HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLAKE!! i love you so much and i'm so grateful for your example of faithful service. you and kenz are the best. i love you both. let them eat cake. and send me pictures
CONFERENCE WEEKEND IS THE BEST WEEKEND EVER! i loved it so much. i felt like it went by too fast and i could have just sat there listening for DAYS. i love listening to the talks about the importance of family, the necessity of enduring to the end, and the blessings that Heavenly Father has for those who put their trust in Him. i had written a couple questions down about things that i have been thinking about and Heavenly Father answered each one of them. it's so great to be a member of this church!
We had THREE less active sisters attend conference this past week. one of them had cancer treatment at the beginning of this year and since then has not come to church very often at all. we had a meeting with the RS president and she talked to us about this sister's situation. we went over and got to know her, Chen JM, and she just talked to us about everything. it was so great. she's amazing. and then she attended all 4 sessions of conference. we have had so many great experiences in working with the less active members of our ward. i have felt so much love from them and i'm so grateful for those that are choosing to come back. they are wonderful.
we went over on saturday night to help a sister with cleaning her house. as we were talking, she told us how something that really touched her from conference was the fact that she should be praying for the missionaries and investigators by name. she made a POINT to say my name like 20 times that day haha- for some reason, the Lee just wouldn't stick and she kept looking at my badge. haha i felt so touched that she was planning to start praying for us and our investigators. she started talking to us about their situations and how she could help. as we were leaving her home, she told us that she wanted to help her family come into the church. we thought that family history might be a starting point to introduce her family to the Gospel. we are so excited to go share with her parents on friday! it's really amazing how the Lord is hastening His work and i am so grateful to get to be a part of it forever.
my companion is an angel. her name is sister johnson and she has supported and loved me so much this week. i am just really grateful for the companions and friends i've been able to have on my mission- right at the times i need them. I read a really great talk this week about making decisions and being true to the spirit and the answers we receive. i'm going to post the link and you should read it if you get a minute http://www.lds.org/ensign/2000/03/cast-not-away-therefore-your-confidence it's a Jeffery R Holland. it's good
Heavenly Father is so aware of us. He loves us and answers prayers. He does everything for our benefit. i am so grateful to know that He loves me. I am so grateful for a loving family- such great examples of missionaries in my life. i love you all so much
keep the faith
love
sister Newman
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