tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84221463784181701872024-03-05T07:48:29.090-08:00Missionary MarenA blog all about her adventures in California ☀Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-36100646111841109622016-06-27T14:16:00.000-07:002016-06-29T14:50:29.358-07:00January - June 2016 --> Taking off the tag, & changing my name... <div style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<div style="color: #2f393a; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">
I know that most of you can relate to how I felt and the experiences I had, but I felt like sharing my personal experiences of coming home from my mission. For whatever reason, whether it is to help someone else or for selfish reasons of needing some closure to my time serving a mission, I'm not sure. I really hope it can do a little bit of both for us.<br />
<span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span>
<span style="line-height: 30.6px;">As my time of serving as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came to an end, there were so many feelings and thoughts running through my mind and heart.</span><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Coming home, I </span><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">had a fear that the past 18 months of my life would become a distant dream because I had quickly forgotten a lot of the little things about home and my life before the mission. What would happen after being home for a week, a month, a year? I did NOT want to forget ANYTHING I had learned while being a missionary, because being a missionary changed my life.</span><br />
<br />
Lucky me, my mom kept my blog updated with the emails I sent home, so I have a record of my weekly happenings. <span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Thanks Mom :)</span><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"> I also wrote in a personal journal, but even with pictures and the multiple sources of recorded information of my journey, SO much happened that I didn't get to record. I'm afraid I will forget those things I never wrote down, but I know they will forever be imprinted on my heart. </span><br />
<br />
As I prepared to fly on a couple of different planes and experience a layover on my journey from Bakersfield to Idaho, I was informed that I would be the only missionary flying home that day. I wasn't necessarily afraid of flying by myself because I had done it in the past. But what I was terrified of, was being <i>alone</i>. <span style="line-height: 30.6px;">I wasn't going to have a companion... </span><br />
<span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span>
<span style="line-height: 30.6px;">After having someone by my side 24/7 for 18 months, I was going to be all by myself. Many times when I was a missionary, having a constant companion was a challenge, as it is for most missionaries. Aside from the typical challenges, your faults and shortcomings are magnified when someone is always right next to you. I think that's why you learn to love your companions so much, and that you always have a special bond with them, because you have the <b>most</b> spiritual experiences of your life together while both striving to become the best version of yourself. Having a companion refined who I was and who I wanted to be. I had learned and practiced teaching and talking in unity with my companion in every situation -- and now I wasn't going to have anyone by my side... It was just going to be </span><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">me</span><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">.</span></div>
<div style="color: #2f393a; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="color: #2f393a; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">
Looking back at it, Heavenly Father knew exactly what I needed that day. Absolutely everyone I sat next to or stood close to in lines were so nice and so willing to answer my inquiries of their lives and beliefs. They listened and shared some insightful moments with me. It was an unexpected day full of missionary work and miracles.<br />
<br />
I was able to see both sides of my extended family, my closest friends and people that love me at the Phoenix airport (where I had a lay over) and when arriving home in the Boise airport. For the past 18 months, I had dreamed of the day I would see my family again in the airport and the real deal didn't disappoint. After I landed in Boise, I was basically running through the airport after coming out of the gate because I was so excited to see everyone. It hadn't registered what was REALLY about to happen and that this was real life until right before I rounded the last corner. I had to stop and catch my breath and try to compose myself for what was about to happen. I started through those security doors and I could see so many people I loved waiting for me! It was everything I had dreamed it would be and more! Such a glorious reunion!</div>
<div style="color: #2f393a; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">
<span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">That evening I went to get officially released from my missionary calling...something I had been dreading for a while. It was a great opportunity of reflection as I told my Stake President all about my mission and what I had learned. I could sense the closing of our meeting as he then asked me why I thought missionaries wore name tags. My response was delayed, because I knew what this question was prefacing.. I answered his question and shared my feelings of gratitude and honor of wearing my Savior's name on the same name tag as mine. Then, a</span></span><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">s a symbol of me being released as a missionary</span><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">, I was asked to remove my name tag. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">With uncontrollable tears falling from my face, I unlatched the magnet on the back of my tag and held it in my hand. I knew that from this moment forward, my life I had become accustomed to and grown to love with all of my heart, was done. A life filled with obedience to a strict schedule and the highest form of conduct, and every hour being filled with purpose to help others come closer to the Savior. Something President Smith said that I will never forget is that now I won't wear a name tag with Christ's name etched on it for people to see who I was and who I represented. He said His name is etched on my heart and my actions, and my name has always been etched in His hands, feet and side. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">I wasn't going to be able to introduce myself to strangers and point to my heart where my name tag was and say, "My name is Sister Loar and I'm a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints," but I would be able to continue to show them the love and compassion I had learned to have as a missionary. After my meeting with President Smith, I realized that my conduct, words and actions will show people who I am and who I represent. Even though I was heart broken to not be able to wear a name tag and have the calling of a missionary anymore, I knew that I could still share God's light with others.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Transitioning back from missionary life to home life, was an interesting ride! I think I was able to get a few of the awkward habits out of my system the three days I was home before having to pack up and leave to go to school in Utah. I am <i>positive</i> my younger sister enjoyed backing me out of the garage in below freezing weather when I drove for the first time, accompanying me to hang out with my friends, and helping me remember what "style" was. I had to start school four days after I came home from my mission, so it was hard leaving so soon to be away from family... <i>again</i>. I struggled <b>a lot</b> trying to figure out how to juggle the stress of life again. I had to relearn how to do the whole "school" thing and how to be a responsible adult in managing the complicated life I forgot I had left behind. </span></span><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">It's funny, I think in the different stages of our lives, our brains are structured to forget the hard day to day struggles and worries we had in the previous stage of life we just came from.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">I definitely forgot how difficult life could be. </span>This last semester at BYU was the most difficult one I've experienced scholastically but also in other areas of my life as well. By the end of it I was kind of bitter at the fact that I was home and not a missionary still. But I knew I was where I was supposed to be and that this stage of life is what I needed to be living. Don't get me wrong, I did have <i><b>so</b></i> much fun being home for the many weddings I was able to attend, rooming with my best friend, going on dates, being able to watch movies, having dance parties (and we all know that I love to bust a move), going long boarding and many other things that I missed while out serving a mission. I also was able to see my family A LOT during the semester, so it really turned out fine. <i>But the rewarding and fulfilling selfless life as a missionary is something I have missed every single day since I've been home</i>. I don't think that feeling of missing the mission will change, because after being home for six months, it's still here.</span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">The most prominent lesson I've learned these last six months is that sometimes God has us go down certain roads because He needs us to know that they are the wrong roads. Then he leads us the right way and we are able to appreciate life in such a better and more grateful perspective. Elder Holland teaches about this principle in an experience he had. I love the way he explains it and would echo everything he says. The link will take you to a video about it. (It's definitely worth the watch!) </span></span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://youtu.be/yNQC-_srxH8" target="_blank">Elder Holland - Wrong Roads</a><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">After I came home from my mission, I was very fortunate to see so many people I had met in Bakersfield! I counted my blessings and figured out that every week since I was home I was able to see or talk to at least one person I had come to know as a missionary. I think living in Utah had its advantages! :) Those relationships and connections that I made while serving are so close to my heart. The people I met changed my life and have given me the ability to see the world differently.</span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">In May I was able to go back and visit part of my mission! YAY IT WAS THE BEST WEEKEND EVER. It was so hard not being able to see everyone I wanted to. Time was against me and I didn't have enough of it. I learned so many lessons that weekend though! :) </span><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">I learned that I need to take a longer vacation to visit everyone, because I honestly wanted to stop and see EVERYONE I had met and talked to ever. I also learned that God's timing is the best timing and that miracles still happen as long as you do your part and exercise faith. I learned that people didn't forget me! (That was a fear I had when leaving each area I served in. BLESSINGS.) I also learned that I have a very unhealthy love for Bakersfield, California (and the surrounding areas) and that I will shake with excitement within 100 miles of reaching those places. Haha it is the honest truth. :) I learned that our brains really do make us forget the </span><span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;">hard day to day struggles and worries we had in the previous stage of life we just came from.. because I didn't remember until meeting up with some missionaries I served with, just how <i>difficult</i> missionary life really was. Missionary life is SIMPLE, but still hard. But it's hard because I tried. And I kept trying and I'm still going to keep trying even though life is hard too because that is how we learn and grow. It gave me so much <b>closure</b> to visit the mission again and I'm so grateful for the timing of it all. I was able to spend some time with President and Sister Wilson, my mission president and his wife, and it was the most rewarding experience. I love them! They are like my second parents. I look up to them so much and I'm so grateful for their time and energy spent on my behalf for those 18 months.</span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Serving a mission has given me a new set of glasses to look at life through. I feel more aware of those around me and their feelings. I have been able to notice God's hand in my life more clearly. My patience with others, myself and with the circumstances life provides, has grown exponentially. I see others differently. I judge less, because I have felt God's love for strangers and I know that everyone has a story. I am far from perfect, but I know now what I need to do and what kind of efforts I need to put forth to truly change and become better everyday. The simplest of things that I learned and developed as a missionary have made the biggest difference in my life now. Habits that I formed as a missionary have helped me to make the day to day lifestyle choices that shape an attitude of faith, hope and charity. Serving a mission allowed me to learn more about the Savior and His love for each one of us. As I got to know the individuals I interacted with, my heart grew with love for them, that I didn't know could exist in me. I love the people of the California Bakersfield Mission. They taught me so many valuable things that will always be close to my heart. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">I know that the message I shared for 18 months and continue to share with others is the <i>greatest</i> blessing of hope and peace in this life. I know that God lives, that He created all things, and that He loves us more than we can comprehend. I know that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior of the world, the Only Begotten of the Father, the Prince of Peace and my Redeemer. His grace is sufficient for all of us to be strengthened and enabled to overcome anything we experience in this life. He is the greatest gift our Heavenly Father could give us. Through Christ we are able to live after we die and be cleansed from sin, making us eligible to live with our families, God and Him again after this life in peace and joy. If we have faith, keep God's commandments, serve others and live cheerfully we will be given the strength to endure and experience the <b>purest of joy now and forever</b>. I <i>know</i> that this is true. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">My life is forever changed because of the experience I had of serving a mission. Every missionary is different, every mission is different, and the experiences you have as a missionary are different from anyone else's experiences. But they are unique and personalized to be exactly what you need individually because God cares just as much about the messenger as He does the people receiving the message. It was a hard 18 months. There were tears of happiness as well as sadness and frustration. Many nights I went to sleep, exhausted and worried about companions, the people we were trying to help and of being inadequate to carry the calling of a missionary. I tried my best and trusted in the Lord, and miracles happened. The greatest miracle of my mission was my own conversion to Jesus Christ and His gospel. I've truly been saved, in every sense of the word. I think God's commandments are perfect and intentional in all aspects. I know it's not a coincidence that as we are helping others come closer to Christ, we end up at the feet of the Savior as well.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Thank you to <i>everyone </i>who supported me during my time of service. I feel so blessed to be surrounded by such amazing and inspirational people. Every interaction I've had with any of you, has been a blessing to me. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Here's to new adventures and life changing experiences! The journey continues...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Love,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">Maren</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #2f393a; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 30.6px;">xoxo</span></span><br />
<br />
"God is my salvation I will trust, and not be afraid for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation." [2 Nephi 22:2]<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hOFSQWG3rew/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hOFSQWG3rew?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<br />
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-36169916301915230712015-12-28T00:43:00.000-08:002015-12-30T01:34:51.313-08:0012/21-12/27<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Hello!</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, this is super weird. This is the last email I'll send to you all as a missionary.. super bittersweet.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-Tuesday-- This week was pretty great! We had exchanges with the Brimhall sisters, Sisters Newhouse and Shaw and they are just a bunch of dolls. I love them. We were able to teach a few lessons and find some new investigators! :) A family in the ward took a tree to Corina and her boys and also to Mike and Sondra. Also, another family provided gifts for them too! It was super touching to see the ward family embrace these new members and people who are investigating! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We went over to the Haner's and did some service by helping them around their small little farm, it was super fun! They are such a fun family. Sister Holmstead and I taught them some new games and they looooved them. :) That night we went caroling with the Knepp family to the Burton's and they enjoyed it! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- We got to go caroling with President and Sister Wilson and the other missionaries that are nearby to a couple of assisted living homes for seniors! It was magical! I loved it! The spirit was super strong when we sang Silent night. All of the old people joined in and it was super amazing to see that everyone was united in singing about our Savior being born. A memory I will never forget.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWuF8V6gVbSeJ-0Dcks-BOSdAlUepravVvhBLoGgHJLLjIoBXgTBweZCFwON9gaVS4BfTsvtyds-aruj9K6m3_jfJr8Lj7X0ktzJN96C0jl2JEVF8dhZ82Z3OU9w4ZvAqJWwc4kuCGtXy/s1600/IMG_2849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWuF8V6gVbSeJ-0Dcks-BOSdAlUepravVvhBLoGgHJLLjIoBXgTBweZCFwON9gaVS4BfTsvtyds-aruj9K6m3_jfJr8Lj7X0ktzJN96C0jl2JEVF8dhZ82Z3OU9w4ZvAqJWwc4kuCGtXy/s320/IMG_2849.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;">All of the sisters we go on exchanges with! :) (at caroling to the old folk)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;">That night we had dinner with the McMullins and then taught Corina and her boys a lesson and read out of the Book of Mormon. They are doing well! We also went over and helped Mike and Sondra wrap presents for little Nixynn and it was super fun to see them and the Taylor's! :) They are so sweet. Brooke gave us a really cute gift! She's the best!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Christmas Eve Jammies!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrTlC5koUmvbJ9u2ZPdF9ZusFD-mT8RB09F73WDEdA8M9L50phwkBwV_laMntCs7S31HSasmWUaGj7ipIPwqXwRrbW-Z5cEaYGOXzLszky8tMC83XgfYCu0VLfH6SBIqoIfGu8-zy5IF8/s1600/IMG_2878.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrTlC5koUmvbJ9u2ZPdF9ZusFD-mT8RB09F73WDEdA8M9L50phwkBwV_laMntCs7S31HSasmWUaGj7ipIPwqXwRrbW-Z5cEaYGOXzLszky8tMC83XgfYCu0VLfH6SBIqoIfGu8-zy5IF8/s320/IMG_2878.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Rollin' with my </span>Snowmie<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">! :)</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRk9NIsyDX5bCSF2jsVuyRT38tTJLjb2ZXqlrLz49kYa50qos_hChxobk4uVt-XFYN5JSZFexgYOf0SauLdig3ukxCUFf0_7uAf7VOI85bcIPtDaqP4ADT2g7WHGtdoNSITrRxfrWHCpPJ/s1600/IMG_2853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRk9NIsyDX5bCSF2jsVuyRT38tTJLjb2ZXqlrLz49kYa50qos_hChxobk4uVt-XFYN5JSZFexgYOf0SauLdig3ukxCUFf0_7uAf7VOI85bcIPtDaqP4ADT2g7WHGtdoNSITrRxfrWHCpPJ/s320/IMG_2853.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Thanks for the PJ's family! we love them!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LBHz2tTW_PP7VISkCd2LvdbO73Vl7W0zDEcG-lzdUZ3GPzpZCk1f52c8wKyS1qtuW3whNcEilpVjeXkwzFG-fDzUqxDlVwQwFDNhm9FLymcPwp2fV5z_xhwBjgQhT3Eo5kJHBEjdpLCK/s1600/IMG_2860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LBHz2tTW_PP7VISkCd2LvdbO73Vl7W0zDEcG-lzdUZ3GPzpZCk1f52c8wKyS1qtuW3whNcEilpVjeXkwzFG-fDzUqxDlVwQwFDNhm9FLymcPwp2fV5z_xhwBjgQhT3Eo5kJHBEjdpLCK/s320/IMG_2860.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneIOgJHcynpXkhizVDH9uE8AmzZjBHGBGtekMhPm9FpxkbkkflEMa4PYiPWof4nUeFOvarOk-9Mso-FY0ugzAMb-UeN5RqvDTTnbaIqII0rCma9jCTedrns9qusrnOPQlxIesOnVer4Eu/s1600/IMG_2847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjneIOgJHcynpXkhizVDH9uE8AmzZjBHGBGtekMhPm9FpxkbkkflEMa4PYiPWof4nUeFOvarOk-9Mso-FY0ugzAMb-UeN5RqvDTTnbaIqII0rCma9jCTedrns9qusrnOPQlxIesOnVer4Eu/s320/IMG_2847.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start;">Our Nativity and Christmas Tree!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtEkb4MFl47K1-VjTSSnno55OYNj_S7Z6tHeszTWkkh82x5YGf0YyGNWSVOr4Ml4n2trBxKRPjI4rB0pmyVR277eoS5LX6YZLV0pGxYf_1w0hEgmaGLX14uiIpENZiw5WHajbFINmicFj/s1600/IMG_2848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtEkb4MFl47K1-VjTSSnno55OYNj_S7Z6tHeszTWkkh82x5YGf0YyGNWSVOr4Ml4n2trBxKRPjI4rB0pmyVR277eoS5LX6YZLV0pGxYf_1w0hEgmaGLX14uiIpENZiw5WHajbFINmicFj/s320/IMG_2848.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- We woke up and opened our presents and made waffles... but they failed miserably hahaha (thank you, everyone, for sending such love our way!) Then we went to the Bey's for the best breakfast burritos I've ever had in my life!! :) It was delicious and super fun to see them and visit with them. They are the best. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We then drove up to the Rudd's for Christmas and to talk to our families! It was soooo good to see the family. Gosh, I love them! I can't believe I'll be seeing everyone in a couple of days. After we skyped I helped Sister Rudd cook some stuff for dinner and it was super fun to get to visit with her. She's one incredible woman. Christmas was magical! We had a white Christmas! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKM9jkf7ioU_o7jxXmOFO8uSLWLI3NQb_bjpcYIhxBTqqIRCetHUUe7RsQqnED7cc8sc_H6VXMW_5xPdpL-MfeYmsGuxG5oELetcFoNMwJy_4debf9T8p6N2kSzkqKTzNFrUJXz_i8UC5L/s1600/IMG_2890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKM9jkf7ioU_o7jxXmOFO8uSLWLI3NQb_bjpcYIhxBTqqIRCetHUUe7RsQqnED7cc8sc_H6VXMW_5xPdpL-MfeYmsGuxG5oELetcFoNMwJy_4debf9T8p6N2kSzkqKTzNFrUJXz_i8UC5L/s320/IMG_2890.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialAVoCcJEhlcz1_MGk-wC4ojkpbzsbTntHk8c8yTluET1FtsWacEtmiLJky2gx1HfxwJP3SIdsi0ZTdTyLIJjZ9zQW8D0t5E6b9FtMVj1RBryKOi9tn4RjgcYsQ3XpdnlYQAUatHPogMU/s1600/IMG_2892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialAVoCcJEhlcz1_MGk-wC4ojkpbzsbTntHk8c8yTluET1FtsWacEtmiLJky2gx1HfxwJP3SIdsi0ZTdTyLIJjZ9zQW8D0t5E6b9FtMVj1RBryKOi9tn4RjgcYsQ3XpdnlYQAUatHPogMU/s320/IMG_2892.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We had a good day! Nothing too crazy and had my last correlation meeting at the Bey's! I'm sure going to miss this ward.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- Ashley and Chris came to church!!! We gave them a church tour right before it started. They are SO CUTE. The cutest little family and it seemed like they enjoyed it. Salem came too! and so did Arianna! Blessings are flowing! :) I was asked to speak and it went well overall! It was like giving a farewell talk in my home ward again haha. It was a good opportunity to reflect on the things I've learned and experiences I've had. I'm so grateful for this ward. They are amazing and I feel like they are my second family away from home.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had dinner at the Huff's and then had a lesson with Salem there too! It was about the Priesthood and it went really well. I love that family! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I said goodbye to Sister Burdick, my favorite Panamanian woman. I am going to miss her!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, it has been the greatest 18 months of my life! I have truly appreciated and cherished the words of encouragement and support you all have given me. Thank you for all of the prayers and the love you have sent my way! I'm going to continue to need them in this crazy transition back to reality hahaha! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been so blessed and feel so grateful for everything I've experienced, for the people I've met and for the time I've had to serve my Savior, Jesus Christ. As His representative, I've felt His love for those I meet, and I feel honored and privileged to have spent the last 18 months in His service. I know that God loves us and that He knows all. I know that His timing is perfect and that as we obey His commandments and pray and search for Him in our lives, He will give us answers and assurance through the trials we go through. I am so grateful for a Savior and Redeemer who has suffered all things that we go through in life, so we can be relieved and redeemed from the pains and burdens we all carry. I know that He has always chosen prophets to speak to us and that Joseph Smith was truly a prophet of God called to restore His church and complete gospel to the earth. I am grateful for a living prophet on the earth today and I know that Thomas S. Monson is God's chosen prophet. He speaks the words that God would have us hear. I know the Book of Mormon is true. I love it and know it has brought me closer to my Savior as I've read it. I know families can be together forever and that we can return to live with God after this life, if we have faith in Jesus Christ, repent continually and receive the ordinances of salvation. I love, love, LOVE what I've learned and experienced on my mission. I am super sad it is ending, but know that when a door closes, another one opens. It is bittersweet, but I'm looking forward to what God and life have in store for me and the growth I'll continue to experience as a disciple of Jesus Christ.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love always,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEsJdru9i9VxhxImTgAQqTmJpEIQDfpPE3Cm_myTaHaF9zqrbX4ZsRTNBbysHuhWoAuXB4Hd0DgVvWZhWGBmM6yzRD3hRI8Q7MpZ3NP56iBEQl5yoYpgOQ5bq7BzeJPBd-YdTJiCieai1/s1600/IMG_2839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEsJdru9i9VxhxImTgAQqTmJpEIQDfpPE3Cm_myTaHaF9zqrbX4ZsRTNBbysHuhWoAuXB4Hd0DgVvWZhWGBmM6yzRD3hRI8Q7MpZ3NP56iBEQl5yoYpgOQ5bq7BzeJPBd-YdTJiCieai1/s320/IMG_2839.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Saying bye to the Dibble's and the Livingston's!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuo1EPG-HoGFPaZod_0kPyJXtvhf3WBTEBrYYnRMDiFQQMQkyVQGiH4rn7ZqYtKY0wKI-t9yU5dUSZw5gCIAKdReAIbFClhYSgP-fI8R6OrsWK2t0a8muEQZpvLsM2q1KpdIz5pW5FVcw/s1600/IMG_2843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuo1EPG-HoGFPaZod_0kPyJXtvhf3WBTEBrYYnRMDiFQQMQkyVQGiH4rn7ZqYtKY0wKI-t9yU5dUSZw5gCIAKdReAIbFClhYSgP-fI8R6OrsWK2t0a8muEQZpvLsM2q1KpdIz5pW5FVcw/s320/IMG_2843.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUZe8MD7QTvH-Pq5STTSfgV1lubfxu9XX8c9EI7zkpVCkCCYYajpy60CYkSB8BGBQwn_U6Ri_tB7l3YyjA_mHajam1AxRdO7VRWOk4oCQOoGYtJPSTdqXszN3WYIMB4dgodlWDNNo9hG0/s1600/IMG_2841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUZe8MD7QTvH-Pq5STTSfgV1lubfxu9XX8c9EI7zkpVCkCCYYajpy60CYkSB8BGBQwn_U6Ri_tB7l3YyjA_mHajam1AxRdO7VRWOk4oCQOoGYtJPSTdqXszN3WYIMB4dgodlWDNNo9hG0/s320/IMG_2841.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Did you tell them they were the Lord's chips?? </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">( Our ghetto chip bag, because we tore the other one haha)</span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwGSIwuk1_klnRNHJc-IYxBfrhd9_s4tcbqlFNPhGB09QQZYk7bB2W-lyy_5piVEDfItf-fS-pvsMc_LvgWXfKE1ARveVwH5I_c7H853YJkDNzkrGDVOBCDWQKuOM1D_yDGRyGhoRqcmI/s1600/IMG_2888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwGSIwuk1_klnRNHJc-IYxBfrhd9_s4tcbqlFNPhGB09QQZYk7bB2W-lyy_5piVEDfItf-fS-pvsMc_LvgWXfKE1ARveVwH5I_c7H853YJkDNzkrGDVOBCDWQKuOM1D_yDGRyGhoRqcmI/s320/IMG_2888.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Citrus in Cali is huge! </span><span style="line-height: 21.3px;"> </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TrmCLW1T-55A-z_poeQbiIkH57AxmWrphQspUvDiiVk60gIJRgIlMTWy1_bxv92oUTmSuG3MJEwA0qu71qYO7nKcPpzS_Iz0cQ2UrD3DzWNa1UmUxE6ShwEYZlN7vEC_r0kzaEdmCE0u/s1600/IMG_2894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TrmCLW1T-55A-z_poeQbiIkH57AxmWrphQspUvDiiVk60gIJRgIlMTWy1_bxv92oUTmSuG3MJEwA0qu71qYO7nKcPpzS_Iz0cQ2UrD3DzWNa1UmUxE6ShwEYZlN7vEC_r0kzaEdmCE0u/s320/IMG_2894.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Saying bye to the Huff's and Sister Smith!</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMwspud8IvWh5C438twZlaSlXRo5FAVqPwyI0P_k6LTHq16h6pwhJUnykCN5mk5rWtJ75oR13FOF2ASUT-4wyiRc9hyphenhyphenMI-bCl1-8Sj2x5Hty6dO_hyphenhyphenMIi3iTQua-OHdph8Y-TCEihpWSF/s1600/IMG_2895.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIMwspud8IvWh5C438twZlaSlXRo5FAVqPwyI0P_k6LTHq16h6pwhJUnykCN5mk5rWtJ75oR13FOF2ASUT-4wyiRc9hyphenhyphenMI-bCl1-8Sj2x5Hty6dO_hyphenhyphenMIi3iTQua-OHdph8Y-TCEihpWSF/s320/IMG_2895.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br />
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
