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Hi mommy :}

to answer your questions:

So what was the most exciting thing to happen with you this week?  We got a new investigator yesterday (sunday August 3rd). She is a member referral from the Murphy family in our ward and she is 17. she has been coming to church with the Murphy's for about 3 or 4 weeks and about 2 weeks ago at P-day sports and told her friend (Olivia Murphy) that she wanted to be baptized. so we taught her the restoration yesterday and committed her to be baptized on September 6th :} I am so excited and grateful that the Lord answered our prayers and that He is preparing people for the gospel :}

How did the visit go with the 70 yr old women and how is she like and different than your g'mas?We actually didn't get to meet with Lauri (the 70 yr old) because her family just showed up one day unexpected. so hopefully we can go and see her this week instead haha.

when did you feel the Lord's hand directing you this week? Definitely on exchanges. I was in our area with Sister Holloway and we only had appointments that night but nothing in the afternoon. so we went tracting. and I learned how to step up to the plate when talking to people cuz Sister Holloway does not handle talking to random people well haha. it was amazing to feel the Spirit prompt me to go and knock on a specific house. the lady who answered invited us in and we talked to her for about 10 mins. she didn't want to hear what our message was but asked for a card to have us come back and pray with her. she was so awesome!

What made you laugh out loud? ( and I might need a pic of the elder's eyebrows:) well sis stew and I take a lot, and I mean a lot of ugly pictures (some will follow in a different email) so those always make us LoL hehe. we took some of the elders too so I can send those as well. We also went to this place called Nic's and it is a little shack place on the side of the road and it is sooo good! we went with the village elders (elder Tripp and elder Durham) and a member from their ward. it was so jam-packed with people that you couldn't move. that whole experience was just weird/awesome/craziness haha

Your favorite teaching moment was when.... we got a new investigator... but if we are not including that it would be when we were part of a lesson being taught a recent convert (Matt Weems) by our ward mission leader (Bro. Hicks) about missionary work and callings in the church. it was so spiritual and we all shared experiences or scriptures or thoughts and it was so powerful!

you and Sis Stewart learned this______ by the spirit this week:) We learned that the Lord really does answer prayers. I mean we already knew that but the Spirit confirmed what we already knew to be true and it was amazing!

what did you learn in your Scripture study this week? I learned about the Olive-Tree in Jacob 5 and really focused on how that applies to me on a mission. it is just so cool how you can take almost any scripture in the book of Mormon and apply it to your life. I challenge you to try that tonight at FHE with the Atwood Clan :} it is really fun

 how was your BoM class? is it for investigators, new members or a regular class? the class is for whoever wants to come. we usually bring investigators or less actives but everyone is welcome :}

What are your plans for today? today we are going to the zoo for a zone p-day experience. it should be really fun hehe. then we have dinner and a lesson with a less active :} it should be a good day today.

What was the best thing you ate this week (Nana would like to know)? We ate encheladas yesterday and those were amazing! but we have had stake, burgers, lots of salads, ham and sweet potato mash... it was just as weird as it sounds.

So this experience isn't mine but it is really cool so I will share it anyway. it is about elders Collins and Nibley and their investigator Ken.  so elders Collin and NIbley have been working with Ken for quite some time now and have asked him in the past to be baptized and he just says "no" so a few nights ago they asked him again and he said "no". well elder Collins asked why and he said that "there is a wall between me and baptism that I just cant get through." and then elder Nibley had a thought just pop into his head and he blurts out, "have you ever seen Harry Potter?" and ken said yes. then elder Nibley goes on and says "do you remember how Harry has to get to the train? he has to walk through the wall of platform 9 3/4. Ken, Elder Collins and I have been to Hogwarts and want you to trust us and trust in the Lord to walk through that wall"

and Ken agreed to be baptized! Is that not just awesome!!

anywho... I hope Canada is just plain awesome and have lots of fun!!

Love Meagan