He sees the end from the beginning

Our awesome young women :)

Sisters Barlow, Graham, Ward, House, Duffin, Whitlock and I - Love them all!

Went on an exchange with Sister Graham and the neighbors of a member had a super cute puppy!

:)

Temple Terrace missionaries with Brother Engebretsen our ward mission leader. :)

Hello everyone,

The church is true and the work is His! I'm looking forward to making
the most of the week with His help. None of it is possible without
Him. I'm grateful for the love of my Savior. I'm grateful that He
accepts me weaknesses and all. Through Him I know that those
weaknesses can be made strong.

This week was a good one. I got to go on my last exchange. :) It was
great. I love being able to share the gospel. It really does bring
happiness. Penny is going to do baptisms at the temple this week! We
are so excited for her! She's so excited too and she got her recommend
yesterday! We are looking forward to having FHE with her and a member
family tonight. :)

I'm so grateful for the many experiences I've had here. They have
helped shape me and change me. I know the Lord had a plan for me here
in Florida and also has a plan for my future. He always sees so much
more in us then we see in ourselves.

I know the gospel is the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I know that the
church was restored with the priesthood power of God. Living the
principles of the gospel and partaking of the ordinances are how we
can return to live with our Father. I know The Book of Mormon is not
just an ordinary book. It a book given to us by God. As we read and
study and pray we can receive personal revelation about our lives. We
can receive a witness for ourselves of the truth.

I am so grateful for all your love and support. I'm grateful we can
all help each other return to where we came from. It's not an easy
journey, but it is worth every step.

I love you! I'm praying for you!

Sister Gessel

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own
understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy
paths." Proverbs 3:5-6

Sister Slawson and I! Such a tender mercy that I got to see her this week!

"Hearken unto these words and believe in Christ..." 2 Nephi 33:10

Celebrating 18 months as a missionary on Thursday! (Gotta love Chick-Fil-A haha)

Planning my life...well at least I've got a lot of ideas!! Haha

All kinds of things grow in Florida.

Hi all!

There are always so many things to share and I never know where to start. :)

I think mainly I'd like to share a miracle! We've spent a lot of time
working online on Mormon.org this past week and we've seen a lot of
miracles as we share the Book of Mormon with people. We picked up a
chat that had been sitting there for 2 minutes. Usually they get
picked up right away so it was a little unusual. It turned out to be a
young girl who wanted to learn more about how to join the church. She
said she always felt peaceful when she talked to members or read the
Book of Mormon and wanted to learn about how to join. She had sent in
a request to meet with missionaries and so we just helped answer some
questions and encourage her and thank her for her courage and faith.
She said she was from Utah and that she knew a lot of members, etc.
The conversation was ending and I felt like I needed to ask her what
part of Utah she was from and I told her I was from Layton. She
messaged back and said she was from Layton too and lived right by
Northridge (the high school my brother went to and the one my little
sister will go to this fall)! It turns out she goes to school at North
Layton (the junior high I taught at) and knows my best friend Ashlee
who teaches there! She had her as a teacher in 7th grade. It was such
a miracle. I offered to go to church with her when I get home so she
can be more comfortable and she was really excited. I am so excited
and so grateful to the Lord. He knows my heart and sent an incredible
tender mercy that I didn't expect at all. Let me tell you, the Lord is
so good to us. He knows us. He knows things that we need, often before
we even know we need them or we didn't even know how to say what we
needed. It really blows my mind. I'm so grateful He has a plan and
that he sent me all the way to Florida to meet his girl from my
hometown who I likely would have never met otherwise. I can't wait for
her journey in the church to start. She has so much potential. The
church is true!

Love you all! Keep the faith! Keep listening to/reading the Book of Mormon!

Sister Gessel

It helps if you put the blade in before you start blending... :)

This week in Florida

Cleaning the car!

If you know me you know I'm semi-obsessed with the Ensign. I pick them up whenever I find a new one and bring back the old ones. I love the stories in them! Imagine my surprise when I opened up and found the Bott's! Haha. Gotta love it!

Hi all!