</div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-3360811821724376322015-12-21T01:34:00.000-08:002015-12-30T01:50:37.537-08:0012/14-12/20<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Herro, herro!</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wow, this week flew by!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-Friday-- We had an awesome lesson with Salem at the Huff's! We taught the Plan of Salvation and it went really well. Since we couldn't drive Salem and he couldn't get a ride, he followed behind us on his bike! He's a champion!!! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had exchanges with Sister Kurtz, Casto, and Mauldin! It was a crazy exchange, but it was super fun being with Sister Kurtz for the last time! :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPkjam5Hx7o-6x53o0V604dVXYRBGvuPogYk3dUoctwrdvsSOCo0P4ALkKycdJlFo7DIAFC85dKnd1V-CYeCACD7TO4XlIgcggv8gNABMybJpHjhDswMcGf19t1QQQ9qDJ1przMTYE8e5/s1600/IMG_2820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPkjam5Hx7o-6x53o0V604dVXYRBGvuPogYk3dUoctwrdvsSOCo0P4ALkKycdJlFo7DIAFC85dKnd1V-CYeCACD7TO4XlIgcggv8gNABMybJpHjhDswMcGf19t1QQQ9qDJ1przMTYE8e5/s320/IMG_2820.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Exchange lunch at Fabulous Burger!</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">We had really great lessons with Salem, Arianna, and Brian. They are all progressing well! The lesson with Brian was at Sondra and Mike's and it went SO WELL! Sondra asked inspired questions and testified! She's the best missionary ever!!! It was </span>sooo<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> rewarding seeing them talk with Brian and testify of the Gospel. Tender mercy. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One afternoon before dinner, we were trying a few doors of people we have met before, but no one was answering or interested. So we were like jokingly, but seriously running in the direction of where we felt the spirit was taking us. We saw a man outside and ran to go talk to him and we started teaching him our message and he seemed like he wouldn't accept it at first, but after we invited him to read and pray about the Book of Mormon he totally accepted! He said maybe to being baptized, so we resolved his concern and then invited him to prepare to be baptized on a specific date and he accepted! He's super legit!!! He was telling us he doesn't like going to church because he feels like it's just a bunch of man-made corporations to gain money.. but after we explained the Restoration and how everything is volunteer in the church, he was impressed and agreed that that is how the Savior's church should be run. YAY! It was pretty amazing. After these kinds of experiences, Sister Holmstead and I always look at each other at the same time and have this look of, "did that seriously just happen?!" Heavenly Father is so good. His timing amazes me.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were able to help Branden and Jessica paint their hallway finally! It was super fun, they made lunch for us and everything! They've come to church the last few weeks, so that is exciting. Hopefully, they will get married soon, so they can both progress! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We stopped by the Larson's and were going to carol to them, but instead they shared their many talents with us! haha, it was fun. All of their kids can play the piano and sing and they love to perform. It's way cute. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's so weird, everyone is coming home from college.. and I was here when they left for the beginning of the semester! hahaha, I've been here for so long! :) Not complaining, one bit. It's just strange. I feel like I am just another member of the ward, but that I wear a tag, and am a missionary, and spend all day every day sharing the gospel! haha.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SO SATURDAY WAS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a Christmas Morningside with all of the missionaries in Bakersfield and it was precious! We got to watch It's a Wonderful Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My favorite movie of all time. Merry Christmas to us! :) Everyone laughed and cried, it was so good. I was so, so happy.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After the movie, President Elledge, a member of the Mission Presidency asked us the question, "how would your life be different if you hadn't served a mission?"</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then on Sunday in Relief Society, the lesson was on carrying the gospel to all of the world, and so long story short, Sister Haner ended up asking me what I've learned from my experiences on my mission...</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So from those two experiences, I've had a lot going through my mind, but the questions of what I've learned and how different would my life be if I hadn't served made me want to solidify all of the emotions, memories and thoughts going through my mind. I have come to many thoughts and impressions, and I will try my best to consolidate them into this email... here we go.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If I hadn't served a mission, I would in reality not be emailing you all right now. That is pretty obvious.. but the impact of that sentence weighs more than it appears. I would not have had the experiences that have made me into the person I am today. Every day, I have been put into uncomfortable and inconvenient situations. I've met hundreds, maybe even thousands of people in the last 18 months. I've prayed and fasted over my own challenges but also of those whom I have come to love and adore. I have lost myself in the labor of helping others find the truth and turn to the Lord for help. By doing that, it has opened my heart to loving and caring for people I would have never even thought I would have even talked to before my mission. I can only remember glimpses of the person I used to be before the mission. I don't want to slide back to what I once was. I used to let my weaknesses define me instead of trying to overcome them and refine my character and nature to one who follows Jesus Christ. There is oh so much more work to be done in overcoming my fears and insecurities, but from serving a mission I've learned who to turn to in overcoming fear and discomfort. The Savior has become my greatest friend and relief. He overcame all, and through relying on His grace and mercy, we can come unto Him and be saved.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Each area I've served in and each companion I've served with, have all taught me so many things. I've learned many lessons from their examples, friendship, and the experiences we have been through together! Many of my companions have taught me to be myself, and to become the best person I can, through relying on the Atonement of Jesus Christ. I've found some of my dearest friends out here; recent converts and ward members that have become family and companions that have become my sisters. I'm so grateful for each one of them and the eternal impact they've had on my life. I can't even imagine not meeting and loving each one of them! I've been changed for the better and I know that I was sent to the California Bakersfield Mission by a loving Heavenly Father who knew exactly what I needed and who I needed in these last 18 months. The timing of when I've been transferred has been exactly what was intended by the Lord because of the spiritual experiences I've had following the changes that have occurred on my mission! I've learned to have faith and expect miracles to happen when I am diligent and obedient and trust in the Lord. The power of prayer has become my go-to in every situation. Even yesterday we were just walking down the hallway of the church building and out of pure habit.. not sure why I said it because it was really irrelevant.. I said, "should we say a prayer?" hahaha we both laughed really hard because it made zero sense. :) I've learned to have hope, to love and have charity; the pure love of Christ, and to be diligent and exactly obedient in the work of the Lord. I've learned the impact of having a humble and teachable heart and the importance of heeding the counsel of my leaders and ultimately, the Leader. I have learned that gaining knowledge and having virtuous thoughts, words and actions can give us so much peace and happiness. Through many, many experiences I've recognized I've become more and more patient as the Lord has been ever so patient with me. I know that my Savior and Heavenly Father live and they love us more than we can comprehend. I have an undying passion for the Book of Mormon and I know that it is the word of God and that I've gotten closest to my Savior as I've read it and applied its teachings in my life. I know that this is the restored Church of Jesus Christ. I'm so, so, SO sad to be ending this mission of mine. My life has been saved because of it and I'm eternally grateful to all who have played a part in it! I'm forever changed, and I am so indescribably grateful to a loving Father who knows all.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all so much. I hope you have the Merriest of Christmas's as you remember the true meaning for the season. :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love always,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">PS: Arianna passed her interview and is getting baptized December 29th! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Salem didn't make it to church, so we are postponing his baptism to a later time.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSfUnbuIbsmBGwYjlk9YjlYEo0ou_ityAwiMtAzCRP5aYlH-plzwNzZD8iV9h9Xan3r-4qlOAQtZltYr91lUKfPuj0e_ww6_of1z_NGYsa9EiFGPKis6qM3ZXImvlLYvBJUI5emZhdM3h/s1600/IMG_2823.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSfUnbuIbsmBGwYjlk9YjlYEo0ou_ityAwiMtAzCRP5aYlH-plzwNzZD8iV9h9Xan3r-4qlOAQtZltYr91lUKfPuj0e_ww6_of1z_NGYsa9EiFGPKis6qM3ZXImvlLYvBJUI5emZhdM3h/s320/IMG_2823.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">The elders decorating cookies with the activity day girls...hahaha</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdlNJ2msrS2uybxGGgiAxw1-1YVilmhlI9P-ypStYwrQ7CbCDH4XvUHjt2F_jHy6p8NURWavdp3rGKDhIAGGbRvWZklkMHpqnzrSenflKFmLXB0X9zGKpkmGMpemGQj1UPghtqNOg_Se7/s1600/IMG_2825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdlNJ2msrS2uybxGGgiAxw1-1YVilmhlI9P-ypStYwrQ7CbCDH4XvUHjt2F_jHy6p8NURWavdp3rGKDhIAGGbRvWZklkMHpqnzrSenflKFmLXB0X9zGKpkmGMpemGQj1UPghtqNOg_Se7/s320/IMG_2825.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">and my last district meeting... :( is this real life?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBP1gxRk6Nv1dPiuQQYpOZkCin12wXaceYFVZVTzCAIOUshpgrnoI3I8DLXefIh4JUJwXHg3u9iwXn7CrY399PMOgPsblEPij-y2gJJ6omLvLNQTRHLll5neupcKgejoUQbcmubyEWSjh/s1600/IMG_2828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBP1gxRk6Nv1dPiuQQYpOZkCin12wXaceYFVZVTzCAIOUshpgrnoI3I8DLXefIh4JUJwXHg3u9iwXn7CrY399PMOgPsblEPij-y2gJJ6omLvLNQTRHLll5neupcKgejoUQbcmubyEWSjh/s320/IMG_2828.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Getting our Star Wars on! ;) </span>hahaha<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> Sister Burdick is the best.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_unZ6ZFGXuhwePoHzSRECExXo9pkIrkgv19W-zv9BoMKu75FQVuyKTUYB_vF_P3aV5tU5-_2sUoxt9Hvan4CCkgko97fN1JO-UOz8_zz1rUZmQ4Rif7knzAevjlt3leECjpXUM9CZ0zT/s1600/IMG_2831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_unZ6ZFGXuhwePoHzSRECExXo9pkIrkgv19W-zv9BoMKu75FQVuyKTUYB_vF_P3aV5tU5-_2sUoxt9Hvan4CCkgko97fN1JO-UOz8_zz1rUZmQ4Rif7knzAevjlt3leECjpXUM9CZ0zT/s320/IMG_2831.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlmttQEtGCQkOFDFQAXP6cuMXQ-3gE6BvHcrHtTRU3WWh5K2CY2-eVvYjwPkzH9Nc6mWVFTPK8wra-lZ86F1Ooye0m1ZPNdqpWW7qbw2Gqc60sKZ6rNJ1waNIHZ6bSEp1JQ_It5oDcAoZ/s1600/IMG_2836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhlmttQEtGCQkOFDFQAXP6cuMXQ-3gE6BvHcrHtTRU3WWh5K2CY2-eVvYjwPkzH9Nc6mWVFTPK8wra-lZ86F1Ooye0m1ZPNdqpWW7qbw2Gqc60sKZ6rNJ1waNIHZ6bSEp1JQ_It5oDcAoZ/s320/IMG_2836.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Thanks Sister Long for leaving your Jumbalia mix! :) It was delicious.</span></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-58674570127808264042015-12-14T23:56:00.002-08:002015-12-15T00:41:58.080-08:0012/7-12/13<br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello, hello! :)</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGdSIWbvQGT1eyn1fbeAox3FlB8lxGUsWapXS_0X6hdP_zfzSN7N9j5IV7z6bejBareSgfHcZuMAYZnnckXvnCOGCEp0gr1gDawKIF6klKx0CPW9ngRQAIyM8T4UDvwdC9Rm-EAN5ChTr/s1600/IMG_2781+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGdSIWbvQGT1eyn1fbeAox3FlB8lxGUsWapXS_0X6hdP_zfzSN7N9j5IV7z6bejBareSgfHcZuMAYZnnckXvnCOGCEp0gr1gDawKIF6klKx0CPW9ngRQAIyM8T4UDvwdC9Rm-EAN5ChTr/s320/IMG_2781+%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OUkNRgOYP47HBv9WOKSUs_pe0J15_KJeLJTMUl-Rfzqzz5aMgQCOzImcRgWTpIyIIFtngzlFa1bfOWPggxg6a7bvSYS95MENZq1__dhMNZp3ttirv2K1J67r2p6zIS7w7MxOIfXjPrhu/s1600/IMG_2797.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7OUkNRgOYP47HBv9WOKSUs_pe0J15_KJeLJTMUl-Rfzqzz5aMgQCOzImcRgWTpIyIIFtngzlFa1bfOWPggxg6a7bvSYS95MENZq1__dhMNZp3ttirv2K1J67r2p6zIS7w7MxOIfXjPrhu/s320/IMG_2797.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIDbjSm59dNCrGvp5ZBfuhBDY7bpEVI8gTN7bmPJvpW-cTw6qg0XBV49fxYLo9qy3W2RaQpvSdk5-XLQQM9w7XUVUP2FvIG7-wDuOL6cBa1uwM_sBPSucmuEomCK4oMFY5Ku8CW4GzFg-/s1600/IMG_2802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIDbjSm59dNCrGvp5ZBfuhBDY7bpEVI8gTN7bmPJvpW-cTw6qg0XBV49fxYLo9qy3W2RaQpvSdk5-XLQQM9w7XUVUP2FvIG7-wDuOL6cBa1uwM_sBPSucmuEomCK4oMFY5Ku8CW4GzFg-/s320/IMG_2802.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlXLJ1XpvekpXZGuDJ6LSbNf3cJing2eKVM1w4TcMM3qNb4MX-qvkMgEmdAfz-9dSKgcog5GzhtHJKmsW1i1uXK-P7O7LKEV4vWQr5DMHzc84bxXU8188jx_LvK0Q37TuPiwds-jpPF3u/s1600/IMG_2805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlXLJ1XpvekpXZGuDJ6LSbNf3cJing2eKVM1w4TcMM3qNb4MX-qvkMgEmdAfz-9dSKgcog5GzhtHJKmsW1i1uXK-P7O7LKEV4vWQr5DMHzc84bxXU8188jx_LvK0Q37TuPiwds-jpPF3u/s320/IMG_2805.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_cCI2TfYV0tJmnDuxdcFaWJRefjra1ym-8p6eng_RcGBvdUQErqWXG5U9veLtJLNzO6u1IEvxGbmOtPIZUJK3z2ORq4IeLRJiZuVwoVMx82sigzi0I8K5kpkpt85QE_Z4qW4NFuBGdfd/s1600/IMG_2807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_cCI2TfYV0tJmnDuxdcFaWJRefjra1ym-8p6eng_RcGBvdUQErqWXG5U9veLtJLNzO6u1IEvxGbmOtPIZUJK3z2ORq4IeLRJiZuVwoVMx82sigzi0I8K5kpkpt85QE_Z4qW4NFuBGdfd/s320/IMG_2807.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We played Zone Sports and it was super fun! :) We had dinner at the Sargeant's that night and shared with them the Christmas video from this year and last year, He is the Gift. It brought back so many memories from serving in Tehachapi and Bishop! It really hit me while watching that video that, Christ is truly the greatest gift. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we had a lesson with Brian in the Fortner's home! :) It went soooooo well! We talked about quitting smoking to which Sondra and Mike were the BEST help! They were amazing. They both bore their testimonies that prayer was the biggest thing that helped them stay quit. He concluded or lesson by telling us that he was going to smoke his last cigarette that night! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also that night, we realized we didn't buy any toilet paper... and we were completely out. hahahaha so for this entire week, we have been living off of the toilet paper we gathered from the church anytime we were there hahaha and also survived on the mercy of the ward members letting us stop in to use their bathrooms hahaha. Don't worry, that was the first thing we bought today at the grocery store! ;)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- WE GOT TO GO TO THE TEMPLE WITH THE HUNTERS! :) It was such a great experience. It was the most comforting and calming experience in the temple. If I could live in that place I would. I never wanted to leave! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrmmS_AMyRn4A3Fr3zQiDzdX9IiEea6LDfbB_dcWsoAVavq5QVPTTn4UO07OPaK6zlyusZIUYwAgqp7wa4-grkACu54dQ6texKKpP-P74tF6Sp22YpsIwVFzDuYAkppjSxmuOcgLGctE_/s1600/IMG_2783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrmmS_AMyRn4A3Fr3zQiDzdX9IiEea6LDfbB_dcWsoAVavq5QVPTTn4UO07OPaK6zlyusZIUYwAgqp7wa4-grkACu54dQ6texKKpP-P74tF6Sp22YpsIwVFzDuYAkppjSxmuOcgLGctE_/s320/IMG_2783.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qqljqjp1P3I1gEypgBLKSSzoPaGm9mq-3AGieZ2FJmS3DbvZ_7xUNR3n17QVx-J6BWcEaDt4Lu-blQ_Eazqe95mrIxgA_Tnn0DODlKTXQM-tzR4u6qA3Ss1LNMqJyWcwvJuZGCX1f8x1/s1600/IMG_2790.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Qqljqjp1P3I1gEypgBLKSSzoPaGm9mq-3AGieZ2FJmS3DbvZ_7xUNR3n17QVx-J6BWcEaDt4Lu-blQ_Eazqe95mrIxgA_Tnn0DODlKTXQM-tzR4u6qA3Ss1LNMqJyWcwvJuZGCX1f8x1/s320/IMG_2790.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhJ02RmOz7Kf9ctwTn8eWw_Rgz2hXHSmxFZ2qQUgv2v1MeHPkwhmbbTnyOAMdw1Ec-MTaZ6e0cLrR3bxPcYT7kNjS61_1zXK5_10hGPNrAfXutP5Tineqf9aIrH9dl2oGYzQw4WLP-I2H/s1600/IMG_2791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKhJ02RmOz7Kf9ctwTn8eWw_Rgz2hXHSmxFZ2qQUgv2v1MeHPkwhmbbTnyOAMdw1Ec-MTaZ6e0cLrR3bxPcYT7kNjS61_1zXK5_10hGPNrAfXutP5Tineqf9aIrH9dl2oGYzQw4WLP-I2H/s320/IMG_2791.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGBQw0j1OjEBydyzZ8nYnCpctmvlCjkLQmn_pyStYCCb7i8wDMiRCjBBskMDmo00AruvU3VBrAxZAMQ0LHS1A8_tiv_eBmeeQen68EiJGAKUxn_laiVcqzh-BnqB8wqc8v9hzIj1rxT6g/s1600/IMG_2795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGBQw0j1OjEBydyzZ8nYnCpctmvlCjkLQmn_pyStYCCb7i8wDMiRCjBBskMDmo00AruvU3VBrAxZAMQ0LHS1A8_tiv_eBmeeQen68EiJGAKUxn_laiVcqzh-BnqB8wqc8v9hzIj1rxT6g/s320/IMG_2795.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">We stopped at In-n-out on the way home! Love that place so much. Sister Holmstead is also equally obsessed with it, so it works out well.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When we were walking into the church building to go to splits, we met some kids walking their dog in the parking lot. We talked to them for a bit and they said they would love to learn more and come to church. They live super close to the church! Their names are Savannah, Clayton, Haven, and Haylee. Salem Palmer came to splits that night! He is so awesome!!! :) After we came back from visiting people we had a short lesson with Salem and he committed to be baptized on December 26th! Woohoo! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went over to the Fortner's for a lesson on Eternal Marriage with the Bey's and them! It was awesome. Brother Bey is their home teacher, so things are going sooo well with them!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We meant to knock on Sister Dickerson's door, but ended up knocking on the wrong one! A woman answered the door and we taught her the Restoration and she said she had been wanting to get involved into church again and lots of other amazing things, that made Sister Holmstead and I look at each other with amazement. God always places us in the right spot at the right time! Her name is legitimately, Holly Wood. :) hahahaha so awesome.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night Savannah and clan came to mutual! We walked with them and introduced them to everyone there and it was awesome.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brother Bey went with us to check on Brian to see how he was doing, but we didn't catch him. We only caught his roommates. We taught them the restoration really quick, but they weren't interested! Oh well. One day! We let them know that Brian quit smoking, and they were super happy about it! haha we told them to support him, since he would need it.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Shimmins then came with us to a lesson at Sondra's! We taught about missionary work and service in the church and it was great. :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- Sister Rush came out with us to a few lessons, but they all fell through and didn't work out. But, Mike and Sondra always make our day and come through! :) We had a great last lesson with them. Sondra went to go help Nixynn with something during the lesson. When she came back she had taken out all of her piercings! She was GLOWING! :) she told us that it was time and that she was ready! The change we have seen in her is INCREDIBLE. I can't even explain it. I love her so much!! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mckenna McMullin came with us to a lesson with Salem! It went so well! He told us his favorite band is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. And then we began to tell him to not feel pressure from us to get baptized sooo soon, and he told us that the conversation about baptism was going on for far too long and it was about time he got baptized haha. He said, "In the beginning was the word, the word was baptism." Hahahaha oh how I love this kid. He's so rad.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went over to Sholanda's and she told us she wasn't interested, she said that it isn't for her, but that she would always keep our number if she changed her mind. It was so sad. But we were going to have to have that conversation with her sooner or later..... she wasn't keeping her commitments. So that was sad, but it had to happen.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- I had to prepare a talk for District Meeting and it was about relying on the Spirit. While I prepared it, I came to the realization that the times I've been happiest on my mission (and in life) is when I was worthy of and striving to follow the Spirit.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went on exchanges with Stockdale sisters! We were all from Idaho, so that was pretty awesome! :) We had fun and learned a lot from one another.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were walking to go to someone's house that we knew, and across the street was a woman. So I told Sister Alderman, that we should go talk to her! So we did! It could have been weird, but we were just so excited to see her and talk to her! She was going to get her daughter from the bus stop so we offered to walk with her there! We talked to her all the way down the street and began to teach her about the Restoration, then we got her daughter went back to their home with them and finished teaching them that lesson! It was so amazing! She is super prepared! :) We invited her to the Christmas Party that night as well as Sondra's baptism and church, but she didn't end up coming to any of them. We'll get in touch with her asap!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We then stopped by Brian's and asked him how everything was going! He said he hadn't smoked for 4 days!!!! SO LEGIT! He said he felt happy!! We helped him clean out his ash trays and cigarettes in the flower beds and everything. He threw away his last pack of cigarettes and it was glorious!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Our ward Christmas party was that night! It was soooo good! They had an awesome music program! Sister Holmstead played a piano piece and we sang in the choir! So many friends of the member's of the ward came and Savannah & clan came and loved it and so did Salem!!! :) Mike and Nixynn came, but Sondra wasn't able to make it. We got to talk with everyone and had an awesome time. We shared A Savior is Born video with everyone there and bore our testimonies at the end of the program of our Savior and that we need to share the gift of the Savior with everyone this Christmas season. The spirit was super strong. This ward is amazing!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-40w5Y54Z8k7LS2aZkDva_-3Yxton8Ia33zthQ2OWsoXAN_pPFbDJNuSNN9KrUjTcuTy3ikUqsWWmjpHBhZ4GE7PQwipchyIrFHi32V5jMgLlbbtrsOJzoxXC3vzT3E-UlVZCJLhFYcs/s1600/IMG_2808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp-40w5Y54Z8k7LS2aZkDva_-3Yxton8Ia33zthQ2OWsoXAN_pPFbDJNuSNN9KrUjTcuTy3ikUqsWWmjpHBhZ4GE7PQwipchyIrFHi32V5jMgLlbbtrsOJzoxXC3vzT3E-UlVZCJLhFYcs/s320/IMG_2808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrfR8HklQfVvDgQA5ejyjWOGPWnxWXlq4oTuQumQFRTpYagQ3OsfHn-QsxnoGprnY1WV1M2D5QlZVODDApttLHv7yGdNpUob7dtnY38taNM87PL5WAwuft7toWduiNmSd4P2q4RIXS8FM/s1600/IMG_2809.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrfR8HklQfVvDgQA5ejyjWOGPWnxWXlq4oTuQumQFRTpYagQ3OsfHn-QsxnoGprnY1WV1M2D5QlZVODDApttLHv7yGdNpUob7dtnY38taNM87PL5WAwuft7toWduiNmSd4P2q4RIXS8FM/s320/IMG_2809.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that we went caroling to the Mayfield's, but they weren't home, so we sang to one of their neighbors and the mom LOVED it! She was freaking out because no one ever carols anymore. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We helped out with Sister Rudd's homeless feed she has every year! It's in the heart of Oildale, where there are a lot of homeless people and a lot of poverty. It was amazing seeing what people donated for it! Us and the elders helped serve all of the food and it was super amazing! We had a really great time, and it was touching being able to serve in the community like that. Really neat experience!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUdMXwmTmzB2tVjVguWOQi-_KJcTv7PqsnBdUnBmDNZujM1yDE3YbgRnIfwC63drZEsOSnaDGgSCjkOWfVILDTNgDM3BLHLyJYVupQyuhKZszMIGCwSjWU0OYVSx4q7aDKfhe_lehjz7j/s1600/12366457_10206556828113949_3268360878489973726_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUdMXwmTmzB2tVjVguWOQi-_KJcTv7PqsnBdUnBmDNZujM1yDE3YbgRnIfwC63drZEsOSnaDGgSCjkOWfVILDTNgDM3BLHLyJYVupQyuhKZszMIGCwSjWU0OYVSx4q7aDKfhe_lehjz7j/s320/12366457_10206556828113949_3268360878489973726_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWufd7wGhWa1IffMmfN4g1sDJBQst896ztgUuYAiuU4TmHNnbjFf9p9tuH4s3f_pesletyMzhDa79VyUzwAQlKVUNrORtkMGIkYLinTS2CAbBQPPIPrlHe7-1oYLFXDhr8BGETqLzOaWpo/s1600/12391231_10206556828033947_6762780457717303897_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWufd7wGhWa1IffMmfN4g1sDJBQst896ztgUuYAiuU4TmHNnbjFf9p9tuH4s3f_pesletyMzhDa79VyUzwAQlKVUNrORtkMGIkYLinTS2CAbBQPPIPrlHe7-1oYLFXDhr8BGETqLzOaWpo/s320/12391231_10206556828033947_6762780457717303897_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd6qdfe1moiYqhRayWHrZNqfT3iMweQvdMRNMNx2spG3Y1yfI5Qmrt47oDUEwDRKBKNhnW4L8YiEuG8awk3cceGEl894xJL-dGHx8nobDkpOHqzXKXIJv16t-dcL_87YvQqQObEkTyeng/s1600/IMG_3483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd6qdfe1moiYqhRayWHrZNqfT3iMweQvdMRNMNx2spG3Y1yfI5Qmrt47oDUEwDRKBKNhnW4L8YiEuG8awk3cceGEl894xJL-dGHx8nobDkpOHqzXKXIJv16t-dcL_87YvQqQObEkTyeng/s320/IMG_3483.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went to the church building and prepped for SONDRA'S BAPTISM!!!!! :) IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mike bore his testimony afterwards and it was so powerful! Their lives have been permanently changed for the better, for the rest of eternity! The Ostberg girls were also baptized and we had the chance to help them get ready for that. It was so amazing! Words can't describe it. After teaching Sondra and knowing her and seeing the change take place, it's changed me forever, and I am so grateful to have been a part of it.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY5vkAF0gXMOX_QD4F28st15hqooXmtPe794-2kbHR4_OSkoq67HENGTgYlx0nXtk5wN8RCshDEB7gx09eQmKXkMWlLYkZsl9tJ2FQfRRHvj6iubd-hTdelMhHrkqlNiE4tyeOCt_YvX6/s1600/IMG_2811.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIY5vkAF0gXMOX_QD4F28st15hqooXmtPe794-2kbHR4_OSkoq67HENGTgYlx0nXtk5wN8RCshDEB7gx09eQmKXkMWlLYkZsl9tJ2FQfRRHvj6iubd-hTdelMhHrkqlNiE4tyeOCt_YvX6/s320/IMG_2811.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIPhUDemmEwEZ7-bxm3os8jalUgX99bA9QpLU8ZknCCyaAo4IKZ_4IGpwZulWePIiRt6A05jG8oodrfg6Xd8TfFeaCg6xpbp1vnvwLyeOUmtuNd0IC2vz2N1dAH-71FvUuziZoknbvT0z/s1600/IMG_2813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIPhUDemmEwEZ7-bxm3os8jalUgX99bA9QpLU8ZknCCyaAo4IKZ_4IGpwZulWePIiRt6A05jG8oodrfg6Xd8TfFeaCg6xpbp1vnvwLyeOUmtuNd0IC2vz2N1dAH-71FvUuziZoknbvT0z/s320/IMG_2813.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVXxU0xvYLD-lvuE_km7jf8nhT7MGpA3HYxOhDfW88BiiUIhn2bubuFzjVGPkO-aeYqbDfRQNpXsx_GVj6vpvmdcMLifKpTdT2NowoTQo2qBJVM2n6ILVmpj4kgerrqEAfQRulT5GK4df/s1600/IMG_2810.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVXxU0xvYLD-lvuE_km7jf8nhT7MGpA3HYxOhDfW88BiiUIhn2bubuFzjVGPkO-aeYqbDfRQNpXsx_GVj6vpvmdcMLifKpTdT2NowoTQo2qBJVM2n6ILVmpj4kgerrqEAfQRulT5GK4df/s320/IMG_2810.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4uldN-SDGPPY4WuOo9KLYsN2eOXbzAvwla7buZLMW2dKUYwAW-Rrv4WaP31pJCJptm6higU3pYm0pQK3EFZy9V4PKsqM23QSh2MfvULCZhXx-SZdF2rWVsm9oHVhsvCp_-gjarAz_X9k/s1600/IMG_2816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4uldN-SDGPPY4WuOo9KLYsN2eOXbzAvwla7buZLMW2dKUYwAW-Rrv4WaP31pJCJptm6higU3pYm0pQK3EFZy9V4PKsqM23QSh2MfvULCZhXx-SZdF2rWVsm9oHVhsvCp_-gjarAz_X9k/s320/IMG_2816.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We then went caroling with the elders in the ward that night and it was super fun!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- WAS THE MOST CRAZIEST BUT MOST AMAZING DAY!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I felt like I was drowning in blessings.. hahaha here's the run down of what happened at church!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-->Haven & Haylee came to church, but they came early, so the ward that meets before us invited them to join their primary for classes and everything, so we couldn't find them haha! But we soon figured out what had happened and got them in the right places. They have no knowledge of anything gospel related or anything spiritual, so we explained a lot to them through out Sacrament meeting.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-->Sister Rudd had a friend from camp come! Her name is Poppy and she just moved to Bakersfield. She texted Sister Rudd and asked her if she could go to church with her! :) She is going to be at the Rudd's for Christmas so it will be fun! We talked to her after church and she told us we could send missionaries to her apartment! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">--> Salem came! :) He is such an incredible kid! He loves church and was begging the elders to let him ride bikes with them to a lesson. He ended up going with them later that day! He's such a champ!! :) He's going to do great things.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-->The BURTON'S CAME! Sister Burton, Kaylle and Kyle all stayed for all three hours!! :) So amazing!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">-->I saved the best for last... SONDRA WAS CONFIRMED!!!!!!!! :) YAYAYAYYYYY! HAPPY DAY!!!! <img alt="Heavy black heart" class="Emoji$02764$AC5 RenderedEmoji" src="https://a.gfx.ms/emoji_02764.png" style="height: 19px; line-height: 21.3px; vertical-align: middle; width: 19px;" title="Heavy black heart" /><img alt="Heavy black heart" class="Emoji$02764$AC5 RenderedEmoji" src="https://a.gfx.ms/emoji_02764.png" style="height: 19px; line-height: 21.3px; vertical-align: middle; width: 19px;" title="Heavy black heart" /><img alt="Heavy black heart" class="Emoji$02764$AC5 RenderedEmoji" src="https://a.gfx.ms/emoji_02764.png" style="height: 19px; line-height: 21.3px; vertical-align: middle; width: 19px;" title="Heavy black heart" /> She was so happy--ecstatic!!!!! SHE GLOWED!! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we had lessons with Salem and Kaylee and Kyle! Things are going well!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After reflecting the amazing week full of miracles and blessings we have had this last week, I was reading the scriptures and some conference talks in studies this morning, and I came to a conclusion of how I feel right now. No other words can describe how I feel, other than the lyrics from one of my favorite hymns:</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I stand all amazed at the love Jesus offers me,</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Confused at the grace that so fully he proffers me...</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I marvel that he would descend from his throne divine</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To rescue a soul so rebellious and proud as mine, </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That he should extend his great love unto such as I,</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sufficient to own, to redeem, and to justify...</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, it is wonderful, wonderful to me!</span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That is my testimony and I feel so blessed.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you all have an amazing week!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-46691727833752566752015-12-07T23:18:00.000-08:002015-12-08T23:19:19.675-08:0011/30-12/6<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello Everybody!</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This week was so crazy, filled with ups, downs, and MIRACLES!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Monday-- We had an amazing lesson with Sondra and Mike about sacrifice and the early pioneers of the church. It was amazing! We watched the movie, Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration. It was super powerful. It renewed my testimony of the truthfulness of the message we share. It reminded me how amazing and selfless the prophets of God are. Both Sondra and Mike really liked it, it was so great!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tuesday-- We met Tyler, Janice, and Vanessa throughout the day and taught them the Restoration and invited them to be baptized. They were pretty interested and said yes! They didn't show up to church, though, so we will see if they are truly committed.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a few minutes after splits and before our lesson with Brian that night, so Sister Holmstead sang me a song while she played the piano, about the dog poo that was on her shoe earlier that day hahahahaha it was so hilarious. She is sooooo talented and pretty dang hilarious. She cracks me up!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a lesson with Sondra and Mike that night and Brother Bey came with us! It went SO well! It was about tithing and fasting and paying fast offering and they are doing so well. They have completely changed their lives! It's amazing to see the change in them. They have this light in their eyes and it warms my heart to see them everytime!!! :) THE GOSPEL IS A MIRACLE.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wednesday-- We drove up to Tehachapi for MLC---- my last one.. :( I am going to miss that place. I love that little town. MLC was so great! There are always things we can do better and improve upon. Baptisms for the month of December are going to be out of this world! I'm super stoked! MIRACLES ARE HAPPENING. We got permission from President to stop by some recent converts' houses because Sister Holmstead also served in Golden Hills! Sadly no one was home, besides one person Sister Holmstead taught. We got to see Brother Brunner though!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That night we had a great lesson on the Law of Chastity with Sondra and Mike and Janessa Haney came with us! We went over the baptismal interview questions with her, and Sondra is SO READY FOR BAPTISM. :) It's amazing to see her desire. After teaching her and going through this process with her, it has helped me to realize who is truly prepared out of those we have been finding and teaching. It reminds me of Letty and Robert and others I have found and taught on the mission.