Hey Family!!

It was super sad to hear about Elder L. Tom Perry’s passing. But I am so thankful for his example and his powerful testimony! It is such a blessing to know that Heavenly Father’s plan is so perfect! That we can continue to have apostles on the earth. The next one called will be an amazing man of God. I think it will be Elder Nash ;)

This week was such an incredible miracle week!! God is sooo good! So this week we took Damien on a temple tour! It was amazing. One of our members dropped everything last minute to take us and Damien just loved it. I wish you could of seen his face, he was just glowing and so happy! He kept saying "Why don't other churches have this?" He couldn't believe that why wouldn't every church want to be a part of something so amazing. He said he felt such peace and love from his Father in Heaven. He kept taking pictures and saying he was going to put them on Facebook to show all his friends what they are missing. He said he is also trying to get his mom in Jamaica the lessons from the missionaries there. He said that he really wants to get married in the temple and sealed to his daughter. He says that this is his goal. It was such a spiritual experience for him and us. It just makes me so happy to see him change and just grow and see how happy this gospel makes him. He is all set for his baptism this Saturday!! He came to church yesterday and said he couldn't find anyone to cover so he just called in sick so he could come haha He loved it once again. He is just soaking everything up. I feel like he teaches us more then we teach him. He is getting super close to getting custody of his daughter and he knows that even if she can’t be there he still needs to get baptized to set that example for her and he knows he will be blessed by having that faith. :) Damian is the best. Love that kid so much!

Ducks chased us for miles!

Jamie and Tony. Oh my heck are amazing!!! We went and started teaching them on Tuesday. Turns out they have daughter who is 13 her name is Jesse and she is so cute! We taught them the Restoration and they loved it. They had a lot of good questions and they said that it all makes sense. They told us more about their church they went to and man there church was terrible! We were able to reassure them that this was god’s church and that in His church they can feel the peace and love that He has for them. We each gave them their own Books of Mormon and assigned them a chapter to read. The next day we took them on a chapel tour and they loved it!! The member who came with us, Sister Porter, was so perfect for them! They loved the church especially the chapel. They said they could feel that they were in the true church and Jamie said that it was amazing how God answers prayers because she had been praying for the true church. Then three days later we knocked on their door. Such a miracle!! Then we taught them about the Plan of Salvation and the temple and they loved it! They said that they had also believed in the spirit world and had questions about this plan because it talked about it in the Bible but no other church could explain or had the answers they needed. Jamie said we were the first ones to answer that question. They really want to be sealed in the temple as a family and go to the Celestial Kingdom. They are already thinking of names they can take to the temple to do baptisms! It was really cute. After we left, Jesse their daughter said "I want to be just like them!" They weren't able to come to church however because Jesse has some health issues and had to be rushed to the hospital that night. We were able to go over that evening and see them! We shared an uplifting scripture and taught them the Word of Wisdom. Jamie has a coffee issue but is willing to give it up right away! She is so awesome. She and Tony are willing to change everything to make sure they are doing what’s right and so they can be baptized! Later the elders came and gave Jesse a priesthood blessing. They loved it and Jamie and Tony said they could feel the spirit so strong. After the elders left, Tony said, “I want the priesthood really bad. He said his goal is to receive the priesthood so he can bless his family. Amazing!!

It was so cute. Jamie was saying how she doesn't want us to leave! She said that she wants to keep us forever. So we are praying we don't get transferred! She said she keeps forgetting that she has to share us with others. She said that her, Tony and Jesse were going to take a road trip to come see me after the mission. They are wonderful! They are set for baptism on the 20th!! They are so excited.

My MRI went good. I was really scared and anxious but Sister King was able to be in the room with me which helped and i got to listen to LDS hymns which helped a lot! I will get the results back today or tomorrow. My back is the same. It only gets really bad when I play sports on p-days which is lame. It is embarrassing to have to stop in the middle and sit out as well as play like I am super old:/ ugh but it’s okay :) At least I can sort of play. But that's what kills me. The next day I can’t move haha .

The Brown's took my picture at a dinner appointment to send to you!

My talk went really well! I just wrote down some bullet points and just talked for 15 minutes. It went good. I shared the story of Punchinello and the part I love the most is when Eli says to Punchinello "You are special because I made you and I don't make mistakes." "What they think doesn't matter. All that matters is what I think. And I think you are pretty special." Heavenly Father isn't going to love us until we are perfect, he loves with our imperfections. He knows what we can become and our potential. As we put our faith and trust in him and focus on what God thinks and not what man thinks we will become our real selves, our best selves. :)

I love you all soo much!! Thanks for all your love and support!! Miss ya’ll tons!!!