13 Jul 2008

July 13, 2008

Dear Elder Sean,
I let dad type first, so now it's into the wee hours of the night since his method of typing takes 10x as long as mine. As he mentioned, we are busy this week. I hate having the family so spread out, but all for good causes. I'll be manning the fort until Thursday, then off to Rexburg. We're actually staying in Idaho Falls since there's no room in the inns in Rexburg. I'll take the girls to the Idaho Falls temple so it will be nice. We're also going to the new Rexburg temple. Kirk says it's high on a hill and you can see it from all over the valley.

The talks in sacrament mtg were really good today. I've noticed a trend. When I'm spiritually in tune, all talks sound great to me and I get something out of each one. The girls are doing much better in sacrament meeting now, so it's less hectic and I'm truly enjoying it. I think young moms need to know that their spiritual moments probably won't come while at church. They have to have them in those few and rare precious moments of quiet at home.

In Sunday School they asked me to relate a story from one of your missionary experiences that was powerful or had important lessons learned, so I told of your inspiration you received about finding an entire family that would be ready to hear the gospel and be baptized and how we prayed often and hard on our end also for you to find them. I started crying when I told them how even Nikki remembered everyone's names and prayed for them at each prayer.

Also in Sunday School we got a great quote about why we do missionary work, "I want them to know what I know. I want them to feel what I feel. I want them to do what I've done." I think it was a quote from Pres. Eyring, but I may have to check up on that.

We had a fun time with Alex celebrating his 17th birthday tonight. I made his favorite meal-chicken parmesan, roasted potatoes, corn, garlic bread and for his cake, I made the one that is chocolate with cool whip, heath bars and caramel throughout. It was very tasty, if I might say so myself. Spencer, from across the street, asked me for the recipe. Alex's friends finished off the whole cake. That will be good for me and dad, we're trying to drop some weight together.

It was so wonderful to hear that Wilky went to the temple and got so excited about it. How are the other investigators doing that you were working with? Some of them had committed to baptism. Are they still working towards that?

Well, I better get this off or it won't reach you for another week. I love you. I miss your emails and it isn't even Monday yet. I may go into some kind of withdrawals over this, but I'll be tough and hang in there. Stay true to your covenants, always be worthy to use your priesthood and you will be in good hands.
Love you much,
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