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thursday-- Almost all of our lessons cancelled, but we were able to go to Sister Harris's and watch the new Christmas video, A Savior is Born and invite her to share it with her friends! She referred us to her neighbor, so we went over and tried to teach him, but he wasn't too open and told us to come back at a better time. We ended up seeing her other neighbor outside and teaching her! Her name is Misty. We also met Michelle her other neighbor, but we were running super late to our dinner appointment and couldnt' teach her a full lesson then, so we left her with the Savior is Born card to look up the video. She said we could come back and teach her more! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had dinner at the McMullins and it was super good! We hurried and picked Mary Martin up and she came with us to help paint the Haney's son and girlfriend's hallway. Their son is a member, and then Jessica is his girlfriend, and not a member. We have taught her a few lessons when they come to dinner at his parent's house on Sundays. She's soooo awesome! And we've asked her if she would be baptized, but she said she wouldn't be able to spend the time she needs to in investigating the church and everything, since she works and goes to school full time. She hadn't prepped for painting yet, so we first helped her tape everything. While we were taping and getting everything ready, she began to ask us questions about how lessons went and what we did day to day and when we could communicate with our families, normal questions people ask us. We only had 30 minutes until our next appointment so she didn't want to start painting that night, she then asked if we could do a lesson! Say what! haha so awesome! So we taught her the gospel of Jesus Christ, and it was super powerful! She said she wants to be baptized but she needs to figure out the situation with her boyfriend.. So hopefully we will see some miracles happen! We are supposed to go back and help them finish painting in the next couple of weeks.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a heart to heart lesson with Brian that night, asking him lots of questions and seeing if he was truly interested to change and apply the gospel to his life. He didn't really have good reasons for wanting to continue, but we will give him a few more shots and see if he's serious about it.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friday-- We had a Zone Training Meeting and it went really well! I love those meetings.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had exchanges that day with the Snow Sisters and I went with Sister Olsen again! It was really fun! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Saturday-- We had a meeting with the AP's and other STL's, so that was super good. It's exactly what I needed. So many things to work on and become better at! Always reaching higher to do a little better. You'd think I would have it figured out by now haha, not quite. I don't think I'll ever have this missionary and STL thing figured out. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">During our meeting, Sondra had her baptismal interview and she PASSED! :) SO EXCITING!!!! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She is sooo so so excited to be baptized.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We went back to Michelle's and taught her the Restoration! She committed to baptism and everything! She expressed to us that she is going through a divorce right now and she has three small little kids! She said she knows God sent us to her! So amazing!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We picked up Mary, probably for the last time (her family is moving to Lehi, UT! so sad we are losing her!) to come with us to see some people. We got a hold of Janice and had a great lesson on the Restoration with her! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we dropped by the Lindley's before heading in for the night... most HILARIOUS family ever. I love them.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sunday-- = BEST DAY EVER</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alright, so I'm positive that fasting brings forth blessings and miracles.. and they over flow our miracle and blessing cups! Sondra wasn't able to come because she was SUPER sick. But Mike came! yayyyyyy Mike! :) So good to see him come! Sister Rudd's little sister moved into our ward boundaries!! She has been coming to church for the last little bit, but she didn't live in our boundaries so we couldn't teach her officially. We taught her after church and she is GOLD! SO SOLID! We set her with a baptismal date of December 29th!! She is so amazing. Her life has completely changed. So cool to see her transform into who she is right now! SHE IS AWESOME. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There was an elder that used to serve in this ward like three years ago that came back to visit. He gave us a bunch of people to go by and see and teach! He also baptized a guy and was working with his family when he was here. We haven't' been able to get a hold of that family, the Palmer's, for as long as I've been here. But because he was visiting them, we were able to go over and meet them and Salem, their 13 year old boy came to church with Elder Johnston and it was soooo awesome! He loved it and then later that day they came over to the Dibble's with us and Mike and Nixynn to watch the Christmas Devotional and have dinner! It was soooo good! He said he wants to go to mutual and the Christmas party this next week and Sondra's baptism! The elder's in the ward have been working with an awesome family and the mom and three of her daughters are all getting baptized the same time Sondra is! So we are having a combined baptism and 5 people are getting baptized into the Highland Manor ward this week! AMAZING!! :) The Lord is soooooo good. He blesses us sooo much.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a lesson that night with the Burton's! Kyle and Kaylee are slow to progress, but we will get their family back! The James' came with us and it went really well. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we stopped by the Bey's and put a couple ornaments on their tree for the finishing touches to their decorating for the holidays! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love this time of year and the Christmas season. I love being a missionary and having the opportunity to share the gift of the Savior with EVERYONE! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">SHARE THIS VIDEO ON SOCIAL MEDIA! Flood the world with the true meaning of the reason why we celebrate Christmas. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.mormon.org/christmas" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.3px;" target="_blank">https://www.mormon.org/christmas</a></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am so grateful for a Savior and that He was born to save us from sin and sadness.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love you all! Have an amazing and blessed week!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">PRAY AND READ YOUR SCRIPTURES! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">xoxoxo</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-18100301862269441192015-11-30T23:20:00.000-08:002015-12-08T23:22:05.171-08:0011/23-11/29<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello, Hello My Favorite Humans! :)</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Alright, so basically the world continues to become the smallest of places. Heavenly Father is definitely in charge and I'm so grateful He is! My new companion's name is Sister Jesse Holmstead, and she is from Middleton, ID! :) We know so many of the same people! Her old bishop was Chris White! She grew up with them and also she grew up and knows a lot of the Middleton basketball/ volleyball players that I grew up competing against! So crazy! There are a lot of other connections and people we know, so it's been such a blast. :) She's hilarious and I can tell we will be great friends!!! I'm SO sad I don't have more time, I wish I could be her companion for longer! Funny thing, we must have been oblivious to each other, because she graduated the same year, went to BYU Provo the same time as me and we worked in the MTC Cafeteria the same time as well! It took us both getting called to Bakersfield, CA to know each other! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well this week was completely insane! I felt like we were running like mad women trying to get everything in. We had such an amazing week. Tuesday we went to transfer meeting, bittersweet, because Sister Long and I separated, but SO amazing because the testimonies that were born were SO amazing. I needed each one of those testimonies. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The rest of the week we had such great lessons with Sondra. She is ON FIRE. She is facing a lot of opposition from others but is staying so strong. She has been clean from cigarettes for over a week! Same with her husband! So amazing! One of the lessons we had with them Brooke and Cody came! Sondra begged us to move up her date to December 12th, so we did! :) She is SO set on being baptized that day. We will be pretty busy these next two weeks making sure she receives all of the lessons! She and Mike went to a church bookstore in town and she got a bunch of stuff for understanding scriptures, marking them and studying them! She told us she is SO excited to become a Mormon! :) She says, "if people only knew what it was all about. People judge too quickly on the rumors they hear." She's amazing! They came to church this Sunday and loved it! Sister Holmstead gave an AMAZING talk about reading and studying the scriptures. Sister Holmstead knows her scriptures soo well and it is amazing to see her teach. SHE IS POWERFUL. I've learned so much from her this past week! I'm excited to see what these next few weeks bring. Learning never ceases! It's amazing!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brooke also came with us to a lesson with Brian. Brian's doing well, still struggling with keeping commitments. We are trying to help him come along!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanksgiving was so much fun! Mary Martin was home alone for Thanksgiving because she had to stay and work black Friday stuff, so she drove us up to the Rudd's for Thanksgiving! It was a blast. I felt like I was home haha. So much fun with the Lindley's, Huffaker's and the Rudd's and their family. I'm so grateful for this gospel and for all that I've been given!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We met a few times with Sholanda and her husband was in town and sat in the lessons!!! We are hoping to see a big change in their family as they apply the teachings of the gospel. Sholanda and little Dwayne came to church! Janessa Haney and her two boys went to the lessons with them this week and they are THE BEST! We asked Owen (6 years old) how he liked church and he said, "It's AWESOME!" hahaha I love that little boy. He's such a great example. After Sacrament Meeting was over he asked his mom if he could invite Dwayne to stay for classes the second hour, he did and Sholanda and Dwayne stayed! Miracles! It was perfection. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was great! We are seeing so many miracles everyday. I'm sad that I don't have time to include everything. Everyday I'm overcome with gratitude for the love my Heavenly Father has for me and for all of His children. It is truly humbling being in His service and seeing His hand constantly involved. We're all interwoven in the great tapestry of the Creator! I LOVE THIS WORK.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all! Have a wonderful week! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A cute dog! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Perry's built this legit train track in their garage! SO LEGIT. It's like a little tiny village, details and all. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We got to take Sister Matepule out for a few hours before her flight home to Sydney, Australia and it was THE COOLEST EXPERIENCE. She used to be an STL and she was SUCH an amazing missionary. We went and contacted people at the park and it was POWERFUL with us three together. Teaching was sooo amazing with them! Such a cool experience. I LOVE IT. :)</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-40709849263166671352015-11-23T19:59:00.003-08:002015-11-23T20:28:20.034-08:0011/16-11/22<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hello, hello!</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nchwWiXPH7GkMf4KMkdflOuo1gbtJG5sn07Byw5hjh3qAEY38U2qrGA5KV_etsOeYi5ZkVKPlVP9qSOHSVTGyKLCotRUzfWhyJjoQsrcAQwNFW9S8_2E-kkOnGKfC4UlKgoRDPMWYBMS/s1600/IMG_0126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nchwWiXPH7GkMf4KMkdflOuo1gbtJG5sn07Byw5hjh3qAEY38U2qrGA5KV_etsOeYi5ZkVKPlVP9qSOHSVTGyKLCotRUzfWhyJjoQsrcAQwNFW9S8_2E-kkOnGKfC4UlKgoRDPMWYBMS/s320/IMG_0126.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wow, time is flying.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">This week was great! :) </span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Monday-- Sister Sargeant took some pictures of Sister Long and I for Christmas in Hart Park! It was so fun!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a lesson with Jesse at the Burdick's, but we had the elder's that cover the area where he lives come and teach the lesson too, so we could have a smooth transition over to them! It was really great! :) Sad we don't get to teach him, but happy that he's going to be really progressing! (Great news we got Sunday--> Jesse went to church in his home ward!! And he loved it!)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tuesday-- We had exchanges with the Brimhall sisters, and I went with Sister Newhouse! :) She's the cutest human hahaha I just love her. Sister Hillhouse fed us some tacos that were bomb! The Mahan's (a part member family that we had dinner with recently) came to Tuesday night splits!!! It was awesome! Aly is 17 and came with Sister Newhouse and I and it was a success. Someone gave us cake and everything haha!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a lesson with Brian about the law of chastity and it went really well! Brooke and Cody came, and they are AWESOME. So powerful having them in lessons! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu0vMJfMV5I9MqXjqMmgYboOiYZC70zSL4LFq8tLhX36xX__K6FubRUcRT-WQ7k_avXRoa0L4Ng5j7Klr9pScsIqmvreIqq-tNu1brFK33PYTIsgbw_c7W4_D5qo9BVHvBXwsroPbcFdF/s1600/IMG_0135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfu0vMJfMV5I9MqXjqMmgYboOiYZC70zSL4LFq8tLhX36xX__K6FubRUcRT-WQ7k_avXRoa0L4Ng5j7Klr9pScsIqmvreIqq-tNu1brFK33PYTIsgbw_c7W4_D5qo9BVHvBXwsroPbcFdF/s320/IMG_0135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NmIiwj3UqsXIh_JzWd7nRhHQLXpDLreVpppxyi01uMv-Ja8qJEwKX4cyIugGEAYy5F6S5ybuHYYpbFYkYzfDZI_V5G5_dNilehQx08gzwuJmSle3ciymUSKF5T9MLZT_iLYSJZyOsiN1/s1600/IMG_0128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NmIiwj3UqsXIh_JzWd7nRhHQLXpDLreVpppxyi01uMv-Ja8qJEwKX4cyIugGEAYy5F6S5ybuHYYpbFYkYzfDZI_V5G5_dNilehQx08gzwuJmSle3ciymUSKF5T9MLZT_iLYSJZyOsiN1/s320/IMG_0128.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Wednesday-- We got a voicemail from an investigator telling us she didn't want us to come back, awkwardly the same time we were knocking on her door... hahaha our lives are so awkward.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We set up a lesson with Tiffany and her family for the next day at 6pm!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had dinner at the LIVINGSTON'S! :) love love love their family. They made CAFE RIO BURRITOS. My favorite.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we got to go visit Sondra! (She went into a chemical detox program at the hospital across town, for some issues she was having with some medication. We got permission from President Wilson to go see her!) The only people who are allowed to visit anyone in that specific hospital is religious clergy... That's us! :) It was super intense. We had to go through security and we couldn't bring anything in with us besides our car keys and a Book of Mormon and some pamphlets. We even had to take the staples out of our pamphlets! I felt like I was in a movie. It was awesome. Sondra was SO HAPPY TO SEE US!!! We had an awesome visit with her and got to pray with her. She told us she knows it's all true!!!! :) SO AMAZING.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We got in the car after visiting Sondra, and President called us and told Sister Long she was getting released as an STL and getting transferred... :( We are so sad to be parting!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thursday-- We got to do service for the Food Bank for a food drive! We went to down town Bakes and held up signs and waved to people to have them donate food to the food bank! It was pretty fun!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I planned for the first week of my last transfer.... so weird.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had some interested soup stuff at the Knepp's! They were making this soup from Honduras for a cook book trial thingy. It was super good! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had the James come with us to Tiffany's for the lesson... and apparently they forgot, because they said they would call us when it's good for them. After that we had a great visit with the James though! Such a great family! :) It was kind of a weird day, because Brian cancelled too, and it was last minute, and we can't knock doors when it's dark, so we visited with Janessa Haney and answered some questions she had about the Book of Mormon. She's so awesome! She joined the church a little over two years ago.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friday-- We picked up Sister Olsen at the Mission home for the day! Her companion was going to the departing temple trip, so we had her for the day! It was flipping early when we picked her up, so we hit up some Krispy Kreme's on the way home! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFJD-Y-hazaXl5qrG_5tYI-c8B43we4nb56Abje3jJsiNTJvW-gen46U5SvtmQw_VIWpBYb_KWizI030YhFmGuC8g5WKHuiI7-QoLtaeXqa8LHsN4-GK6oO5wOl1ZxUXNOFaIeJ243_aK/s1600/IMG_0140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFJD-Y-hazaXl5qrG_5tYI-c8B43we4nb56Abje3jJsiNTJvW-gen46U5SvtmQw_VIWpBYb_KWizI030YhFmGuC8g5WKHuiI7-QoLtaeXqa8LHsN4-GK6oO5wOl1ZxUXNOFaIeJ243_aK/s320/IMG_0140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXU9wrTAjYHYtDVQbqP7JUvvWm4uXtZMrmZp8qODHwMdt6UH-KXDQyQAqoz29oWCWGReSutWEuS7ktmHTgWwk3tgznmmws8_zTDp-T_VmTKJnxGSnTGqpLvMv5oYXqGir0-tanaFC2f7h/s1600/IMG_0162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaXU9wrTAjYHYtDVQbqP7JUvvWm4uXtZMrmZp8qODHwMdt6UH-KXDQyQAqoz29oWCWGReSutWEuS7ktmHTgWwk3tgznmmws8_zTDp-T_VmTKJnxGSnTGqpLvMv5oYXqGir0-tanaFC2f7h/s320/IMG_0162.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3NKwTgJ-8c4pX0dtF0d-W3raIl6uYWj9BC2IAhNiOAafNuddstgOKbs85k_nvAnJ_a0SdjEqBGcXC5kgEGj_ku0qqiE_qYWNtNRsm7IGahINhTBKV46AEVV1mBtpip-Fp856dQAHuakV/s1600/IMG_0160+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3NKwTgJ-8c4pX0dtF0d-W3raIl6uYWj9BC2IAhNiOAafNuddstgOKbs85k_nvAnJ_a0SdjEqBGcXC5kgEGj_ku0qqiE_qYWNtNRsm7IGahINhTBKV46AEVV1mBtpip-Fp856dQAHuakV/s320/IMG_0160+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We went to a lesson with Sister Olsen, for their area, and his name was Anthony. He's 16 and had his baptismal interview after our lesson. He's AWESOME! Him and his buddies remind me of Mason haha. They are so awesome. Sister Olsen had his two friends bear their testimony in the lesson, and it was so powerful. Anthony's life is DEFINITELY changed for the better by those two. Such good friends.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we went to a lesson with Kyle and Kaylee Burton and it went really well! We taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ and they are little sponges. They love learning! Sister James and Lauren came with us and Lauren and Kaylee do choir together, so they got a long really well! Lauren asked if she could come to the next lesson. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we had dinner at Brooke and Cody's and Mike and Sondra came too! It was sooooo good! We watched the Restoration video with them, and they loved it. Sondra is so great! Oh yeah, Sondra got out of her program right before they came to dinner! She told all of us that she smoked her very last cigarette before dinner, and she wasn't going to buy anymore! She's officially quit!!! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Saturday-- We went over a program to help Mike and Sondra stop smoking and get through their urges to smoke. They expressed that they were super tight on money and wouldn't be able to afford to buy the foods and toothpaste and stuff that would help them quit. We called Sister Despain and asked if she could help us out, she is so awesome! She told us she would meet us that night at Walmart to get everything they needed!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mike and Sondra and Brian made it to Anthony's baptism!!! THEY CAME TO A BAPTISM! :) It was soooo awesome! So happy they were able to make it. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmi9vvoHSa7IeGgjbIkzoML3v9ngsAOMTFZ9ehMCwH3gpaCU_ojz1tmqWDcQ4CDHHMAAc4N180tutq6EhIhAzGHq3MUcm8FmBtHJKqNoe6eBcP6ocutALSbVKubUTwWLtrC11TqzC6xi0/s1600/IMG_0152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmi9vvoHSa7IeGgjbIkzoML3v9ngsAOMTFZ9ehMCwH3gpaCU_ojz1tmqWDcQ4CDHHMAAc4N180tutq6EhIhAzGHq3MUcm8FmBtHJKqNoe6eBcP6ocutALSbVKubUTwWLtrC11TqzC6xi0/s320/IMG_0152.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd0x2jbj80_9z7zuK3wJzX3E3hnpDp3l0yDqZSVqxa57adwpTlLRrQU1pz0iQuoORsLHeQwS5oWzGPkV6H7ID6ryge2lGyX91baBG5yWL5YiRoddpIEK5Vt7MIsRtlzc8_f2nLs1KmG-A/s1600/IMG_0155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKd0x2jbj80_9z7zuK3wJzX3E3hnpDp3l0yDqZSVqxa57adwpTlLRrQU1pz0iQuoORsLHeQwS5oWzGPkV6H7ID6ryge2lGyX91baBG5yWL5YiRoddpIEK5Vt7MIsRtlzc8_f2nLs1KmG-A/s320/IMG_0155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBlpQGug3tc7qGQRtrEh4aA-5D1-0vnS8xQ4erwMcl_BMYQOja85iRa1H_CEGByFkV0ZBRLlpYhw4MnY4oLohgGSZm7zLjgr8Q3Q1W2uY37zyuwxU8ht0yadmjKx83krRdKOIXzNxRcju/s1600/IMG_0158.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBlpQGug3tc7qGQRtrEh4aA-5D1-0vnS8xQ4erwMcl_BMYQOja85iRa1H_CEGByFkV0ZBRLlpYhw4MnY4oLohgGSZm7zLjgr8Q3Q1W2uY37zyuwxU8ht0yadmjKx83krRdKOIXzNxRcju/s320/IMG_0158.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After that, we met sweet, sweet Sister Despain at Walmart and then delivered the goods to the Fortner's that night. They were so touched! It was such a neat experience in serving someone in that way, with something they really needed! They were so excited!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sunday-- Sondra and Brian and Brother Mayfield made it to church!!!! So legit!!! :) They were just able to stay for Sacrament meeting, but that's okay, they made it!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The rest of the day, was saying goodbyes for Sister Long, since she is getting transferred. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I taught the Gospel Principles class on the Gathering of Scattered Israel. It was super hard to teach about, and I felt like it was a flop. Haha but whatever happened, I hope the other's got as much as I got out of it. The whole time I was studying for it, I just kept thinking about the Allegory of the Olive Tree in the Book of Mormon, Jacob chapter 5. Before my mission, I didn't quite understand this allegory.. it's long, and hard to understand. While I was teaching the lesson, the spirit testified to me about the truthfulness of God's grand plan for His children. This quote, engulfs my feelings about this Allegory and the Gathering of Scattered Israel.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"There is much more here than simply the unraveling of convoluted Israelite history. Of greater significance in this allegory is the benevolent view of God that it provieds. He is protrayed here as one who repeatedly, painstakingly, endlessly tries to save the work of His hands and in moment sof greatest disappointemnt holds His head in His hands and weeps, 'what could I have done more for my vineyard?' This allegory is a declaration of divine love, of God's unceasing effort as a father laboring on behalf of His children. As one writer noted, 'Zenos's allegory ought to take its place beside the parable of the prodigal son. Both stories make the Lord's mercy so movingly memorable.'" {Jeffrey R. Holland}</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm so grateful to be in the service of my Lord and Savior. I wouldn't change being His servant in this part of His vineyard for anything. The time is drawing nigh where Jesus Christ will come again. It's obvious with what is going on in the world. What greater time to live, than now, when the Lord is hastening His work and gathering His children who will listen to the Spirit and enter into covenants with Him. I hope we can all honor our covenants we've made with our loving, and ever merciful Heavenly Father. This work is His. He is the grand Architect and He will keep His promises with His covenant people. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the true and living church of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Wearing a name tag with His name, has brought the greatest amount of joy, and responsibility I've ever felt in my life. Let's share the greatest of all gifts with everyone this holiday season. What gift do you want to give back to the Savior?</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love you all!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-59979526191599362042015-11-16T21:33:00.002-08:002015-12-08T23:23:45.669-08:0011/9-11/15<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hey hey! :)</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;">So this week was insane, so many amazing tender mercies and some downs as well.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Monday-- We had an awesome day up at the Rudd's! We made sugar cookies and had a great time visiting with everyone there. There was a girl named Izzy there that was staying the night before she headed back to school in San Fransisco, so we got to share the message of the Restoration with her and it was so good! She was asking us questions all day. :) Loved every second of it! I LOVE THE RUDD'S.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbiy_ejtO8LoatZuwREsXi1XMxjkNFf2EMDmIMz0fB3hrNs6V-zW5f-_YQs9LIJly1MiWIiUeNg_uHp1SxXeSWRfuRgrjmAFrSEhT1v3vH1FlmPm_1W3xFWvwbMvcf8VewDRTGaEl5QJf/s1600/IMG_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbiy_ejtO8LoatZuwREsXi1XMxjkNFf2EMDmIMz0fB3hrNs6V-zW5f-_YQs9LIJly1MiWIiUeNg_uHp1SxXeSWRfuRgrjmAFrSEhT1v3vH1FlmPm_1W3xFWvwbMvcf8VewDRTGaEl5QJf/s320/IMG_0096.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosE-7YLFGLOmnwH6aclJFf0HJcs0g-LmGWSBY9oVgrWAh9AwF4n4ikvUCQnCVkUVa5EYvfiV_jQL5V5W1QVxDbJAj0hHol3rUJ0t9-01YXaU9JIA3pas9hg1795TEHNPcCODheFirM8uO/s1600/IMG_0097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhosE-7YLFGLOmnwH6aclJFf0HJcs0g-LmGWSBY9oVgrWAh9AwF4n4ikvUCQnCVkUVa5EYvfiV_jQL5V5W1QVxDbJAj0hHol3rUJ0t9-01YXaU9JIA3pas9hg1795TEHNPcCODheFirM8uO/s320/IMG_0097.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4v40l_F0JNPc17H5VM16XyJDf12I3Bsoou3X7KUjfR_oga29Z5j7RzFDjvx4x92KM851XKibzrZ1a6VQMD47Y31_zEIDqbc5Zt089HRoBy6YRQTgvURavqE_wm88tRl_U_W07oFFsE3i/s1600/IMG_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx4v40l_F0JNPc17H5VM16XyJDf12I3Bsoou3X7KUjfR_oga29Z5j7RzFDjvx4x92KM851XKibzrZ1a6VQMD47Y31_zEIDqbc5Zt089HRoBy6YRQTgvURavqE_wm88tRl_U_W07oFFsE3i/s320/IMG_0110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a lesson with Sondra when we got back from the Rudd's and we taught her the Word of Wisdom, and it was AMAZING. I could definitely feel the spirit guiding the lesson and we were able to help her understand the changes she was going to need to make. She was willing to give up everything! :) She's going to need a lot of prayers to help her overcome her addiction to smoking cigarettes, please send some up to heaven for her!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sister Long finally taught the Word of Wisdom for the first time on her mission! hahaha it was a pretty big deal.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnnEhMoRyFZWKTc4fWrwEm7F7jGmm1Muw9KLnDyxFMCx1NjnlhFItcFEkLjpMITLuG7oi91VZPxbSXkN3jDVm0w-NnL-ELrRorRv94S6SMtqLXjNvRK01GzTjd4MT1pgBxpUq37HjZMdH/s1600/IMG_0115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnnEhMoRyFZWKTc4fWrwEm7F7jGmm1Muw9KLnDyxFMCx1NjnlhFItcFEkLjpMITLuG7oi91VZPxbSXkN3jDVm0w-NnL-ELrRorRv94S6SMtqLXjNvRK01GzTjd4MT1pgBxpUq37HjZMdH/s320/IMG_0115.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tuesday-- We had interviews with President and it was so good! I LOVE MY MISSION PRESIDENT. He and his wife are my favorite people. They are such amazing leaders and I just love them. When President tells you, you don't have much time left... then you really know that time is running out! haha SO NUTS HOW FAST THIS MISSION THING HAS GONE.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had exchanges with the Laurelglen sisters and I got to go with the one and only..... SISTER KURTZ! :) Oh how I love that sister. She is soooo amazing and has become such a great missionary. So fun to be reunited with my companion from the MTC! :) We reminisced about the good old days and it was perfection. Tender mercies. :) We found a few great people! One was a cute family that spoke spanish and english.. a couple days later, they called us and told us that they didn't want us to come back.. so that was a bummer.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brother Haney took us out to sushi! WOOHOO. :) </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVVuoshLAbtAJfNYssc1Nqq71SSGIzshs05c4shKzzKdwscZyVo9u6JvEQrW1cE4QOfkjushcPT-jqIIFKmoVG0Hy1euhqifMna_J7_QoXYumqp7ewebZITtZlcdMEJ8TeRV3YbdWTMfu/s1600/IMG_0120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVVuoshLAbtAJfNYssc1Nqq71SSGIzshs05c4shKzzKdwscZyVo9u6JvEQrW1cE4QOfkjushcPT-jqIIFKmoVG0Hy1euhqifMna_J7_QoXYumqp7ewebZITtZlcdMEJ8TeRV3YbdWTMfu/s320/IMG_0120.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfUpR7xdBh_zNPtdZ_T0fo1knAPLlGg-AUwpj_yjYIO4inOXSYNgJRgX2NSn_qoCxJqjOf1huNEXFZmmOt71UyoAkUhPmOHM5KDzNibHq6ElwIqm8MPU8UDuhljjUPBBVkKbFjXFsiHns/s1600/IMG_0121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKfUpR7xdBh_zNPtdZ_T0fo1knAPLlGg-AUwpj_yjYIO4inOXSYNgJRgX2NSn_qoCxJqjOf1huNEXFZmmOt71UyoAkUhPmOHM5KDzNibHq6ElwIqm8MPU8UDuhljjUPBBVkKbFjXFsiHns/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sushi!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Wednesday-- I started getting a cough/cold thingy... super lame, but no worries because I can still work just fine! Don't worry mom, I am taking my vitamins! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We did some service for Sondra and Mike! Their kitchen was pretty bad, so we offered to help them clean it, especially since Sondra has been feeling really sick this week. When we finished, it most definitely sparkled with cleanliness, but most of all it sparkled with the SPIRIT! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Later that night Brother Bey and Brother Lindley gave Sondra, Mike and their daughter Nixxyn a blessing! IT WAS AMAZING! We wrote down what the blessing said and gave it to them a couple days later, and they loved it so much! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thursday-- We did service for the Martin family, because they are moving to Lehi, Utah after Christmas. We helped them pack up their kitchen and it was pretty fun! Then Mary came with us to the church for a lesson with Brian! We gave him a church tour and taught him about Following the Prophet and Keeping the Commandments. We read the talk from President Monson from this last General Conference (we got the conference edition Ensigns and we are HAPPY CAMPERS.) Anyhow, it went really well! He's pretty golden. He's 23 and has been in the Navy... I think.. but he's off duty or something like that or in the reserve.. so he hasn't been deployed or anything like that. He said he wants to become a better person and change his life for the better! Well Brian, this gospel is for you!!! :) It definitely can transform us and help us become the person Heavenly Father wants us to become.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friday-- All of our appointments cancelled or they were not interested anymore. After knocking a few doors, we felt impressed to go by a few investigators in the nieghborhood... they weren't home... then we both thought of Tracy! (we haven't seen her in months) So we went and knocked on her door... not home... BUT MIRACLE--> We were in the right place at the right time and started talking to a woman outside of an apartment in Tracy's complex and her name is Darneesha! We taught her the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and she was SO STOKED to read the Book of Mormon! She said she had JUST gone through a really hard trial and she felt lost and hopeless.. so she prayed for help and then we showed up! :) So amazing!