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Sister Lovell is doing great and is an excellent tour guide. We had such a great time visiting with her and feeling of her strong testimony of the book of Mormon. Mark Driggs, her dad's cousin.

 

Wow, it was a happy week! It was Stake Conference and I was so happy seeing those I knew from other areas at Stake Conference. That was a truly joyful experience. Two of the less actives I worked with in Waterloo were there and that was the best!

I also found Casey on facebook, the girl who we met at pageant because she liked the Book of Mormon musical and was baptized in October. She is doing really well! So happy, and she sent me a message of her testimony and said she is applying for BYU, and I will get to see her at pageant!

Also I met a lot of people that had a connection this week, including the Driggs - your cousin dad. I took them on tour and he looked like you and he was just as much of a tease as you and all your brothers. Wow, it was like taking Lynn on tour haha. Also, taking Dad's cousin on tour may have made me a little homesick for his goofy sense of humor :) They were so similar it was awesome. I thought, 'So this is what it would be like taking dad on tour.' except dad would have asked more historical details I think.  I also took Melanie Schwendiman's uncle on tour - Darwin Rousch. Fun connections.

The highlight of this week was setting a baptismal date with both Eddy and also with Justin! The spirit was strong in both lessons, and they said yes, so we are happy and hopeful that they will be prepared for July 28 {and determined we will somehow be able to see them during the pageant maddness so we can help them be prepared} Unfortunately, Kellie wasn't there when we taught Justin, so we will try to set her baptismal date together, because they will really need each others support.

This week we went to do service for a woman a less active had suggested. Her son died a few weeks ago in a car accident, so we stopped by two days to help her get his stuff ready for liquidation. We found out she is a memeber of the church and she told us she can't go to church because she has worked on Sundays for the past 15 years. But then she told us how shocked she was that we had showed up again twice, because always missionaries would come once and never come back. She pleaded with us to keep coming back, and I realized how starving she was for the spirit. She had a visiting teacher a few years ago, that couldn't come visit her, but would often send her notes and articles in the mail, but when the boundaries were changed, she was sent to a different ward and was no longer her visting teacher. Pat {the woman we were helping} expressed how much she love Carlin, her visitng teacher, even though she had never met her, and said how much she missed her and those letters that always seemed to come at the perfect time. I doubt that Carlin ever knew what her letters mean to Pat. Pat is kind of a rough person when you first meet her. It is a strong testimony of the importance of visiting teaching. There are people starving for the spirit.

It was so good to hear from you! Crossing my fingers that Baby lake will come this week! I love you and am excited to hear about it! Happy Birthday J!

love,
Sister L

Oh! I forgot to mention the transfer news! So I am staying in Shortsville {yippee!} and Sister Fetuli is going 15 minutes down the road to Marion {just outside Palmyra}. My new Companion is Sister Larsen from Southern California. I've been trying to decide if I know anyone more spastic than her, and I've decided that, no. I don't. how fun! :) I am excited! Welcome pageant transfer!