tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36702797596385363832024-03-05T02:16:12.200-08:00Kyra In the RockiesKyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-26196582593585001782016-08-31T14:06:00.000-07:002016-08-31T14:23:10.857-07:00MAY. May has been a whirlwind of beginnings.<br />
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I was working at seven peaks call center for the past couple of months which was not as bad as you may think. I actually really liked it and the pay was super nice. Plus you could wear whatever you wanted because it was a call center. Guilty of wearing sweats.. that was one time, okay okay maybe it was twice... I had to quit that job to start EFY at the end of May because it was just a summer sales job.<br />
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I got a few calls from EFY with them changing my schedule around. So I started my first week as a brand new counselor in the Provo 1B session on May 30th. It was so much fun but also so exhausting. Being an EFY counselor reminds me of the mission. I miss my mission. But man. I don't miss always being this tired!! I started in a trio- one other girl counselor (Laurel) and a guy counselor (Jantzen). Brad Wilcox was the session director which was wonderful. He taught us so many good things about life & the gospel.<br />
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I've had so many wonderful opportunities to learn and grow and better myself this year.<br />
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In the month of May I learned to "find solace in each other".<br />
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I was texting Meg's sister Carly about marriage/how she knew her husband was the one...(curious about these things. I actually talked to a few different people about this topic) And she told me that ^^ I was like "how profound!" Right? I love that we are made for each other to help others. I have met people that I know I was meant to meet. I have changed and grown. I have found solace in others.<br />
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I have found solace in <i>my one. </i>(But more on that in later posts.)<br />
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We are here to help others along this journey in life. My first week of EFY taught me everything-basically because it was my first week and I knew nothing.. It was a good learning experience for me to care after others. Girls and boys that I had just met-I instantly loved them. It felt like my mission again in that aspect. I could feel the love of God through me for them.<br />
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"We are simply walking each other home." -President Uchtdorf<br />
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BE HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT.<br />
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I learned to allow myself to be happy. No matter what is going on in your life, learn to be happy. I have seen a lot of (& continue to still see) opposition in the last eight months. Not being in school, being car-less, job-less, date-less... you name it. What in the world was I doing with my life? </div>
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But do miracles cease? NO. They do not.</div>
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Now I may still be car-less and not in school BUT I have a job! I started a week ago! Its a part-time summer job that goes now until mid August. I work in a call center at Seven Peaks Water Park in Provo. Its close enough to walk to and not die of exhaustion. Hallelujah! I call people and let them know their pass of all passes is expired/going to expire and ask if they want to renew it. Everyone has been pretty nice so far with the exception of your typical call center crazies. It pays the bills and is good enough for now.<br />
Plus I start EFY in Provo on June 12th so I won't even be around that much this summer to work there. I am so excited for EFY to start!! </div>
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ANNNNDDDD I have the world's cutest boyf like of ever. J is one of the best and treats me like a queen. Everyone needs a Jarrett in their life.<br />
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Basically, don't let others diminish your happiness just because they are jealous/unhappy with their lives. You do you. & you be happy if you want to be. I don't want to stress about what others think/think I should do and be. I am going to be who I am because I love myself. I have an amazing life and I AM HAPPY. & that's all that matters.<br />
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Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-15329124051619822492016-03-20T12:21:00.001-07:002016-03-20T12:26:17.536-07:00Mom Duty<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last Sunday I flew to Arizona to help my sister, Ami out with her babies while her husband, Matt was in Dubai with his Master's Program. (um, jealous.) I love going to Arizona to see her and her girls. I also love that weather tho... It was SO nice out when I was there. I </span>definitely<span style="font-family: inherit;"> got my tan on.. #black. Mainly we just were on mom duty the whole week. Its tiring let me tell ya! I totally felt like I needed a nap errey day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We basically chilled and tired to survive while taking care of a three year old and 9 month old twins. We went to the Zoo on Tuesday and saw all of the cute animals. #animallovers. There were two twin baby lions that were playing together. It was adorable! Leah loved it and rode her first rollercoaster with Ami. She's getting so big! I just like when she loves me... Which was like 87% of the time. You get what you get with that chick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was quite the week full of diapers, bottles, crying, happiness, laughs and sickness but I had a good time and I'm glad that I was able to help out Ami and my cute nieces :)</span><br />
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I love what I can do when I put my mind to something. It is only nine days into the third month of this year but I have accomplished and done so much. My life is not perfect by any means but I have learned that we can find those perfect moments. Its in the day to day process that have made me stronger. Since I moved to Provo last August I have seen my fair share of trials. Most of them were inward struggles. Battles within myself. Starting this new year I knew that I needed to make a change. That doesn't mean that things fell into place a little bit or even at all but it means that I had to make the change in myself. I am in control of my life. I am in control of how I feel. I know its stating the obvious but for someone who was fighting against everything that was happening to her, it meant a lot. I've learned this lesson time and time again and each time I re-learn it, I'm in different phases of my life so that meaning changes. New light is shed on me and I learn about myself, others and life each time. I guess what I am getting at is wanting to share the lessons that I have learned in these three months. </div>
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I don't even know where I heard this but as long as I can remember, I have been living by this principle. I had a crush on a boy that was my friend, in my ward ANNNNDDD in my FHE group. Brilliant, right? We would hang out, talk, text and flirt. I thought it was great. One night after FHE at my Bishop's house, I couldn't take it anymore. I had to tell him how I felt. I had to ask him on a date. So I did. My roommates got out of the car and I remained in the front seat. I just started to talk. It wasn't word vomit at all. It was clear and straight to the point. He said he would go out with me and I was beaming. Look at me now! I came into my apartment screaming knowing that I had done something that terrified most people (I surprisingly was very calm despite how attractive he was). A week went by and then another and no call from him. We ignored each other at church, FHE and institute. COOOOOOLLL. I was pretty upset. I was angry. I didn't understand. I was like "oh heck no is he doing this to me!" I tried to justify what he did. I gave myself countless pep talks: "You are beautiful." You are worth it." "Who wouldn't want to go out with you?" And while I believe all of these things, I allowed (key word) Satan to creep into my thoughts and feed me these lies. How stupid!! I confronted this boy at institute and said that he was rude and to stop acting immature but that we could just be friends. He didn't know what to say. How often do people actually speak their minds? Especially when it comes to matters of the heart? Its hard. I'm not saying that I always do it and that no one else does. I am just trying to get the point across of how scary it was. I was still nervous and wanted throw up but I did it! And I want other girls to know that they can do it too! You can speak your mind. You are worth it. People want to hear what you have to say. Whether you get the boy or not, it doesn't matter. How you feel about yourself is what matters. </div>
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I realized for the 4302584298 time that I just couldn't sit on my couch and not date. I couldn't just cry about not getting asked out if I wasn't even going out and being social! Or if all I did was "hang out" with guys all of the time. I needed to try new things. I was open to go on dates with anyone. I had to actually live by my own personal rule: always say yes to a first date. Despite my pride, I got a Tinder account. A little something about me- I was one of the those people that made fun of Tinder. I thought that I was "above" it and that I was cute enough for guys to ask me out in person. So imagine my surprise when that didn't happen all of the time like I thought it would. I felt like I was doing ALL the chasing with boys and I was getting so tired of it. I would cry about nothing (Note: I'm not much of a crier) and feel so worthless. Nothing anyone said to me made me feel better. I didn't know what to do. Each day brought its new set of challenges.</div>
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I met a boy. A cute boy. And we had an instant connection. Funny story: I served in Manassa, Colorado my last transfer (six weeks) of my mission. I was there from January 2015-February 2015. That is where I met the Fringer family. Manassa is where J is from. My companion, Sister Bush, and I would always hear stories about their son, J, on his mission in Wisconsin. He sounded cool but I didn't think much about it because hello I was a sis mish. One P-day I got an email from an Elder Fringer. I turned to Sister Bush and was like "dude I just got an email from E. Fringer?? What the heck??" We were both cracking up laughing wondering 1. How he got my email and 2. What he could possibly be emailing me about. It was about missionary work and it was very cordial, nothing really. We emailed back and forth maybe twice and then I stopped because I was going home and could barely concentrate on my emails every Monday. I went home and honestly forgot all about him. Until Tinder (thank you tinder. Never thought I would say that) He had super liked me (another fun fact: Janaylee, his sister who I knew from my mission was with him when he saw my pictures. He didn't know how to pronounce my name so he asked her. She screamed out "That's Sister Peterson!") I could see the super like so I swiped right on him too because I recognized him. We started talking and I was like "hey I know your family!!!" He got my number and we texted all. the. time. We went on our first date a week later on a Wednesday (2.10.16) and had a really really good time. We just connected so well. Unlike anyone that I have ever met before. The coolest thing is that when he talked about home and the people there, I knew who he was talking about! We kept going on dates and haven't stopped. </div>
