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... :)