I never before realized what a sacrifice it is to leave home, family & friends to go on a mission so to Barry & Jason & Chris & Kevin I want to say thank you for taking that leap of faith & going on your mission! And the Lord certainly does bless you for that sacrifice as the song says "sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven". We have been truly blessed. I am surprised at how close we have become to the other missionaries on our district! We have awesome missionaries and a super mission president & his wife is super too! We visited a man this week who seems to have had a change of heart. When we first visited him in the fall he said he could get more from being out in nature than going to church but when we visited him Wednesday to wish him a happy birthday & take him a candy bar he invited us in & as we talked to him he seemed to realize there was a void in his life & when we invited him to come to church he indicated to us that he might come. We were happy about that.
We also visited with a non member husband & asked him if we could teach him the lessons & he said yes. This surprised us & some of the members too. We have seen some progress in the people we have been working with & progress in the branch as they have worked on being more friendly & reaching out more & there has been improvement in the home teaching too!
The highlight of this week was the special Temple day we had with most of you Saturday. It was a special experience to be there when Mason received the priesthood so that he could participate in the baptisms. It was such a wonderful experience. We accomplished so much that day. It is a day that I will remember forever.
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