All is well here in Florida. :) We have a new sister this week!
Straight from Pocatello, Idaho! Her name is Sister Barlow and Sister
Graham is training her. She's great. Change is always exciting. We
will miss Sister Neibaur! But she's going down to my old area -
Sarasota! I'm excited for her. :)

I keep trying to think about what I want to share and there's always
too much. I think the thing I keep learning this week is to just
cherish the moment. Be in it, live it. God has a plan for you. It's
good to think about the future and to plan for it, but it's also
important to be fully engaged in whatever it is you are doing right
then. It takes a lot of discipline, but the thing I keep learning
about discipline is how satisfying it is. When you really commit to
change something no matter how small it is, when you keep that
commitment it really does bring satisfaction and joy. Change is real.
It's possible and it's worth it.

My companion and I have decided to listen to all of the Book of Mormon
before the end of the transfer! So we listen during meals, while
driving in the car, etc. It's a great way to get immersed in the Book
of Mormon throughout the day and remember what you've been studying.
Would you like to join us in in this challenge? I can promise it will
be worth it! As a small bonus it doesn't even take up a ton of space
to download. If you haven't read much recently or have been feeling
the need for a closer relationship with God, reading and applying the
Book of Mormon to you life can make a difference.

I love the basic principles of the gospel. I'm so grateful for them.
As we follow those simple truths we will be led right. There is peace
and safety in following God's commandments. This I know.

I love you all! I am grateful for you! Keep the faith and work hard!

Sister Gessel

The sisters :)

Penny's Baptism!

Ward summer party with a giant water slide :)

Penny and her family! Her grandson Sean came from North Carolina to baptize her. :) It was all amazing. :)

The sisters!

Love you,

Sister GesselHi everyone!

This week has been great. :) I love the 4th of July. It was great to
spend it with some of the members here in Temple Terrace. We also
found out today that I get to finish here! I'm really excited about
that. :)

Penny was baptized on Saturday! It was the best day! We also were able
to go to a baptism for a man named Kent! He has an amazing story.
Penny's family was able to come for her baptism and it meant the world
to her. Now half her family are members! She's not a woman of many
words, especially in groups of people, but you could just see and feel
how happy she was. It was a spirit filled day. I'm so grateful the
Lord led us to her when the time was right. He truly does work
miracles! And next year she'll be able to be sealed to her husband and
family!

District picture :) Elder Williams (yellow tie) is Amanda Williams
brother! Crazy huh?

Progress

Hi everyone!

Just a few thoughts today. :) Sometimes it can be really hard to see your progress and see how you're changing. This past week during weekly planning before we got too far into it we spent time talking about all the good things that had happened the past week and the progress that had been made. I loved it. As I've been reflecting on change and progress I just can't help but be grateful that change is part of life and that it's part of His plan for us. Change is scary and sometimes it can be disheartening when it seems like we're not improving as fast as we'd like or we let fear get in the way. But the Lord is willing to help us where we are at, as long as we are willing to act and to keep going. 

I love seeing the changes and the progress that people are making. I know that the gospel can truly bless lives. We just started working with a woman and her husband. She is a member and her husband isn't. They came to church for the first time in a long time yesterday. Sacrament meeting seemed like it was made specifically just for them. I hope that they will take the gospel back into their lives and let it change them. I look at her life right now and I see that she isn't happy, that she's guarded and that she's afraid. I know the gospel can do wonders, I know it can bring happiness, but I know I can't force her to change or to accept it back into her life. I know that the Spirit wants to guide her and that the scriptures can help answer her questions. I know all of this is true, because it's made a difference for me. I can find answers to my questions in the scriptures and I've found so much peace by living the gospel. I know that I still have changes to make and that I'm no where near perfect. I just pray that we can both open our hearts and change to become who He needs us and wants us to be. 

We have seen such amazing progress in Penny. She is more confident in her gospel knowledge and knowing that she can do this. She has also picked a baptismal date! She wanted to have her family come down from North Carolina. She was visiting this week and this picked a date - July 8th it is! :) We are so excited for her!

