I just got home from taking the kids to the Provo City Temple open house. I hope I'm not too late to write you an email for your P~day. It was so great to spend some time with Karly. She met us at the open house that is where I took that picture of her and Malachi together. It was great to spend the weekend with her. The kids and I had fun hiking Bridalveil Falls it was amazing to be outside in a T-shirt and have snow on the ground, kind of wild. The kids went to UVU game the trampoline park while Jodi and I enjoyed the museum of church history. On our way home today we stopped in Bountiful where uncle Alden lived and his Temple is. We attended church, because it was Fast Sunday it was so wonderful to listen to everybody's testimonies. Nauvoo and Sariah were the last two to bear their testimonies and they were so beautiful the tears rolled down my face. A lot of people focused on their personal testimony of Joseph Smith, it was wonderful to hear that sure and certain knowledge that individuals have by the power of the Holy Ghost of Joseph Smith. One guy bore a fantastic testimony of his missionary experience from several years ago when the Nauvoo Temple was just beginning to be rebuilt. Another guy bore testimony from an experience on his mission he served in Siberia, and they had a cake called crazy cake. It was made without eggs they were supposed to be home by 9 o'clock and it was 8:45. It was freezing cold and they thought maybe they should just go home and eat some of their crazy cake that was in the fridge. But then they decided to pray and track an apartment building that they know had already been tracked by several hundred missionaries before them. The door opened and a man in a wife beater T-shirt tank top covered in tattoos opened the door. Immediately they thought he's going to slam the door in our face because of his appearance. They were wrong, he kindly and warmly welcomed them in where they saw his wife and two small children sitting on the couch so quietly waiting for them. The man said~ you've brought us a message and we are ready to listen. So they taught them to plan a salvation and 45 minutes later went home. Two months later the whole family was baptized. It was at this point that they had learned that this family had just knelt in prayer to find new direction for their lives as they did not like the way it was headed -five minutes later is when the missionaries knocked on the door. This is a sure testimony that people are preparing and the Lord is helping them be prepared for when an opportunity to hear the gospel will come to their door. Of course as soon as missionaries got home that night they did eat their crazy cake :-) There may be times that you're ready to turn in early, let the spirit be your guide pray for direction even if there's only 15 minutes left in your day. I love you with all my heart, and continually have you in my prayers.
J'taime toujours,
Mom
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Hey Mom I'm getting transferred! From the Island Tenerife to Fuerte Ventura, another Island! I am super exited to go but sad to leave La Laguna. I will be in a different place but in the same zone. I was really surprised that I was leaving but it's all good. I got to talk to my dad of the mission, Elder Howard! and that was good, and some of my old companions from the CCM. I'm doing really good and I am really ready to go hard in a new area! I miss you a ton and I'm super glad that have an Awesome family like you guys because a lot of Elders don't have that in their lives. I hope that the chicas are not skipping school and that they are still going to seminary y tal and that Malachi is having tons of fun!. I love you mom and I want to thank you for everything that you do and give me. I cant wait to tell y'all all about my next place, the beach, the investigators, and everything! Gracias para total y les doy mi amor!
Tú hijo Moroni
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