Hi family! :) June
18, 2013
Did ya miss me this week!?
Cause I did miss you! But it was a good week! A lot of
different things happened, and well... here we go!!!
So, We had 3 exchanges last week,
which was just crazy! But good! I have learned a lot from the sisters
that I have been able to work with, and I know that my testimony and my skills
as a missionary have increased ever so slightly as I have had the opportunity
to be like a senior companion in leading the lessons and taking charge of the
plans for the day. But, as fun as the exchanges were, I am grateful to
be Sister Drinkwater's companion, and to be able to be around her sweet Spirit
often, and I am so grateful for how often she turns to the Lord. In
nearly all that we do, we pray first, both separately and as a companionship so
that we know that we are doing the Lord's will! Her testimony is amazing, and
it is great being able to work with her!
As for investigators, our hard
work and diligence is paying off, and we are seeing some progress! We
have picked up a few new investigators this week, and they look promising,
Deborah and Brenda, a mother and a daughter that are both going through
divorces. But, they have so much faith, and I am excited to see them
progress!
We also, on Thursday, attended
the Addiction recovery class with Rich (our investigator) and Jenn (Less
active), because Rich's son is an addict, and we heard it is good for
family members of addicts as well. It was a very powerful experience for
all of us, all of the people there were testifying of the Savior, and how
they had been able to overcome their addiction through the atonement. It
was so amazing and so powerful! Especially for Rich, because he always asks us
why people say, "I know that this church is true." Which is
something that we do say a lot, but he didn't understand that this is a saying
that we use to exclaim the power that we have felt from the Savior. He
wanted people to say that they knew Jesus Christ, so it was a great class to be
in because that is exactly what those people were testifying of! Man, the
Atonement is real! It is powerful! I have seen it many times working on
my mission, and before! The Lord loves us so much that He made it possible for
us to be healed, to be cleansed, to change! And what a miracle that has
been! :) What a miracle that is! What an amazing opportunity I have
to share that with others! :) I think that I have the best job in
the world right now ;)
And Father’s Day. Father’s
Day was hard to be honest. We wished that we could also call home, but
that isn’t the case. But know dad that I love you! And that I was thinking
about you during church! And that we got to celebrate with our ward
mission leader and his family! And that made it a bit easier! But, happy
Father's Day! I am so blessed to have you as a dad! And to have you mom
as my mom and
kenna as my sister! We are so blessed!!!
I'm sorry to hear that Karson
broke his arm again :( poor kid!!! :( That is no fun at all! I'll be writing a
letter to him for sure today!!! And well, you can tell him, I don't know
if this will make him feel any better, but tell him that we will be special
together, cause we will have awesome matching scars! Tell him that I
love him, and that I miss him!
I love you all! So much! I am so glad that we are
able to email, and that I am able to share with you my experiences and know
that things are going well at home!!
Next week is our mission
conference, so we will probably be up way early and emailing early as well!
Our mission changes in 2 weeks, and that is just crazy to me! July
came so quickly! I can't even believe it! But we are going to have a
mission conference, and I am excited for that!
I’ll be sending a package in a
week or two, for Kenna's birthday, and then just some things that you might
enjoy! (journal and planners etc.) Also, I'll be sending some pictures I
think, maybe one today in the letter, and then some more when I send that
package! :)
I hope that this week is amazing!
:) I'll be praying for you! And then I'll be talking to people about
Jesus Christ! :) Which I love to
do by the way! I love it!! Love, love, love it! :)
Also, San Clemente... umm I would
say that we say the end with a 'tee" or me, and some people, just drop the
't'. :) haha, so ya. That’s it!
Where were the Hansen's staying
in San Clemente? Maybe I drove by without even knowing! Haha! Crazy
crazy!!
Well, I'll be writing you letters
this afternoon, tell everyone that it was great to hear from them! And
that I am grateful for all of the love and support that I have!
I love you!!!!
Have a great week!!!! :)
Love,
Sister Taylor Burningham
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