Also, Grace has made exciting progress! We've skyped her a few times this week and she told us she was going to a club for her friends birthday party. She knows about the word of wisdom even though we haven't had the lesson yet and she told us a little about her experience. She said she was excited to go to the party because she hadn't seen her friends for a while and it had been a bit of a tough week, etc. So she went and then the sisters there in England texted her inviting her to a movie night at the church. So she went, assuming that it would be a new, popular movie. Naturally, it wasn't, and it ended up being The Testaments, one of my favorite church movies! :) She ended up staying for the whole thing. She said it was really cheesy and she was bored, but I think deep down she liked it or she wouldn't have stayed. After the movie ended she left and since it wasn't very late at night she decided to go back to the party. She did and she stayed for quite a while. Her fiance was there too, but he wasn't drinking because he's preparing for baptism too. She said she did drink some because she hadn't had the lesson yet, but that she drank a lot less than she usually does. But she asked us, "Why did I feel so bad when I went back to the party?" She said that before she went to the church she'd been fine at the party, but after she went back she had these bad feelings and she knew that she shouldn't be there. She knew she shouldn't be around the drinking and the drugs. She just wanted to know why she felt such a difference! We were able to explain a little more about the spirit and how all good things come from God and evil things come from the devil. Anyway, the spirit is working with her. As much as she likes us to think that she's not making changes or progressing, she really is. It's exciting to see. Slowly but surely!

We get to go to the temple this week and we are so excited! :) If you get a chance to go this week, please do! 

Love you all! Have an amazing week and don't forget that the Lord loves you and will help you become your best self!

Sister Gessel

Week of miracles :)

Hi everyone!

This week has been so good! I feel like I say that every week, but good things just keep happening! Every day in my journal starts out, "today was good." Haha, I must admit, Sunday was more than good, it was AMAZING! :) 

We said goodbye to 3 members of our district this week, but we're got 2 other great missionaries. Our district also happens to be our ward, so here's all the missionaries that were in Temple Terrace. :) 

This is Grace!! She is the young lady in England we've been teaching over Skype! We just love her! We've skyped a few times this week and she's so eager to learn! She just learned the word of wisdom this week and though she said it was too much to ask for an English person to give up tea, she did so on Sunday, along with coffee and energy drinks! Were so proud of her! She is so prepared for the gospel! She has a 2 year old son and she's engaged to get married. Her fiancé is in another part of England and they were skyping this week and she said, "I've got something to tell you...I'm meeting with the Mormons." He says, "No way, me too!" Can you believe it

?!??!?! We couldn't, but it sounds like it's true! He wants to baptize her after he gets baptized! The gospel is true and God is so good! The Book of Mormon changes lives! I think many of us can relate, that when really good things happen, often there are really hard trials that go along with it. Grace isn't alone in this, so please keep her in your prayers. Her little boy collapsed this week and he will be hospitalized for the next few months receiving treatment. He's stable right now, but it's hard for little ones to fight everything. Thank you! We know the Lord will bless this family as they learn the truth! 

This is Helen! She is a new convert! She is moving to Cali this week and we are super sad, but it is in her best interests. She has grown so much and just grown to be a part of the ward. She is always the first one to greet you and give you a big hug! She bore such a beautiful testimony yesterday of her the gospel has blessed her life and how she's sharing it with her family. It was amazing. We hope and pray that she will be blessed to continue to grow in California. 

This is such a beautiful powerful video about eternal families. I know there are prophets on the earth today!

https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2016-11-0001-elder-dale-g-renlund?cid=HP_TH_1-6-2017_dPFD_fMLIB_xLIDyL1-C_&lang=eng

Let me tell you, this week has been one of miracles! I alluded to the fact that Sunday was amazing and it truly was. So many people that we as missionaries have been teaching and finding were able to come to church. The ward really reached out and blessed their lives. I love these people! It's amazing how much you can love people in such a short time! Testimony meeting was filled with the spirit. I love hearing testimonies of the Savior and how the gospel has been a blessing. One testimony that stuck out to me was about how much service Briggs blesses. One member said that the more inconvenient the service is, the more blessings come. When we are not just checking off a box, but serving with our hearts the Lord blesses us and those we help so much! I want to apply that this week. To look for little things I can do to stretch and help make a difference. 

The Lord loves us, He knows us, this is His church. He suffered and died for us so we can be clean! It's been raining a lot so I've been thinking, "I like to look for rainbows, whenever there is rain, and ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again. I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain. I want to be the best I can and live with God again." 

Love you, 

Sister Gessel

P.s. Will you join me this week and look for little ways to serve above and beyond? 

Happy Mother's Day!

This is from our zone activity last Monday.

So many tender mercies from all he missionaries here by the mission office!