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That night we had a lesson with Sholanda about how to stay spiritually alive by doing CPR {Church, Praying, Reading}. She loved it! Sister James came with us, she's so awesome. After the lesson we taught all of her grandbabies what prayer was.. it was pretty sad, they didn't even know who Heavenly Father was... so we taught them all about it. They said their own little prayers about wanting to be a princess, and other things. It was pretty cute haha. Then Sholanda said the prayer and it was super genuine and so heartfelt! I just love her.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Saturday-- We didn't have too much luck. People told us that we were doing the wrong thing and part of the wrong church... but don't you worry, we sure let them know that we belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ and that we knew we were doing the right thing.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After lunch, we talked to a sweet lady named Adrianna! She was way nice. She told us her and her husband were studying with the Jehovah's Witnesses... so that she would get back to us after talking to her husband about it. She was super grateful though. They have such a cute son! Good family.. hope they become interested.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a lesson set up with Leann and Heather to meet with them at the church, but they stood us up... so we decided we can't teach them anymore, even though we love them. They aren't willing to do anything! :( </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a ride set up for Brian to come to a baptsim! We all got to the church ready for the baptism to start in ten minutes... and there were no cars in the parking lot.... BAH! It had been cancelled and no one told us. :( We miraculously got inside because someone just got there and had a key. We taught him the Word of Wisdom and read a chapter out of the Book of Mormon and got to show him the baptismal font. It went well overall, even though we were WAY bummed there wasn't a baptism for him to see and go to! Later, we realized all the tender mercies that happened in the experience, and we were super grateful.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That night we had an amazing lesson with a part member family, the Burton's!! :) The husband is not a member, but their two kids want to learn more and get baptized! Their names are Kaylee (12 yrs old) and Kyle (9). SO GREAT! Love love love it. They went to Magic Mountain on Sunday, but they said this next week they will come!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sunday-- We stopped by Sholanda's and she had a rough night... she's having marital problems with her husband who works out of town.. It was so hard to see her so upset and sad. She wasn't sure if she was going to be able to come to church.. we really encouraged her to, because we knew it would make her feel better. She didn't end up coming. And either did Brian! That stinker! Sondra and Mike couldn't come either because they have her son every other weekend. Next week! We got to teach the Young Women's lesson! It was super good. I love the Young Women in this ward. They are amazing! And soooo strong!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">IT RAINED! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had dinner with the Mahan's! They remind me soooo much of my family. I just love them! Haha they were spewing movie quotes and the little brother who is Mason's age was doing super funny things that Mason would do hahahaha. I died, so hilarious. Love their family! The dad isn't a member, but he is warming up to us and he listened to the message we shared! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We went to the Bey's that night and had the best little discussion with them. They have been through some major health challenges with their son, and they've seen so many blessings and miracles! Such a good family. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was reading Preach My Gospel this morning and it correlated with President Monson's talk! I'll share some of it with you. It's about recognizing the promptings of the spirit. "The Spirit does not get our attention by shouting or shaking us with a heavy hand. Rather it whispers. It caresses so gently that if we are preoccupied we may not feel it at all." (PMG 96) Are we too busy and moving so fast, where we can't feel the promptings of the Holy Ghost? </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"We are surrounded by persuasive voices beguiling voices, belittling voices, sophisticated voices, and confusing voices. I might add that these are <i style="line-height: 21.3px;">loud</i> voices. I <b style="line-height: 21.3px;">admonish</b> you to turn the volume down and to be influenced instead by that still, small voice which will guide you to safety... Open your hearts, even your very souls, to the sound of that special voice which testifies of truth. As the prophet Isaiah promised, 'Thine ears shall hear a word..., saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.' May we ever be in tune, that we might hear this comforting, guiding voice which will keep us safe." (President Thomas S. Monson, Oct. 2015)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope we can all follow the promptings of the Spirit this week, so that we can reach outside of ourselves and be instruments in the Lord's timing in answering other people's prayers. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love this gospel. I love this church. It truly is led by a prophet of God. I love you all! Hope you have an amazing week! Keep smiling! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">xoxo</span></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-36400796416646179212015-11-09T21:51:00.001-08:002015-11-16T21:34:44.606-08:0011/2-11/8<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Hey-O! :) I just love you all so much. </span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't even put into words what all happened this week! It was amazing!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We played a game called gatorball... super intense and probably my favorite hahaha. A spanish elder turned around after I had apologized for kicking the ball super hard and said, "no sister, with ANGER!" hahaha it was hilarious. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">IT RAINED!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a great lesson with Jesse at Sister Burdick's about the Plan of Salvation!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday--We had exchanges with the Snow Sisters and we didn't have much luck in the morning until we felt like we should knock on a certain door (definitely the Spirit leading us) and we met Maria! Super amazing mother who is searching!!! She didn't set any return appointments with us sadly.. but we will hopefully see her this next week at church.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Half way through the day I found out that Sister Olsen knows SARAH LOAR!!!!! SAY WHAAAAT?!? hahaha I was flipping out all day long, it's the smallest world ever! I just started asking her about what she did before the mission and she said she nannied in NYC for a little bit! COME TO FIND OUT SARAH AND HER WERE LIKE BESTIES AND Sister Olsen totally knew all about Mitch! hahaha SO NUTS! :) and a tender mercy in disguise!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lesson with Sholanda and it went really well! She's progressing well, just slowly..</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We had MLC in Tehachapi! IT WAS SO COLD hahaha we were all freezing up there. It's okay I've become a true Californian.. I've acclimated and with the slightest degree change, I need a cardigan and my boots! haha</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We taught a lesson to Brian, a guy that the other sisters found on exchanges, at the park! He is super legit and keeping all of his commitments! We've taught him three times this week and he is solid! He should be coming to church this next week, he wasn't able to make it this last week. MIRACLES!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- We had an amazing church tour and lesson with Sondra!!! SHE IS AMAZING AND SO STOKED TO BE BAPTIZED! :) Some members of the ward were there having a presidency meeting and so Sondra was able to meet so many great people and she loved it!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had dinner at Sister Nowak's and she is just a gem.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- We had exchanges with the Monica sisters and we talked to Tony! And he basically couldn't get his hands on the Book of Mormon fast enough after we taught him the Restoration. It was really awesome. I LOVE IT. We've found so many prepared people this last week! SO AWESOME. We had dinner at SONDRA'S! :) She invited all four of us over for some bomb spaghetti!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dGSemygs-e_U-YK3m4ZpdvlOiy-y9TkvG1zdbX9t3URMtkwkH_CqJxKQhfjHgobQDJLHY4aIl3QlOou11_ryZXbIJBERmO86rtMgHPB8GnsKbxDn74VPMORdG4XpfPHqQ4qS1stS9HPf/s1600/IMG_0084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dGSemygs-e_U-YK3m4ZpdvlOiy-y9TkvG1zdbX9t3URMtkwkH_CqJxKQhfjHgobQDJLHY4aIl3QlOou11_ryZXbIJBERmO86rtMgHPB8GnsKbxDn74VPMORdG4XpfPHqQ4qS1stS9HPf/s320/IMG_0084.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We stopped by Sholanda's and read some of the Book of Mormon with her and she is doing well! She didn't make it to Stake Conference the next day because she got sick. :(</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had dinner at Janessa Haney's and they were celebrating her son, Alastor's, birthday! It was super fun and crazy with super great people!</span></div>
<h2 class="rmSubject" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light', 'Segoe UI Web Light', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Symbol', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 21.12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 29.9904px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding-top: 2px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
Alastor's party</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nm1XUsXlDMzqnLLgqFLdNp2tMDMu-QwUse265VT7AaAgWcjlFdAfKirXW4BB7fDRDR61WDj7GdMpPUsx92qJ_qjhyRI6vbIUCAi8b9XFsG4AIlMki2REQbHQhnJ-kpV9MhtMmYBaHn9R/s1600/IMG_0087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nm1XUsXlDMzqnLLgqFLdNp2tMDMu-QwUse265VT7AaAgWcjlFdAfKirXW4BB7fDRDR61WDj7GdMpPUsx92qJ_qjhyRI6vbIUCAi8b9XFsG4AIlMki2REQbHQhnJ-kpV9MhtMmYBaHn9R/s320/IMG_0087.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9LI_c-yT0yDH7VxxvmyDDBkyO-VwtsIBcbj_YlUDqrXqZr_dT_8QK0lcW6-hPR0sXOgP3BF9AEf_8ISbHoThGKsC2HQi_g0okuQp8Z-kM77Oxl94_m4Mg6fd0XkS2Y-tNpdpKytlM2Bg/s1600/image+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9LI_c-yT0yDH7VxxvmyDDBkyO-VwtsIBcbj_YlUDqrXqZr_dT_8QK0lcW6-hPR0sXOgP3BF9AEf_8ISbHoThGKsC2HQi_g0okuQp8Z-kM77Oxl94_m4Mg6fd0XkS2Y-tNpdpKytlM2Bg/s320/image+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHsnYGAa44tUBzsgrrNJCdPfGIHtnpy4ZxTXYbtuQENcF6V_reCi3WRbqh4z2bq3_ocsg236rRbOucAwBDucfyWJ2lbcRSpMYDRG-dQLVww7Lnz-KU4_K6HJWHStKtJDnEOOTyOsOq9O7/s1600/image+%25282%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHsnYGAa44tUBzsgrrNJCdPfGIHtnpy4ZxTXYbtuQENcF6V_reCi3WRbqh4z2bq3_ocsg236rRbOucAwBDucfyWJ2lbcRSpMYDRG-dQLVww7Lnz-KU4_K6HJWHStKtJDnEOOTyOsOq9O7/s320/image+%25282%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uQ1X4WRr-jPEvcrBChUgFt3zX8cmVTTRQ-DybGDDjdjOOHoNHrYZTIJx5VKb6vs6M6iKbhK0cCiZpLEMOyCiDMlSxGvG5fiizWg3D2nfFOyfRa8tZoza1-6uw9vmzaMCSqyFFiKwQrEY/s1600/image+%25283%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uQ1X4WRr-jPEvcrBChUgFt3zX8cmVTTRQ-DybGDDjdjOOHoNHrYZTIJx5VKb6vs6M6iKbhK0cCiZpLEMOyCiDMlSxGvG5fiizWg3D2nfFOyfRa8tZoza1-6uw9vmzaMCSqyFFiKwQrEY/s320/image+%25283%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K5bsrTWuHEltaQNvzB3Ysk6Z0D5t3zLSckBmXqdE8o7zJbm-aNf-fW2oAYqWyoPKOSRpuTna45otX7dqVQTR5-PxfeifmKELA6moZHZj457f9vJy-pZ1tyycPxxLEo2pAazMDOjxN3HT/s1600/IMG_0088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K5bsrTWuHEltaQNvzB3Ysk6Z0D5t3zLSckBmXqdE8o7zJbm-aNf-fW2oAYqWyoPKOSRpuTna45otX7dqVQTR5-PxfeifmKELA6moZHZj457f9vJy-pZ1tyycPxxLEo2pAazMDOjxN3HT/s320/IMG_0088.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we had Stake Conference and it was so good! Elder Brag from the Seventy came and it was super amazing. I loved listening to such amazing speakers!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- Stake Conference again and it was SO FUN seeing everyone from Stockdale! Love all of those wonderful humans!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SONDRA & HER FAMILY CAME TO STAKE CONFERENCE! It was so amazing! We showed her the baptismal font and everything and she was planning her baptism and she is so excited! Brooke and Cody were there too and invited us all to come over for quesadillas for lunch and a lesson! Let me tell you... I've never had a better quesadilla.. it was DEVINE.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We taught the Restoration and it was amazing! Her face was priceless when we said there was a prophet on the earth today. She almost fell out of her seat! SONDRA PRAYED TO KNOW IF JOSEPH SMITH WAS 100% A PROPHET AND IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love all of them! SO AMAZING. Miracles are happening and people are super interested and keeping commitments! HALLELUJIAH!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we had dinner at the Lindley's, I just love them!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And a lesson with Sister Burdick and Brian! And then we ate some pie at the Hunter's. LOVELOVELOVETHESEHUMANS.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all so much. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Lord is so good to each one of us. I just love this work and I love being a missionary. Each and every day brings new and old challenges and uncomfortable situations and opportunities for growth, but as I've exercised faith in my Savior and tried my best, the Lord has blessed me so much, I can't even begin to describe how loved I feel and how comforted I feel from the Holy Ghost. I just love the Gospel of Jesus Christ. BAH I CANT EVEN EXPLAIN MY LOVE FOR IT. It's the greatest.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One thing from Stake Conference that stuck out to me that Elder Brag said is that everyone on this earth chose to follow our Savior, so what do we have to lose! We need to share the gospel with everyone! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div>
<h2 class="rmSubject" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Segoe UI Light', 'Segoe UI Web Light', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Symbol', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 21.12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 29.9904px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; padding-top: 2px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq7LvW-tRPjU_Tr2vfok_E4YajysUyZ4b4jqN-Gd7iMSPZiL6DcaIE0cuyXhYusDy-BrP47K4pTYXf1gAvbK0vC8QkbUUyVf_B56SM2LSRF7Vjp6fsXaGWnvIv3y7nutFSViwGp5QalhU/s1600/IMG_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqq7LvW-tRPjU_Tr2vfok_E4YajysUyZ4b4jqN-Gd7iMSPZiL6DcaIE0cuyXhYusDy-BrP47K4pTYXf1gAvbK0vC8QkbUUyVf_B56SM2LSRF7Vjp6fsXaGWnvIv3y7nutFSViwGp5QalhU/s320/IMG_0082.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwO90DquNeIGuVKK0kAc_ymAntacq0DZXXYP1q3I_zU19k64b0X0KfVfv69lmbrGJK3PzKWDiCc0pCB27f-BhNjwuXPOn4qyGwpVDd5o6L1zACiBSnsNQsT2HcXoexLmWN06ksY4IUB39X/s1600/IMG_0089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwO90DquNeIGuVKK0kAc_ymAntacq0DZXXYP1q3I_zU19k64b0X0KfVfv69lmbrGJK3PzKWDiCc0pCB27f-BhNjwuXPOn4qyGwpVDd5o6L1zACiBSnsNQsT2HcXoexLmWN06ksY4IUB39X/s320/IMG_0089.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nmB4XGq3E9Pcs0e7BgIC-WvKUOnfN_h5HlYS4RqVwhsIcNO39H1Pg0dM245QJH0F3dGvI06GlZgbJUZqb9AW7XRvMamr3WkESn47i3jqR9pMkhNcPOEfvCxjeHEQigIGOgkbiS4_LuGk/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9nmB4XGq3E9Pcs0e7BgIC-WvKUOnfN_h5HlYS4RqVwhsIcNO39H1Pg0dM245QJH0F3dGvI06GlZgbJUZqb9AW7XRvMamr3WkESn47i3jqR9pMkhNcPOEfvCxjeHEQigIGOgkbiS4_LuGk/s320/IMG_0092.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
</h2>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-28739261613869033832015-11-02T22:15:00.000-08:002015-11-23T22:16:03.205-08:0010/26-11/1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNsB3SsoZkLeGbzEX_s_jJlqJ2DFz1H0u-1b9whEVb05TfTLrCq_Ty3fuL0Q6jACWxL4S9C36wTHVgbi8IlbN-NR03DQPqQ3-TC4dQjVUk34OwIhfSy2gwKrpwZGH47xF0DvwPBPkFvn6/s1600/IMG_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNsB3SsoZkLeGbzEX_s_jJlqJ2DFz1H0u-1b9whEVb05TfTLrCq_Ty3fuL0Q6jACWxL4S9C36wTHVgbi8IlbN-NR03DQPqQ3-TC4dQjVUk34OwIhfSy2gwKrpwZGH47xF0DvwPBPkFvn6/s320/IMG_0065.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hey hey! :)</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">SUCH AN AMAZING WEEK! Let me tell you whyyyy ---></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Miracle report, ready go!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Monday-- Sister Burdick told us to come over and teach her best friend's son, so we did! His name is Jesse, he's 16 years old and he is SEARCHING for truth. We taught him about the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and he said he would read, pray and get baptized if he found out the Book of Mormon was true. :) So amazing! We are teaching him tonight as well! SISTER BURDICK IS ON FIRE!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had Sister McMullin come out with us that night to see a few people.. all of which were not home, so we went back to her home and shared a message with her family, and they were the ones to uplift us I think! It was awesome. I love their family. They are amazing and they have a daughter out serving (actually she served in Sister Long's home ward! Crazy small world! So awesome)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mission President gave us all "little boulders" because he wants us to remember to all be a little bolder! :) hahaha love it!</span></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6IaUvjIEI1hbFLnRBrXobWkuAZGu2FsOkd-QfPT1OlvZqILGuf6NMohoh0XFA9m9uWzAdZnmjMetsaNKjiEFeUndJqPwxXPfuLManB0ZBoXXc3qHJoKDNF-CFXGmtDcRhAiBt1w2pNWf/s1600/IMG_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6IaUvjIEI1hbFLnRBrXobWkuAZGu2FsOkd-QfPT1OlvZqILGuf6NMohoh0XFA9m9uWzAdZnmjMetsaNKjiEFeUndJqPwxXPfuLManB0ZBoXXc3qHJoKDNF-CFXGmtDcRhAiBt1w2pNWf/s320/IMG_0064.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tuesday-- We had ZONE CONFERENCE! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was seriously so amazing and exactly what I needed.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">President Wilson taught us how to be problem solvers through explaining Nephi's experience and what he chose to do when his bow broke and his family would starve if they didn't have any food. {1 Nephi 16} His plan of action is as follows: </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1-PRAY (Pray after thinking of a solution to the problem)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2-DO SOMETHING; ACT</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">3-Turned to his PRIESTHOOD LEADER (father,and leader)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4-Read SCRIPTURES</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5-EXPECT MIRACLES--> nothing is too hard for the Lord. Show trust in the Lord.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Food for thought for you all :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wednesday-- We went on an EPIC EXCHANGE!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I went with Sister Perrin and we had sooooo many miracles happen! WE FOUND 4 NEW INVESTIGATORS! And then when we reunited with Sister Long and Sister Alderman (she is from Eagle--She said she knows Summer from High school!) THEY HAD FOUND 4 NEW INVESTIGATORS! So amazing!!! We just followed the plan we had made and were in the right place at the right time, and the Lord blessed us with so much courage and the words we needed to say in our mouths! We each had picked something that we feel uncomfortable doing, or something that's awkward for us in missionary work and prayed to have opportunities to face our fears and grow our faith. IT HAPPENED LIKE SO MANY TIMES where I had to work on my fear/ awkward thing and it was awesome! We found this lady named Tiffany and she is SOOOO SOLID. She asked us to come back that night to teach her family. Sadly, her husband called and told us that they had a previous commitment they forgot about.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfI67D1y5rUrrzSlquONhXr0wfoMRZv1lcWARnHE5iCfX3N7F2xllhpky-Gkf27FLMdjbaO9F1lTPRIDvHkhYs2FDlMYC447j8nptvT7gON8mK2JOM8-jHa-SW7Bqi8DMUPnO0JdYPQ4-/s1600/IMG_0053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfI67D1y5rUrrzSlquONhXr0wfoMRZv1lcWARnHE5iCfX3N7F2xllhpky-Gkf27FLMdjbaO9F1lTPRIDvHkhYs2FDlMYC447j8nptvT7gON8mK2JOM8-jHa-SW7Bqi8DMUPnO0JdYPQ4-/s320/IMG_0053.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thursday-- We had SUCH a rad day! Brooke came out with us to go to an appointment but it fell through so she ended up calling her step-mom (who isn't a member and is married to her less active father) to see if we could come see them and they weren't home, so Brooke invited them to come to her house when they were done running errands. BASICALLY THE BEST LESSON ABOUT THE PLAN OF SALVATION with their family!!!! They are so excited to come and change their lives! Sondra (the step-mom) is so intense and so excited to learn about the gospel! She took NOTES! hahaha it was the best! I was so happy! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then we had a lesson at Sholanda's with Sister James who came with us! It was great! Sholanda went out of town so she wasn't able to come to church. But she agreed and committed to meet with us twice this coming week! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friday-- We did service at the Senior Center and all of our favorite cafeteria ladies dressed up for Halloween! It was super fun to see them.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We were walking down a street and started talking to this single mom for a minute, but they were heading somewhere and were running late, so we weren't able to talk too much with them, but we did figure out she needs some employment so we are going to give her info about the unemployment center the church has here, and then we got her name, it's Jessica Johnson! (I was like MY BEST FRIENDS NAME IS JESSICA JOHNSON!) hahaha I thought it was a cool thing. :) She also told us they just moved there and want to go to church.. so yay!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Brother Jorgenson's wife just recently passed away a few weeks ago, so we went and visited him and we needed some water, so he gave us some. The sweet man. He is so awesome! My favorite! He gave us some great life advise and wisdom. Such a great man.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">By the way, I've never seen so many ice cream trucks in MY LIFE. They must follow us around or something, because we hear them and see them 24/7.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh also great news! It's finally cooled down! We are hoping it's the El Nino year so we can get some major rain in this desert! We are in for some sort of storms this week hopefully! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We also talked to Tiffany's husband when we stopped by and invited him to church! He seemed pretty pumped about church! They didn't end up coming, sad day. But they are SUCH a good family. Good things to come for them in the future hopefully!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Saturday-- We contacted Erica's grandpa (she is someone I met, and whom I love, in Stockdale area and her gramps lives nearby!) He was happy to see us and super nice!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We tried to fix Sister Bower's computer for her so she would be able to watch conference, but we failed.. she doesn't have the right connection for the internet. Oh well! We taught her about ponderizing and that seemed to help! :) We also talked to her niece Charlene that lives with her for a minute and she is SUCH a gem. She is super rough around the edges and acts big and tough, but she is truly such a wonderful example of selfless and quiet service. She's amazing! Love that woman.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We went to the Bey's for some baked potatoes and I showed them how Idahoans get down with their potatoes! ;) hahahaha and then WE GOT TO SEE TEAGYN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">IT WAS AMAZING!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRli5CCVNEEw2SF9qPHpsEI5mksjVSPLj91WkxUmfLEJ4HM3b-98hFn7zALSQ0Kgiq-jF2kS0dPgXBnTOLCihLRGsJHQsVvdHshnYDJMiB8vpZR41M2RopuFMz7pK0lQhFxVi8qLADPDav/s1600/IMG_0071+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRli5CCVNEEw2SF9qPHpsEI5mksjVSPLj91WkxUmfLEJ4HM3b-98hFn7zALSQ0Kgiq-jF2kS0dPgXBnTOLCihLRGsJHQsVvdHshnYDJMiB8vpZR41M2RopuFMz7pK0lQhFxVi8qLADPDav/s320/IMG_0071+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGnsc3Px9kp7bIS72gpkqjtw7gEJMY0GQK_WtSm3fJRBRaE_NrkMT9IX-rWWxDQk3sJkuJlE1dSiOQb16VcrvlbPTlPt3yNbDN_sVrBWtP_BiupqBErwSNKEv5GTAhIzYj3IJYeqE-L6V/s1600/IMG_0074+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGnsc3Px9kp7bIS72gpkqjtw7gEJMY0GQK_WtSm3fJRBRaE_NrkMT9IX-rWWxDQk3sJkuJlE1dSiOQb16VcrvlbPTlPt3yNbDN_sVrBWtP_BiupqBErwSNKEv5GTAhIzYj3IJYeqE-L6V/s320/IMG_0074+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyHcaUEnCH1PFajUr2qCs20drOkbxFhqClqPPnP2Pt5CnqeLoLBu9ggh2JtKHkwE8qbjuZjezp8uB9ce89OQL00uCuSN1XP06aTzvEfJB4Q6HXGSye_RwgDS1HiLo0FibRUQyntCzsTAN/s1600/IMG_0079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyHcaUEnCH1PFajUr2qCs20drOkbxFhqClqPPnP2Pt5CnqeLoLBu9ggh2JtKHkwE8qbjuZjezp8uB9ce89OQL00uCuSN1XP06aTzvEfJB4Q6HXGSye_RwgDS1HiLo0FibRUQyntCzsTAN/s320/IMG_0079.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She spent Halloween with Sister Nowak and Zek and it was soooo good to see her! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnYXvbWtW2cunLIGdB2pAcZeJV_fTUjDkq_DZPS6433VTzRHEEF-71lXwZ46rbmtmzyDFF02NDGlxQ0w0lgTfNjmS12jYlv1z0qQhod3wpRtmsWSNVqC9onOlywypHnMs5nctu8kcg_Ri/s1600/IMG_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwnYXvbWtW2cunLIGdB2pAcZeJV_fTUjDkq_DZPS6433VTzRHEEF-71lXwZ46rbmtmzyDFF02NDGlxQ0w0lgTfNjmS12jYlv1z0qQhod3wpRtmsWSNVqC9onOlywypHnMs5nctu8kcg_Ri/s320/IMG_0054.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqRHGnL6g38f1ELN_mCYmgIhwhah4qYshK3B-1Bk-qvwXSax8N9b552dF3AS1A6siQtB_gyVv6bSDNunLi3DuaRzjCmOsrig9ZgyorpOcr3I5c0L4KuedptQXCGHBE4u-aL678F8Qq_dK/s1600/IMG_0062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqRHGnL6g38f1ELN_mCYmgIhwhah4qYshK3B-1Bk-qvwXSax8N9b552dF3AS1A6siQtB_gyVv6bSDNunLi3DuaRzjCmOsrig9ZgyorpOcr3I5c0L4KuedptQXCGHBE4u-aL678F8Qq_dK/s320/IMG_0062.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had to go in at 7pm that night for curfew, but we were A okay with that. We went to be SO early hahaha best day ever. SLEEP IS GOLD.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sunday-- For old times sake we walked to church with the Teag-mister! :) It was fun! She's such a doll. Just has such a rough life to live. Love her so much.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Church was awesome!! I bore my testimony of the Savior. That morning I learned a lot about what He went through for us. My heart was so full. I am so grateful for Him. For His perfect example and sacrifice. I love Him.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had dinner at the Despain's and she had asked what we were wanting for dinner and we said french dip sandwiches (miss you mother and your delicious french dip sandwiches:)) haha and she totally outdid herself! They were delicious!! I love the Despains! They are amazing.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We got a call from the Haney's and they had their son (who hasn't been to church forever) and his girlfriend over for dinner and they both came to church and she had some questions! So we taught her the Plan of Salvation and it was super great! She had some good questions! She said she doesn't have time right now to investigate the church full fledged... soon Jessie, Soon! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Part of our challenge is, I think, that we imagine that God has all of His blessings locked in a huge cloud up in heaven, refusing to give them to us unless we comply with some strict, paternalistic requirements He has set up. But the commandments aren't like that at all. In reality, Heavenly Father is constantly raining blessings upon us. It is our fear, doubt, and sin that, like an umbrella, block these blessings from reaching us. His commandments are the loving instructions and the divine help for us to close the umbrella so we can receive the shower of heavenly blessings...</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The choice is yours! The Creator of the seas, sands, and endless stars is reaching out to you this very day! He is offering the grand recipe for happiness, peace, and eternal life! To qualify for these glorious blessings, you must humble yourself, exercise faith, take upon you the name of Christ, seek Him in word and deed, and resolutely 'stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places.'" {President Dieter F. Uchtdorf}</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">LOVE YOU ALL!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Stay strong!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">xoxoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">This dog got a hair cut... hahahaha</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e0GUedYz7JC8t6j1ADk0DjWiK8JOSrXQ9oDGC4ckAvVtb-Ogg8Ytv5sNwzFfJGpZ6YMUi8b29UzJdRsrPIyEjI4ulO9NclZ7fFgOlYXQOVTHZESfB7T5zXrLI_zDBYVce3bNkab2LMeo/s1600/IMG_0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e0GUedYz7JC8t6j1ADk0DjWiK8JOSrXQ9oDGC4ckAvVtb-Ogg8Ytv5sNwzFfJGpZ6YMUi8b29UzJdRsrPIyEjI4ulO9NclZ7fFgOlYXQOVTHZESfB7T5zXrLI_zDBYVce3bNkab2LMeo/s320/IMG_0052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">The Zone Leaders asked to borrow our costumes!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKJXID_JpHdvbmW3A0u3dCPyVOSPh4Feh0lfwdmpq3Vka9pDuW2_W3OfZ20ogOcDzRS1deCFTfBIdEmYIqLh5nrmlQoNS4QuXKMw_Yt_38w7JC-JRJ6e_dlqq5ssm7Kf0Pit7xBRgJjo0/s1600/IMG_0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKJXID_JpHdvbmW3A0u3dCPyVOSPh4Feh0lfwdmpq3Vka9pDuW2_W3OfZ20ogOcDzRS1deCFTfBIdEmYIqLh5nrmlQoNS4QuXKMw_Yt_38w7JC-JRJ6e_dlqq5ssm7Kf0Pit7xBRgJjo0/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
