Home, or Accessible (vs.26)

As we do this, ALL of us can have our happily ever after! I love the gospel and the joy it can bring to each of us. I love you all and challenge you to make all 8 of these things part of your life if it isn't already.

Hope y'all have a great week! Take care!

Love,

Sister Heather Salmond

The Elders gave us a block of smelly ice stuff. But there were coins inside. We're desperate for money at the end of the month, so... we "digged and digged and diggged and [we] digged" Name that song/movie!