Me and Hermana Whitlock

Us and the YSA sisters after a service project

This past week has been fantastic! We've seen so many miracles in our area and online! The work is moving forward! No unhallowed hand shall stop the work. The scripture we're memorizing this week is Hebrews 11:1, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Through faith there can be so many miracles.

Penny and her grandson Tommy came to church yesterday! Tommy and his wife Kristen were baptized last October. Tommy is mostly blind due to an incident last summer and he's spent a few weeks in New York training with a guide dog! Now he's got a beautiful black lab named Partner. :) Penny is doing well and we will be seeing her tonight!

As I've been working online I have been amazed at how many amazing resources there are available on LDS.org! There are SO many! From military.lds.org to scripturestories.lds.org, families.lds.org, LDS.org/topics (this is our favorite find of the week! So cool! It has a ton of topics and then includes a description, scriptures, conferences talks, videos, etc. all on the subject! Basically the best resource ever if you're researching or writing a talk!), mentalhealth.lds.org, discover.mormon.org, jesuschrist.mormon.org, mormonandgay.lds.org, history.lds.org. The list goes on and on! If you haven't checked some of them out please take a minute and do!

Anyway, thank you all for all you do! Keep up the good work and don't forget you're loved!

Sister Gessel

Hello everyone,

I have been reflecting back on the many women who have touched my life
and shaped me into who I am today. I am so grateful for their love and
Christlike service. So many of them have no idea how much they
influenced me simply by being there, by caring and by listening. I'm
so grateful for my mom! And my grandma! And my sisters! Thank you all
for who you are!

As you know we get to call our families on Mother's day! It was great
to see the faces and hear the voices of those I love! I love you!

Trio!

HI everyone! We had an unexpected surprise this week! Sister Na'a who has been serving out in Lake Hamilton (near Lake Wales!!!) was our third companion for a few days this week! She needed to be off her leg for a bit, so she was able to come with us. It has been great! We had another unexpected surprise, we went to the church on Saturday and we had no Internet...as you can imagine it's a little difficult to be an online Missionary with no Internet. Haha, but we made things work and we got to spend more time getting to know our members here. 

I just want to tell you a little about the things I've learned this week and they include things I've learned from 2 incredible people. One of them is Sister Na'a! She is also 27 years old, she is from Tonga and she's a triplet (3 girls)! She has 8 siblings, 4 brothers and 4 sisters; the triplets are the youngest. She has 15 nieces and nephews and all of her siblings are married. She served the first 5 months of her mission In Tonga, waiting to get a visa. As we've had a chance to talk I've also learned that both of her parents have died. Her mother died of cancer a year or two ago and it was part of the reason she decided to serve a mission. She bore her testimony to me of how much the plan of salvation means to her and the hope that it brings. She said that on her mission her testimony and knowledge of that plan has grown. She knows that she will be with them again. We had a lesson with Penny this weekend and she was able to share that testimony with her. Penny's husband died, as well as a daughter and grandson and she said sometimes she's wondered why she is still here, but she said she knows that God has a plan for her. As sister Na'a was able to share her experiences with Penny the spirit was so strong! God has a plan for us! It is more wonderful than we can imagine! 

This is Sister Na'a's tongan name tag. :) 

Sister Na'a saw her first alligator! This is in the pond that's right next to our apartment! He was swimming around like crazy! So cool. :) 

We got to watch the fireside with Elder Clark last night!! I love the Clark's so much! It was so inspiring and filled with truth!

We put together a mother's day thing for Sister Cooper. 

The other person who inspired me this week is Sister Williams, she's the relief society president for our ward here. She is amazing. She is legally blind, and can only see a few feet in front of her. She had a heart attack this past Wednesday as well as surgery right after. You would think that she would stay home and recover for a few weeks, but no! She was there at ward council and stayed for all three hours of church! She even shared her testimony in sacrament meeting. She is so firmly rooted in the gospel and she knows what is important to her. She doesn't let her limitations stop her. 

I'm sorry I don't have time to write back individually this week! We have zone activity day today and we don't have time. But know that I love you all! Happy Mothers day! 

"...Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away. Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." Isaiah 41:9-10

Love ya, 

Sister Gessel

"But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually..."

Hermana Whitlock had never eaten Indian food! So we went and got chicken tikki masala, garlic naan and mango lassis! So good!!! The mango lassi was just like drinking a mango! We met this beautiful woman named Satia also! She was our server and her 2 kids and husband were there too. Argh, I want to go to India so badly! Someday!

