HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Leah! I love you so much and can NOT believe you are 10 years old!!!!!! No more birthdays ok? I hope you have a super awesome day though. You are the best! Go swimming for me! :)
Congratulations Brad on the graduation! I love the picture, you look so proud and happy, you definitely graduated with style. :) I can't wait to hear about your speech either. So cool!
This week was so great! I love Norwood so much. It's such a nice place to live :) Especially in the summer! Everyone is front porch sittin and walking their dogs, and just having a good ol time! Its so cute. :) We have been finding like crazy this week. It has been so great!
Highlight of the week: We have been teaching this girl, Brandi, who is 9 years old, her grandma Crystal, is a less active member of the church and so Brandi never gets to come to church. But this weekend, Crystals parents got BAPTIZED, and Brandi and Crystal both came to the service!! It was so cool. Brandi said the opening prayer, and helped me play the prelude music ;). Right after the actual baptism, I asked Crystal how long it had been since she had been in this church building, and she said the last time she was here was for her baptism 20 years ago. It was really neat, and i think she had a great experience. Then after the baptism, we were able to give them a church tour and help them to have a spiritual experience in the chapel. It was really cool! And on Sunday, BRANDI came to church! Crystal didn't, but now that there is other family coming, Crystal trusts them to bring Brandi, so it was great. She has a hard time sitting still, but she did really good and loved church. She wants to start coming every week :D So exciting.
Yesterday, and for this next month, Sister Rasmussen and I are substituting for singing time in primary, because Sister Akin is having her baby any day now!! It was so much fun! The kids have the sweetest spirits. I just love being around them. And seriously, the Potsdam Branch has the cutest kids in the world! I can't wait to visit after my mission so I can actually play with them! :)
On Monday, we had a memorial day BBQ with a bunch of members of the branch, and it was so much fun! President Curtis forced the 6 of us missionaries into a football game, and it was so funny. It was president Curtis up against his brother, then the three sets of missionaries guarding their companions. I scored 2 touchdowns and had a sick interception... in a dress & flats ;) haha. don't worry mom, i was being lady like :) But Dad, really, you would've been proud. :)
This last week, we had 22 appointments planned, and only 4 of them happened. But, that happens, and we don't let it get us down. We just keep trying. It's amazing how good Satan is at working his way in there. Because in those situations, usually the reason the appointment doesn't happen is for a valid reason, like health problems, something going on with their kids, or sometimes they just didn't plan well. Satan will do anything he can to prevent those people from keeping their appointments with us, he does not want us teaching them. But when they cancel, I've found that if we get down and give up, he is succeeding. It's when we diligently and faithfully continue to try them that Satan loses his power over the Situation and we are able to help them have experiences that bring them closer to their Savior, Jesus Christ.
Well I love you all, I hope you have a great week. Enjoy the sun. I know I am... speaking of, I have the cutest below the knee and flats tan line... I am embracing it :) Oh, and the watch tan line is pretty cute too ;)
Have a good week. Stay sweet :)
Love you!!
SD (Scooby Doo, or Sister Davis.. your pick.)
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