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I wanted to write this mostly for myself. I want to remind myself to never, ever, ever, give up. On myself and on others. There is always hope and happiness. We just have to be the ones to seek it out sometimes. Faith is an action word. Take control of your life. Do what you want to do. Ask out the person who you've been eyeing. Tell someone how you really feel. I needed this reminder. I still have trials. I still am struggling but things just got a little bit better when I met someone that likes me for me. I know that I needed to learn these lessons & I know that I have many more to learn. </div>
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Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-79893582399340160472016-02-26T12:26:00.002-08:002016-02-26T12:28:31.553-08:00ONE YEAROne year. Three hundred and sixty five days. That is how long I have been home from my eighteen month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I served in the Colorado Colorado Springs Mission. I can't believe how fast this past year has flown by but at the same time I have done and accomplished so much in my life. I went back to school, I moved to Idaho and then Utah, I traveled, I tried new things, I decided on a new major, I made new friends and connected with old ones. I made resolutions to change and better myself over and over again. Life after the mission hasn't been easy by any means or even anything that I thought it would be but its my life and I love it. <br />
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Happy One Year, Sister Peterson!Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-44721725514533054592016-01-15T16:15:00.001-08:002016-01-15T16:36:22.005-08:00EMPOWER<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was home for Christmas break I was having a late night conversation with two of my main girls, Casey & Nicole. With the new year approaching naturally we were talking about new years resolutions and what we wanted to improve on. Casey told us about this blog that she had seen that suggested on just picking one word for the new year and to then base your resolutions/goals around that word. Brilliant right?! She told us that her word was:listen. I immediately knew what my word would be.</span><br />
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Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-22297395636590975142015-12-26T13:49:00.004-08:002015-12-28T11:46:54.889-08:00A Merry Peterson Christmas <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh, hey there. Soooo...whoops. Sorry its been so long y'all! I'm mostly writing on here again for three reasons...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. One of my New Years Resolutions is to blog more because I like pictures and writing so why not, right?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. I need to be better about writing in my journal so I figured that this works basically the same. Can I get an amen?!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. My RSP (relief society president), <a href="http://lettersfromlauren.blogspot.com/">L. Flo</a> (Lauren Flores)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, reaaaalllyyyy wants me to and I love her so here I am. This is for you boo!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So many things have happened since I last blogged but here are just a few Christmas updates with cute pictures! Yesterday was December 25th, 2015 otherwise known as Christmas as some of you may know... It was the first Christmas that my whole family has been together in about four years. So that was pretty monumental in itself. It was also my first Christmas home from my mission and it felt so good to be around family again for the most wonderful time of the year. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">I was able to meet my two month old nephew, Gordon (Baby G), for the first time. What a squish.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in the 90's when my family lived in California my parent's friends hosted an annual Christmas breakfast where they had an open house type deal. When we moved to Pennsylvania in November of '97 my parents thought that it would be a great way to meet new people so they decided to start their own Christmas breakfast. 2015 marks the eighteenth year!</span></div>
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envelops us with all its glory, may we, as did the Wise Men, seek a bright,
particular star to guide us to our Christmas opportunity in service to our
fellowman. May we all make the journey to Bethlehem in spirit, taking with us a
tender, caring heart as our gift to the Savior. And may one and all have a
joy-filled Christmas." -President Thomas S. Monson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For my family foundations ( I like to refer to it as marriage and family 101 plus a
million) class at BYU-Idaho this semester we have a final project (yesssssss
the end is in sight) called the family citizenship </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">capstone project. Basically it’s
just a wrap up </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">project of the things that you took away from that semester. You
could either pick one of the teacher's suggestions of projects or you could
come up with your own idea. Pretty obvious decision. I came up with my own idea
for this project. I decided to interview different people like a single person,
an engaged couple, a newly-wed couple and a couple that's been married for
basically ever (thanks mom!). I asked them questions about their children
(future and now), their goals, dreams, advice and what's so great about being
married and having a family with the one that you love most in this world. WHY
do we get married? WHY is family so important? Being an LDS woman (in Rexburg
Idaho, of all places) these two things have come to mean so much more to me over the last couple of years. I
wanted to find out what they mean to others. I believe that marriage between
a man and a woman is ordained of God. And I believe that that law will never change. Don’t forget
what your family means to you. The family you have now and the one that you
someday will have. Prepare now to be the kind of person that God knows you can become. If you're not married, work on being </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">person that your future companion/children </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">need and the right person will come along. Just remember to be happy! If you are married, resolve to work on b</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">eing a better wife/husband, father/mother. There is always time for improvement within the Gospel of Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1. What are your goals for your future
family? Have you thought about any?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yes, I want to establish spiritual patterns early on in my family
so that we can continue to build off of that foundation throughout our lives. I
want to establish a home where the spirit can dwell and where evil influences
won’t be allowed to enter.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2.What goals do you want for you and
your future husband?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> I want to strive to ALWAYS have open communication with my
husband, I want us each to encourage us to be better in all aspects of our
lives, I really want us to be a team (equally yoked), TRUST, always
put God first.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3. Is it important to you to have regular
family home evening? Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> I remember in my family growing up we weren’t always amazing
at having family home evening but I do remember that we had it enough that I
was this pattern and I want that. I feel like sometimes the littlest things can
give the greatest spiritual strength. It’s something I want to start even when
it’s just me and my husband even before we have kids because then it will
already be a habit.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4. What are some family traditions that
you want to have?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I think it would be fun to go on a road trip together once a year. In
our family we would have family movie night every Friday so growing up that
would be something we would look forward to so that's something that I want to
implement in my future family because it’s something really simple but it’s a
great way to bond and create memories.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">5. Growing up, what have you experienced that would help your
family? What wouldn’t work?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’ve always believed very strongly that the best thing a mother
and father can give their children is to love each other. Taking the time
to talk about hard things is a worthy investment otherwise problems just get
shoved under the rug and are never dealt with and that allows things to
fester. You can’t be afraid of communication.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">YES. Some of my favorite memories were Sunday dinners. We would go
around the table and share the best part of our day with each other. It
was a way that we could let steam off and laugh. I look forward to making those
memories with my family someday.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7. How do you want to raise your future family? Discipline
your children?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’ve heard it say that “the best teachers let their students teach
themselves.” So in my future family I really want to instill gospel principles
in children’s lives but as they grow grant them freedom in increments to make
their own decisions and learn from those consequences, whether they be good or
bad. I also want my children to know that they can come to for anything. I
want to be the first person that they go to when they are hurt or confused or
alone. I want to teach them about the royal heritage that they come from.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8. What do you look for in an eternal companion?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I want him to put God before anything else (and then me… ha
ha!) I think you can tell a lot about a guy by the way he treats his
mother and I would hope that he knows his standards and never justifies
lowering them under any circumstances. This is important. I want someone
that can make me laugh. I feel like laughter keeps you young. I’m a sucker
for guys who love children. That’s a huge deal breaker for me.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9. What do you look forward to most in your eternal marriage?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sex! (just being honest), living with my best friend, experiencing
pregnancy, the ups and downs of motherhood, seeing my posterity prosper,
flirting in old age *I think that’s cute ;)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">10. Why
is obtaining an eternal marriage important to you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3670279759638536383" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3670279759638536383" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">It’s everything that I’ve looked forward to since I was five years
old, I remember doing the temple in a can activity in young women’s just
dreaming about the day that I could find someone who would be mine
forever. I love the concept of forever I don’t think that there’s anything
more divine. I think that level of commitment scares a lot of people in the
world but for me I think the idea of being able to spend eternity with someone
that I love is everything that I’ve ever wanted. There’s nothing more
romantic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. What are your goals for your future family?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I want to be a stay at home mother for the first