So many miracles this week! God is good!

I'm sorry for not having a lot of time this week, but just know you are loved! By me and by our Heavenly Father! He knows you, turn to Him! His plan is 10x better than ours. We just have to take a step in the dark and our path will be illuminated. His light will always dispel the darkness of doubt or discouragement. :)

Love you,

Sister Gessel

2 Nephi 28
Hi everyone!

This week has been great! Hermana Whitlock and I have been working on
memorizing and knowing scriptures better and the one in the subject is
our scripture for the week! It's from Moroni 7:13. Last week was Romas
1:16. :) I'm really good at memorizing and then promptly
forgetting...so we're going to work on retaining too. :)

Teaching Penny and helping her progress has been the most amazing part
of the week. :) She came to church yesterday! It was such a great
Sunday to come! I love missionary work! I wish I could describe to you
what it's like in words!

We've been getting to know the members and this is one their cards! So funny!

Life in Temple Terrace :)

Brandon zone!

Love this!

We did service at a place where they have stuff for kids who have to go into foster care.

The sisters! Sisters House, Neibaur, Whitlock, Graham, me and Suman. They are amazing. :)

Love you all! Keep the faith! The spirit is real!

Sister Gessel

Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation, unto every one that believeth..."

Hi everyone! :)

Life here in the Temple Terrace part of Tampa is great! I have the
most amazing companion, she is the best. :) Our apartment has been
having some issues so we've spent the last week with the sisters
serving in the YSA (young single adult) Ward. They have been so kind
and it has been so fun to get to know them better! They each are such
great examples!

This week we've spent time serving online (we're basically the other
side of Mormon.org) as well as getting to know other ward members and
teaching lessons in our area. Online we call people who have ordered
the Bible or Book of Mormon, we chat with people who have questions
(moments and nonmembers), sometimes we teach lessons online, etc. This
week we got to speak with missionaries in Ghana and tell them about a
referral headed their way. Hermana Whitlock got to speak with some
members in Peru who were referring a friend in Chile. Chilean
addresses are sure hard to find, but it's been an adventure!

We also were trying to visit a new member this week, but it turns out
the address we had for her hadn't been changed to her new address, so
instead we met her husband's grandma! She is awesome! She's had so
many experiences with the church in the past and was so excited to
read the Book of Mormon. We are going to see her tomorrow, we will
keep you updated. :)

We also had a zone Training Meeting on Wednesday. It was all about
baptism and it was such a good meeting! Moroni 6 is such a great
chapter. We did a short training on the importance of keeping records
and remembering those who have made that sacred covenant with God.
Once they're baptized we can't forget them! We are all brothers and
sisters and we've got to help each other remember how to get back to
our Heavenly Father. :)

Here are a few pictures of the week. :)

Heading back from zone Training Meeting :) My companion is awesome!

This is real life!

Me and my new companion Hermana Whitlock! She is amazing!

Sister Watkins, me and Sister Alder at Panera before we left for transfers. Love them all!

Saying good bye to Tiffiny was so hard, but I know she is in such good hands! He has taken care of her from day 1. Way better than I ever could. :) We will always be sisters!

Our little "office" haha. I seriously love it!

As we have been reflecting on the life of the Savior this past week I have such gratitude in my heart! He didn't have to do what He did. But He did it ALL because He loved us, He wanted us to progress, to have a chance. Even though He went through so many trials and burdens He was and is the Prince of Peace. He saw the end from the beginning, He knew what He was called to do and He did it without wavering. I'm so grateful. Through Him I have found peace. I know He knows me. Better than I know myself. He knows what I need. I love my Savior and I want to do my best to serve Him everyday. I know His Atonement is real.

Thank you for being who you are. Never give up! You are never alone!

Love you all!

Sister GesselHi everyone!

Holy cow, this week has been amazing! I LOVE being an online
missionary! It was hard to leave Sarasota and the amazing people I've
met there, but I love change! I've been so grateful to be put in a
place where I can learn and grow!

This is one of our favorite member couples from Sarasota! They're
awesome member missionaries!

Changes all around :)

Hi everyone! 

