I felt A LOT of love this week! We got to eat with Janet Widdison's cousin
hahaa. During dinner Brother Smith said, "I have a cousin in Pocatello. Do you
know any Widdisons?" You better believe I know some Widdisons! Only my whole
life! That was a fun connection to make.
Then we got to eat with Kayloni and Greg's friends! Brother and
Sister Eddie and their family are so sweet. Oh my goodness they were so nice.
No, the boys are not twins...I asked the same question! They took us to
Stonefire Grill which was delicious and right around the corner from our
apartment.I love our family, and I am so
grateful the Eddies brought me a little love from my family back home. Turns out
Brother Eddie stayed out our house when I was one-year-old. He said he still
remembers how kind and welcoming you were mom :) The Eddies were a tender mercy
for me this week.
I am very excited for Dallin and Ali! I can't wait to meet her. She is
very beautiful! Way to go Dallin. I am also suuuuuper pumped for Quinn! He is
going to be an awesome missionary.
Yes we had our baptism yesterday and it was splendid. M and B were baptized by their sisters boyfriend. The sister is in the blue dress.
BACKSTORY: she was baptized by her now-boyfriend. He served here a couple years
ago and baptized the older sister and is now dating her! Cute. (the tall guy on
the left is Hno Henao. He is the second counselor in the branch presidency)
Everything went so well yesterday. So many people came to support the
girls. It has been a long road for those two, but they have persevered. Everyone
was all smiles yesterday. That is what I love about baptisms! Everyone is just
so happy! I think Sister Delhoyo sent you a pic of the girls right after they
were baptized (those pics are the definition of happiness). I can just see
Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ with big smiles on their faces too.
We went to the visitor center with L. She was so excited to go. As
soon as L walked in the visitor center and saw the Christ Statue she started
to cry. The spirit was strong! They have a little missionary exhibit where she
learned a little bit more about what her son is doing on his mission. I got to
invite her to be baptized. I love the experiences where the spirit is just
pushing you to do something...invite her, invite her, invite her, so I did and
she agreed to baptism March 29! WEEHOO! We are praying that everything will go
smoothly for her these next couple weeks!
We also watched that dumb Families Are Eternal video where the grandpa
passes away. I call it dumb because it makes me cry like a baby hahaa. I try to
mentally prepare myself every time we go to the visitor center, but it gets me
every time! Eternal families are real. I know it. I LOVE the church's Easter
video. Love, Love, Love it! It is the best tool for contacting. "Hey do you have
a smart phone?" "Want to watch a short video about families?" It is that easy.
Spread the good news this Easter season. I'm going to see Grandpa Preece and
Barfuss again, HALLELUJAH!
Random Stuff:
1. Check out these songs- Randy Travis "Raise Him Up" "When Mama Prays" and
"Pray for the Fish"
Josh Turner "The Way He was
Raised"
Calee Reed "She Puts the Music in Me"
This one makes me cry every time I listen to it. Love you mom.
2. What does the S in Thomas S. Monson stand for? This question has been
bothering me. Sometimes I wish I had google...
3. We had Stake Conference this week. I ran into Kirby Herbourne like 3 times. He
sang a musical number at the adult session. I was hoping he would get up at the
pulpit and start singing, "Everclean cleaner than Listerine..." hahaa
4. Did anyone watch the Face to Face Elder Holland thingy. I only watched
the first 10 minutes and
can we take a moment to appreciate those two boys who
sang the opening song. Whoa. Marysa can take the shorter one and I will take the
tall one who sang in Spanish :) Can't wait to hear how Dad's training with Elder
Holland will go. What a cool opportunity!
I love you loads. Have a great week. I am glad you are healthy mom. I am glad you are taking care of yourself! It
is an answer to my prayers that our family is doing so well!
Besos,
Hermana Moo yes, we did have a pinata at the baptism...
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