couple years for my child’s life because Kyle and I realized that’s important. Give
my children what I didn’t have. Make sure they get to go to every
activity, they are part of clubs. I have a goal of being sealed in the
temple so that my children can be born in the covenant.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. Do you have any goals for you and your future husband?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We want to travel. We have a goal of scripture
study together every night. Listen to each other more. Making
communication a priority. Be as a debt free as possible.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. What are some family traditions that you want to
have?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Mother goose tradition that Kyle’s family does. You
give each other gifts on New Year’s Day. It’s unique to his family so I want to
keep that going. Since being best friends our sophomore year in high
school we have gone to warehouse beach in Oregon. In my family growing up
we opened our gifts on Christmas Eve and then open our stockings on Christmas
day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">4. Is it important to you to have regular family home
evening? Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It’s extremely important to me and mainly for the
fact that I didn’t have it. I really enjoyed doing family home evening with
others on my mission and I thought “I want to do this with my family”.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">5. Growing up, what have you experienced that
would help you with your future family? What things did you see that you don’t
want to do?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I don’t want to get divorced! Definitely not. I
really like how my grandparents have always, always been loyal to each other. I
heard in life that you should always be loyal to your spouse first. Even when
my grandpa was wrong, my grandma would back him up and of course apologize
later… haha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I want to be affectionate in front of my children. My
family is not like that but Kyle’s family is and I really like that.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">6. Family dinners? Yes or no and why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Oh! Definitely! That was one thing that was constant
when I was at my grandparents and they were the best!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">7. How do you want to raise your future family?
Discipline your children?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I want to raise them a home where they can be totally
honest. I want to raise them where they are not afraid to say them wrong thing.
I want them to feel safe and loved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I would never hit my kids but I want to explain why
things are wrong. I want my kids to understand why they are in trouble and not
just tell them they are in trouble because that happened to me growing up.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">8. What do you most look forward to for your marriage together?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Can I answer that honestly? … Sex!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Having a best friend forever. Someone that I will see
every day. I will always have a shoulder to cry on, someone to laugh with, to
watch movies with. I don’t have to worry about “Oh what if we break up or what
are we going to do next year” I’m just excited to have a companion… a forever
companion.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">9. How’d you know that you wanted to be
together forever?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">He’s been my best friend since sophomore year. We have
known each other since seventh grade and I’ve always wanted to marry my best
friend. We were sitting in the temple and he and I just knew. He had called me
up and said “Hey I want to marry you!” and I was a little skeptical and he and
I just knew that next weekend that it was right.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>What’s
the best advice that anyone has given you as you prepare for marriage?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sacrifice and compromise. My grandma told me that and
I was like that’s so right!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <b>THE
NEWLYWEDS: MEET CJ & CORTNEY (Fun fact: They got married on my birthday. How perfect.)</b></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">1. What are your goals for your
future family?</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">To have all of our
children endowed and in the temple with us at least once! (And to have
children!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. What are some goals that you two have together as a
couple? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Currently, we attend the temple weekly. We rotate
through the ordinances. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We pray and read scriptures together daily. We also
try to always eat dinner together and go for a walk or something together at
night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We also want to go on as many missions as we can later
in life (especially CoCo ;))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. Is it important to you to have regular family home
evening? Why?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It is super important! It's also really hard as a
married couple because you kind of just stare at each other. We have used it as
a tool to get to know others in our ward. But we know it will be an important
tool in our future family because it will be where our children learn the
foundations of the gospel.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">4. What are some family traditions that you want to
have? Or that you have already started. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We definitely want to have family prayer every
morning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cortney- I was from a family where my mom would wake
up the older kids (high school started later) to make sure we always had family
prayer. I always appreciated that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Of course we have other traditions for Christmas and
stuff that I love as well.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">5. Growing up, what have you experienced that would
help your family to be better? What wouldn’t work? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I loved that my parents instilled the
knowledge of who I was. I knew I was a daughter of God my whole life. That
defined every choice I made and gave me confidence before the Lord and the
world. I want to continue that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">More individualized parenting for each child<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">6. Family dinners? Yes or no and why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We love family dinners and both came from a home where
they were important! It was great and is great to reconnect at the end of each
day. It's also important for us to have the opportunity to remember Heavenly
Father. It's not a coincidence that we pray over food.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">7. How do you want to raise your future family?
Discipline your children?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Come back to us in a few years Hahahahaha. We have no
idea. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">8. How would you describe “the honeymoon phase”? Myth
or reality? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cortney- We were both trying to be realists before we
got married, but we still had a slight honeymoon phase where we were totally
obsessed with one another. It's a special time, but its better when you're out
of it. That's when you really get to choose to love each other. And you stop
thinking "Ohhh they're so perfect". You get to have a real
shot at a real marriage and getting better together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> CJ- I think its truth. It's a period of time
where you have no worries. All of your attention is focused on your
spouse. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><u1:p></u1:p>9. What surprised you the most about
being married?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">CJ- All of it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cortney- I think just how different it is living with
a boy who isn't your brother haha.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">10. What’s the best part about marriage?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cortney- going to bed and waking up with your best
buddy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">CJ- getting to wake up next to Cortney every morning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cortney- that's what I said!!!!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>THE BEEN TOGETHER FOR THIRTY TWO YEARS COUPLE: MEET
JORDAN & ADRIENNE (The greatest parents that ever existed... do I get money
for saying that?)</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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family when you were newly married?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Raise children in the church, my husband to
have good paying jobs to provide for our children, my children to have a
good education, live in a good neighborhood, and be raised in a happy family,
good experiences with family.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2. Why is family so important?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Side note: *started singing families can be together
forever*(more like an outburst). “We need people in our lives that love us
and that we can love”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">3. What were goals that you had for you and your
husband together as a couple?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Be financially stable, Stay healthy (exercise and
eat healthy), always stay close and stay friends through communication and
living the gospel.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">4. What’s the importance of family home evening to
you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Time to spend together as a family. Night set
aside specifically to us. I remember when one of my daughters was older,
she moved out and came home every Monday night for family night and that
is when I really realized how important it is.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">5. What are some family traditions that you had
when your children were growing up?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Christmas breakfast for neighbors/friends and watching
Scrooge on Christmas Eve, visiting family every year (we don't mess around with
family reunions), watch general conference together, Christmas time in
Philly, fourth of July fireworks at a park.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">6. Why are traditions important?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It brings us closer together. They are HAPPY TIMES (for the most part). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">7. Family dinners? Yes or no and why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">YES. Expectation to sit down and eat together. A </span><span style="font-size: 14.6666669845581px;">chance</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> to talk
and communicate every night. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">8. How did you discipline your children?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sometimes we did time-outs but not really<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Jordan would take our children into the den and
talk to them one on one, lose privileges; we didn't ground our kids (I had to
remind her that that is totally false because I was grounded all.the.time.