</span></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-32183572149035899302015-10-26T23:52:00.000-07:002016-05-17T10:01:02.040-07:0010/26<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfz-_YeMKndTisTZzttiBjDiYcgMb79QJG9V8_ahzO6hLfFKjgk2a6UFrtjM-hJAylRBz1MahKkJTmthE50MX7NbzW6MM73fYUtR-mYL5VF-AFIQxfi4lUv23b1A1Yox4Ox02D_ZRL9PS0/s1600/IMG_0023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfz-_YeMKndTisTZzttiBjDiYcgMb79QJG9V8_ahzO6hLfFKjgk2a6UFrtjM-hJAylRBz1MahKkJTmthE50MX7NbzW6MM73fYUtR-mYL5VF-AFIQxfi4lUv23b1A1Yox4Ox02D_ZRL9PS0/s320/IMG_0023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi790YA5YgIx9TLwUk4lKKOR2d1gD5qvK1yt6mUFm3VV0WV7fH3UgjKWi1OAV72NGpef8xjj8RZFeBkNyZRabpIe8GW8rQWYvYVzSHQjqOJCzs4MYbmG_aHU0fJtNOy0YR1niE8yXmMU2k5/s1600/IMG_0024+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi790YA5YgIx9TLwUk4lKKOR2d1gD5qvK1yt6mUFm3VV0WV7fH3UgjKWi1OAV72NGpef8xjj8RZFeBkNyZRabpIe8GW8rQWYvYVzSHQjqOJCzs4MYbmG_aHU0fJtNOy0YR1niE8yXmMU2k5/s320/IMG_0024+%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8MAqqJft63GL62FFvnX5h-LjKiPeVe6WW33BsMk9deuC8RcMXvezZWJNKYfVGYMrOaYQ2Z_OzTs2mWs5phKWbGzxJhd-XobhoXZpO3cBMPJlL1TMZbALOK_UW6-IqtMRWADTH1J_Ec_H/s1600/IMG_0026+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8MAqqJft63GL62FFvnX5h-LjKiPeVe6WW33BsMk9deuC8RcMXvezZWJNKYfVGYMrOaYQ2Z_OzTs2mWs5phKWbGzxJhd-XobhoXZpO3cBMPJlL1TMZbALOK_UW6-IqtMRWADTH1J_Ec_H/s320/IMG_0026+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtRvi6vJCidQGEpdXjqp39a3gx5dj4Fr-s-LUVV1bBi7txdRwE7PsJybi7mnxJS31WHvAkWeX4fBQllcwVOmkellui4mHVDM148pcndyOWx9Mk9WjCAFb4TQhzIDHvBqGLHzEouzFkYXf/s1600/IMG_0032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtRvi6vJCidQGEpdXjqp39a3gx5dj4Fr-s-LUVV1bBi7txdRwE7PsJybi7mnxJS31WHvAkWeX4fBQllcwVOmkellui4mHVDM148pcndyOWx9Mk9WjCAFb4TQhzIDHvBqGLHzEouzFkYXf/s320/IMG_0032.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7N3a84lkjR4_OflwQXKVZYMWEpPGAQA3Pt0q8juwqZB6BoCGCpolKPmBn9VfNGGJnSRgzjgYyreHYaCZfDtARVFgQ-gKx57AyE1fttI0XXNBq8sz0h8PMcy1wxbYvaxddGeJnSziAqwC/s1600/IMG_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM7N3a84lkjR4_OflwQXKVZYMWEpPGAQA3Pt0q8juwqZB6BoCGCpolKPmBn9VfNGGJnSRgzjgYyreHYaCZfDtARVFgQ-gKx57AyE1fttI0XXNBq8sz0h8PMcy1wxbYvaxddGeJnSziAqwC/s320/IMG_0047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q-omTIti6o4qD57QqvFYUcd-3wKoKvvC8ymTFigI0ewwOhsMbgyaeSolPgkhDbvtaSSLfkMO1ZjFJyO6TQ-vbSs7zf43hJmOTw2Pf5L_YePLNrQKfg5xf6wi6EAtDtYRts4EJZkrFF7U/s1600/IMG_0050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Q-omTIti6o4qD57QqvFYUcd-3wKoKvvC8ymTFigI0ewwOhsMbgyaeSolPgkhDbvtaSSLfkMO1ZjFJyO6TQ-vbSs7zf43hJmOTw2Pf5L_YePLNrQKfg5xf6wi6EAtDtYRts4EJZkrFF7U/s320/IMG_0050.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-75670503092271106292015-10-26T23:51:00.000-07:002015-11-16T21:36:11.160-08:0010/19-10/25<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Alright so this week was a good one!</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- I dyed my hair! :) Well Sister Livingston did, and it's so fun! While she was dying my hair, Sister Long made our Halloween costumes.. stay tuned for some pictures. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Everytime I looked in the mirror this week, Skuttle's voice from The Little Mermaid comes in my head, "Ariel!! ARIEL!!!!" hahahahaha since it has some red in it, I felt like Ariel. haha</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- We went on an adventure with Sister Hillhouse up to the Rudd's in Glennville! It's about 50 miles from Oildale/North Bakersfield and it is way pretty up there!</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFLvCAM0oalBog3SPNeSEO77FV6ubwQTADbtaJESXDsSJc3TtSjpTKSrv4IAP5RH3RocmPl4cXYx2EoA91E0NC7AhwwIIx-aPapzjGGPwKAlW46FydSzlHNxQccCVg6IDln92OVLmBvQA/s1600/IMG_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFLvCAM0oalBog3SPNeSEO77FV6ubwQTADbtaJESXDsSJc3TtSjpTKSrv4IAP5RH3RocmPl4cXYx2EoA91E0NC7AhwwIIx-aPapzjGGPwKAlW46FydSzlHNxQccCVg6IDln92OVLmBvQA/s320/IMG_0001.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We ate some lunch at the Rudd's and then they gave us an awesome tour of Sister Rudd's family Ranch! It was so rad! I loved it! They have summer camps during the summer up there where kids from all over come and spend two weeks and get to explore and have a good time! Harry, a 29 year old, worked as a cook up there this last summer and is staying with the Rudd's, trying to decide what he's going to do next. He isn't a member of the church... yet ;) haha before we left, we shared a message with their family. It was the message of the Restoration and we invited Harry to learn more and to read and pray about the Book of Mormon and to come to church and to be baptized adn he said.... he'll think about it. Haha it was super intense! Afterwards Sister Rudd sent us a text that said, "Halfway through I smiled and thought wow, this is the first discussion lol. Good job girls." hahaha it was awesome! I LOVE THE RUDD'S. Sister Rudd is like my lost long sister. She and Aunt Sherri would have a BLAST together hahaha they are so awesome! I love it!</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnapVK5Awd3wroykKBpNvfUsJaiac4gK_TPBd04GBAkkGTNhAF84tVy4yqFn0BoACHYOKZGItOwB7wFmfDR8EgT6ge7ggOBsGoSZjJ96pi9UKVmqV0YNW9Ij31yi12aRXIgAQZVHoP26il/s1600/IMG_9897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnapVK5Awd3wroykKBpNvfUsJaiac4gK_TPBd04GBAkkGTNhAF84tVy4yqFn0BoACHYOKZGItOwB7wFmfDR8EgT6ge7ggOBsGoSZjJ96pi9UKVmqV0YNW9Ij31yi12aRXIgAQZVHoP26il/s320/IMG_9897.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU4seDa6TpWqMGN3p9LLtydltTxjrc5SZ4GgKlCcDJDU35TGAHyhY7h_t5i-1oASQml1j-1VGwm79NG6An2GsrjoqlODsiwGMWV9aDUjQDJd6iaUcJyP95FtzOAgmjTxF6WfnZlGQzDjR/s1600/IMG_9903.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEU4seDa6TpWqMGN3p9LLtydltTxjrc5SZ4GgKlCcDJDU35TGAHyhY7h_t5i-1oASQml1j-1VGwm79NG6An2GsrjoqlODsiwGMWV9aDUjQDJd6iaUcJyP95FtzOAgmjTxF6WfnZlGQzDjR/s320/IMG_9903.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiA5W8A8JX4D_QjgJg750N8ywh8VQbcti6dY2FiFYDcXH46oicbUQOXO0g5NzxR-LHKpcPqrNgDZpQeU-m6NU7u1rZCqbbuyJ2sOBBPod43840tbmjNC2wlmYnkkEVu2_e6LqX5lVP4CX/s1600/IMG_9905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiA5W8A8JX4D_QjgJg750N8ywh8VQbcti6dY2FiFYDcXH46oicbUQOXO0g5NzxR-LHKpcPqrNgDZpQeU-m6NU7u1rZCqbbuyJ2sOBBPod43840tbmjNC2wlmYnkkEVu2_e6LqX5lVP4CX/s320/IMG_9905.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi115ny1v_NG60hsbKkvJGo663B1IipIPDQ4D_qIBtriY747NR0XgCHX9LcPvCfy2qL2mHDJyAoZTa0GUZW6yvGRCfB9KT7Q133tHyLfll99tjef4wzHG0TLrQrLwiuExpoVy0k_hc9M6nJ/s1600/IMG_9908.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi115ny1v_NG60hsbKkvJGo663B1IipIPDQ4D_qIBtriY747NR0XgCHX9LcPvCfy2qL2mHDJyAoZTa0GUZW6yvGRCfB9KT7Q133tHyLfll99tjef4wzHG0TLrQrLwiuExpoVy0k_hc9M6nJ/s320/IMG_9908.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvJ0REXa28XK3R7lUWnJXk8eH72G8NoZpkMoKKLjZEaclwtBwHLsA5cmkY0s_GkuoRF3KLXMncRIDQWYWX29zy150aX3aNV3wTm0lbCyhWdm4l0G0b-FyWz463Fsp9j2JMAGu9Ucz5Yj3/s1600/IMG_9916+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvJ0REXa28XK3R7lUWnJXk8eH72G8NoZpkMoKKLjZEaclwtBwHLsA5cmkY0s_GkuoRF3KLXMncRIDQWYWX29zy150aX3aNV3wTm0lbCyhWdm4l0G0b-FyWz463Fsp9j2JMAGu9Ucz5Yj3/s320/IMG_9916+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3TGFIU4OfbmZaQFALEPp076OauW4FQFS6cpJTMelSosqvpC2qST4A_ZbzvDTikT_rtZQF5rUtwF1p4he2DdPvnPFhtWQ3UCpTQupEGlthi6Gb53Cl-HJgrA7MsV_IHSofwg3-h6aLcFA/s1600/IMG_9928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3TGFIU4OfbmZaQFALEPp076OauW4FQFS6cpJTMelSosqvpC2qST4A_ZbzvDTikT_rtZQF5rUtwF1p4he2DdPvnPFhtWQ3UCpTQupEGlthi6Gb53Cl-HJgrA7MsV_IHSofwg3-h6aLcFA/s320/IMG_9928.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmeRxowgx4D3zKNbgmQHfZgHG1qtKAU3TDF91mSndC3PQEaiY3vfdYqDdyhND3zODN4wJdM6tDeYoAti4zg0N794FZHU0hgsc2o6CudIJzpogKSv86XwCWlZyOv9d96YpMkUMI2v3PHpb/s1600/IMG_9932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmeRxowgx4D3zKNbgmQHfZgHG1qtKAU3TDF91mSndC3PQEaiY3vfdYqDdyhND3zODN4wJdM6tDeYoAti4zg0N794FZHU0hgsc2o6CudIJzpogKSv86XwCWlZyOv9d96YpMkUMI2v3PHpb/s320/IMG_9932.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2ggu03GsADx2ThByRcPA0jbVqeQrAJriUef4V-rh_uusgeu1lWxdrSvaE2NoDL25o9_sqY5KmYW3vWI-R71UqDBLkQQ4dWkc2g9ZtCC3hsLZVvsnpedmIJ2-loP4PFGVNRYQtEQaYTzK/s1600/IMG_9933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2ggu03GsADx2ThByRcPA0jbVqeQrAJriUef4V-rh_uusgeu1lWxdrSvaE2NoDL25o9_sqY5KmYW3vWI-R71UqDBLkQQ4dWkc2g9ZtCC3hsLZVvsnpedmIJ2-loP4PFGVNRYQtEQaYTzK/s320/IMG_9933.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night, when we got home, Sister Long went to bed super early because she wasn't feeling good. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- Sister Long didn't feel well so she took a nap and then we went out that afternoon. We were talking to a less active lady in the ward on her doorstep, and Sister Long started to collapse. She has hypoglycemia, and she wasn't watching her blood sugars at all and she basically went into a diabetic-like shock and thank goodness I watched Steele Magnolia's so many times so I knew what she needed! I asked the sister, if she had any juice. We got Sister Long some juice and she came out of it and was able to become coherent again. Scariest moment of my LIFE!!! The ambulance came, but Sister Long was well enough not to have to go to the hospital, thank goodness. We stayed in for the next couple of days until she was better. She was super sick and had a hard time recovering.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- Sister Long was still not doing well, so we took her to Urgent Care and got her some meds to help her out. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4dvPzLOELAofRcLozGuPE2TaLzM44VEftPPY3RrszA9lLPsQDl_EMwV8Pfo2md0VivU_PeBWzioG6bPdrROxVzFJvIPPZv-nm1BORjktvppcNa86zc9_vkmNcvP3cV8MNcnZtCK9nNiQ/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4dvPzLOELAofRcLozGuPE2TaLzM44VEftPPY3RrszA9lLPsQDl_EMwV8Pfo2md0VivU_PeBWzioG6bPdrROxVzFJvIPPZv-nm1BORjktvppcNa86zc9_vkmNcvP3cV8MNcnZtCK9nNiQ/s320/IMG_0005.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We stayed in all day Friday too. The ward was AWESOME. Seriously so many people asked us if we needed anything. Brother Bey brought us a bunch of food that Sister Long could eat and the Shimmin's brought this bomb soup and homemade scones! SO GOOD. I just love this ward. They are so amazing!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChOjwszh75a00WB-neK4_KEsotbe66U-jm8ra2ijuOzQ8MQC4YIyhLlGU_QXLUHYmAz-cGWHBWHn4YPD9iN61jXncp2CR1Jj3Jf6kQwcYejLybbhFtjX9J8TyvQQST3qjkaIsDkCs-jw1/s1600/IMG_9944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChOjwszh75a00WB-neK4_KEsotbe66U-jm8ra2ijuOzQ8MQC4YIyhLlGU_QXLUHYmAz-cGWHBWHn4YPD9iN61jXncp2CR1Jj3Jf6kQwcYejLybbhFtjX9J8TyvQQST3qjkaIsDkCs-jw1/s320/IMG_9944.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- Sister Long was feeling a lot better, so we were able to go to the AP comp study with the STL's it was SO good! They gave us sooo many good things to work on! Here is an acronym they came up with to help us out (lots more was learned along with the acronym, but lack of time, I can't explain all the way!)---></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">T-Teach</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">R-Remind</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A-Ask Questions</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I-Inspire</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">N-Never be complacent</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then they talked about a "growth cycle". If we exercise our faith and do things that are out of our comfort zones, the faith of others and the Lord will help us and give us the strength to do it, then we see the evidence of our exercised faith, and then our faith and knowledge GROW! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went around and invited everyone to come to the Trunk or Treat Halloween party that the ward was putting on that night! It was fun! We found a new investigator, Delia while we were out!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Halloween party was super awesome!! Brooke took us in her car and Cody took the elders in his jeep! It was out in some almond orchards the church owns and it was SO fun! Everyone's costumes were great and festive. We had a good time! And our costumes were a hit! (literally kids were punching our boxes hahaha)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Mi3plV8xYTXCHGNi0t2SOET8hhj3MaSlRIUZ7ypPTxYuKbU_KVkR2W6VU3HulBwhV1MT3HNFDKZYMrQfplaz8ucLyw2Ptdk83srg7JOxtXjw74ea4lq5iJtbOQ517BYADLB-MbnAqgun/s1600/IMG_0011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Mi3plV8xYTXCHGNi0t2SOET8hhj3MaSlRIUZ7ypPTxYuKbU_KVkR2W6VU3HulBwhV1MT3HNFDKZYMrQfplaz8ucLyw2Ptdk83srg7JOxtXjw74ea4lq5iJtbOQ517BYADLB-MbnAqgun/s320/IMG_0011.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiKSfDPspKUA6ZA6cAI_duZZOwbcAC9Les4iPah4GDVN2sRFVFv13n60UCu0B1H0Qtdp-jZt7-MmeNaCElG6-XBM58wee3X8z492R3zytfg9TWf9Hi_20tm5yQlte95IgjgXN2uSVsDDD/s1600/IMG_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNiKSfDPspKUA6ZA6cAI_duZZOwbcAC9Les4iPah4GDVN2sRFVFv13n60UCu0B1H0Qtdp-jZt7-MmeNaCElG6-XBM58wee3X8z492R3zytfg9TWf9Hi_20tm5yQlte95IgjgXN2uSVsDDD/s320/IMG_0006.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJICalPjrqq-5OiF5gVQc38JsyISMIPT67g7h6mwTOpOsGpwV1XyvkUhKJ2ruROWP1towHHv9ORNb6CGP_N5e6kdsBOW9YZCx1bgxh7RFax_6vwyxdHD56QwqGIfD3EzHImmt5EC17c7E/s1600/IMG_0013+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJICalPjrqq-5OiF5gVQc38JsyISMIPT67g7h6mwTOpOsGpwV1XyvkUhKJ2ruROWP1towHHv9ORNb6CGP_N5e6kdsBOW9YZCx1bgxh7RFax_6vwyxdHD56QwqGIfD3EzHImmt5EC17c7E/s320/IMG_0013+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Someone thought my costume was a garbage can!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;">Sunday-- WAS THE BEST!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Church was so amazing. EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. It was the Primary Program and SHOLANDA CAME!!! :) With her grandson Duane! It was so fun!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That morning I read another talk about the Sacrament that changed my life. Here's a link to it! <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/the-sacrament-and-the-atonement?lang=eng" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.3px;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/10/the-sacrament-and-the-atonement?lang=eng</a></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Rudd taught the Relief Society lesson and words can't describe how much I needed it. It was so inspired and I'm so grateful. It was all about the conference talk, Waiting for the Prodigal. Sister Rudd came up with some steps for inviting family and friends to church that really touched me.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Lovingly let them make their own choices.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Never stop caring for or loving them</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Pray for them</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Never lose hope</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Continue to reach out to them</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. Continually try to reach out again.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Reach out to their family and friends.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. Support them in things you can </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. Listen for and obey promptings</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. Don't judge we all fall short!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Pay attention to what repeats in the steps, and do them! That's my invite to all of you is to invite someone to church. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we had dinner at the Jorgy's (Jorgensen's) and the Rudd's were there! It was a Ruddly weekend. :) and it was riot. I love those families.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Afterwards we went to Leann and Heather's to try to teach them a lesson, which wasn't successful, but we ended up singing primary songs and teaching them to the 3 little boys. They are so crazy, but so cute. They just need to come to church!!! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week I had so much time to study, a little too much time hahaha. I was ponderizing the scripture, Doctrine & Covenants 121:45--></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span class="" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">45 </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">Let thy </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">bowels</span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;"> also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">virtue</span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;"> garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">confidence</span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;"> wax strong in the </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">presence</span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;"> of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">dews</span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;"> from heaven.</span> </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and in 3 general conference talks and an ensign article I felt impressed to read, there that scripture was! Tender mercies and revelation! :) SO AMAZING.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Dew moistens and cools whatever it forms on. Because of this, it can help plants survive hot, dry summers... We live in a world that is hostile to faith and testimony, but our Heavenly Father never leaves us to wither. When we allow God's word to "distil upon [our souls]," we can be refreshed and kept alive spiritually, and we can then thrive, grow, and bring forth the fruits of faith-- a change of heart, a love of God and our fellowmen, and good works."</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you all had an amazing week!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span><br />
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-22197841886124734162015-10-19T23:33:00.000-07:002015-10-23T00:14:02.489-07:0010/12-10/18<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey-O! :) </span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We went shopping for P-day hahaha it was weird! GMO! Girl's Monday Out! ;)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- We got to drop Sister Bryan off at transfer meeting and then I sang in the choir! It was such an amazing experience. We sang, "Beautiful Savior" and it is now one of my favorites. So awesome!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX5YwzFwgz1-1yN8CADbQvDdA0SPILtqNoELXwwE6SUoS5jMYLDyfQn3-_sXvOlvpnGHy_GPDKXBJPXlfgB3u599kSwcClK3U9xzknXmRNnLWkxWM_tgBKQcgpgWttQbD4h8hUfvoab97/s1600/IMG_9845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKX5YwzFwgz1-1yN8CADbQvDdA0SPILtqNoELXwwE6SUoS5jMYLDyfQn3-_sXvOlvpnGHy_GPDKXBJPXlfgB3u599kSwcClK3U9xzknXmRNnLWkxWM_tgBKQcgpgWttQbD4h8hUfvoab97/s320/IMG_9845.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6NaKtOnAWarH8uiAT19Qzw3enTAkWj_Lwl4gEc-A1KLULgPJWdY6AFl5Gf1z-ZFaGuZpEoAj0dS8C8_5WepNvFrKKZdQL7DuKRA55LQD2VjRi2xJeQxOGJPOxO3IxpFt_l50U37H5lYP/s1600/IMG_9849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6NaKtOnAWarH8uiAT19Qzw3enTAkWj_Lwl4gEc-A1KLULgPJWdY6AFl5Gf1z-ZFaGuZpEoAj0dS8C8_5WepNvFrKKZdQL7DuKRA55LQD2VjRi2xJeQxOGJPOxO3IxpFt_l50U37H5lYP/s320/IMG_9849.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After eating at the Dickerson's (such a cute little family) we were walking to our car, and we were a little late to getting to the church for splits with the ward, but there was a man walking his dog and I felt impressed to say hi to him. So we did, and guess what? HE'S A LOST SHEEP! He is a less active member that just moved back into our ward boundaries! Coincidence, I think not!</span></div>
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Wednesday-- Sister Farar, our dear sweet granny, invited us over for lunch! She is so good to us! I just love her!</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went and saw Eleanor Miner, a less active member, and met her boyfriend(?) Lee and ended up teaching the Restoration! He is Pentecostal, but the sweet 80 year old man told us to come back, because he enjoyed talking to us! We'll see where it goes! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we were walking and started talking to a guy that was outside emptying out the back of his truck. We taught the Restoration and he said we could come back! We gave him a Book of Mormon and set an appointment with him for the next day. His name was Edgar and he was pretty nice! Then, right after that we met another guy that was outside. His name is Jason! He started to tell us about his life and how rough it was and the situation he was in. He said he was going out of town for some work this week, but that we could come back the next Thursday! We'll see how that goes! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went by to see Sister Nowak and she's doing so much better! She's really progressing in her testimony of the gospel!! Things are really starting to click and she understands what she needs to do in order to start really progressing. :) It's really cool to see the change of heart she has had.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night there was THE most legit thunder and lightening storm!!! IT WAS SO COOL! Twice the thunder made car alarms go off it was SO loud. I was loving every second of it haha! I took a video of it, because my picture taking skills never are able to capture the lightening.. so one day I'll show you guys! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqurxTJQUnOmijjmAwlx4iRgEUUO3dgITW3O3Fbxtgwcn9CIGLBuMVGmWLOZwSX_mOV8NC7PY9UK5fDvGOZXXVnuhCNiCn_XsNdR3nQHgekGiFOJ9-qezs_jdD6ljcg3n1nZtKHkZdmD/s1600/IMG_9894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqurxTJQUnOmijjmAwlx4iRgEUUO3dgITW3O3Fbxtgwcn9CIGLBuMVGmWLOZwSX_mOV8NC7PY9UK5fDvGOZXXVnuhCNiCn_XsNdR3nQHgekGiFOJ9-qezs_jdD6ljcg3n1nZtKHkZdmD/s320/IMG_9894.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start;">My attempt of getting the flash of lightening in the picture! </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXqy_v_2sUkAGMAxKbS30LRR85OgT-uAnHF0IP9IJ7fZm7am0kDZtLrNaQHn46vgKZIPQ-oU1L_7XVN1GoLO_GtYP1VQXTsO3UgHYqC_PhxFqBwK0rOv6e3Caugd4VaNJrfunjF6fIB86/s1600/IMG_9891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXqy_v_2sUkAGMAxKbS30LRR85OgT-uAnHF0IP9IJ7fZm7am0kDZtLrNaQHn46vgKZIPQ-oU1L_7XVN1GoLO_GtYP1VQXTsO3UgHYqC_PhxFqBwK0rOv6e3Caugd4VaNJrfunjF6fIB86/s320/IMG_9891.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start;">Me watching the lightening!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSyVPuywV7CJagqOKE14YV8bRgVEm-zyQ0xHO-dAeV9m0usoh-qNVqQ36fYw7nSlyuTuA4npG_oshzPwao7EaNvYUZjll9koePNwPd48IpOnwDhyphenhyphenIINF3uVk9hizIKknr0CwigVUPEtHF/s1600/IMG_9877.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSyVPuywV7CJagqOKE14YV8bRgVEm-zyQ0xHO-dAeV9m0usoh-qNVqQ36fYw7nSlyuTuA4npG_oshzPwao7EaNvYUZjll9koePNwPd48IpOnwDhyphenhyphenIINF3uVk9hizIKknr0CwigVUPEtHF/s320/IMG_9877.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- Edgar wasn't home... So we tried a few other people and ended up meeting a gay couple and one of them is a member of the ward. Her dad was in one of my past areas and he was actually in town and came and brought us all JAMBA JUICE! hahaha :) I had this pumpkin one that looked like it could have been food for a baby but it was out of this world. Celestial Nectar. It changed my life for the better. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">THEN WE CAUGHT TAMMY AT HOME! She was so happy to see us! It was awesome! We set up an appointment with her to see her and her husband for Saturday.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We stopped by the Mayfield's and read the Tree of Life story in 1 Nephi 8 and 11 and it was so good! He told us some really spiritual experiences he had this last week. He said that the scripture about seeking first the Kingdom of God, kept coming to his mind and that he knew it was God letting him know that he needed to start coming to church and reading the scriptures more! So awesome! Such a change! So amazing.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- We did some service for Sister Alvis. She hasn't been to church in a really long time, and is now in a cast, because she fractured her foot. So we helped clean her kitchen! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Later we tried contacting someone but they weren't interested, so we felt we needed to walk down the next street, McCray st, and here come Zack riding his razor scooter! (Zack is an 18 yr old kid we found a couple of months ago and he said he wasn't interested) We talked to him for a bit and he told us he was trying to gain a relationship with God again and that he had opened the Book of Mormon again! Say whaaaat?! So we got super pumped, but he continued to be bum about not receiving answers from God... and we were like, "Um, don't you think He is answering your prayer by sending us to run into you on the street??" He said no.. it didn't even cross his mind. Nonetheless we were able to schedule an appointment for the next day with him and he said he would come to church and give things a chance. Woot woot! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to the Taylor's that night for dinner! :) The best!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sholanda cancelled her appointment that night, but she said she would come to church! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had 30 minutes before our appointment with the Perry's, and we felt impressed to go see Everly and Tony, a great family that we met some time ago that had just moved. When we knocked on their door Everly talked to us for some time and she told us she had just come back into town from being with her family. Her grandma had just passed away that day and she was having a super hard time. We weren't able to share anything with them right then, but they asked us to come back the next week. They will be really prepared to hear the Plan of Salvation! MIRACLE TIMING!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">God is so aware of us!!! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- Aaron Burdick (a young man in the ward) came with us to the lesson with Zack that we had at the park. It was a good lesson... haha a difficult one, but it went decently. Aaron was a champion! Then Sister Despain went with us to Tammy & Tony's but they ended up not being home, but low and behold Cody pulls up in his car next door!!! (we met him a few weeks ago!) and he was THRILLED to see us! Thank goodness he shaved his heinous neck beard hahahaha but it was good talking to him and good news he is actually moving into our ward boundaries! (the elder's are though) So we shall see how this works out!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That day, we talked to a lot of difficult people and one of them told us that Joseph Smith was a false prophet. Well, sister, I just studied all about Joseph Smith that morning, so I was NOT going to sit there and let her tell me that. So I just strongly and boldly testified that Joseph Smith was a man chosen by God and was a true prophet of God and that through Him Christ's true and living gospel was restored. It didn't change her mind, but I did what I am called to do, and that is enough for me.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- We tried SO hard to get everyone to church.. but no one came. Sholanda was sick and everyone else didn't want to come or were lazy and didn't want to get ready.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did, however, have an amazing experience at church. It's such a blessing partaking of the sacrament each week! For studies that morning I read Sister Cheryl A. Esplin's talk about the Sacrament. Some parts that really stood out to me and changed the way I look at the Sacrament now are---></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Our wounded souls can be healed and renewed not only because the bread and water remind us of the Savior's sacrifice of His flesh and blood but because the emblems also remind us that He will always be our "bread of life" and "living water.""</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Aaronic Priesthood holders represent the Savior when they prepare, bless, and pass the sacrament. As a priesthood holder extends his arm to offer us the sacred emblems, it is as if the Savior Himself were extending His arm of mercy, inviting each on of us to partake of the precious gifts of love made available through His atoning sacrifice--gifts of repentance, forgiveness, comfort, and hope."</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It made me have a different perspective of the purpose of the Sacrament, and my love and appreciation for our Savior really grew this week. I am so grateful for this gospel and my mission!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Taylor Bey came out with us that evening and we had an awesome lesson with Leann and Heather. Super psycho loud there with all the children, but we were able to get through the Plan of Salvation with them. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had dinner at the McMullin's! Love their family!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went out with the one and only Sister Burdick, my favorite! :) We had a short lesson afterwards with her family and they are just awesome. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been such a blessing to be able to kneel down with these families and offer prayers, pleading for these families and their homes to be blessed. I love being a missionary!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all! Sorry this was so long.. but I just needed to tell you all these awesome experiences!! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">xoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_8E4ScoeTC5fl_NHtbetxSvpsNf2V1s1EMHPb8gb2Y4Vm2Qekrj53Uh3IMeH_3A48CtqE7ruY_OTIpWp5SiI8JTT2LLcjBim2fyJUY4oa9u5eDOPtWIMNf-aZfB1nQA8Ba9GTYy9gfdO/s1600/IMG_9854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_8E4ScoeTC5fl_NHtbetxSvpsNf2V1s1EMHPb8gb2Y4Vm2Qekrj53Uh3IMeH_3A48CtqE7ruY_OTIpWp5SiI8JTT2LLcjBim2fyJUY4oa9u5eDOPtWIMNf-aZfB1nQA8Ba9GTYy9gfdO/s320/IMG_9854.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">In the middle of October... </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtvT3Staq1zfyHF1_dNPufkbGHgwekjhwm9HBkHdEmdiKiVp6vsm6peH0YksNYiHEsVrWzQYy8Pkj72QyWUb-kCw7u1j_02-m566lJfzGdU0_ldkTtcvh2TUwvIcsHndtrj2uBgVizBW4/s1600/IMG_9859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtvT3Staq1zfyHF1_dNPufkbGHgwekjhwm9HBkHdEmdiKiVp6vsm6peH0YksNYiHEsVrWzQYy8Pkj72QyWUb-kCw7u1j_02-m566lJfzGdU0_ldkTtcvh2TUwvIcsHndtrj2uBgVizBW4/s320/IMG_9859.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">...and then we got some pomegranates! </span></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-49339973978535114262015-10-05T22:14:00.005-07:002015-10-22T23:30:41.150-07:009/28-10/4<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">District activity at Hart Park!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSJLzeiBZPHNI5C3TFRo5-4N1T6Auno3ZQx8_Jnsuvkw_0KaZwo8Zk_XwF4bmwSPmUbbQ3FLKD7smX5gtBHyCm9WUXNSrVMVLC4i8WMJ-cKFk9EciX5Wg-JSx_syq2-v-cWDYhJqCXcJK/s1600/IMG_9730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJSJLzeiBZPHNI5C3TFRo5-4N1T6Auno3ZQx8_Jnsuvkw_0KaZwo8Zk_XwF4bmwSPmUbbQ3FLKD7smX5gtBHyCm9WUXNSrVMVLC4i8WMJ-cKFk9EciX5Wg-JSx_syq2-v-cWDYhJqCXcJK/s320/IMG_9730.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFVH0YF6bKRNX3BJeAOEFR6UV7L3RlTZmNBi9HH1dlogUeOn5NdWzZk-VK4aDDzR3_ckCye_aEzGjii90NV3naf2Ou4JakynHxu9_EIoaeK2SKpwm1P39rD8Qn8IwXPGk-vVr6_qfCN4c/s1600/IMG_9759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFVH0YF6bKRNX3BJeAOEFR6UV7L3RlTZmNBi9HH1dlogUeOn5NdWzZk-VK4aDDzR3_ckCye_aEzGjii90NV3naf2Ou4JakynHxu9_EIoaeK2SKpwm1P39rD8Qn8IwXPGk-vVr6_qfCN4c/s320/IMG_9759.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFruW1nbKhBTqgbudl4fxVi0Yzmb4jBfJrk2neFg9TFziCiMz-tXprTyrfc2doF8F-UoqNeA-dYqk6G3ts5zaRb7bmCG-hkP_5drvo3SqGCDuYD7Vpegvau9vOR5K6jlyKx4gyhCa6Fyu/s1600/IMG_9752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheFruW1nbKhBTqgbudl4fxVi0Yzmb4jBfJrk2neFg9TFziCiMz-tXprTyrfc2doF8F-UoqNeA-dYqk6G3ts5zaRb7bmCG-hkP_5drvo3SqGCDuYD7Vpegvau9vOR5K6jlyKx4gyhCa6Fyu/s320/IMG_9752.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBAZrV6sfGoTY5OW0eWQNu0I4yty8xgtvFyD2IJOa4NqfJxf9wojUb0TuZDGO0IWNNEzDJ4d5YQJFCF0XdnbpY_RYS9KAE1_oEIYoOXBoHSORdXrLgTMLJp9tBS-42yqSeB1IIxSarRjv/s1600/IMG_9780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBAZrV6sfGoTY5OW0eWQNu0I4yty8xgtvFyD2IJOa4NqfJxf9wojUb0TuZDGO0IWNNEzDJ4d5YQJFCF0XdnbpY_RYS9KAE1_oEIYoOXBoHSORdXrLgTMLJp9tBS-42yqSeB1IIxSarRjv/s640/IMG_9780.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Hello!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">Monday-- We had a really fun District activity at Hart Park that's not too far from where we live. We had a BBQ, walked around the park and just enjoyed the good weather. It's finally starting to cool down! Afterwards we went to the Haner's for some dinner and we helped them herd their geese into another garden they have. They have a miniature farm! It's pretty rad. :) </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QQ-MDxxj2Tf7IYUna7lfkKKchkgQfmfohMaQLD5TpXbGHumr2REPe27GcsUT12Fp2vDZ3fEpD4kGEsrraXteimYptT12K8Sp3qKMdu-lfnsQ3hVTLCmdutewOtXLeAyCRVpULQ1ziP-C/s1600/IMG_9785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9QQ-MDxxj2Tf7IYUna7lfkKKchkgQfmfohMaQLD5TpXbGHumr2REPe27GcsUT12Fp2vDZ3fEpD4kGEsrraXteimYptT12K8Sp3qKMdu-lfnsQ3hVTLCmdutewOtXLeAyCRVpULQ1ziP-C/s320/IMG_9785.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- We had exchanges with the Snow sisters and that was fun! We got to talk to quite a bit of people, some interesting ones, but we got to meet Sandy! So we were trying to contact some people we had met a few weeks back on this one street, but no one was answering their doors. So we turned around and both looked at the same house and both said "let's try that one!" So we did! A woman opened the door and was pretty dang nice and said she hadn't had anyone knock on her door since she lived there. She would see the elder's ride their bikes down the street throughout the years and no one would knock on her door. She seemed hurt by it for some reason, so we were like well, here we are! :) Haha so we taught her the Restoration briefly and invited her to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it. She was stoked to learn more about the Mormons! So that was awesome. She said she would want to be baptized if she found out it was true! Yay! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we went on splits with the ward, and we went to visit some less active members we hadn't met. It was a race against the daylight! It's starting to get darker earlier so we were rushing from place to place. It was exciting haha. We met the Logan family! THEY ARE AWESOME! We just got to know her and set up another time to go and see her. (Stay tuned for that following appointment in the coming days of this email)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We got to teach Kim with Sister Huff again! Another great lesson, this one being on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We read from 3 Nephi chapter 11 and it was amazing. She really is starting to get it. They are moving into her sister in-law's house this week we think, so they are going to be busy. Good thing they are still in the Ward boundaries! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We were walking out to our car after grabbing something from the apartment, that we usually don't go back for. There was some people moving into an apartment near by, so we offered to help and surprisingly they said yes! (usually doesn't happen for us, when we offer service) The woman moving in, is named Whitney and she is super nice! She said she'll have us over for dinner when she gets moved it! Woo woooo!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- We went to Sister Livingston's and taught a lesson to Jenni, her friend and she brought her cousin too so we also started teaching her too!! It was great. Member missionary work is the way to go! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night, Brooke came with us to a few of our lessons we had planned, but they all kind of fell through. We talked to Sandy for a bit, and she said she is WAY too busy so we will see how much we get to teach her. We went to the Logan's and had an awesome visit with Sister Logan! We met their 10 year old daughter too, Katie, who isn't baptized yet! She's good friends with another girl in our ward that is 10 and we are so excited to start meeting with that family and start teaching their daughter so she can make the decision to be baptized or not! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- I had to do a training in District Meeting and it was a really good experience for me. I talked about teaching everyone you meet and talk to and the importance of inviting everyone to be baptized. I was able to train them on how we need to give everyone a chance to become a new investigator and learn for themselves that the Restoration is true. I realized that I'm the second oldest (in mission time and also I'm the oldest there in real life.. weird) in the District and that I actually had some counsel to give these younger missionaries! As I taught, it made me realize that I have been out for some time.. and that I've learned A LOT as I've served. I've grown so much. I can't explain the change that's happened to me, but it's a good one. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lesson with Ashley (Sister Shaw and I met her on the street a couple of weeks ago) and she is awesome! She said she would come watch conference, but she never came. We had dinner at the Taylor's and that's always great! We got sad news that Sister Bower's son died.. and her other son, who doesn't usually like anything to do with the church, called us to come over and say a prayer with them. It was an honor and quite the experience. These kind of trials really soften people's hearts and you can see them yearn for the spirit more in their lives. We all yearn for that.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we went to the Laurelglen Sister's area to go on exchanges over there. We didn't get to see Teagyn :( but we saw Julie!! :) She's doing well, Teagyn's hanging in there... she hasn't been going to church though, so that is sad. We will figure something out, to help her go!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We taught Moises, one of their investigators who got baptized a week ago! HE IS AWESOME! We started reading in the Book of Mormon with him where he last left off and it was PERFECT. We read Mosiah 2 and it was about King (and Prophet) Benjamin talking to the people and we related it to General Conference and it was just perfect. As we were reading that chapter, I could really feel the spirit strongly and I knew I was supposed to be there in that place at that time, to hear that same message from the Book of Mormon.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxBqmts_2T2hOHHmKMn8NCN14IuhKTM7iq9bi7f6jXrMJpcrUoa7CooGrrCQHs4L52JAaAX0oDEiBWBpMh9zVUqkeYdQWr8DDUk4Z5Ayp1X7zBJQ9hzw2whnamdDVATg8hk0jGj9oAKNn/s1600/IMG_9806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxBqmts_2T2hOHHmKMn8NCN14IuhKTM7iq9bi7f6jXrMJpcrUoa7CooGrrCQHs4L52JAaAX0oDEiBWBpMh9zVUqkeYdQWr8DDUk4Z5Ayp1X7zBJQ9hzw2whnamdDVATg8hk0jGj9oAKNn/s320/IMG_9806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start;">#ldsConfnerds</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
