Family,

I am so happy you guys got to meet the Riggin’s! Aren’t they the best! I just love them so much!!! They are like home away from home which is nice. They take good care of me! Isn’t Teagan so cute!! I knew he would love Kerrgayn! He is just cutest thing ever. I love that kid. Also, depending if I transfer out of this area, I will start sending more things home at the end of July or so. You just collect so much stuff as a missionary! Also next month you should be getting my flight plans so look out for that. Do you want to know my release date? Nah you probably don’t ;))) haha

My new companion is Sister Smith! Yup another Sister Smith hahah. She has been out for 4 months and is from Preston Idaho. She is super sweet and kind. I love her to pieces. She is also very shy and quiet so my goal is to get her out of her shell. She is super powerful though and an awesome missionary!! I do miss Sister King a lot though and it’s weird not having her around because she knew everything about me. It’s weird having to start over but I love Sister Smith and am excited to help her and get to know her better. 

Damien has been super good!! Man I love that kid so much! Speaking of kids! He gets to bring his daughter to church on Sunday! Which is a huge blessing and miracle!!! :) He is working on getting his temple recommend so he can go to the temple. His testimony is so strong and blessings are just pouring out for him! It’s so amazing to see the change in him!! 

Jamie and Tony are kind of up in the air, we are going to have to do a drop talk with them this week which is really sad :( But we know that the lord will bless us with someone who is truly ready for the gospel :) 

This week we had a big miracle. On Saturday we got a referral from the YSA sisters. It was a man named Gregory. We called him and asked him if was coming to church and he said yes. But when church started, we didn’t see him. We were bummed but right before the sacrament started he came in!! After we talked about church and invited him to be baptized on the 27th he said yes! Later that night we went and saw him and taught the restoration and gave him a BOM. He loved it and understood it really well. He was so excited to read the Book of Mormon and find out if it is true. He said that he had been to lots of churches but ours was different and he liked it. He said he felt at home. In his prayer after the lesson he said "Thank you God for sending me these to lovely ladies to help me and please bless me that my heart will be changed as I read and I will be able to know if this church is true" It melted my heart. I love when gators pray! That’s one thing I will miss most! Because some of these people haven’t prayed in years and when they do for the first time it’s so humble and sincere and like a little child. So pure. I love it so much. They just talk to Heavenly Father like he is their friend. It’s amazing. 

We are just working on finding people this week to add to our teaching pool. We are working with members a lot more and trying to get referrals from them.  Sister Smith had some really good ideas so we are excited to help our members! It is going to be an amazing week! 

I read a talk by Elder Bednar this week about tender mercies and a part that I really liked is:

“The Lord’s tender mercies do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. Faithfulness and obedience enable us to receive these important gifts and, frequently, the Lord’s timing helps us to recognize them.

We should not underestimate or overlook the power of the Lord’s tender mercies. The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live. When words cannot provide the solace we need or express the joy we feel, when it is simply futile to attempt to explain that which is unexplainable, when logic and reason cannot yield adequate understanding about the injustices and inequities of life, when mortal experience and evaluation are insufficient to produce a desired outcome, and when it seems that perhaps we are so totally alone, truly we are blessed by the tender mercies of the Lord and made mighty even unto the power of deliverance” (see 1 Ne. 1:20).

Sometimes we can overlook the tender mercies the Lord gives us or underestimate his power to give them but he loves us so much and wants to help and uplift us. As we take the time to slow downs and count our blessings we will be able to see the many miracles God has given us each day. It is then we will realize in times of trouble that we are not alone, but that he is right beside us every step of the way! :) 

I love you all so much!!!! I hope you have a good week!! Glad you like the t-shirts hope they fit!! :)))

Briaunna