OOPS)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">9. What advice would you give about the married
life?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Make sure you pray together, have family home evening,
and go to church together. Have common values and morals, communicate- talk to
each other often, be best friends. Put that person first. Think about what
would make that person happy. Do things together. Talk (its super important)
look at them as your family. “Don’t look at them like oh, I can get rid of them
someday” they are family.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">You have someone to be with. You’re not
alone. You have someone to talk to, cry with, do things with, and raise
your children with. When your babies are crying you have someone when you
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">She is a daughter, wife, cousin, niece, aunt, sister, convert to the church. Side note: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Hearing her conversion story is the coolest. Y'all should ask her about it sometime if you haven't heard it yet. (seriously guys..get on that!) She is also a</span><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> role model, an inspiration to all but most importantly she is MY mother. I can't imagine my life without her. As I've grown up, I've realized how much she truly means to me and how much she has done for me and how much she has sacrificed for me throughout my life. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">She's basically the coolest person ever and if you don't know her, you probably should.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> She's loyal, caring, trustworthy and fierce (she passed that one onto me </span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_Gs1CrV8_0BP sx_e68cd2" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yt/r/VjqMpqdDDVv.png); background-position: 0px -2900px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; color: #141823; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">) She inspired me to serve a mission because she set that example by serving one herself. I remember asking her one day before I left on my mission why she decided to serve. At the time she had been a convert to the church for less than two years. Can you even begin to imagine what that would have been like?! She told me that when she had daughters of her own (little did she know that she would have SIX!) and they asked her why she did or didn't serve a mission when she had the opportunity to she wanted to be able to look them in the eyes and tell them that she served a mission because she loves God. She was my biggest support system while I was on my mission. She never missed a single week of emailing me and always spoiled me with letters and packages. I love our mommy daughter dates which mostly... usually... okay let's be real always consisted of Costco runs (trying all the samples.. YOLO. Its a must okay! Hey ma, remember that time you told me to get the strawberries so I was searching high and low for the perfect box of strawberries for you and finally found them but there was only one slight problem... so I made the classic mistake of grabbing the box that was underneath like a million other boxes just to watch the other boxes fall all over the floor and all you did was laugh at me? Real nice. Real classy. And Costco didn't even kick us out guys! What nice people. Let's keep in mind that this was the summer before my mission haha) This woman makes me laugh. All of my friends tell me how hilarious my mom is and its true! Especially on social media.. that woman writes some hilarious posts. Add her on Facebook! You'll see what I mean :) </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I know that no one could have raised (and handled me) as well as my mother has. That's because she is </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">the perfect mom for me. I'll always be your brown eyed baby girl. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I love you mommy!!</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_Gs1CrV8_0BP sx_6fe760" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yt/r/VjqMpqdDDVv.png); background-position: -17px -2050px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; color: #141823; display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span><a class="_58cn" data-ft="{"tn":"*N","type":104}" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/feelin22?source=feed_text&story_id=10153401082841412" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-decoration: none;"><span aria-label="hashtag" class="_58cl" style="color: #6d84b4;"></span></a></span>Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-88072845019765085812015-03-09T18:19:00.000-07:002015-05-09T21:50:20.791-07:00RM LIFE<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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That's a normal time to be at the airport, right?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welp. I'm home. I'm a Returned Missionary... That's crazy to say.
But also so so so awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is week two of being home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's weird.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But a happy weird.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><---Here's proof<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love reconnecting with family, old
friends, mission companions/friends. Its been super fun. But I do miss my
mission a ton. I miss Colorado. I miss wearing a nametag. I miss teaching the
gospel. And I even miss having a companion... did I just say that? Totally
kidding but that alone time thing though...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">RM life is a tad bit awkward. Even though
I didn't learn a new language on my mission. I feel like I did! (mission lingo
for the win) I keep mixing up words and phrases, stumbling over my words. I
think the universe just likes the fact that RM's are super awkward. I'm sure
that its charming, right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Enough about my awkwardness, lets get to
the spiritual aspect of this post...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>LOVE</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>my mission for several reasons but
just to name a few:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It changed me. You can't learn more about
the Gospel of Jesus Christ and teach it every day and NOT become more fully
converted to the gospel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It strengthened me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It made me think about my life and how I
needed to change to be who Heavenly Father knows I could be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It gave me hope. The kind of hope that
helped me to know that I can get through anything with God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My relationship with my Savior, Jesus
Christ is so much stronger because I was allowed to feel just a sliver
(probably smaller.. so maybe a speck? or a dot?) of how he felt while he was on
the earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It helped me understand the
scriptures/doctrine better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It helped me to gain a better eternal
perspective.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was the best thing for my life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It helped me make better goals for myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It helped me to know where I want to go
after </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">this life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It helped me to know who I am and to act
accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was able to feel Godly love for those
around me. You just learn to love people when you see them through God's eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The people that I met. (Probably one of my
favorite things about the mission)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> The laughs, inside jokes, awkward
funny moments AND the hard trials, the heartache, and the disappointment. I know that there must be
opposition in all things. And that's okay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just like to look at it as: I'm Kyra 2.0
;)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I couldn't have asked for a better
experience and I thank my Father in Heaven every day that I was able to serve a
mission. It may not have been part of my life plans a few years ago but I KNOW
with all my heart that I needed to serve a mission. There are people that I met
on my mission that I know that I needed to find and teach. We can have such
powerful influences on others lives whether we realize it or not. I learned
that its important to share the gospel at. all. times. We can do that by our
words or actions. Choose to do both!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The gospel of Jesus Christ is for everyone. It changes people. It
saves their lives. I know this because that's exactly what it did for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Happy Monday y'all!</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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So the baptism <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1068592299" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span> was amazing and a huge miracle!! C, A and T ALL got baptized. Probably the best day ever. Everything ran smoothly and worked out perfectly, we couldn't have asked for anything better! So let me tell you how that happened. So we went over to their house <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1068592300" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Tuesday</span></span> and C said "T wants to be baptized but he said you never asked him. (but we all know that you did)" So we talk to T and ask him why he wants to be baptized and then we had the elders talk to him to see if he was ready and they agreed that he was! So they were all interviewed and were ready for <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1068592301" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span>! Talk about a miracle! The Spirit was so strong and it was a good reminder to us all that this gospel is all about the family. They are great examples to me of faith and hope.</div>
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This is weird (I've been saying that a lot lately). I have loved the past eighteen months of my life while I have served the Lord and the people in the Colorado Colorado Springs Mission. It has changed me for the better. Here's a little re-cap about what I've been up to for these eighteen months:</div>