Our excitement for General Conference! :)</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ4Q-AdbOTQDlcUSmdl2FzhySIYA98qh_ofLT2uALoBdFY8eyUfF-T_vreWFAtlrmw6ZjP64K0S86nrdNVh3bCsATfGYDV2lwkVFNFdgFXo7t_4a81DUfJqiJMwPTRLllnJPPoYfCxElS/s1600/IMG_9813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZ4Q-AdbOTQDlcUSmdl2FzhySIYA98qh_ofLT2uALoBdFY8eyUfF-T_vreWFAtlrmw6ZjP64K0S86nrdNVh3bCsATfGYDV2lwkVFNFdgFXo7t_4a81DUfJqiJMwPTRLllnJPPoYfCxElS/s320/IMG_9813.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday & Sunday-- WE GOT TO WATCH GENERAL CONFERENCE! Oh I was giddy with excitement and couldn't get to the church building early enough before it started. It was so amazing hearing the Prophet and apostles!!! When the new apostles that were called were spea</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">king, I realized that I had read and quoted in my last email part of Elder Gary E. Stevenson's talks! He's now the new apostle! So rad! :) I had so many favorite things, I'll have to "ponderize" what my favorite one was and share it with you guys another time!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CE83Jio2dEzqVNU9IurN6S_JODjVJkoVlwfgaeCpTmTd0xWPePESIhiV2zwY6pTtmw_PbkEKvUNczhBV7w0VN1-t0216HfKCQqAVXVeJ8oAN-_laFYCYTwLxLIfcXX471gKJHoXNmpWA/s1600/IMG_9788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CE83Jio2dEzqVNU9IurN6S_JODjVJkoVlwfgaeCpTmTd0xWPePESIhiV2zwY6pTtmw_PbkEKvUNczhBV7w0VN1-t0216HfKCQqAVXVeJ8oAN-_laFYCYTwLxLIfcXX471gKJHoXNmpWA/s320/IMG_9788.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
<br />
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsP2IlS4Vg10cawMCBwL40junrdv6vMRg2VuRhgGsdkaZ6pTJfnnLSqaO29IW14Okuj_mhjLo8qLg1Bpc2cQL8h5ehkN_By5uJjZvrX-e6qckSjH-Jgci0V0TdF_6lo5BUl0MDUBzR1Co/s1600/IMG_9790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsP2IlS4Vg10cawMCBwL40junrdv6vMRg2VuRhgGsdkaZ6pTJfnnLSqaO29IW14Okuj_mhjLo8qLg1Bpc2cQL8h5ehkN_By5uJjZvrX-e6qckSjH-Jgci0V0TdF_6lo5BUl0MDUBzR1Co/s320/IMG_9790.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
A <span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21.3px;">gecko! .....and Sister Mayfield is scared of it in the back....hahaha!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 21.3px;">We planned outside because it was BEAUTIFUL! :)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrWNXVQcffy75pSmyCqxTWGj3I8-iFwcp4Y_WkZ4FlCsp6aFXwhGT2XFnQt5FcxnKNupSOATEaBggmf-hLjmXZxwx7G8JHYgtXCIvK9Auc6jSDqNmPRvL2u029gLeJAb716ElclnPIo_x/s1600/IMG_9799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrWNXVQcffy75pSmyCqxTWGj3I8-iFwcp4Y_WkZ4FlCsp6aFXwhGT2XFnQt5FcxnKNupSOATEaBggmf-hLjmXZxwx7G8JHYgtXCIvK9Auc6jSDqNmPRvL2u029gLeJAb716ElclnPIo_x/s320/IMG_9799.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">After the afternoon session we went out proselyting and were knocking in this little neighborhood full of grouchy people who all said, quote, "I'm not interested, and I don't want to talk to you." Alrighty then! We were DETERMINED to find someone on that street that would listen, and soon enough as we were talking to one of the grouches, a man in a little jazzy wheel chair came speeding up the driveway! We got talking to him and he was trying to sell us a little book of coupons or something, but then he started asking us questions. Long story short, his name is Tanner, and he is physically handicapped and has a speech impediment, which makes it hard to understand him sometimes. He loves God, the Bible and believes strongly in what it says and that God loves all of His children. Tanner is in his 30's and as we taught the Restoration to him, he explained how amazing it was and that he felt goose bumps when we told him the First Vision that Joseph Smith had. He said he knew it was true! We gave him a Book of Mormon and we got his information. We found out he lived in the elder's area that are serving in our ward, so we had to pass him over to them. It was such a neat experience meeting and talking with Tanner! HE'S AMAZING! He also told us that his friend in high school was Mormon and ended up serving a mission, he told us what an impact he had on his life! </span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You never know the influence you have on others, so live your life like you are going to make a difference, because YOU DO! :) People recognize when you have the spirit with you, "the light in their eyes", as President Monson talked about in his talk. Share the light with others! People notice and are searching! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well I love this gospel and I love preaching it to all nations and people I meet. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">God DOES love ALL of His children. I know with all my heart that the only way back to Him is through is Son, Our Savior, Jesus Christ. I know this is His restored church back on the earth and that only through the saving ordinances performed by His power, the Priesthood can we receive all of the blessings He has in store for us.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this work. It's a "marvelous work and a wonder", and I'm so grateful to be a part of it!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHkaUIlVE2pSau-aqlxqhLySAZ9WCI2A4MFeLQDJ7Kf7Gzr3qcZatOBYpZY-WFT_cR06GP9XzRv9A-eLiCSgAe6g7d3Oh_mBoZKvUgqtYiuIM0JBfciF9zIKndP1LQbG-6sXC9B8j2KR1/s1600/IMG_9815.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHkaUIlVE2pSau-aqlxqhLySAZ9WCI2A4MFeLQDJ7Kf7Gzr3qcZatOBYpZY-WFT_cR06GP9XzRv9A-eLiCSgAe6g7d3Oh_mBoZKvUgqtYiuIM0JBfciF9zIKndP1LQbG-6sXC9B8j2KR1/s320/IMG_9815.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">This was how we ended call-ins last night... complete exhaustion by the end of the week... HaHa!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMooZKiWVtsClY7WGLXDIbpFSZzU8GetgAT1iZNmef-ijgl-0y3G2ThxljEAK7OZiocuVg_CR4PvcT-6QnPGITxn0ujBROy4xNlQlBpaESjQJ1UCYJO17ahdktg8FzutwBO9ITk4_gh7b/s1600/IMG_9816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMooZKiWVtsClY7WGLXDIbpFSZzU8GetgAT1iZNmef-ijgl-0y3G2ThxljEAK7OZiocuVg_CR4PvcT-6QnPGITxn0ujBROy4xNlQlBpaESjQJ1UCYJO17ahdktg8FzutwBO9ITk4_gh7b/s320/IMG_9816.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">The most hilarious card, Aunt Sherri sent me for my birthday hahahaha! so awesome I LOVED IT.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qp1-yyuDv8Vvw1m23zF8FbQ7rIDG-_6jwi4sFzhhv7_Dxq1WuLvevrAXQONIb2lk26zIaHNmvrQ8btSp-1iMUy5q65P1_Pn2vTOe-aYGGNbs4cEh0RZ2kGXlpxv7EGB7V1ddYuZjIvfc/s1600/IMG_9786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qp1-yyuDv8Vvw1m23zF8FbQ7rIDG-_6jwi4sFzhhv7_Dxq1WuLvevrAXQONIb2lk26zIaHNmvrQ8btSp-1iMUy5q65P1_Pn2vTOe-aYGGNbs4cEh0RZ2kGXlpxv7EGB7V1ddYuZjIvfc/s400/IMG_9786.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all!!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxoxo</span></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-28321524824796717422015-09-28T05:52:00.000-07:002015-10-03T06:02:56.174-07:009/21-9/27<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well hello everyone! Another week has come and gone, and it was a great one. :)</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We started our week with Sister Rudd and Sister Bey and got our nails done! :) It was so fun getting pedicures with them! I'll forward some pictures!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE9tCc9LyAYhMZkvZqEEfxONAdYNnxO7ugfB9lSCh8UQEaLOGe5RKk0nfYNQeR2cvkLm1eZX1eUhc3ZuH6GGrjdC_zi0HYMSj_ctvMSsRUUNuV5nELN_nvVrwB9zSxTWer9JErsewNvSm/s1600/IMG_9692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrE9tCc9LyAYhMZkvZqEEfxONAdYNnxO7ugfB9lSCh8UQEaLOGe5RKk0nfYNQeR2cvkLm1eZX1eUhc3ZuH6GGrjdC_zi0HYMSj_ctvMSsRUUNuV5nELN_nvVrwB9zSxTWer9JErsewNvSm/s320/IMG_9692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We ate at the Livingston's that night, and we just love them. <img alt="Heavy black heart" class="Emoji$02764$AC5 RenderedEmoji" src="https://a.gfx.ms/emoji_02764.png" style="height: 19px; line-height: 21.3px; vertical-align: middle; width: 19px;" title="Heavy black heart" /> Sister Livingston told us about one of her neighbors that just moved in and that we should go meet her. She said she was super nice and that her name was Jenny! So we planned to go see her later that week, since we didn't have time that day. We then went to Sister Nowak's to help her bag everything up in her house to get ready for the pest control people to spray for termites.. So that was interesting. After that we had a lesson at the Mayfield's with Samantha and it went really well! :) They are such an awesome family. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- The Shelton's (a senior missionary couple) came and inspected our apartments and then they surprised us and took us out for lunch to Chipotle! Yay! :) We are spoiled. It's the best.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went on splits that night and saw the White family. Their kids aren't baptized and they haven't been to church in forever. We taught them about the Book of Mormon, watched an awesome Mormon Message about it and committed them to read the Book of Mormon as a family. We will follow up this week and see how that's going for them!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> <a href="https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-11-018-a-book-of-mormon-story?lang=eng" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.3px;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2011-11-018-a-book-of-mormon-story?lang=eng</a></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- Usually Sister Shimmin comes out with us, but she couldn't because she needed to clean up around her house. So we offered to come to service for her, since she always comes out with us! It was good to do some service and help her out :) They have a bunch of nut crackers from around the world that they collect and it was fun dusting all of them. They are such a good family! They live up in the foothills past the oil fields and so there was lots of dust from all dirt around their little abode.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to the Bey's for dinner and that's always a joy! :) Love them! We had bread bowls so it reminded me of home for sure! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- We had an awesome lesson with Sholanda about the Plan of Salvation and she seemed to really understand it well! Before we even asked her she said she was going to come to church!! :) yayyyy! Go Sholanda!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we stopped by Brooke's dad's house, who is a less active member in the ward, and set up another time to go see them that week, since it wasn't a good time right then. So obviously we had to go tell Brooke about it! Haha anything to go see our besties! We talked with Brooke for a little bit, and that was so good. I just love her and Cody, they are the best!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- We had exchanges with the Laurelglen sisters and I went with Sister Laming and had a great time with her! She's such a good sister and she's from Michigan, so that was fun!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a great lesson with Kim and Mila! Sister Huff came with us and it was the best! We taught the Plan of Salvation and read out of the Book of Mormon. Drea, Sister Huff's littlest daughter, and Mila are best friends now! So presh. :) That night we talked to a couple outside for like an hour! They are sooo awesome, but not interested in finding out if what we teach is true.. It was sad. They are SO close! SO close, but not willing to find out. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to the Olsen's that night for a lesson! We talked about the importance of the Book of Mormon and Sister Olsen and I decided we are going to make a movie about the Book of Mormon.. it's official. So get ready for a block buster to come out! ;)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We did the missionary moment at the Zone Leaders baptism and it was such a special opportunity. The spirit was so strong! A mom and a daughter got baptized! So amazing! We went to help Monica sisters find some new investigators in their area, and we think it helped a little bit!! :) Then we had dinner at the one and only Sister Smith's and then went to the General Women's Session of General Conference! IT WAS SO GOOD! I just love listening to the leaders of the church and their inspired words. Elder Uchtdorf's talk really touched me as well as Linda S. Reeve's. The importance of being a consecrated and dedicated disciple really stood out to me. We can't be casual disciples of Jesus Christ! We need to stand for what we believe in and choose to follow the Savior.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2N2w6j5dX0pNoBwhZycLY5ID8rqPvIHGHoMpRVexKUjjGulYZxCK_7W7RdMYd8ZOA2BMk736nKYz50Xl7uIXzKd1ChI5l0MwI3lVmMHr7MyOdEFkXpv68kZPnjunJdLbthE7jfr8g3tFI/s1600/IMG_9706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2N2w6j5dX0pNoBwhZycLY5ID8rqPvIHGHoMpRVexKUjjGulYZxCK_7W7RdMYd8ZOA2BMk736nKYz50Xl7uIXzKd1ChI5l0MwI3lVmMHr7MyOdEFkXpv68kZPnjunJdLbthE7jfr8g3tFI/s320/IMG_9706.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- Church was so good! AND GUESS WHO CAME TO CHURCH!! :) Brother Mayfield and little Cydn<br />
<br />
ey Mayfield! (She's four and she is Samantha's little sister). Samantha didn't come so we just went to Primary with Cyd and it was the cutest thing. SHE LOVED IT! She's going to be the way that we will get this family back to church! :) No one else came, but it's alright, there is always next week!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We found a couple of new people to teach that night, including JENNY! Sister Livingston's new neighbor and friend! :) She is awesome and we are meeting with her later this week.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Great things are happening! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, basically, I cannot express my excitement and anticipation for General Conference this next weekend. Literally have had a count down for the last good bit. :) I set a goal to re-read all of last conference's talks and to finish the Book of Mormon by Saturday! I'm well on my way to that and it has definitely helped me prepare for it. I'm so excited to hear what the Prophet, Thomas S. Monson has to say! Such amazing times we live in, where we can access the words of living prophets and apostles by a device in our hands!!! So amazing!!! I'm so grateful for the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I'm so grateful for the love I feel as a share it with others. My heart is full and I'm excited for it to over flow with happiness as we watch Conference this weekend! Cool thing is that I know that I'll be watching it the same time all of you are watching it, along with 15 million other people around the globe! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; line-height: 28px;"><i style="line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">"The patterns and truths found in the Book of Mormon are clear and instructive, plain and precious. When we begin with righteousness and obedience, we will end with blessings and joy." -Bishop Gary E. Stevenson</span></i></span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all so much!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have the best week ever!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6SOM-_E6cMaFv54_QJtwupfmKBdBxTX4JO4C3FFh8kHjq7Udd2yMbOnYctCz4uKpW3cVGZrYfut0ABVCa04dxazNi1gLZ___MauaO2aLOhqiSkF6iuhciOJbTAVU1fJ8Wvzby55JMuLT/s1600/IMG_9714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir6SOM-_E6cMaFv54_QJtwupfmKBdBxTX4JO4C3FFh8kHjq7Udd2yMbOnYctCz4uKpW3cVGZrYfut0ABVCa04dxazNi1gLZ___MauaO2aLOhqiSkF6iuhciOJbTAVU1fJ8Wvzby55JMuLT/s320/IMG_9714.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There were snacks for the choir people after church! Yay for food hahaha swarms of humans.</span></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-40879240107264066612015-09-21T22:19:00.000-07:002015-09-22T22:40:04.666-07:009/14-9/20<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Herro! :) </span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been a great week!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- Was my beloved birthday and everyone was so nice and so kind and generous and I just love everyone who made it the best birthday week ever!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Long and I treated ourselves to Moo Creamery and it was sooo good! Diners, Drive-in's and Dives was not joking! It was delicious! Family, and whomever else ventures to Bakersfield, you must try it someday!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Before dinner we had sometime to go proselyte, so we tried this house we have knocked on for a million years and guess what, MY HOME GIRL DEBBY WAS THERE! She was totally interested when we taught the Restoration and she took a Book of Mormon, said she would read it, and she accepted the invitation to be baptized if she finds out its true! She asked when church was, so that was pretty promising.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went to Brooke and Cody's for dinner! :) THEY ARE THE BEST I LOVE THEM SO MUCH! Cody made dinner and it was sooo good and Brooke made a Texas sheet cake and it was delicious! They are my favorites. :) They made it a special day for sure! My birthday candles have multiplied exponentially in my life recently and now, there is a small forest fire to blow out on my birthday. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that the Huff's invited us over and they are the sweetest and gave me a little present! It was so nice of them. :) They are such a great family!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- We taught Kim (#2) on her doorstep and she totally accepted the message and wanted us to come back! She wasn't feeling well later this week so we weren't able to have a second lesson with her. But hopefully this week!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We did service at the Senior Center and they gave us GIANT peanut butter cookies! It was so good! hahaha (basically this week was full of FOOD all great food :))</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had dinner with Sister Himle, Porter and Cook from Stockdale!!! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So fun!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we had a great lesson with Windy about the Plan of Salvation and she ATE everything up so much!! She loved the fact that we lived before this life and that there is a plan. She KNEW it was true and it was an awesome lesson. (Thanks Gramps for teaching that to us always, I love drawing out the diagram for everyone we teach!)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We went and visited Sister Robles (a less active member) and she ended up coming to church this sunday! YAY!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brother Bey brought us Milkshakes for my birthday! hahaha he's the BEST!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a great lesson at the church with Kim (#1) and Sister Jorgenson came with us and it was so great! yayyy! We had dinner that night with the Jorgenson's and it ended with me demonstrating the Napoleon Dynamite dance for their three kids. They loved it! hahaha they said we'll have a dance off next time we eat with them! hahaha Summer would be so proud!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lesson at the Mayfield's that night and they are so nice, they made me a birthday cake! I just feel so loved! :) We watched the Restoration video and it went really well!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Samantha came to the church Saturday night for a church tour so that was great progress with her! I hope she comes this next week, since she didn't make it this week! Someday!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- we had a great lesson with Tim and Brother Lindley came and was SO awesome at teaching! Such a good lesson! Silly Tim didn't come to church either though, so that was a bummer! One day, Tim, one day.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to check on Windy and Courtney, since we had planned to go to a baptism that night with them and Sister Hillhouse was going to take us all there, and when we walked in, they were PACKING UP TO LEAVE! :( Like for good! Somethings just didn't work out so they were moving to go live somewhere else. They didn't even know where! SO SAD! We will keep in touch with them and send missionaries wherever they end up. I am positive they will be baptized when they get settle down.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Firday-- We went on exchanges, with the sisters from Stockdale//Brimhall wards and I went with Sister Shaw! I LOVE HER! :) She is so fun and we found three new people to teach! SO AMAZING! :) It was the best exchange ever!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We were walking back to our car after trying to contact someone that ended up not being home, and we stopped and talked to this guy that was outside. He said that he saw us walkin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVLktLknp1-V1AOifTyYiCGe22cdR2tR9aEa8k9YxrB0Q-gJSIVSyMos8_sdMs-3vLE5y1PAVXu7iA3hVFNEIphUmJaRfu2SnvHcxvk31F3NXz3xUQB9Oe6drwCLeDuGNZi2pCtU9YpoW/s1600/IMG_9617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVLktLknp1-V1AOifTyYiCGe22cdR2tR9aEa8k9YxrB0Q-gJSIVSyMos8_sdMs-3vLE5y1PAVXu7iA3hVFNEIphUmJaRfu2SnvHcxvk31F3NXz3xUQB9Oe6drwCLeDuGNZi2pCtU9YpoW/s320/IMG_9617.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tdVQp2PFesa0djE6SXS4UOQ8cRMycVTX90t3NPebIdg0XT11EP_RvY7fR4pcKwiGpvx-KIXboVSCxL7vTEtJyUr50tGWUM_ApWA3tX8kQdJagf07m_zKLF62POzGZ1Uwe9POWOG3j_1t/s1600/IMG_9618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5tdVQp2PFesa0djE6SXS4UOQ8cRMycVTX90t3NPebIdg0XT11EP_RvY7fR4pcKwiGpvx-KIXboVSCxL7vTEtJyUr50tGWUM_ApWA3tX8kQdJagf07m_zKLF62POzGZ1Uwe9POWOG3j_1t/s320/IMG_9618.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw6IMVk-_x7-z73zLBC-0kaz-k5tIs30cyjMcxGvXQJMAX3Jv6RqtNwSmBNukoWMU5YBfTTRnvcfl_DRpRDHerB-DiZyR2QHHRrE1B1xLVlqbWVn7LAuhFCABmUK-_nMeU4cpuwJ6CMXn/s1600/IMG_9656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghw6IMVk-_x7-z73zLBC-0kaz-k5tIs30cyjMcxGvXQJMAX3Jv6RqtNwSmBNukoWMU5YBfTTRnvcfl_DRpRDHerB-DiZyR2QHHRrE1B1xLVlqbWVn7LAuhFCABmUK-_nMeU4cpuwJ6CMXn/s320/IMG_9656.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxFqCCRYqEebL-DLS1XkEmMyHg4qY5WX0k1qXdJn0W-VNJBokeOD0eXcWm8_9dXR3r9eV4ybN6XNuRtYSAbg-v_DXphh-DoH3riqrmpeIvgG6P4nE83eElG5VwCUJEVxSa803iauAuZgQ/s1600/IMG_9679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxFqCCRYqEebL-DLS1XkEmMyHg4qY5WX0k1qXdJn0W-VNJBokeOD0eXcWm8_9dXR3r9eV4ybN6XNuRtYSAbg-v_DXphh-DoH3riqrmpeIvgG6P4nE83eElG5VwCUJEVxSa803iauAuZgQ/s320/IMG_9679.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ul3uIEM-LL_yqVOoqtSUU843d37pI9Usgj3DN5R1MhfLpN2TNpoieaDAdYVbZx499hLGNPeStF67T4q-sTon3t9tn_t7suaaXssBU0wMESpSa56BuY8Sc9_6C9d2k3BMxCePhIIi96xr/s1600/IMG_9691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ul3uIEM-LL_yqVOoqtSUU843d37pI9Usgj3DN5R1MhfLpN2TNpoieaDAdYVbZx499hLGNPeStF67T4q-sTon3t9tn_t7suaaXssBU0wMESpSa56BuY8Sc9_6C9d2k3BMxCePhIIi96xr/s320/IMG_9691.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
