Thank you for clarifying the story of how Aunt Maureen and Uncle Robert and Mary Walker all connect. Every time I think of it, it makes me so happy!
That is great everything worked out with the Temple shutdown and that you can all go to Surveyors! I would do so many things to have a s'more or a cow pie right now. I had pancakes again this morning but they were pancakes you just buy already made. it was okay but it was too cakey. It was a banoffe pancake though so it wasn't so bad. People love banoffe pie, cheesecake, bread, etc. It's just banana and toffee flavor.
Good luck to Nolan, and well done Ashy! [Ashtyn had to speak in church the day that Nolan Fisher had his farewell]. I printed her talk off so that I can read it later. I love that there are so many missionaries going out. I was thinking the other day how powerful it would be to have all of the missionaries gathered in one place, and to look out and see them. It would be like t he orcs coming to destroy Minas Tirith (correct me if I'm wrong...I'm not too worried at the moment for correct LOTR references) but instead of ugly, blood-thirsty orcs, it would be happy and smiling missionaries with The Book of Mormon in hand, haha.
Congratulations Kyler on your excellent swimming! I waqnt to take up swimming when I am back. It is so good for you and so fun. That's good to hear about Kristy Noad as well, I love stories like that when people don't give up and they end up being successful at what they have worked so hard for.
That's a great idea to have a gumball machine, but do you feel like your children, maybe, might spend all of their money on gumballs whenever they walk into the piano room? (Not that you'd mind...it does go to you I guess!)
I really loved the lesson in Relief Society yesterday too. I love Sister Gough and I still pray that they may have peace and comfort. Being on a mission is such a great blessing because I have understood the blessings of Heaven so much more.
I'm also SO happy to hear how Joshy is doing with his scriptures, and prayer and how he is looking forward to becoming a Deacon. Sometimes I worried that my little siblings weren't as solid with their scriptures, (just because I've been away so often for school, and being a teenager/young adult I haven't really been around all that much to see them read) and this makes me so happy to hear. I encourage them to never miss a day. Sister Lindley spoke to us when they were giving their farewell, and she told us through heartfelt tears, "I hope that you never have to dust your scriptures." That has stuck with me and I hope that it stays with me forever. We might have to dust other things, and clean other things in life but there is one thing we should never have to dust, and that is our scriptures.
Ciana has her license? WHOO! That is so great. Just watch out for deer, and stupid people. Probably more stupid people than deer. That is super exciting though. I can't believe that she is 17. When people ask I want to say she's 15 or 16. My little sisters are so old!
This week has been pretty excellent. Sister Jodicke and I have worked diligently, and although the numbers were weak, we feel good about our effort. We did have lots of fun finding, and on Saturday we went on a blitz with the Zone Leaders (Blits = you go finding with another companionship in the same area...because we can't exactly go on splits with the ZLs). Before we went finding with them though, they came over with a shiny, brand new can of RAID, and they destroyed the spiders in our back garden. It was so gross, there were giant spiders running everywhere. I did not feel bad in the slightest.
On Thursday night, we had an appointment that fell through, and Sam was going to come out with us as a member present. Sam has been re-decorating her house she and her kids just moved into, and so we offered to help her out. It was so nice to wear pants and just help out with a service project. We repainted her kitchen, and we burnt off the old paint that was on the door frame in the kitchen. It was really fun, and I love her to bits. She is super and such a giving, loving person. She is like another long lost aunt (I LOVE my aunts!). Her sister recently passed aqway from a heart attack, but she is so strong and although she has so much on her plate all of the time, she is never thinking about herself. She has four kids and takes them with her everywhere. She is a star.
On Friday, we went to Bible Study again! And it went pretty great. We were talking about our thoughts on the Resurrection, and Born Again's believe that only Christ is resurrected, but the rest of us just die and continue living as spirits. Anyway, this was one of those instances where Sister Jodicke and I relied very much on the Spirit, and we were able to explain things, and find scriptures to help Nathando's husband (I don't know his name...I'm terrible at remembering names when they are foreign) understand how we will all be resurrected and that we are all heirs to the Kingdom of God. I felt like we were able to open his heart a little bit.
(I'm out of order, I know) but on Tuesday, and yesterday again we visited Dennis Row. I think I told you about him, he's that darling old man from Farsley. Anyway, we were able to open his heart as well. Yesterday after church we stopped by for a few minutes, and he was just leaving his house. He invited us in for a bit and he told us that he had an impression that we would come and so he delayed his departure from home for a few minutes. Well, we came! And he was so cute. He told us he has been a lot happier since we've been coming 'round and since he's been reading the Book of Mormon. He said we're like his grand-daughters. He reads the Book of Mormon every day and although he doesn't entirely understand it super well, he enjoys it. He also offered to take us on a P-day to Whitby. He said he loves going there because Winifred, his wife, lived there and they always went together. He showed us photos and it is gorgeous. I'm not sure if we'll have the chance, but that would be so wonderful if we could go there.
Saturday afternoon / evening, we were travelling to Pudsey for a tea appointment and then it started pouring rain. The kind of rain that just makes you feel cold, and wet, and like a monster becaue all of your makeup is running down your face. It was nice because we were heading to Sue Brown's for tea, and she had a traditional Yorkshire dinner all ready for us. :)
There have been countless miracles this week and I am so grateful for every single one of them whether we noticed them or not. I finished reading through the Book of Mormon and have started on the New testament. I am really enjoying it. I finally bought some crayons to mark my scriptures and they are so pretty now.
I love the gospel, and I know that his is the restored church of Jesus Christ. It is a blessing to have the church wherever you go in the world, and that the members are really like family everywhere too.
I hope that you are all well, and I pray for each and every one of you every day. I love you lots!
Sister Lybbert
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