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NorthGate</div>
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Sister Mangisi</div>
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Sister Ercanbrack<br />My first area where I learned HOW (honestly that took me my whole mission because we are constantly learning and messing up and then trying again) to be a missionary because I had an awesome trainer that showed me the ropes plus I literally had no idea what I was doing. I was in this area for six months and I learned a ton here because then straight out of my training, I trained a new missionary which was really scary but I needed it to help me learn and grow more. I did a lot of growing in this area, it was a good place to start my mission!</div>
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Pueblo YSA Rescue Team</div>
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Sister Bush</div>
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Sister Clawson</div>
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My second area was sooo different from my first area because 1. its pueblo haha (you have to go there to know what I mean!) and 2. we were working with the ysa, talk about awkward moments (like all the time, awkward). But I loved being here and working with the less active ysa. I learned the importance of bringing those lost sheep back into the fold. This is also where I met Amber and Alyxx who both got baptized! I love those girls so much and am so grateful that I met them.</div>
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Lone Tree</div>
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Sister Bjarnason</div>
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Sister Harrop</div>
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This area taught me to work no matter what is going on in an area. There were a lot of days here that I wanted to give up because we literally had nothing to do. It helped increase my faith in God and in HIS timing. I learned that things will work out the way God wants them to, not how we want them to. Transfer of 1,000 ringing a bell? Highlight of my mission for sure! Also, that it doesn't matter which ward a baptism takes place in just as long as that person makes those sacred covenants with their Father in Heaven. Its not about the credit, its about helping others.</div>
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Meridian</div>
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Sister Stock</div>
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This area taught me to love people no matter what. It doesn't matter how they treat you or what they may say about you. We are commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves. I can now say that I see people through God's eyes and I try to see the good in people because everyone has a family that loves and cares about them. "We are just simply walking each other home" President Uchtdorf</div>
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Sister Bush</div>
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Welp, I couldn't get away from this companion. She just loves me too much (she's watching me type this... pressure haha but really). I was only in this area for my last six weeks but I learned a ton here. I learned that people are prepared and some of us may plant the seeds and others may harvest the seeds. It doesn't matter who does what, as long as we are in the right place at the right time. God has many people that are prepared to hear the gospel and it is our responsibility to find them! This work is so important. We are talking about our brothers and sisters that are lost and need to be found or those that don't know where to find it. I was so blessed to meet Crystal, Akyera and Tarzan and to be able to witness their baptism. It isn't anything that I did because we don't convert anyone. The Holy Ghost does the converting but that we need to make sure that we live our lives so that He can work through us.</div>
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All of these places and these companions have changed me. I have grown and learned so much about this gospel. I KNOW without a doubt that my Father in Heaven and Savior, Jesus Christ love me and want me to come home. I know that Jesus is the Christ and that He is my rock and that we have a really good relationship because I have let Him help me in my life. Seeing the gospel change lives has been worth all of the hardships, trials, tears, heartbreaks, emotional breakdowns because it has taught me how to love others more fully, how to be happy and to have joy which is what this life is all about. Serving a mission was by the hardest thing that I have ever done in my life but it was the BEST thing that I could have done with my life and I will never regret or forget these memories. Colorado stole my heart and I am so lucky that its close enough to come back to visit. I now understand God's plan for me and who, with his help, I can become.</div>
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I love you all so much. Thank you for the support and prayers, they have meant to much to me. SEE YOU <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1068592302" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">ON THURSDAY</span></span>!!!</div>
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Love from Manassa,</div>
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P.S. Please pray for the snow to stop!! Its insane out there!</div>
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This week was been super busy and exhausting... pretty sure I say this every week but yeah... its the truth! We have been preparing for C and A's baptism on Saturday and almost have the programs done! So we will be running around like crazy this week preparing for that. We are so excited for them to make these covenants with their Heavenly Father. They were so prepared and it just goes to show that timing is everything! </div>
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Welllll the ward caught us and had Sister Bush and I both speak in church yesterday. It went super well! I spoke on President Monson's talk "Guided Safely Home" that he gave in the Priesthood session last October. It talked about how we need to not let our personal rudders get jammed. So I gave some examples on things that jam our rudders and then things that un-jam them. I talked about how pride, sin, discouragement, not going to church, not reading your scriptures and now praying can all jam your rudder. Now the way to un-jam your rudders is to have faith, go to church, read your scriptures, pray daily, follow promptings from the holy ghost, and doing missionary work (my personal fave. whaddup!). There are a ton of things that we can do to un-jam our rudders but its our choice whether or not we will allow those distractions into our lives or not. We can all choose to follow God or not and we have been given the map to get back home. That's what its all about.. going home back to our Heavenly Father. We have the responsibility to share that knowledge with those that don't know. It will change their lives. </div>
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This week will be really busy with appointments, the baptism, specialized training on Wednesday and getting everything ready so bring it on! Serving a mission has helped me to know that I CAN do hard things with the Lord's help. He has blessed me so much in my life and has given me the strength that I need. I have literally felt Him carrying me through some of the toughest days of like ever and has lifted me up to higher grounds. God is our loving Father in Heaven and Jesus is our savior and elder brother. They love us more then we can comprehend and that love is worth all of the hardships that you may go through. That love can carry your through the darkest times and can help you to know that you are sons and daughters of the Almighty. When you have that knowledge you will act accordingly. I also started over on the Book of Mormon again! I love this gospel and I love all of you so much. I believe that I have the best family in the world (because its the truth!) Stay strong and keep going. You can do hard things!! Have a great week and I will talk to you next week! </div>
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I had a great week. Very very busy which is like basically celestial for missionaries. Also, celestial is a great word. Use it. It will change your life.</div>
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C is still planning to get baptized on the twenty first so we have been seeing her every day and helping her prepare for that. She has cut down a ton on smoking! She told us yesterday that she was fasting (her choice, we didn't tell her to) to help her to quit smoking. Its amazing to see how much faith she has. She's had a really rough life and it just goes to show that the gospel is really for EVERYONE and that the gospel does change lives. Miracle! A said that she wants to get baptized with her mom now! We were like kind of shocked when she told us because lately she has been pulling back from the church but she's really started to realize that the gospel makes you the happiest that you can be. Still waiting on T to see what he decides to do but we think that he will be baptized too! The gospel is all about the family so why not make it a family day?! They really are so great and I am so blessed to have met them.</div>
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Saturday is my eighteen month mark and something else is that day too but I can't seem to remember it right now.. oh well! I can't even believe that I am hitting eighteen months!! It almost feels surreal. I have been reflecting on my mission lately and thinking about everything that I have done. I know that I am a better person, disciple of Christ, missionary because of all of the experiences that I've had. Its been an amazing ride and I am glad that I still have time! Its been busyyyy with the member lessons and we got twenty one 45 minute preach my gospel lessons this week! (the goal is twenty other lessons each week and we finally accomplished that goal! plus one!) WINNING. And our zone leaders in zone training on Friday might have asked us how for tips for the other missionaries to learn from. That's what's up! The mission is great. Life is good.</div>
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Y'all are great! Keep the faith and help someone out in need this week! Sorry there are no pictures. I have been slacking with taking them lately:(</div>
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Hey everyone! My week was super great. I really love it here! The people, the area, my companion.. its pretty perfect!</div>