g and that he was hoping we would come and talk to him because he knew we were missionaries! He hasn't learned much about what we believe but he was asking us about how we feel about the world now a days and how awful its getting. He expressed that he feels SO alone in trying to be a true Christian and not hypocritical and it was SO EASY TO TEACH HIM! We gave him a couple of pamphlets and resources to look some talks from the prophet and apostles and gave him a Book of Mormon! He said he would try to make it to church, but he ended up not coming. He's super awesome and said to keep in touch! His name was Cody and he is SO SOLID!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- Was an amazing day at church. Even though no one we were teaching made it, it was a really spiritually uplifting time and I JUST LOVE CHURCH. I can't imagine surviving with out it! It helps me so much and gives me so much direction.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We ate at the Huffaker's and saw the Bey's and planned THE most amazing mutual ever! It's going to be epic and all about missionary life and Preach My Gospel! It's happening in a few weeks so I'll let you know how it turns out! Also I just love the Bey's, they are like a second family for sure! Their girls remind me of my sister. :) Presh I know.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we went to the Huff's and watched the new Addiction Recovery Videos that the church made (and apparently our Bishop's son-in-law is the one who made them!) THEY ARE SO GOOD. Look them up and watch them. They are realllllly intense though. It was kind of like watching a horror film and made my heart hurt so much, because we are teaching and talk to people everyday who struggle with and live the lives of the people who are in those videos. It does give people so much hope to know that they can get out of those situations. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well my heart is full, and I just love being a missionary!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love you all. Thanks for making life extraordinary and the most enjoyable!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Church is true. I promise.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Moo Creamery!</span></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-44508567446949685212015-09-14T18:37:00.000-07:002015-09-15T21:34:38.418-07:009/7-9/13<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">HELLO! :) First off I'd just like to say, THANK YOU to everyone who has sent me happy birthday wishes today and for all of the love and support and prayers! I just feel so loved! Thank you!!!!!! :) xoxo</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZb6y7Kxy_2z0WUTJR5asC9Gbb3NDWpXY42O8VqwnqzIgkQ9sDsrh22VmcSqL-vSPVFV0WNWKSEG6tWWRgrOBbBbKp7jtvFD3YEk_WziL2u4CHect6Mv70jGgFauvsnmGod9WV1NfJ7HY/s1600/IMG_9602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZb6y7Kxy_2z0WUTJR5asC9Gbb3NDWpXY42O8VqwnqzIgkQ9sDsrh22VmcSqL-vSPVFV0WNWKSEG6tWWRgrOBbBbKp7jtvFD3YEk_WziL2u4CHect6Mv70jGgFauvsnmGod9WV1NfJ7HY/s320/IMG_9602.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i13kV51wmirbeA0vI-GarmkDRKmvhKzN7EVzuhGqGprURu2vfuRDdgoiThmAzCCxcPiSUZugTjJfk_4yIYKK_TjdrCbkZVwfQwMFCT1KeoA7SBAZOT5HX6JLO4DKeQXq161g2j6-cdhC/s1600/IMG_9616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i13kV51wmirbeA0vI-GarmkDRKmvhKzN7EVzuhGqGprURu2vfuRDdgoiThmAzCCxcPiSUZugTjJfk_4yIYKK_TjdrCbkZVwfQwMFCT1KeoA7SBAZOT5HX6JLO4DKeQXq161g2j6-cdhC/s320/IMG_9616.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was probably the best week we've had while I've been here in Highland Manor ward! NO JOKE! Also sad day, I don't have ANY time left, so you will get a VERY condensed version of all of the awesome miracles this week! Here goes! ----></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We had a church tour with Sholanda and Sister McMullin came! It was brilliant and so amazing. I just love these two women! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday--Had a great lesson and church tour with Tim and the elders. We tried to pass him off to them because we feel they will connect with him better! It was kind of awkward cause we didn't really figure out who is going to teach him for sure, since we left it up to him to decide. Anyhow, it was really awesome being able to teach in such unity with three other missionaries! Heavenly Father is definitely in charge of this work! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Success that night during splits! Sister Hillhouse came with us to a part member families home and it worked out so well! They connected really well!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We talked to this lady for an hour and told her what church we were from, mentioned the Book of Mormon multiple times and at the end she still thought we were Jehovah's Witnesses... Come on people! haha ;) We did connect well on her awesome plants.. you would be proud mom :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night-- MIRACLE-- We taught Kim a lesson and she became a new investigator and she said she would be willing to be baptized if she found out it was true! THIS WAS A MIRACLE because the whole time her daughter was crazy and we were just talking to her outside on her porch and it was the shortest restoration lesson I've ever taught, but both, Sister Long and I felt like the spirit was working through us! It was one of the most memorable teaching opportunities. We were teaching with such unity and power it was amazing! Definitely the Lord's hand in His work!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- Had a short lesson with Sholanda again and it went really well! :) She said she really wanted to come to church! We were hopeful!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Had dinner with Sister Rush--> SHE MAKES THE BEST RICE LASAGNA! It's magical.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- We had exchanges with the Monica Sisters! I went with Sister Larsen and it went pretty well! We weren't able to find anyone SUPER interested in what we had to say, but it still was pretty awesome. We talked to Yolanda for like an hour about the church and the Restoration and she is really good friends with members from our ward! Her girls grew up with their kids and one went to girls camp, so she had some great things to say about the members of the church! :) So at the end of a powerful lesson on her doorstep we asked her if she would read the Book of Mormon to find out if it is all true, and she said NO! :( It was heartbreaking... so close, but so far away. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lesson with Trevor that night, it was long and kind of confusing. We aren't sure where he's at on things.. but hopefully he'll start exercising his faith and start to try to find out for himself if this is true!!! I got crazy and started drawing timelines and charts to help him understand some things he was misunderstanding.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We went to go contact someone and ended up talking to their neighbor! At first they were not interested but then we just started talking with them about their interests and families and then we taught the Restoration and Michael is TOTALLY interested and took a Book of Mormon to find out if its all true! He's really searching for more in his life! It was the coolest thing! Being in the right place at the right time, is the best way to go :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- We walked with Windy to church!!!! :) It was so awesome!!!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimmbq0yu6BGTFFdae4S-Zx-ZWpM3BxZx0fDBK9sZzaEkc-O6gAgWej4n8HD_NdTxYOXMNqQy8UL0wLk3sucXY8DQRY5Im75rxg3iollVWqw76sXRTNqqot6JSPFyxaO0eBQPjnja7rXAr/s1600/IMG_9594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimmbq0yu6BGTFFdae4S-Zx-ZWpM3BxZx0fDBK9sZzaEkc-O6gAgWej4n8HD_NdTxYOXMNqQy8UL0wLk3sucXY8DQRY5Im75rxg3iollVWqw76sXRTNqqot6JSPFyxaO0eBQPjnja7rXAr/s320/IMG_9594.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">:) SHE IS A TRIP!!!! I love that woman. She is my new favorite human. I just can't even handle it. I just love her!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ8nW5wjkZbNeYtI-8IxekOH7H2v5ed7J03uJOqFqKVnG5n1pRC5CJV9w-kbeR7yhIWZbIkYCF1ldViAeIhyphenhyphendmZYku5jzKURNXjOJJ3_xaGY7FBW9xk5nE3Mz1Cu-yEWD8OhKFJSLDoL1/s1600/IMG_9597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZ8nW5wjkZbNeYtI-8IxekOH7H2v5ed7J03uJOqFqKVnG5n1pRC5CJV9w-kbeR7yhIWZbIkYCF1ldViAeIhyphenhyphendmZYku5jzKURNXjOJJ3_xaGY7FBW9xk5nE3Mz1Cu-yEWD8OhKFJSLDoL1/s320/IMG_9597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZw7AEAT2Ksu-aSNUzzudA0Ac8qHc-t1AdUAmPiHeLhW58asJN7taElSSSf2ZMANC64CJhumbHw29nxVh_o_68dSZQzjtASagKptctvBQnPpphy4ieFM1WgSKHTqrcDbQ63OxoDUemvRVL/s1600/IMG_9571.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZw7AEAT2Ksu-aSNUzzudA0Ac8qHc-t1AdUAmPiHeLhW58asJN7taElSSSf2ZMANC64CJhumbHw29nxVh_o_68dSZQzjtASagKptctvBQnPpphy4ieFM1WgSKHTqrcDbQ63OxoDUemvRVL/s320/IMG_9571.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLVdF7ZDK10_yBtn9yVocJKaqnNK84OPJOUsLB6SgZA8g2vQwWT1PSN7IOGLp3tqNSq_tvWp7cOz2amR-IuF2iAmeWZ6jBiYOk_dPYgARDwlC55FDfd_NnF1nxWCM4xHjLbj8xrItzaF1/s1600/IMG_9579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLVdF7ZDK10_yBtn9yVocJKaqnNK84OPJOUsLB6SgZA8g2vQwWT1PSN7IOGLp3tqNSq_tvWp7cOz2amR-IuF2iAmeWZ6jBiYOk_dPYgARDwlC55FDfd_NnF1nxWCM4xHjLbj8xrItzaF1/s320/IMG_9579.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Some huge grapes from the local gigantor farms here! :)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgv93AUfVswOoThDOoMZLtg8g2dV5WhrFPS4TdKiH-m8ferzaeqyPYVraLMUlSJB2OoyS7N8R95Meyp2wFrpM-MIn3dEFoXpfr4_UKQ8xPlu2Kid-Z9o04Jsy-zVcCjpyuj7RjYip-hS9/s1600/IMG_9591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgv93AUfVswOoThDOoMZLtg8g2dV5WhrFPS4TdKiH-m8ferzaeqyPYVraLMUlSJB2OoyS7N8R95Meyp2wFrpM-MIn3dEFoXpfr4_UKQ8xPlu2Kid-Z9o04Jsy-zVcCjpyuj7RjYip-hS9/s320/IMG_9591.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">We had a lesson later that night with her and Courtney (PS we had some lessons with Courtney this week and she is awesome but we had to pass her off to the Young Single Adult Sister Missionaries because she is super solid, and the YSA ward will be the best thing for her to progress!). It was the best lesson! We read 3 Nephi 11 with them, talked about Priesthood authority to baptize and how Christ says how to baptize correctly! Windy loved it and we set her with a baptismal date of October 10th! Pray she makes it!!! :) Her and Courtney could be baptized the same day! :)</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And that is how our week went in a nutshell.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">SUCH GREAT THINGS!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all so much!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Heavenly Father is SO aware and interested in all of our lives and what we are doing! I love this work and this gospel! It's SO URGENT! Please share this message with all of your friends and also do the little things everyday to be strong! WE NEED TO READ AND PRAY ERRYDAY! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all so much!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Have the best week ever!!!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thanks for all the birthday wishes! It's been the best 21st birthday I could ask for!! LOVE YOU ALL!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Found this couch on our morning jont</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">and stood on it.....because thats what you do on couches?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCfEVx7_4-ow-KOCK87aCG1vpGUxHFOtd6pLvVzofeoHzHEY12Hf4zlhN2EPe44YfT_Me061xFvaGZ_dIpxBIhb4z1aB3k3bVHbmC7BA0oQ00j62CJdK4BwY1_vcVhaemQNTayhQvQenv/s1600/IMG_9565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCfEVx7_4-ow-KOCK87aCG1vpGUxHFOtd6pLvVzofeoHzHEY12Hf4zlhN2EPe44YfT_Me061xFvaGZ_dIpxBIhb4z1aB3k3bVHbmC7BA0oQ00j62CJdK4BwY1_vcVhaemQNTayhQvQenv/s320/IMG_9565.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A member from Sister Long's last area gave us some TP-- something we always need :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOAGNaM0ipCDI4u7kVmNXiZ_9ovCakKVkv0_ViMUSLklBGg-1npxI8L7Kslfs-g2bLOdlbAvqatVVwFa2UcHy9TlAVF3rq0oNMtB6uan3vPs3V037i0_yEQfBZAyDZm9KROB81u5LMC2u/s1600/IMG_9576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOAGNaM0ipCDI4u7kVmNXiZ_9ovCakKVkv0_ViMUSLklBGg-1npxI8L7Kslfs-g2bLOdlbAvqatVVwFa2UcHy9TlAVF3rq0oNMtB6uan3vPs3V037i0_yEQfBZAyDZm9KROB81u5LMC2u/s320/IMG_9576.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-41332825736200435362015-09-07T22:33:00.000-07:002015-09-23T22:34:13.524-07:008/31-9/6<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">
Herro!<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Monday-- We took the newbs out! :) We took out the new missionaries, the freshest from the MTC out knocking doors for their first time! The Sister I went with was super scared, BUT.. Miracles! The first door we knocked on was super interested and SUPER nice! So basically we taught her the Restoration and she is solid. Too bad it wasn't in our area, so I'm not sure what's going to happen with her! We gave the elders in that area that information, so we shall see!</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
We had dinner at the Haner's house! They are the cutest family and they just joined the church 5 years ago. They were really involved in another church, but they kept receiving answers to go to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While sitting outside at a table on their porch eating dinner, they told us about their conversion story and then we started singing primary songs with them and their four kids, and I can't do justice in explaining the way I was feeling. The spirit was so overwhelming. Just knowing that 5 years ago this family didn't even know that their family could be sealed together for eternity, and now they are. It was just the happiest of moments and right then, life just slowed down for a minute. I could feel God's love for me and I knew He was aware of who I was and who this amazing family was. I feel like THAT is what heaven will be like.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Tuesday-- We had a lesson planned with Brother Lindley to come with us to Tim's. Tim cancelled like fifteen minutes before the lesson, and Brother Lindley rescheduled his whole day to come with us. Pretty disappointing, but leave it to Brother Lindley to make our day! He treated us to lunch at Chipotle and it was just hilarious. He told us some pretty dang funny stories from his mission and also he is just the most hilarious human so it was entertaining.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
We went to the church that night for going out to visit the less active members and try to find people we haven't met before! Lots of people came so it was a success!! I went out with Sister Despain and it was so great! We had some pretty great contacts and talked to some pretty nice people. :) Also Sister Despain is so great, I just love her.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Wednesday-- We went to Mission Leadership Council (MLC) in Tehachapi and that was exactly what I needed. I was able to get new ideas of how to work better with our sisters and show them love and build trust with them. I also just love going up to Tehachapi. Crazy to think it's been exactly a year almost since I first was sent there to be with Sister Kay! :) Time sure flies.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
So remember Eric, the Native American guy from a couple of weeks ago? And how we met Clarissa, his fiance last week? Well, this week we knocked on their door again, to try and catch the both of them and met, yet another roommate- Trevor! He is pretty dang awesome and said he'll come to church this coming Sunday! He worked this Sunday, so he didn't come. We have a lesson with him set up for Thursday, so we are excited for that.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
That night we went to the Mayfield's with Brother Haney and taught the Plan of Salvation. It went so well! I just love that family. They didn't come to church, so we were pretty bummed, but we will help them come this week.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Thursday-- We taught this lady named Jasmine, she is pretty awesome! I actually taught her a lesson with Sister Dodson when I came on exchanges here a couple of months ago! :) Sadly, Jasmine is not interested.. after trying to teach a lesson with twin 3 year old boys going psycho, she said she didn't want to waste our time, but that she loves when we come over. Sad day! We just want people to get this gospel! IT WILL BLESS YOUR LIVES! I just want to tell people, to sit down. Listen up. This is going to change your life, if you let it, so let it.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
We taught Tim a lesson, last minute. But it turned out well! Taught him the Plan of Salvation as well, and he seemed to understand it pretty well. He's not really keeping his commitments, so we are trying to work with him on that.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Friday-- Zone Training Meeting went really well! I didn't have to do any training, it was kind of nice to sit back and listen to everything and not be nervous about anything. :) </div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
We prayed really hard to find a prepared family and we found Tammy and Tony! We were walking by their house and they were in their garage so we walked up to them and started a conversation with them. At first they weren't too interested, but we kept talking with them, which was totally easy. They are sooo nice and had awesome questions for us! We taught a tiny section of the Restoration and gave them a pamphlet and asked if we could come back. Tammy said, "I would love you to come back! I just love you girls!" :) YAY someone loves us! hahaha :) We're calling her tomorrow to set something up!</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Saturday-- We watched Meet the Mormons finally with Tracy!!! :) Woot woot! We were able to teach her the Restoration as well. She's still not willing to commit to anything, BUT she did say she'll come to church this coming week. </div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
We knocked on a door, and started talking to a girl named Sophia. She's 16 and she invited us in because it was too hot outside. (The only good thing about the blazing heat of Bakersfield) She asked us some way good questions, but she is suuuuper catholic, so we shall see how it goes! I spilled my cup of water she gave me on their carpet and felt like idiot. Hahaha oops. After I cleaned it up awkwardly during the lesson, all was well and we have a return appointment this week with her. Wish us luck!</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
We ate dinner at Sister Nowak's and we didn't know this was happening, but when we got there, her sister-in-law Windy and her granddaughter, Courtney, were temporarily moving in! Appearantly Windy's name is really Linda. But in High School people called her Lindy.. and she's a wind surfer, so therefore, people call her Windy. :) So we helped them move some stuff into the apartment and then shared the message of the Restoration with them. It was awesome! We invited them to be baptized and Windy said she'll want to learn more and she'll just listen, but Courtney said she would! So we set a date of October 10th with her and she is way stoked!</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Sunday-- No one came to church... but it was still a good day!</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Brooke taught the Sunday School lesson and it was on missionary work. She did such a good job! :) After church Natalie Martin (a young woman) came out with us to go see some of the people we are teaching and it went really well! We just scheduled appointments with people because they were busy, but that, was a miracle in itself that we scheduled some appointments haha. Then we read some of the Book of Mormon with Courtney and Windy and it was perfect. :)</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
That night Sister Burdick went out with us and we visited someone who is having a really hard time in the ward right now. We showed a Mormon message about how Christ can lift our burdens. I bore my testimony of the reality of the Savior in our lives. I don't want to take of this name tag. I love wearing a name tag with my name and the Savior's right next to it. I love being His representative. I love doing His work. I love being a missionary. I love teaching people about this amazing gospel. I loooove love love testifying of Christ every single day of my life out here. Even though it can be disappointing, and people don't understand the change that can occur in their lives, and they don't keep commitments, being a missionary is so rewarding. </div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 25.2px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3 </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">But I, Nephi, have written what I have written, and I esteem it as of great </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">worth</span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">, and especially unto my people. For I </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">pray</span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;"> continually for them by day, and mine </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">eyes </span><span style="background-color: #fefbbf; color: #333333; font-family: Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', Pahoran, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px;">water my pillow by night, because of them; and I cry unto my God in faith, and I know that he will hear my cry.</span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
I know this is Christ's true church, and I know He loves us, and wants each of us to succeed.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
God loves you all and so do I!</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Have a good week! :)</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Love,</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
Sister Loar</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
xoxo</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
The Newbs! :) Aren't they so cute</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
snack last night after call-in's with the sisters... Nachos are always needed.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.3px;" /></div>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-55820828590299503582015-08-31T22:31:00.001-07:002015-09-01T22:19:21.776-07:008/24-8/30<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjow37Zc-e0nycfLtIB_7hz0FUBMRt7FOCr6FRDPt983nGCXPPMMcg2LnOmVZ6S7fp1QzL6sALbGe0XPdwCYSI6yfEpf9t1v_FHvRzptft8yQw4kzCHWkKUUWU1nSp3Z-eyKXePgT15xt9-/s1600/IMG_9447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjow37Zc-e0nycfLtIB_7hz0FUBMRt7FOCr6FRDPt983nGCXPPMMcg2LnOmVZ6S7fp1QzL6sALbGe0XPdwCYSI6yfEpf9t1v_FHvRzptft8yQw4kzCHWkKUUWU1nSp3Z-eyKXePgT15xt9-/s320/IMG_9447.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello, hello! </span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well--- Here it goes!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We played volleyball as a zone and it was really fun! It felt SO good to get out there again and play a real game! It was awesome. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Nowak fed us dinner that night, she's such a sweetheart we love her! We didn't have pie, but we did have giant empanadas though! Delicious! Haha!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lesson that night with the Mayfield's and Mary Martin, a girl in the ward that just graduated from high school came out with us and it was so great! We taught the Restoration again and it was really good. They had good questions!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- Sister Long wasn't feeling good at all, so we ended up going to the Urgent Care. Germs everywhere! hahaha I was just content reading my little Conference edition of the Ensign. I got some great studies in while waiting! Poor Sister Long had sinus stuff going on and didn't feel good at all. We got her medicine and we were able to go out that day. What a champion!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We didn't have much success that day, lots of people weren't home and I remember saying a specific prayer to find someone to teach. We went and talked to this kid named Zack that we met and he was definitely not budging on his atheist beliefs. It was disheartening. He was like, "Wow I'm so sorry, you guys look so disappointed!" I told him, that obviously we are sad, because we know what we are teaching is true, that there is a God who loves him and knows him, and that Jesus Christ suffered and died for him and he doesn't give it enough time and thought to find out for himself. We continued down the street after that, and we had a few minutes left so we decided to go to one more door...</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So, remember last week when I told you about the Atheist Native American descendant guy? Well we decided to knock on his door again to follow up and we met his fiance, Clarissa! She is awesome! And so open! We taught her the Restoration on the doorstep, gave her a Book of Mormon and invited her to be baptized and committed her to a date in October! She said we could come back on Thursday, success! After we were walking away, we realized that we didn't pray with her! So we embraced the awkwardness and knocked on her door again and told her we are awful missionaries for forgetting to pray with her and asked if we could say a prayer with her. She was laughing with us and I think she likes us hahaha! :) PRAYER ANSWERED! We were totally guided to go back to that door and we found a new investigator!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We did service for Sister Watson (the Elder's Quorum President's wife) because she has two young kids and just had twins! We helped deep clean her kitchen and dusted. It was fun! It was a really good time to get to know her and her family. :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a meeting that night with Brother Bey, our Ward Mission Leader, and it went so well! We remade our Ward Mission Plan and it is so awesome! We are super stoked about the new goals! He's such a great WML!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- WAS SUCH A GOOD DAY. MIRACLES ALL AROUND!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lesson with Tim that morning and Brother Burdick came and it was just perfect. We were planning to teach the Plan of Salvation, but it took a turn of events and we talked more about the organization of the church! It was exactly what he needed. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that we were able to bust out planning in 3 hours flat! It was a record breaking moment in my missionary career haha, planning always takes forever! So that was a miracle in itself.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then, we went to Sholanda's! She works at the Senior Center, where we do service every Friday. It was super distracting in the lesson because of babies, TV and phone calls happening BUT we would NOT leave until we accomplished what we set out to do! We watched the Restoration video, and during it, Sholanda had an epiphany. She said she has been praying for guidance to know what church to join (she's been to a few different ones in the recent future) and you two keep showing up! :) We talked a lot about studying the scriptures and praying to find our answers. We committed her to being baptized on November 14th! She is really searching and we are hoping to get the rest of the family on board too! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- We had dinner at the Taylor's! It was so fun! They are the best and we were so stoked for them, because Cody was getting baptized the next day! Yayyyy!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We got transfer calls and we are both staying! Woot woot! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We are both SO happy we are staying. Things are just starting to get really good! ;)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We did the missionary moment at Cody's baptism that night and it was such an amazing spiritual experience. So many people came out for it, to support him and Brooke and it was so exciting to see him be baptized! :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQB2HQgw8sB5qQJaxNjAd7t_9tTYbOigd9htl_hbRXi2LgFHh-VtGwZD_DXTf0qF19y0YeGRTPgUr_a0sm-zrEpJp563-mgDGv5Wclfhmv95VGTErZbqup6g7M3ulW0IMe5odYXwkgsE0n/s1600/IMG_0720+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQB2HQgw8sB5qQJaxNjAd7t_9tTYbOigd9htl_hbRXi2LgFHh-VtGwZD_DXTf0qF19y0YeGRTPgUr_a0sm-zrEpJp563-mgDGv5Wclfhmv95VGTErZbqup6g7M3ulW0IMe5odYXwkgsE0n/s320/IMG_0720+%25281%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- Church was awesome, Cody was confirmed, the spirit was so strong, and we had an amazing lesson for the last hour of church! Someone from another ward came in and talked about how they do Tuesday night splits to go out and minister to the ward members. They can account for EVERY member in their ward and they have seen so many miracles come from it! I'll have to send a little outline home if you guys want to know more. It was awesome, and this ward is going to FLOURISH with this new push for ministering.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnSrsbTlGrsKTu5ZQcoXubla9vATLOBzwBmrU8hHMdyRXDr1kQVZQvZJPSL27j7kzf3ciejpNtZZ1KnXbGrvMjQeebv-SSevT-JkvKCQ5aV4t4wZttMhalyztJgZFUd0DUwPbCSLLgQtY/s1600/IMG_9534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnSrsbTlGrsKTu5ZQcoXubla9vATLOBzwBmrU8hHMdyRXDr1kQVZQvZJPSL27j7kzf3ciejpNtZZ1KnXbGrvMjQeebv-SSevT-JkvKCQ5aV4t4wZttMhalyztJgZFUd0DUwPbCSLLgQtY/s400/IMG_9534.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Burdick came out with us that night and we were able to get into one of our potential investigator's home! She connected so well with them and the husband actually is a less active member not on the records! So we are excited to see where this all goes. :)</span></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lots of great things are happening and I am excited to be staying another transfer. I've come to love these people like my family and I can't wait to work hard and see miracles every day for the next month and a half!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hit my 14 month mark this week... Can you believe it's been that long already? I'm so determined to make these next four months the best yet. I love being a missionary. I love serving my Savior and my Heavenly Father. I love telling people about this gospel and seeing it change their lives. I love the scriptures. I love teaching from the Book of Mormon. It's the most powerful book we can read in our lives. It will change us, if we let it, and if we study from it consistently EVERY day. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A quick spiritual thought we had this week---></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In Preach My Gospel it teaches us how to Effectively Study the Scriptures. It says, "Effective daily study must always begin with prayer. Study is an act of faith requiring the use of personal agency." (pg 17-18) Before Joseph Smith received his answer, of God and Jesus Christ appearing to him and calling him to be the prophet of the Restoration, he studied and prayed in faith (Joseph Smith History 1:11-13). If he hadn't used his agency to have an effective study of the scriptures that day and live the teachings he learned, how different would all of our lives be? The impact we can have on the world, is determined by the spirit we obtain from our personal scripture study and prayers! Now go change the world! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love and miss you all!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you have an awesome week.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eixhOY3wXenY4gOl9i2WGyQiHUzDXK5iWGnuaY2yokMmCeb-q-p4SMVyzqetJOUSvZE6kBY4o01nahMr_9ies2jrrn3Y9sJQRTRD2Fhp0t-H45ChbtHle3p7-LW1FMVlqW5ewAjT7dUK/s1600/IMG_9485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eixhOY3wXenY4gOl9i2WGyQiHUzDXK5iWGnuaY2yokMmCeb-q-p4SMVyzqetJOUSvZE6kBY4o01nahMr_9ies2jrrn3Y9sJQRTRD2Fhp0t-H45ChbtHle3p7-LW1FMVlqW5ewAjT7dUK/s320/IMG_9485.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Alex Van Halder sent me this cute postcard in the mail! I miss Boise! :)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qR0Tw2H0rpcWPXdrIcwRxHIrEaIxiRbDFnCzGRVYqZRB_Ve7GGKi28YxykjAUGSqbEn7rqF5WxKhrgfQitgvusx74Bj91zp5L4RStEFCN1pHFK2Uln-DXCY79NtEMC9h-lIc_ktK5cgl/s1600/IMG_9502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qR0Tw2H0rpcWPXdrIcwRxHIrEaIxiRbDFnCzGRVYqZRB_Ve7GGKi28YxykjAUGSqbEn7rqF5WxKhrgfQitgvusx74Bj91zp5L4RStEFCN1pHFK2Uln-DXCY79NtEMC9h-lIc_ktK5cgl/s320/IMG_9502.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGG2xSoBYZJwp0NJBIxIgwx-SZbHXOfhyphenhyphenKVGnP9Hbq7OIBdFFi5QpTVQf2MDbiVl-zTbxRs1McsYAUdZQNdbzANNLM0hAHH0jNYAgE-VvOZ9hQN2pcxVwrlgnuAIhbTij1kZxtrXtrXpw/s1600/IMG_9504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGG2xSoBYZJwp0NJBIxIgwx-SZbHXOfhyphenhyphenKVGnP9Hbq7OIBdFFi5QpTVQf2MDbiVl-zTbxRs1McsYAUdZQNdbzANNLM0hAHH0jNYAgE-VvOZ9hQN2pcxVwrlgnuAIhbTij1kZxtrXtrXpw/s320/IMG_9504.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">The Nelsons in the ward have a bunch of legit SWORDS! So awesome! :) hahaha</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpHfGNny7cKaaoiXrJ1o7juss5T_sXSb5zVP3MSE-pWq1nYVGVRQyYzqIXhAvKyOJ6-vJ-s9yqAB6tmsOIJXi0nIohg3j_t3qiH7NGoc75-1wBTvjsFB4M86xZJ0ytrs9rBx2dFh9ApHT/s1600/IMG_9510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpHfGNny7cKaaoiXrJ1o7juss5T_sXSb5zVP3MSE-pWq1nYVGVRQyYzqIXhAvKyOJ6-vJ-s9yqAB6tmsOIJXi0nIohg3j_t3qiH7NGoc75-1wBTvjsFB4M86xZJ0ytrs9rBx2dFh9ApHT/s320/IMG_9510.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8WfKV8hWBb9X8X67POn67-R8qFK2iJpCebJ-VFv4PEEhVP5aQhOrH7ZhjuPsr_yCkHnXd38zkWh5HecWz5gu0VARuIcOiJ0x-B1GRgETSBd31jHd6aI214sCVMyd1C1RPS8Rq6Ey2uVI/s1600/IMG_9514.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8WfKV8hWBb9X8X67POn67-R8qFK2iJpCebJ-VFv4PEEhVP5aQhOrH7ZhjuPsr_yCkHnXd38zkWh5HecWz5gu0VARuIcOiJ0x-B1GRgETSBd31jHd6aI214sCVMyd1C1RPS8Rq6Ey2uVI/s320/IMG_9514.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1TkpWpI7vnndjZ8MGroW5hZcMIFU4RBwuFpKE42hFDojEWTZg7QoQCzoDFUZrY62siFzCLcYe6aEIaIqmGzYa_uMJYMibybM0DkbeID7uUG3qGXBD8qIuKCrHzR1h9HUr5fJqjQXv8CW/s1600/IMG_9444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1TkpWpI7vnndjZ8MGroW5hZcMIFU4RBwuFpKE42hFDojEWTZg7QoQCzoDFUZrY62siFzCLcYe6aEIaIqmGzYa_uMJYMibybM0DkbeID7uUG3qGXBD8qIuKCrHzR1h9HUr5fJqjQXv8CW/s320/IMG_9444.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">We were accidentally coordinating with Mary haha so obvi we had to take a picture!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjoJh4E6JBpHLcp3BR8LL-hnU8euGfyGitQyxFfQUJ-jXaPm-dYfQeLGirk4pyNrFcLwZAMjRQDXVz9-8VfQEsGi3bmFvo7Wg2MeOGdkXogxEVFMfPHaFCBhQJtz8giN81nCqwp76YFeb/s1600/11960097_885337521502803_783794391126382777_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimjoJh4E6JBpHLcp3BR8LL-hnU8euGfyGitQyxFfQUJ-jXaPm-dYfQeLGirk4pyNrFcLwZAMjRQDXVz9-8VfQEsGi3bmFvo7Wg2MeOGdkXogxEVFMfPHaFCBhQJtz8giN81nCqwp76YFeb/s320/11960097_885337521502803_783794391126382777_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our friends' friends met Sister Loar at Church on Sunday and sent us this picture!!!!!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-80607122522353197742015-08-24T21:59:00.001-07:002015-09-02T21:40:37.551-07:008/17-8/23<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px; text-align: start;">Welcome to Bakersfield!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2khpWFOVHpJUrL06TlEnJjJWO-zTuDDplAFQgGhoO5Mi1uVMktfx_zg5AHgrPrT5VlrxmkH9gg2qS-xPodkO2cSzTdrn-xSecjD9iobDpGhPGnlvtnox1KSTbusMJt79pFLYQT42f29F/s1600/IMG_9397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2khpWFOVHpJUrL06TlEnJjJWO-zTuDDplAFQgGhoO5Mi1uVMktfx_zg5AHgrPrT5VlrxmkH9gg2qS-xPodkO2cSzTdrn-xSecjD9iobDpGhPGnlvtnox1KSTbusMJt79pFLYQT42f29F/s320/IMG_9397.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh hello! It's been a great week of ups and downs.</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We had a nerf war for a P-day activity with the other missionaries! It was a blast for sure. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a Family Home Evening lesson with Sister Nowak at her house and talked about the Sabbath Day and it was really good. She always feeds us SO MUCH PIE. I will be made of pie by the time I get home folks. You are what you eat, right? ;)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- We have started setting time aside to do what we call, "Surprise Service" for people in the ward or our investigators! We stopped by a lady named Jasmine,that the sisters taught a little bit ago to help her with whatever she needed and I think she liked it! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went on exchanges with Sister Cashin and Sister Fifita and had a great time! I was with Sister Cashin, and we had some really awesome experiences. It was cool to see the hand of the Lord guiding us in all that we were doing. We talked to SO many people and it was just super awesome! We found a kid named Diego who was pretty awesome and seemed pretty interested. We gave him a Book of Mormon and taught the Restoration lesson and then said a prayer with him.