So this week has been pretty crazy! We had transfers on Wednesday, and now I'm leading out my area (Which is unbelievably difficult). It will be a good learning experience for me though. My new companion's name is Sister Harston. She's pretty cool, but not very assertive so it falls on my shoulders to be the assertive one as well and actually go and talk to people, so it's REALLY a learning experience.
The Baptism went great! Jeremy's cousin got to come and baptize him and sister Hamilton got to come back from Vacaville and see it, which was really cool. President and Sister Alba even came! I was just standing there talking to Shelley and I looked out the back door and was like, "What is he doing here?!?!" But it was good :) He got to share his testimony and Jeremy and Shelley thought it was really cool that the mission president came to their baptism :) We also set a baptismal date with our investigator who came to the baptism, so it was a really cool experience!
It's definitely not easy being out on a mission, but it's really worth it. I'm learning so much from being out here. One of the biggest things that I've learned is to love everyone, no matter who they are or what they do, because everyone is a Child of God. One of our investigators who we just set a baptismal date with, Saul, was (is) this punk spanish kid who acted like he was just too cool and only started taking the discussions because he thought Sister Holguin was cute, but it's incredible to see the difference that the Gospel has made in his life. He still looks and acts like a punk kid, but he is changing little by little, and it has become so easy for me to see his potential. I've learned not to judge by appearances, God prepares the most unlikely people to receive the Gospel!
Hope everything is going well at home! Live like you believe!
Sister Lesser
Mom:
Do you post everything that I write, including this? Do you post it to a blog?!?! Am I forever going to be embarrassed for asking for brazil butt workouts?!?!?!?!?! Seriously! Do you even read these things before you post them?! Anyway...Glad that everything is going good at home :) Mandee has been telling me how excited that she is to be a prostitute, haha! Ah! I want to go to Lagoon! Jealous! Thanks sending me that stuff, if you read this before you send that package, could you also send that maurices black skirt that I have, and any other clothes that look appropriate? If you've already sent the package don't worry about it. Thanks for all of the uplifting messages! I really like the poem that you sent me. This week has been pretty difficult and I've been feeling pretty down so that was a good message to get me back into spiritual shape :) Hope everything is going well at home! Have fun at Bear Lake!
Mandee:
I'm glad that you got a good part in the play! Who are all of the leads and stuff? What parts did your friends get? Thanks for all of the pictures, the one with the peacock running away from you cracked me up! Poor Mom, having to drag you around everywhere and then make all of your stuff on top of that! you're running her ragged! haha. I've had the weirdest urge to learn how to sew lately, but I'm pretty sure that we're not allowed to have sewing machines because they have sharp pointy objects...not that I'd have time to use one anyway! Make sure that everyone is getting along and that you're all reading the scriptures as a family and praying every morning or night, okay? That's my job for you :) Have a great week!
Dad:
Haha! It was good to hear from you! I was just kidding (but secretly I knew that saying that to Grandpa would get a letter out of you!!). Yeah Mandee's been sending me tons of pictures, but only a few of you, you should take some and send them to me of what you guys do every day...I've yet to see one of fishing or camping!! I'm glad that you've been spending lots of time with Tyson! I can't believe that he gets to go on the Alaska trip! No fair!! I hope you guys have fun though, catch lots of big fish and send me letters! And if you can find some way to keep halibut good in a package to California... :) haha. Hope that everything is going well! Have fun with the new puppies! I want to name them all :) Just make sure that one of the girls is named Milady. haha :)
Grandma Bowcutt:
Thank you for continuing to write me every week! It's always good to hear from you and get updates on how the post mission experience is for you guys :) Haha. Thank you for your uplifting (and funny) messages! I'm sure that you'll get everything back in order eventually, and I support your decision on keeping all of the houses! haha :) So is everyone up in Utah now? How is everyone? Hope everything is going well! I'm praying for you guys!
Aliza:
Thanks for the recipe! I'll definitely have to try it. There's like 4 Anderson families in the ward, so I'll have to do some snooping and see which one it is :) How's Utah? I heard that you're pregnant, is that true?!?! Congrats! How far along are you? Hope everything is going well, glad you made it to Utah safely!
Makell:
Happy Birthday last Saturday! How old are you now? How was Boondocks? It sounds like you guys are having such a fun time this summer! Are you still dancing? We've brought a lot of people to church! We had two people get baptized on your birthday, and then we have about 5 other investigators that come to church regularly. have you been to Bear Lake yet? how was it? Hope you guys are having a great summer!
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