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C is still working on quitting smoking but its been A TON better. Last week, she texted us and asked us to teach her about family home evening so we went over that night and told her what it was and then had fhe with her family. A picked "I love to see the temple" for the opening hymn. So Sister Bush, me, T and A sang it together and the spirit was so strong! It was a really neat experience to have with them. And the rest of fhe was great as well, we talked about the Book of Mormon and how important it is. And they all came to church yesterday!!! WINNING! Its amazing to see how the spirit works in people's lives and to see the change in them in just a few short weeks. We are praying that T and A will get baptized on the same day as C so that they can do it together as a family. I love them so much and want this happiness for them!</div>
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Between seeing C basically every day and teaching the member lessons, we have been super busy. So, yes still tired all the time but loving what I'm doing! We have been teaching a less active girl whose our age the lessons and those have been going really well. When we recited the first vision to her she said that she felt the spirit for the first time in years. That's just a testimony to me that these things are true! We went on exchanges with the stls on Saturday and I went to Monte Vista which is a retro sketchy little town. So that was fun! I really love it down here in the Valley. The people are so humble here and treat us like family. I am kind of sad that I know that I will only have one transfer here but I am making the most of it! I totally want to come back and visit in July because they go all out for pioneer days!</div>
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We had interviews with President Rehm on Wednesday and of course he talked to me about going home and finishing strong. I really am committed to giving it my all these next few weeks. I know that Heavenly Father is pleased with my efforts and I am grateful for the time that I have had to serve him. Also, you should check out the new Mormon Message just cause they rock. I shared my testimony yesterday in fast and testimony meeting since its my last one on the mission and I talked about how much this gospel means to me and how it has changed me. I'm blessed to have the opportunity to serve a mission and to see how much Heavenly Father and my Savior love me. Its changed my life.</div>
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Well family, I gotta run now but I love and miss y'all! Try to stay warm and not get snowed on! (I guess for Ami this means try not to get burnt hmmm)</div>
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Its been a busy, awesome week!! I am so tired so hopefully this makes sense. Just sayin...</div>
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First things first.. C, our investigator has a BAPTISMAL DATE!! Its for February 21st! We had a lesson with her on Tuesday and were talking about baptism and seeing where she's at with that and she was like "yeah, I'm ready" so we were like okay let's set a date because we know that you can do quit smoking by then and Heavenly Father always blesses us when we act and put forth some effort. So she looked at her calendar and said February 21st looks good to me and we all felt like that was right. We have seen her practically every day since then and talk to her about her baptism and she is still good for that. And yesterday her, A, T and N (T's friend) all came to church!! Its crazy because it always seems like bad things happen whenever your investigators are trying to get to church because she said that she woke up with a migraine, had a flat tire and fought with her son that morning but they all still came to church. She said that she would walk to church if she had to. SOLID right? She is so great and just such a good person. Sister Bush and I are lucky to know her! So we are REALLY excited for her baptism in a few weeks. So please pray that she will have the strength to quit smoking and work out some other things in her life. We gave her the 12 step program so she has been reading that and then on Sunday she is getting some medicine that can help her quit so she wanted to give that a few weeks to kick in I guess. Its amazing to be able to witness the change in people when they know that this is what true and what God wants for them in their lives.</div>
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I, who I mentioned last week that we are trying to work with bailed on us last week so we were waiting for him for like forty minutes trapped in this old ladies house, that was interesting. I find myself having so many stories where I say "only on the mission..." haha too true. So we are going to see him this week to see what's up. We do have a new investigator named B! He's a Hispanic guy that's like in his sixties or seventies. Who apparently thinks that we're dating and calls me dimples? Yeahhh.. its weird but once again only on the mission! He lives by himself in a tiny little trailer in a field. He is progressing though! So far we have given him a restoration and plan of salvation pamphlet and he has read both! We also gave him a Book of Mormon and in like three or four days he was at the part where Nephi slayed Laban and went back to his family with the gold plates. So that's pretty impressive. We go and see him a few times a week and we all have a feeling that he will be converted without even knowing it and will join the church.</div>
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We have been so incredibly busy this week so that means that we are so incredibly tired but in the happiest way possible! We've had back to back appointments all day every day with our investigators, service and teaching the active family missionary lessons. Its a blessing to serve others and be apart of their conversion process whether they are members or not. We all need to continually be converting ourselves over and over gain to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. God and Jesus Christ live and they love us! And that should give us the motivation to keep going even when its hard because we are all made of the divine, strong stuff.</div>
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I love and miss you all so much!! I hope that you have a great week! Make good choices!!</div>
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So the first picture is of the cute yellow house that we live in and the second picture is in a town near us called Antonito and apparently this guy made his house completely out of trash. Pretty sweet!</div>
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Well I finally made it to the Valley safely on Wednesday afternoon. We had transfer meeting on Tuesday but then we stayed the night in the Springs with some sisters because it was storming and the roads were terrible. The La Vida pass that you have to take to get to the valley was iced over and some elders flipped their car because they tried to head back on Tuesday night but we were like oh heck no! They are fine though!</div>
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So we headed for Manassa on Wednesday and we had to drive through Pueblo so we decided to make a pit stop to see Amber and the Williams which was so fun! I love them so much!! It was so weird being back in Pueblo with Sister Bush since its been almost a year since we served there together. It was funny because we pulled up to the Chick Fil A drive thru and one of our YSA was working, he got a pretty good kick out of that. Everyone is surprised that we are companions again because its pretty rare that that happens (we found out that one of the AP's hooked us up. #winning!) But of course we both know that the Lord needs us here to work together to bring souls closer to Christ.</div>
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This area is BOOMING. We have a ton of potentials and we have a few investigators. We are teaching a woman named C who has been taught by missionaries before and has had baptismal dates but couldn't quit smoking. She has three children so we are also teaching her daughter A (12) and her son T (10) when they are around and they are all pretty solid! We had a lesson with C on Saturday night where we read 1st Nephi four with her because she was stuck on the part where Nephi kills Laban (a lot of people get hung up on that fact) and so we read it with her and explained it so now its not an issue for her. Its always cool to see how the spirit works though people and softens their hearts. We invited her to be baptized and she said YES!! But that she knows that she needs to quit smoking first. So we are having a lesson with her on Tuesday night and we are giving her the 12 step program to help her quit. And if she gets baptized then her two children will most likely get baptized as well!!!</div>
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This ward is awesome at giving us referrals even though like 90% of the town of like 1,000 people are members of the church because Mormons founded Manassa. But there are still quite a few non-members and less active members that we are working with/trying to work with. We are also teaching a ton of the missionary lessons to members. I feel so blessed to be finishing my mission in this area. Its such a cute little town that is so different from any other areas on my mission but I just already love it here. I will try to send pictures of it next week so that you know what I'm talking about.</div>
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I love you all and am so grateful for all that you do! Keep sharing your testimony with others because as you do, it will be strengthened and it will become more natural to talk about the gospel with others. Have a great happy week and I will talk to you later! :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">I have faith that Manassa is where I need to be right now and that the Lord has people that are prepared for me. I hope that you have a great week and stay warm (I'll try to do the same!) I love you!!</span></div>
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Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-18492445584868759722015-01-05T12:42:00.000-08:002015-01-05T12:42:50.762-08:00#Embark<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2015 is going to be a great year!! I hope that you all made goals and plans for this year to come closer to Christ. </span><br />
