Thursday, April 14, 2011

Hello!

Hello family!!! ok so i had to read the emails really fast because there were a ton! so i hope i didnt miss anything!   I am glad you got to go to telicias baby shower!!!!! i am so sad i couldnt be there!!!!!! but i am glad the family misses me.. i miss them a lot too! they are all like my sisters, but at least i can come back and still do their hair! I am glad to hear that the gym is doing well... lots of cheer girls is great! and hair bows too! haa you will love to hear that we actually have an activity this saturday that i am setting up for all the women and girls in the ward and we are making hair bows! it should be fun...  i feel like i need you though to know exactly what fabrics are best and stuff... but i think it will be ok. we are using some of the ones you gave  me for examples and i will make some new ones... dont worry about me and the food.. believe me i get enough so we have been working out too... i have literally gained 10 pounds.. i will hopefully send pictures today if the guy comes and helps me and you will see that i gained a ton.... haha its sad.. But keep it up! working out makes you happy too.. but keep it up with the gym and all... Im glad everything worked out! tell ruth and Debbie good job on the food it seems like it all went together well for so many people! i love you and talk
  to you soon!!! thanks for all you do mom... know that i am surviving here....
  Dad! thanks for your email! i am glad that you survived the baptisms and the confirmations! dad, thats a lot of church stuff right away! i am proud of you for doing all of that. Especially for making it through the baptisms and crying! i am sure it was an amazing moment... That day i actually was watching conference and i thought about you guys the whole day.. it was a good day for me thinking that you were baptizing grandpa and gracie... its quite an amazing day i would say... i wish i could have been there but hopefully rach will send me pictures this next week so i can see... I am proud of you dad... Thanks for your example... Its crazy cause in russia there arent many men who are worthy priesthood members so its great to see that you are.. so thanks... i love you and oh! my knee is doing better... it hurts sometimes but its ok! i can make it!! Love you!!
  Grandma! the baptism seems to have gone wel!!! did you ever think that day would come grandma!! i am so happy that its actually here.. and for him and  gracie to be baptized together... honestly thats amazing. Tell grandpa i am  so proiud of him and that i thought of him often and i still do. I pray for you guys all the time.. I am really excited to come home and go through the temple with you guys! ps.. you guys will be sealed right? and can mom get sealed to you guys? that would be amazing i am just not sure how that all works... i am really excited for that day... Well grandma i love you and I appreciate your support and example. I wish i could write more but maybe i  can try to send some real lettters... we just have like no time! we are always so busy!! love you so much! tell grandpa i love him too!!! Rachel! thanks for the email! i am excited you are starting school and that you are the coach!!! what!!!! that should help you and gainer out alot huh?
  thats a great blessing i think!!! i am happy for you! just remember rachel to always try to be the happiest you can... the gospel doesnt promise that we will always have the best things happen to us, but it does promise help and hope... i forget what the talk in conference said but something along the line of helping investigators through their afllictions and afflicting the members? hahah isnt that the truth! it seems like the stongest are the
  ones who have the hardest times right? but this is what this life is for.. to prove to our heavenly father we have faith in him right? well i love you and keep up the good work with you and gainer! i hope all is going well.. just remember to have family prayer and scripture stufy and go to the temple. I never realized how much i miss the temple if it wasnt for me not going... so go!!!!! i love you and dont worry about me!! haha i am fine!
  russia isnt that bad! hah Tell jessicas family i love them!! i want to see pictures of the baptism> tooooo!!!

  Ok! well i will send a quick note about my week! then i will hopefully send
  pictures! first off! we watched conference on saturday and sunday! it was great we saw it in english! just four of us and the russians watched it at the branch! its cool cause here in tomsk we have a building thats the churches! so we do everything there... i loved conference.. it was crazy to me how much i wanted to keep listening... usually i fall asleep or i say i will watch it later but on your mission it truly is an amazing thing.. they really are caled of god... this is what we preach every single day we are here! i wanted it to never end!!! it was amazing. Elder Uchtdorf did and amazing job i thought and elder holland too... i just loved it all!!! ah! it was amazing... We have an investigator Zanieeda... we taught her the plan of salvation and she was like shocked... so we meet her again on friday and hopefully she is more open... she said she wants the holy ghost so hopefully we can make a baptismal date with her...We had an investigator Lubov... and she has a grandson on a mission but her husband died and she is going through a lot and we taught her last week and  thought it went well but then went to meet with her yesterday and she said she didnt want it at all anymore.. it made us really sad... it was hard...But we hope she will change her mind soon... We have 2 girls about our age, leeda and masha... leeda came to church and seems like she wants to progress.. we just have to find a way to help them WANT this church.. they are learned the lessons and progressing but not quite baptism yet... I teach leeda english seperately so hopefully that will help... Well this week... It was HOT!!!! like i was sweating can you believe that i havent worn a jacket for 2 days!! so thats a blessing! we went to family home evening and had a bonfire and i have pictures... we like hiked through this really old cemetary it was sooo cool! but it was like icy and watery and my boots were wet... i fell and hurt my knee but its better now... Other than that we just meet with members and try to strengthen the ward...its hard because its still really small and its easy to get distracted...our goal by the end of the year is to have 100 people at church.. so hopefully we can...
  I dont have much more time or else i cant send pictures! i love you!!! thanks for your support!!!
  The language is still hard but its coming!!! My companion is great! we are running every morning so hopefully this extra 10 pounds will come off! dont judge me when you see pictures ok!! haha
  I love you all!! thanks for everything!!!!!! write me next week and i will  share more! i love this gospel and this church! its all true! it is!!! every bit of it! it just makes sense doesnt it!!! I hope easter goes wil i am not
exactly sure when it is!! send picturse ok!!! love you!!!

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