Hope your week has been good! There are some exciting changes coming! I found out I will get to go be with Sister Whitlock at the mission office and do some online missionary work! I'm really excited! It'll be a good change. Sister Alder will be going to a new area too. :) 

One thing that I'm so grateful for is that the spirit always is working with us to prepare us for change. I'm so grateful for the people I've met here in Sarasota, it's been an incredible area to be in. Sister Felt will be coming up and I'm excited for that! We will be leaving the Harpers and others in good hands. :) At times in my mission I've gotten caught up thinking that we as the missionaries are the ones holding everything together. I've had so many reminders that we've just got to rely on Him. The Lord will accept of out efforts if we do our best. President reminded me of this scripture in Doctrine and Covenants 101:16 "Therefore, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God." 

The gospel is true, Heavenly Father is in charge, it's not over till it's over. 

Love you, 

Sister Gessel

Some of the awesome YSA Relief Society sisters! :) I will miss them! 

Don't forget to check out Mormon.org :) 

O How Great the Plan of Our God!

Sister Vaka'uta, one of the YSA branch counselors wives gave us these necklaces from Tonga! So nice of her. :)!

I know that God lives and that he loves us! Sometimes things are really hard before they get better, but all things work according to His plan. Life isn't without trials, it takes choosing to see the light and choosing to have hope. My sister sent a letter a few weeks ago and it said "Imagination is a powerful tool - take time to meditate and imagine every good outcome." I've tried to put that into practice this week and during study I think about and write down the possible positive outcomes for the day and it has made a difference! I feel happier and I have hope that things will work out. I often try to do things my own way and it never works as well as when I'm humble and seek to do things His way. It's the only way we're going to be successful!

I love you all! Look for the tender mercies. Know God loves you! He knows you!

Love,

Sister Gessel

Recent Favorite Talks:
O How Great the Plan of Our God - Oct. 2016 - President Uchtdorf
Joy and Spiritual Survival - Oct. 2016 - President Nelson
If Ye Would Serve Them, Love Them - March 1986 Ensign
Your Own MTC - March 1989 Ensign


This week has been incredible. :) So many tender mercies! First things
first, Yvonne, Robert and Robby came to church!!!!!!!!!!!! They were
only able to stay for sacrament meeting, but they said they really
enjoyed it! We were able to go by last night and follow up. :) They
asked about the temple and we were able to testify that they can be
with their family forever! We also were able to start reading the Book
of Mormon with them. Quick background story of how we found them. When
sister Kirton was here we were tracting sometime in January or
December and we met Yvonne! She was at work taking care of a lady who
owned the house. She seemed interested and said we could come by again
and she'd listen if she had time, but we were never able to set up
anything solid. So we decided to let it go for a while. Then sister
Alder and I were tracting at the beginning of February and we met a
lady named Carla who said she was busy but we could come by later. So
we decided when we were in the area again a few days later that we
would try the house. No one answered and as we were leaving the porch
a car pulled into the driveway and guess who got out! Yvonne! She
laughed and said, how did you find my house?? We told her about
meeting Carla who we found out was a relative that had returned home.
We met her husband Robert and their 10 year old son Robby! It turns
out Robert went to church in New York with members of the church who
lived across the street when he was a kid! It took a few weeks to have
a time to meet and have a lesson and then it took almost a month after
that to have a second lesson. We weren't able to get in contact with
them easily and we were worried, but we just kept trying and this last
week we had a great lesson and invited them to read and pray about the
Book of Mormon. So long story short, don't give up when you feel like
someone may be ready! God is preparing hearts! Please keep them in
your prayers! They are a special family.

I'm so grateful we were able to listen to the General women's
conference on Saturday night! It's something I always look forward
too! Two tender mercies that stuck out to me - the first talk was able
my absolute favorite scriptures Proverbs 3:5-6 and they sang Guide Us
O Thou Great Jehovah - one of my favorite hymns! I loved the imagery
of not leaning to our own understanding and staying centered on Jesus
Christ. I am so grateful for her faithful women of the church - here
in Florida and around the world. Two of the women in the ward were
able to invite their friends to listen also!

We also had the opportunity this week to serve "Brother Maarten" as he
calls himself. :) He's a man from the Netherlands that we met a few
weeks ago. He has an 80 year old giant African sausage tree (that's
what he said it was called! Haha) in his front yard and it drops tons
of leaves! Tiffiny was able to come too and we raked up some leaves
and had a lesson. :)