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My week was pretty good, we have been doing a ton of preach my gospel role plays with the families in the ward. It has been going really well and has kept us really busy! We also have quite a few potential investigators and a few less actives that we are trying to work with. I swear that the mission is like being in the FBI sometimes with tracking people down. People like to hide from us but we always find them. Missionaries are also professional stalkers in case you didn't know. </div>
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This is really sad but kind of funny? Sister Stock managed to fall down the stairs while spilling hot chocolate all over herself. She's really graceful...poor girl. Soooo that happened. I told her that I was mentioning this in my email and she's fine with it. She will probably kill me later. </div>
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I was on <a href="http://lds.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">lds.org</a> the other day and stumbled across this video. Actually, it was on the home page but whatever. Its the 2015 youth theme and its all about service! The scripture this year is D&C 4:2. I just really love this video because its about serving others which is a huge thing skill that I have learned on the mission and its a blessing being able to serve others. I might have cried while watching this.. I was just really feeling the spirit ya know?! </div>
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Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-6303209375236008782014-12-29T12:39:00.000-08:002015-01-05T12:39:31.526-08:00Look Not Behind Thee<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">HI family!! It was seriously so good to see and talk to you on Christmas!! Even though I was sick, it made me happy for many reasons!!! :) I'm so glad that everyone is doing well! I was also happy that Nicki, Rob, Casey, Matt and Nathan were there even though I was a hot mess, haha sorry not sorry. The rest of the day was pretty chill, I just laid on the couch trying not to move too much. Sister Stock and I picked The Last Song for our movie to watch. I know its pretty random but we wanted a chick flick and it was a pretty long one so we just went with it. Its a pretty cute movie! The rest of the week was pretty good, I am still recovering from my illness which is always fun! Especially on a mission! Said no one ever. But the Dalton's are amazing and took really good care of me so no worries I am feeling a ton better! </span><br />
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Well last Tuesday, our zone and the north zone had a Christmas conference all day which was pretty great! They mainly talked about creative ways to find people to teach and for us to remember that every moment is a teaching moment. The mission gave all of us missionaries a picture of the Denver temple that says "Begin with the end in mind". One of the apostles gave a talk with that title to all of the new mission presidents this past summer so President Rehm really wants us to focus on that. What it means is that when we meet people and start teaching them that we need to being with the end (the temple) in mind. We need to see them in temple clothing and see who they can truly become. Its a really great talk! Here's the article: <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/begin-missionary-work-with-the-end-in-mind-says-elder-nelson?lang=eng" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/<wbr></wbr>church/news/begin-missionary-<wbr></wbr>work-with-the-end-in-mind-<wbr></wbr>says-elder-nelson?lang=eng</a></div>
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Also, during our lunch break one of the AP's came in dressed as Santa Claus to hand out us the pictures. It was pretty hilarious. Near the end of the meeting, President Rehm asked all of the missionaries that are going home in January and February to come up on the stand to give their departing testimony. WAIT, WHAT? I don't remember much of what I said but I remember that I talked about how much I have changed on the mission. I am proud of the person that I am becoming because I have allowed the gospel to change me. And I gave some grandma mission advice to all the youngins haha. It was really surreal but I was glad that I was able to stand in front of other missionaries and bear my testimony of the happiness that I have felt while serving the Lord.</div>
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I seriously love this work and I I know that God has a plan for us. That knowledge helps put it into perspective for me that the decisions that I make, even the small ones, do matter. And that I can only help others make good decisions as well but that its up to them whether they want to act on those promptings or not. God is good!! As the new year of 2015 approaches, we should all be making resolutions to come closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Watch this Mormon Message, its really good and also hilarious. </div>
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I love all of you!! Stay safe and have a great week! Talk to you then :)</div>
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Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-35988996983467288222014-12-22T12:38:00.000-08:002015-01-05T12:38:47.138-08:00He is the Gift!<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey family!! Oh my word, I am so excited to Skype y'all on Christmas! I know that you're excited too ;) It's always so nice seeing your faces! You're all so precious! </span><br />
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My week was pretty good, Sister Stock has her physical therapy appointments for her wrist twice a week in the Springs so we do quite a bit of traveling. We had exchanges with the sister training leaders on Wednesday. I went to their area in Gleneagle with Sister Fisher. We had a first lesson with this girl named Julie whose in high school. They had tracted into her dad a few weeks ago and he actually referred his daughters to the sisters which is different but hey it works! She was way cool and had an open mind about learning about different faiths. Its interesting because a lot of people who want to learn more about different religions, usually say that the Mormon faith sticks out to them more than others. Hmmm... I wonder why that is. Oh yeah, I know. Cause its the truth and somewhere down inside people, their spirits know that and they yearn for that truth whether their head knows that or not. </div>
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Our recent convert, Cameron baptized an eighteen year old girl named Megan on Saturday! That was so cool to see because he just got baptized in September and now he had the privilege to baptize someone else! He was so excited and nervous that it took them two times, but its all good though. He did great! </div>
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Sad day.. there is a member in the Calhan ward that is in the hospital right now. She has an infection and had to get surgery on Saturday and then has to go through surgery again in three weeks. She is one of my mission moms who I just absolutely adore. Please pray for their family, it would be so hard especially at this time of year to be in the hospital away from family. On Saturday night, Sister Stock and I snuck into her hospital room when she was in her surgery and decorated her room for Christmas. Its neat because Sister Stock's mom had sent her lights a few days before this and Sister McGee had mentioned how she wished that she could have lights up in her room so we made it happen. As we were decorating her room, I was just thinking to myself how that right there is the true meaning of Christmas. Its not in the presents or in Santa Claus but its in doing those small acts of kindness for those around us. Its putting others needs above our own and that is something that I have really learned on the mission. Its a knowledge that will bless me for the rest of my life. </div>
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We're teaching a returning less active named C. We meet in a member's home and she tells us what she wants to learn that day. So we read the chapter on that subject from the Gospel Principles book with her. Its really cool because she's the one that sought out the missionaries because she wanted to be active again. Her husband's not a member but he lives in Missouri right now so she's moving there in January.</div>
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The relief society had a Christmas gala/gift exchange on Thursday which was a lot of fun. J and K were both there! Cool fact: K's husband came to sacrament meeting yesterday because their daughters were singing. That was a miracle because he has never been to church before and that made K super happy! He also went to the stake Christmas devotional last night which is a huge deal for him to even step foot inside a church building! So we are hoping that her husband's heart is being softened and that we will see miracles from this.</div>
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I have seen a ton of tender mercies from my Father in Heaven this week with Him just letting me know that He's there and that He loves me. Its really through those simple, small ways that we can feel God's love. I have been privileged to feel even a little bit of how Heavenly Father feels about His children. I know that as we serve others, we are serving God. I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want us to give back because we have been given much from them. So, go out and serve someone this week and help them to feel of that love. </div>
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I finished Alma a few days ago and am now on Helaman! I love reading from the Book of Mormon and feeling the peace that it brings into my life. How's your Book of Mormon reading going? Also, I hit sixteen months yesterday which is completely crazy. I can't believe that Christmas is next week! I am so excited to skype y'all!!! You all mean the world to me. Love you!! Have a happy safe week! </div>
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Happy birthday to my main girl, Nicki! Okay I just have to say... I dunno bout you but I'm feelin twenty twwoooooooo! When did we get so old?! I am so grateful that I have you in my life and I hope that you had a wonderful day! I love you!! <img class="CToWUd" goomoji="B0C" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/B0C" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>
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Happy birthday to mama fresh on Friday! You are one of the coolest moms ever! Thanks for always being there for me :)</div>
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Mine week was pretty great! Let's see...</div>
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Transfers were Tuesday. My trainer, Sister Mangisi went home. That was hard to say bye because she has become a really close friend and I love her a lot! But I'm excited for this new chapter in her life! </div>
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We had zone training on Friday where we received "He is the Gift" pass along cards which y'all should have in your December issue of the Ensign so look out for those! And pass them out too, that would be great! People need to be reminded of the true meaning of Christmas and that Christ was the first gift that our loving Father in Heaven gave to the world. </div>
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The ward Christmas party was on Saturday. The theme was A Night in Bethlehem so they had all of these food booths set up that we had to pay for with our gold coins and we sat on the floor so it felt like we were outside and they put on a program about Christ's birth.</div>
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This brother in our ward invited his boss and her family who invited other families so there were about fifteen or so non-members there which was awesome!! Sister Stock and I tied Joy to the World DVDs to BofMs to give out as gifts and two of the people took them. One of the guys that we talked to for awhile told us that he's divorced and his two sons from his first marriage just got baptized into our church. That was pretty cool! He said that he would read the BofM and go from there. It was neat because he said that it would give him something to talk to his sons about. K also came with her two daughters! YAYY! </div>
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The First Presidency Christmas Devotional was amazing! I really enjoyed all of the talks especially Elder D. Todd Christofferson's about how all of our experiences will be for our good because I wrote about that in my email last week. Its like I knew! I just love this time of year because people seem to be a little bit kinder and are more willing to listen to us testify of Jesus Christ.</div>
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I am incredibly grateful that my brother, Jesus Christ came to earth for me personally. I know that He knows exactly what I am going through and because I know that, I know that He walks side by side with me at all times. I love Him! </div>
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I also got a letter from my mission president saying that I am one of the most senior missionaries in the mission now and I got that "finishers wanted" talk by President Monson. Soooo that was weird. Trying to ignore that... haha. </div>
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Love y'all! Talk to you next week :)</div>
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Kyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197227171822764402noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279759638536383.post-87910315936304803092014-12-01T12:33:00.000-08:002015-01-05T12:33:36.472-08:00For Our Good<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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I'm so happy to hear that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I did too! We went to like five different member's houses to visit and eat (confessions of a foodaholic). And we watched Frozen which was a cute movie!<br /></div>
So we taught S twice last week and that went very well! He is so excited for his baptism in January! He left for Utah this morning so we had to say goodbye to him last night and that was not fun!! He has become such a good friend and I am grateful that I had the privilege of teaching him. He wanted our emails so that he could send us pictures of his baptism. Literally can't wait to get those!!<br /></div>
We volunteered at the soup kitchen again. We drove down with Jackie and her mom and that was super fun! I love being able to serve others who are less fortunate then us.<br /></div>
This is a cool story! So a little background information first. So Sister Stock has been super sick since Friday morning so we have been in since then #cabinfever so I have been going slightly crazy (well we both have but I won't tell you about that haha its pretty embarrassing) But anyways, so we get a call from our bishop and he tells us that a mom and daughter just randomly walked into church and he gave us their number, we called them and have an appointment set up for Wednesday and the mom sounded really excited! The cool part about this is that a family who lived in the ward nine months ago invited the daughter to last year's trunk or treat but she didn't go and now nine months later they just walk into church! That is just a testimony to me that its so important that we invite people to activities even if they don't come because you never know the impact that it can have on them. Pray that our appointment goes well!!<br /></div>
Transfers are tomorrow and I'm staying in Meridian with Sister Stock for six more weeks. I am really excited because she is awesome and this is a great area!<br /></div>
I am so grateful for this opportunity that I have been given to serve my Father in Heaven and the people of Colorado. It has been a huge blessing to me. I know that this Gospel is true and that through it people can change and become better. I know that I have changed and become better because of it. I know that Jesus Christ knows exactly what I am going through because He went through it first. I know that we are given trials for our benefit, learning and growth and that they will be for our good. (D&C 122:7). I know that God loves me and that He loves every one of you. Let Him in and let him change you! Also, check out <a href="http://christmas.mormon.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">christmas.mormon.org</a>!!<br /></div>
Love you all! Have a great week!<br /></div>
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Hi everyone! How was your week? My week was pretty great! Here are some updates:</div>
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING on Thursday! I am so excited to eat. I think I remember saying something about stretchy pants last year? Yeah, that happened... but seriously though I will be wearing a stretchy skirt because we've been invited to four different houses. Kind of excited about it, haha. So we can watch one PG or G rated movie so we're going to watch Frozen because Sister Stock is obsessed with it and I've never seen it. So I might just become cool now that I've seen Frozen even though its sooooo last year. I am so eternally grateful for all the people that are in my life. You have all impacted my life in different ways and you mean so much to me. I feel so blessed. I have had a wonderful life and its because you are in my life. I'm grateful for my loving parents who raised me to be a true disciple of Christ. You have given me everything that I could ever want in life and have sacrificed so much for me. I love all five of my sisters so much. I am so happy that we are all so close (even though some of you are better at writing me then others! Just sayin..) I wouldn't trade our memories together for anything! Words can't really express how thankful I am for all of you. But you know that I love you! I have the best family in the world. Its fine to be jealous :)</div>
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What are you grateful for? I have been writing in a gratitude journal and that has helped me to remember the things that I am blessed with. Heavenly Father has literally gave me everything that I have. We need to be showing our gratitude daily. </div>
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Happy birthday on Friday, Leah!! Can't believe you're two...like seriously. That's crazy. Whatta big girl. Auntie misses you sooo much!! Give her squishes for me! </div>
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Remember all of the many blessings that you receive daily! I love you! Talk to you next week! Have a happy thanksgiving!!</div>
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By the way, I was literally in heaven holding those kittens. Does anyone want one? This family is giving them away for free! There's like a million of them running around. So presh.</div>
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The mission tour with Elder Baxter was great! He talked about how we need to start with the end in mind. He said that when we need to make sure that we are secure in the gospel before we can help someone else out. It was very inspiring and made me want to be better. </div>
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"well you have a face to be a nurse (what does that mean?!). Do you ever just look at yourself in the mirror and think I am beautiful?"</div>
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....yeah, so that was more on the strange side of things as far as every day conversations go but that's just the mish life for ya haha. We are going back the day before Thanksgiving to help out. Which I am excited for because I have really learned how important it is to always be serving others. </div>
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We had lessons with J on Friday and Sunday night. On Friday we talked to her about the importance of reading our scriptures. And on Sunday night, we taught her the message of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Although she was baptized four years ago she has forgotten a ton of doctrine so we are reteaching her the lessons. Praying that she will come to church this Sunday! We have another appointment with her on Friday to teach the Plan of Salvation. </div>
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This weekend, Jackie came on a mini mission with us! So, she was with us Friday-Sunday #trio. It was seriously so much fun! We grew really close over the past few days and we were able to help answer questions that she has about the gospel and hopefully helped her out with things. She is a great girl and I just love her so much! </div>
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K came to church again with her daughters! She joined the ward choir and they performed in sacrament meeting yesterday. She told me that she doesn't know when she will get baptized but that she is thinking about it. She's worried about her family because they don't support her at all. </div>
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It was a great week. There are a lot of things going on! Its a good area. This week should be really busy as well which is always super nice. I hope y'all are happy and are making good choices. Remember who you are! Have a fabulous week :)</div>
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