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh206uXzMVtoCvILzGMCefV6Pg8PI3-hnq-6wdfShSmcMk3JsZbFIANEwFL6ZnJFPhT8qkJzYfzvC7eob_FqR8Z7Lv2-sGOyq51S8CDYCkrrZ7q_dbtIobhDDNQsBCOyBcHKa3w5Twa6MNl/s1600/IMG_9402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh206uXzMVtoCvILzGMCefV6Pg8PI3-hnq-6wdfShSmcMk3JsZbFIANEwFL6ZnJFPhT8qkJzYfzvC7eob_FqR8Z7Lv2-sGOyq51S8CDYCkrrZ7q_dbtIobhDDNQsBCOyBcHKa3w5Twa6MNl/s320/IMG_9402.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we had fifteen minutes until we had to meet at the church for splits with the ward members, so we knocked on one more door and the man we talked to ended up being an atheist. In my head, I was like, "alright, here we go." But this man was WAY nice. He said he is still really open to learning about different religions because that is a huge factor in what makes people tick the way they do. So he asked us what the difference between Christian and Mormon was, and so we taught him about the Restoration and when we started talking about the Book of Mormon, he piped up and said that he had heard the story of the family leaving Jerusalem and coming to America. He then began to mention things about Lamanites and Nephites (he didn't quite get those names exactly right, but it was close haha). So um hello! I was so freaking out because he knew about these things, so we asked him how he came to know all of that and he said that he has American Indian descendants and when he was looking up his ancestors and history about them he came across the record of the Book of Mormon because those people are among the descendants of the American Indians! It was so rad. He mentioned how his grandpa had just passed away and that the funeral was all about the Great Spirit and that Jesus Christ was a huge part of their beliefs and culture, and so I just continued to become more and more excited. (This man probably thought I was crazy, but what's new out here haha) because just that morning I had studied in Alma 18 about the missionary Ammon teaching King Lamoni and how Lamoni believed in a Great Spirit and Ammon told him that was what they believe is God.. it was just perfect. Long story short, he made the connection that he, a Lamanite descendant was being taught by missionaries about this and it was the exact same thing that happened in the Book of Mormon! A-Ha! :) So he didn't say he wanted to learn more, but we left him with a Book of Mormon and a Family History card that could help him research his family. Such a cool experience! Just think, if we didn't knock on that last door, we wouldn't have found him! I love how Heavenly Father just urges us enough to give us the choice to follow His Spirit and what it is telling us to do. We just have to be listening close enough to recognize it and have the faith to follow it.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We did some service for the Hunter's Neighbor again and then the Hunter's fed us some bomb spaghetti for lunch and some watermelon. I just love the Hunters :) They crack me up!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOTPg-BqdmrDl383IrhP_yXCKgoiMEQCHOKJF30xQi-nn0GdYIXF0vI6OOxIC8yVFAGnXELn4vabV2ijK5SJWW9okuhB8wY6jlo00o4b0wa_fSvhrwsT4H3BYpzXspzSexx9K3kHyb_rj/s1600/IMG_9403.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOTPg-BqdmrDl383IrhP_yXCKgoiMEQCHOKJF30xQi-nn0GdYIXF0vI6OOxIC8yVFAGnXELn4vabV2ijK5SJWW9okuhB8wY6jlo00o4b0wa_fSvhrwsT4H3BYpzXspzSexx9K3kHyb_rj/s320/IMG_9403.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Lunch with the Hunters!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Thursday-Friday-- All of our appointments fell through and no on was answering their doors. It was the weirdest thing, and pretty disappointing, but it's okay! We went to dinner at the Bey's (also some of my favorites... okay everyone are my favorites here. I just love this ward.) A sister missionary, Sister Stringham, was back visiting the area with her friend who was actually a less active member (little did we know though!) and they joined us for all of our dinner appointments this weekend. It was so fun seeing them everyday and getting to know them. They are both from Utah, so it'll be fun to catch up with them after I'm back in Provo!</span></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we stopped in at the Mayfield's and we got to talk to them and SAM! Finally!!!! We haven't had a lesson with her for a month! It was an awesome visit and we established that they will have to make and keep commitments and come to church! and they agreed! So we are seeing them Monday, Wednesday, and Friday nights now! Yayyyy! Sam still wants to be baptized, so that's a relief, she's just been busy I guess.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We stopped by a less actives home and he wasn't interested in comin back to church, but we left him with a Book of Mormon adn shared some powerful scriptures in it! He showed us around his MANSION! It was so legit! It's so pretty!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5wyfqRhuhAMPqyE9LhllA068XlvVbpETNcRdW59nwkaXoadJRb5iKU4LxWviDO7uGlVn4WeN82qEGgm7cdf0qgT4vASDyS8CeFQfawRz6bPVNh5KFlKKs-0ETQDAu17cVcSAOIA_7eoX/s1600/IMG_9436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq5wyfqRhuhAMPqyE9LhllA068XlvVbpETNcRdW59nwkaXoadJRb5iKU4LxWviDO7uGlVn4WeN82qEGgm7cdf0qgT4vASDyS8CeFQfawRz6bPVNh5KFlKKs-0ETQDAu17cVcSAOIA_7eoX/s320/IMG_9436.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We stopped by Diego's and he told us he wasn't interested... so that was sad.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But we then went to Tracy's! I just love Tracy. She is my home girl. I just want to take her home to Idaho with me. So she is like 27ish and has two kids, one is with his dad and the other is a baby. The baby's daddy ditched out on her, so she is struggling hard core. She drinks, she smokes, but she is willing to still meet with us and be baptized in October. She said she wanted to watch Meet the Mormons with us on Sunday, but when we went by she was busy... sad day. So we are hoping for tonight! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- Church was awesome as always. I just really needed what they talked about this week. It was definitely the spiritual recharge I was looking for!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After church, Sister Burdick (hilarious Panamanian woman) came out with us to visit her neighbor that has cancer, he said we could come back! We stopped by the Mahan's with her and she ended up knowing the relatives that were visiting them! So it was an awesome connection and I just laughed the whole time because she is hilarious.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we had dinner at Sister Smith's and I guess she knows the Knapp's that live in Nampa??? She showed me a picture of her and her family and she was Mrs. Idaho one year and I'm pretty sure her son Mason goes to Columbia?? Anyways really small world! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After that we took the sisters.. I mean Sister Stringham and her friend out with us to go contact some potential investigators and it was AWESOME. Our first contact didn't go so well, so I was kind of nervous about how the rest of the time with them would go. I wanted so badly for it to be a good experience! So then we stopped by Everly and Tony's and they have the cutest family and we sang them Teach Me to Walk in the Light and then we asked them if it would be important to have a prophet on the earth today, and Tony thought about it and said he thinks it would be a really good idea! We taught the Restoration lesson to them. They said they would read the Book of Mormon and pray about it! The spirit was soooo strong and afterwards, Amber, Sister Stringham's friend was like, "That was so awesome! I want to be a missionary!" (but she can't cause she is now married as of a month ago) but she also expressed how she didn't grow up being active in the church so she never was taught everything we taught Everly and Tony. She was like I'm going to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it now. It was such a spiritual and memorable experience and I know Heavenly Father had it happen the way it did, for a reason.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was such an up and down week, but what week isn't? I just love seeing the Lord's plan pan out in front of our eyes! It's the coolest (cool is an understatement<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">) experience being out here and being an instrument in God's hands.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this gospel more than anything!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hoorah for Israel!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">the pictures-- today in the car! And a couple weeks ago with the Snow ward sisters!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Perrin has family that are actually from Glenn's Ferry Mom! She is related to the Whootan's? haha I'm not sure how to spell it! It sounded REALLY familiar though. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love ya!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">The airport is in our area!</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
</span><br />
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<br />
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuXExapjT2vD3_jGrahnfPfcnl5dUBfnmcljAZnoO2P9ADICKDdHUvox-1KYsRRQGEV6ebNyg_cKFQhCxBWrWOU9vSXfeJJs8lzhCrP7u1SOFVl-mQHZOkEC1KI_uzGbA_lbXNzRZnp1U/s1600/IMG_9432.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYuXExapjT2vD3_jGrahnfPfcnl5dUBfnmcljAZnoO2P9ADICKDdHUvox-1KYsRRQGEV6ebNyg_cKFQhCxBWrWOU9vSXfeJJs8lzhCrP7u1SOFVl-mQHZOkEC1KI_uzGbA_lbXNzRZnp1U/s320/IMG_9432.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.3px;">.......and some people gave us these huge cups of water!!! They were really nice!!!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KW-evddtqa4koWBDl0MWlz1LHvVPF0tQ-QL0cdAivzlhhOkFy-7mmg7vvuVqdfF1Mr4ZGhOLpF7szppCM6hQOsfK7aDFSliCv5J-w8BfM0Vf23hVsrxpfuQy8iJstYGoxLKGW5TqTVUG/s1600/IMG_9442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2KW-evddtqa4koWBDl0MWlz1LHvVPF0tQ-QL0cdAivzlhhOkFy-7mmg7vvuVqdfF1Mr4ZGhOLpF7szppCM6hQOsfK7aDFSliCv5J-w8BfM0Vf23hVsrxpfuQy8iJstYGoxLKGW5TqTVUG/s320/IMG_9442.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.3px;">We were in great need of a McDonald's ice cream cone.</span></div>
</div>
</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6lU3ghFNEeZzp2iExjZBja6f54_2DMF3fgZCwOSu0cmPFbQzFIzon7op29l76CWjBCE66kzQPFBkSncd9707kPystkcSHgk_sIv_0tdv8Fca8efS2Mfb09GrOGOIIuhNihfjSwFQ3Rv6/s1600/IMG_9413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6lU3ghFNEeZzp2iExjZBja6f54_2DMF3fgZCwOSu0cmPFbQzFIzon7op29l76CWjBCE66kzQPFBkSncd9707kPystkcSHgk_sIv_0tdv8Fca8efS2Mfb09GrOGOIIuhNihfjSwFQ3Rv6/s320/IMG_9413.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
Exchanges!!!!</div>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 21.3px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb1r83BQbiGX2YCMPvf_RmlvX_EKK-rdYXvGNQie5JVfWYhjtB-MBNFlUOnV8j0_tG-DKc6m5ByUHIh7JWNRY_Un21xEtwbt_KSwumx1rAqs6Hdhdt4uuo1D16zMHOaLSCZ12AyCgA9Y7/s1600/DSC02511+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLb1r83BQbiGX2YCMPvf_RmlvX_EKK-rdYXvGNQie5JVfWYhjtB-MBNFlUOnV8j0_tG-DKc6m5ByUHIh7JWNRY_Un21xEtwbt_KSwumx1rAqs6Hdhdt4uuo1D16zMHOaLSCZ12AyCgA9Y7/s320/DSC02511+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.3px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUD-xJ3PA1xoixDmUCYeBfdAheUMiE0AtVoOUZB_ZudZVr-ecWdSa3QaurpKEeGR8nhoePad_3OLCut67Z4jMWBCnvCMZZAGGDkqT83dHnJg_mXOn5NiVZ-IYb2sM6jT0U7PAnNWHV3FEs/s1600/DSC02546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUD-xJ3PA1xoixDmUCYeBfdAheUMiE0AtVoOUZB_ZudZVr-ecWdSa3QaurpKEeGR8nhoePad_3OLCut67Z4jMWBCnvCMZZAGGDkqT83dHnJg_mXOn5NiVZ-IYb2sM6jT0U7PAnNWHV3FEs/s320/DSC02546.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">The Worthen's, some members have this legit E.T. thing in their house! It's one of the originals from the movie! They knew the secretary of the company that made the movie! so legit!!! Hahaha!!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2r2j-wcv6HfrdrZTsUhfwJxkd1eFdajBEZ86xZ4u9ZAcBPKxHO5rEGk7JGunPo5yQ-VSyUeCW0u4bFI7ZtEwivRTaooWZU_f4xOyjy0NP9GnW_PZNnOXaYvu3VlcB3CiGxLV-6BeKIFU/s1600/IMG_9404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2r2j-wcv6HfrdrZTsUhfwJxkd1eFdajBEZ86xZ4u9ZAcBPKxHO5rEGk7JGunPo5yQ-VSyUeCW0u4bFI7ZtEwivRTaooWZU_f4xOyjy0NP9GnW_PZNnOXaYvu3VlcB3CiGxLV-6BeKIFU/s320/IMG_9404.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="line-height: 21.3px;">Found this little guy hanging in a palm tree :) hahaha........it's a dead rat!!!!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs78VylGpxLjCSH_INooF4ABnBr22hwK-NdB2Wbj3pAJclLCr2G7_Vd_pDY0CT66KJY6Ut-ZhuUcBgH-ZpUsAc52ebjXJcdRHspXhfnBcw-R3x9WXlcGgeThw6F2EXwFG_dCDRY8tvmoH_/s1600/IMG_9406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs78VylGpxLjCSH_INooF4ABnBr22hwK-NdB2Wbj3pAJclLCr2G7_Vd_pDY0CT66KJY6Ut-ZhuUcBgH-ZpUsAc52ebjXJcdRHspXhfnBcw-R3x9WXlcGgeThw6F2EXwFG_dCDRY8tvmoH_/s320/IMG_9406.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<br /></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-5713164833772314902015-08-17T20:55:00.000-07:002015-08-21T21:08:48.742-07:008/10-8/16<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Hey, hey! Hope everyone had a great week! :)</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
This week was good!</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Monday-- We met Teagyn and Julie at a member's home in their new ward they are going to and the sister missionaries from that area came too. We had an AWESOME lesson. The spirit was so strong and it was amazing to see how Heavenly Father's hand is truly in everything we do and He directs this work! We asked Julie what change she has seen in Teagyn since she has been going to church and been baptized.Julie explained how she sees that Teagyn has gained self-confidence and self worth and has self pride that wasn't there before. She also told us how she has been church hopping, or going to lots of different churches, trying to find something and she hadn't found it. She said that she feels what she is looking for is in this church! She also said she felt like she has been spinning and spinning her wheels and she's not going any where. The other sisters and us taught the Restoration and invited her to be baptized and Julie accepted without hesitating! :) Their lives are about to change!!! They already have! :) It was bittersweet to leave there, knowing we wouldn't be the missionaries teaching Julie and Teagyn anymore, but it was such a blessing and tender mercy to see it all play out, how God intended it to. :)</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Tuesday-- We had interviews with President Wilson and boy do I love my mission president! He is such an inspired man. He helped me with exactly what I needed! He answered some of my prayers about what to study in school and how to become a better missionary. It was so great to talk to him and Sister Wilson. She is always so happy and excited to hear any great news! I just love her. :)</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
We had exchanges with Sister Perrin and Sister Staples and it went really well! I went with Sister Perrin and we were able to have a great exchange! We met lots of people and were able to talk to them and sing some of them primary songs! It was fun! This is Sister Perrin's first transfer and it reminded me of what I was like when I first came out. It made me realize just how much I've really grown, changed and learned! :) We stopped by Tracy's (someone we had met a couple of weeks ago and haven't been able to contact) and she talked to us at her door for a little bit! She was struggling a lot and I just wanted to offer to clean or do something for her, but we've already tried the angle of service to try to teach her and it didn't really go anywhere because she hasn't let us do service for her! So, me, trying to find a way to help her, the words came to my mind, "just teach her the gospel!" Haha so I asked if we could share a message with her and she let us right in and we were able to talk to her about our purpose, and how we help other's come unto Christ by being baptized. She expressed the same feelings that Julie had expressed the day before, so I told her the story of Teagyn getting baptized and about Julie and her heart was really softened! We asked her if she would want to be baptized and she said yes! :) We set a date in October and she is willing to work towards it! We weren't able to get a hold of her or see her for the rest of the week, so I'll let you know how that goes!</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Wednesday-- We did some service for the Hunters (an older couple in the ward) and it was really fun! We chopped some bushes and branches and cleaned it all up! We raked some leaves for their neighbor while we were at it, and it was good. We are hoping to see if their neighbor would be interested to learn more this week! </div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Thursday-- We contacted a family in the ward, the Mahan's, and the dad isn't a member of the church! We had an AWESOME visit with them and it was so fun to get to know them. They have a 17 year old daughter and a 14 year old son! I felt like I was at home!!!! It made me miss Maddie and Mason so much! We talked about the Vision of the Tree of Life and how the fruit of the tree represents the love of God. (1 Nephi 11:21-22) We learn in John 3:16 that the love of God is His son Jesus Christ. So when Lehi explains about his experience-- "And as I partook of the fruit thereof it filled my soul with exceedingly great joy; wherefore, I began to be desirous that my family should partake of it also; for I knew that i was desirable above all other fruit." We can understand that the Atonement of Jesus Christ can make us feel full and it can fill our lives with the joy we all yearn for. Before my mission I was doing all the right things, but just kind of going through the motions, and I was trying to fill my soul with the things of the world, but I wasn't aware of it. After truly turning to my Savior and trying to follow His guidance while being on my mission, I have felt full. It's the most rewarding sense of joy and peace in my life that I've experienced and I intend to keep that in my life no matter what circumstances come my way. How comforting it is to know that we CAN have that full feeling and that sense of joy in our lives ALWAYS, if we turn to our Savior with all we experience and trust in Heavenly Father's timing in our lives.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Friday-- We found a cute family! But they were going out of town right that second, so we didn't get a chance to teach them anything, but we sang them some primary songs at the door and the kids loved them! The little boy was obsessed with us and it was the best thing ever. Haha then we sang at another door and after we sang "I am a Child of God" to this girl that was outside, she said, "Hey! I know that song!" And then her dad came outside and they ended up being members of the church! They said they haven't been for a while, and so we are going to try back sometime soon! :)</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Saturday--We had dinner at Brooke Taylor's house (a newly wed couple in the ward, and her husband is getting baptized in a few weeks!!! :)) for dinner and Cody, her hubby wasn't home because he went hunting for the week. It was so fun getting to know her! She's like my new bestie. She's so adorable and get this, she is 21! haha It's super weird meeting people my same age out here, and they are already married and such! But it's so fun and I just love her. Her dad is a less active member and he came over for dinner too, so that was an awesome opportunity to get to know him as well!</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Sunday-- Church went well! The Mahan's (minus their dad) came to church! They haven't been for a while so it was fun seeing them again! :) We went to a BBQ at the Haney's and the Mayfield's came! It was a good time and we shared some scriptures and a mormon message about the Atonement with them. It's called Reclaimed and I'm so grateful we watched that with them, it's exactly what I needed! :)</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<a href="https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2012-08-008-reclaimed?lang=eng" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2012-08-008-reclaimed?lang=eng</a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
This is the true church of Jesus Christ! No where else can you find what we are all searching for in this life. This is where God can grant us all the blessings he intends to give us and where we can truly find joy and peace.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Love,</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
Sister Loar</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
xoxo</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">
<br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Exchanges </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBVa0qzhxmmojynepkOCdjOqhHZDXjcNe4w1NueViWNywBzN3Q6bd2jCm9kh_OUmbNes6L_itWArAb-nKRyQHBYIOeKFehYVo5amqgMyPMZsPxIvbZR6dxECehVe5ppz8vkXskqkvy_-T/s1600/IMG_9335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBVa0qzhxmmojynepkOCdjOqhHZDXjcNe4w1NueViWNywBzN3Q6bd2jCm9kh_OUmbNes6L_itWArAb-nKRyQHBYIOeKFehYVo5amqgMyPMZsPxIvbZR6dxECehVe5ppz8vkXskqkvy_-T/s320/IMG_9335.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">We found the oil fields everyone always talks about! It was nuts! The pictures don't do it justice with how many rigs are out here! That is why they call it Oildale I guess...</span></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSCnIAvl4oKbNvbPXZQvC5p19IVV83Y0hwLtfd0anIJD_Kn2DebdCvgHJ_V0YO4Wn1LTELxZoMaXNjscUtqr4uHsJTJXN5j6xK2X6yO1EZsK0bKYBFXGndaVc0r2A-6ZJohh6Zy1yktyT/s1600/IMG_9374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSCnIAvl4oKbNvbPXZQvC5p19IVV83Y0hwLtfd0anIJD_Kn2DebdCvgHJ_V0YO4Wn1LTELxZoMaXNjscUtqr4uHsJTJXN5j6xK2X6yO1EZsK0bKYBFXGndaVc0r2A-6ZJohh6Zy1yktyT/s320/IMG_9374.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic3CA8jgkp5DuETTgF-afXG5VAt1SlMkdZywEkKKF9yzMhQcTiRLYbaNsOmTbSJFmyJheA6pWYVs42vHZus7kktr8SEk5xQV8AwH1icz6J_25tUl172DSqTINrvZjKgeeqnr0fvAzCBgA/s1600/IMG_9382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiic3CA8jgkp5DuETTgF-afXG5VAt1SlMkdZywEkKKF9yzMhQcTiRLYbaNsOmTbSJFmyJheA6pWYVs42vHZus7kktr8SEk5xQV8AwH1icz6J_25tUl172DSqTINrvZjKgeeqnr0fvAzCBgA/s320/IMG_9382.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">
Our District!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0Gj9AlJFsPOh-_VdGVS6SlzcUPZ_aHiXDA_SGmySpLT91d81-aNm1zuXK2zqg-wrbYf0cEiLj0TvVRtJoAtoNbnQSf4if5KUELBQUHtsS1tHYh8Eoy1otso-xFaj5kxOEOFbkJ32CwMC/s1600/IMG_9356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0Gj9AlJFsPOh-_VdGVS6SlzcUPZ_aHiXDA_SGmySpLT91d81-aNm1zuXK2zqg-wrbYf0cEiLj0TvVRtJoAtoNbnQSf4if5KUELBQUHtsS1tHYh8Eoy1otso-xFaj5kxOEOFbkJ32CwMC/s320/IMG_9356.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Us with crazy Zeek while Sister Nowak made us some pie!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zVdTXbnUqO6-FBHURoL5tp9cNxRIW2-zpl66ZtFewvrBVRDkyOTTf-OQrcHW-i3pWlm-BIWWVib_Qafbz4EJESC1D3riurq56C036iJrSwjmff5BOEX-HFv6uJZ3wuOKBNJrinz0LvOx/s1600/IMG_9351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zVdTXbnUqO6-FBHURoL5tp9cNxRIW2-zpl66ZtFewvrBVRDkyOTTf-OQrcHW-i3pWlm-BIWWVib_Qafbz4EJESC1D3riurq56C036iJrSwjmff5BOEX-HFv6uJZ3wuOKBNJrinz0LvOx/s320/IMG_9351.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Mini exchanges with Sister Nemrow and Sister Larsen and more oil fields!</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDy3HUk9ZuO2AI0LfqDQy65Q6gjUuXZCl1uwWhBLARRYMHpzPSbutVr4SXIQeXjbVH-jGwZUunUnPZsM9uDPCLHPEHVXN4AtmCKwHmf1FcNgp5C2ZcMkhHVuVvvOgLv0FNIyYcc4jsrr-/s1600/IMG_9394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDy3HUk9ZuO2AI0LfqDQy65Q6gjUuXZCl1uwWhBLARRYMHpzPSbutVr4SXIQeXjbVH-jGwZUunUnPZsM9uDPCLHPEHVXN4AtmCKwHmf1FcNgp5C2ZcMkhHVuVvvOgLv0FNIyYcc4jsrr-/s320/IMG_9394.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvPGNrOV040NLGLIU445BwUNf88irzHBuprec8nISTRNLVME1ON864XZ_0lrpdkUFrC8SZY3j618lXisWBICKV7l5S4GZFisOTvFBYChtYhQw6x8jBQ7UkqOIKlaOH1fmCMHZ13GCmzF2/s1600/IMG_9392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvPGNrOV040NLGLIU445BwUNf88irzHBuprec8nISTRNLVME1ON864XZ_0lrpdkUFrC8SZY3j618lXisWBICKV7l5S4GZFisOTvFBYChtYhQw6x8jBQ7UkqOIKlaOH1fmCMHZ13GCmzF2/s320/IMG_9392.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<br /></div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-89607942194926917762015-08-10T19:22:00.000-07:002015-08-21T21:08:00.652-07:008/3-8/9<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hi friends! :)</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week was full of stress, frustration, tests of patience, disappointments, miracles and tender mercies.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been contemplating for the last few hours of what to write in this email. As much as I try, I know I won't be able to adequately put everything into words. I want so badly to be able to explain it all to all of you, so you can feel exactly what I've felt and experienced, but I know its not possible. I've decided that coming on a mission has been the best thing I've ever decided to do, and it breaks my heart that I won't ever be able to give you all the knowledge and experiences that I've had. I just want to take all of my memories and put it into a pensive so you can all see what I've seen! (Harry Potter reference.. haha had to!) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To recap a little bit from what happened-- </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Wednesday we had our MLC meeting and it went really well! We had to sing "Families Can be Together Forever" in front of everyone, and it turned out well! The Spirit definitely makes people's voices sound so much better than what they really sound like. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_ttyZAAKULX9wIjh5f_VeEtFJ5PckcOXpIhQsNGo_1JZXt4aN9wo5p1AA2ibxNRguSQ5svvqqRAAkaJ1XFNK85iAm5nolcJcvIese12NQ7hjRVTAshHLBhyozaZDoZaq5I4smdJGNr2E/s1600/IMG_9305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_ttyZAAKULX9wIjh5f_VeEtFJ5PckcOXpIhQsNGo_1JZXt4aN9wo5p1AA2ibxNRguSQ5svvqqRAAkaJ1XFNK85iAm5nolcJcvIese12NQ7hjRVTAshHLBhyozaZDoZaq5I4smdJGNr2E/s320/IMG_9305.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">MLC with my besties!</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k7MCfmWsZhC44o-KG3dJoxzWmc2AqczAjBZELUcaFSq2RVmnNXjRdw7rP4Gk_0m8szd1YP-Fek61j3ZRMtgfvW8mM1GVDXmma4Bm2wfR8RPHaoQew9U3xI6qxWKDfiJ-UhHPdnQvNTaz/s1600/IMG_9306.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3k7MCfmWsZhC44o-KG3dJoxzWmc2AqczAjBZELUcaFSq2RVmnNXjRdw7rP4Gk_0m8szd1YP-Fek61j3ZRMtgfvW8mM1GVDXmma4Bm2wfR8RPHaoQew9U3xI6qxWKDfiJ-UhHPdnQvNTaz/s320/IMG_9306.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
</span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Sister Kurtz just told me she is going to BYU PROVO when we get home! :) yayyy best friends!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: left;">On Friday we had to do a training with the Zone Leaders for our ZTM and it went well. We committed 20 elders (we are the only sisters in our zone) to singing primary songs to people they contact in the next few weeks! Hahaha they weren't thrilled about it, but I know they will see miracles when they try! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: left;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had been teaching Teagyn everyday this last week and we went by on Friday to go teach her the last lesson before her baptism Saturday. She wasn't at her grandma's for our appointment, she was out with her mom that day. No one had heard from her, so we were starting to get a little nervous. Long story short, we got a hold of them after receiving a voicemail from her mom explaining that there was some housing decisions that needed to be made and that Teagyn would now be living with her mom, on the other side of Bakersfield.. in another ward, and that she wouldn't be able to be baptized the next day. {COMMENCE INTERNAL FREAK OUT}</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We tried to get a hold of Teagyn and we didn't hear from her until late that night. We finally got it all figured out with our mission president and Teagyn's mom that Teagyn could still get baptized in our ward, Saturday, and then switch over to the new ward next week. PHEW! That was a miracle! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday was the most stressful day, but I was able to remain so calm, it was definitely the Lord helping me out with that one. We had to make a bajillion phone calls to the people in Teagyn's new ward to have them come to the baptism so it would be a smooth transition. We did our best and were just hoping that people would come since it was so last minute. We also had exchanges that day with the sisters serving in my old area-- Sister Shaw and Sister Nielson. Sister Shaw found and started teaching Teagyn when she was here last transfer, so we made it so she would be able to come to the baptism and do the missionary moment. Topping off the stress level was when we found out no one had made treats, hahaha so we got some Little Debbie's Oatmeal Creme Pies and unwrapped them and put them on plates. (Classy, I know. :) ) After helping Teagyn get ready we herded the tribe, Sister Nowak (Teagyn's grammy), Zeek (the little brother), and Teagyn into Sister Smith's car and she drove them to the baptism!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The baptism was amazing! The spirit was so strong! Teagyn's mom, Julie, was able to come! (I just looooove Julie, she is the BEST.) There was about 12 people who came to support Teagyn from her new ward! Miracles! Teagyn went through the door to go into the baptismal font and she was taking a little while, so Sister Long and I jumped back there to see if she needed help with something and we were able to stand right next to the font on the steps and watch her and see her face as she came up out of the water. It was the most precious moment and I am so happy she took a little bit longer so we were able to stand where we were! :) One of the young women in the ward braided Teagyn's hair in the dressing room before she came out. We sat with her and it was so good to see her SO happy and so giddy with joy. :) After the baptism she was confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ and received the gift of the Holy Ghost. She seriously just GLOWED afterwards!!! :) Happiest day of my life. It was such a relief to see Teagyn baptized and confirmed. Everything was worth it. Earlier that week there were lots of things that had happened that made it a really rocky road for Teagyn, and that one hour was worth all of the tears, prayers, and struggles we had leading up to it. After the baptism President Wilson came up to us and congratulated us. It was the most rewarding thing! It makes me have a stronger desire to always do my best in this life, so that when the time comes to meet my Father in Heaven, He will be able to say, 'Well done thou good and faithful servant'.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">The Baptism!!! :)</span></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7PaBkQ5f0wpLv_1I2tsS27igi7HD1rfuLPByvaDrKKU6dwd9vFHMOKe7PENn2NTD4WTh5hGO77CDNWqT50qDACHNdWtH6R19q_ODPmu89BP47ubDBx77zNERhtYSlIVHXzBSpm9cZ658/s1600/IMG_9317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7PaBkQ5f0wpLv_1I2tsS27igi7HD1rfuLPByvaDrKKU6dwd9vFHMOKe7PENn2NTD4WTh5hGO77CDNWqT50qDACHNdWtH6R19q_ODPmu89BP47ubDBx77zNERhtYSlIVHXzBSpm9cZ658/s320/IMG_9317.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAsSDYkzq-2ALnzGeHDJmK4EqQYPrJ4IRSr-w_oSAhmuNZAMv2kj3XFQxi3HlpHDoyfMTIE7QIjccK0ehZYIMr9KKkw1rIPex_uOI7YJyvyTKOepidQ4xdVXHbz4_i6X35nJTmlS3K4SM/s1600/IMG_9324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAsSDYkzq-2ALnzGeHDJmK4EqQYPrJ4IRSr-w_oSAhmuNZAMv2kj3XFQxi3HlpHDoyfMTIE7QIjccK0ehZYIMr9KKkw1rIPex_uOI7YJyvyTKOepidQ4xdVXHbz4_i6X35nJTmlS3K4SM/s320/IMG_9324.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRW33AdHMEBUzx2UjwSZPzqpqJwld2d6D_Ap5V3cNFMlQvKV_fzJy_maRLGXotehwe_mQAG2TlQbU6xpI79O8RM6slRpg7q41chAsZMCIv2dfb2A2HuHlSFjs6UVlThS_g2isMri279_x/s1600/IMG_9331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRW33AdHMEBUzx2UjwSZPzqpqJwld2d6D_Ap5V3cNFMlQvKV_fzJy_maRLGXotehwe_mQAG2TlQbU6xpI79O8RM6slRpg7q41chAsZMCIv2dfb2A2HuHlSFjs6UVlThS_g2isMri279_x/s320/IMG_9331.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Teagyn!</span><br />
<div>
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu_NRYqKSW9VokssYf491lH_7Q8KNwCdWuK59A5FQhxLuGlrCCaIKUeGyHon0LR_2nS9a2SL90PbnJKWSpvj-hYLYzB8S8VKl5Pbv0_my1uK7j-UdK9Lj3icoW7gfb1WKS3doe9mzjcPu/s1600/IMG_9333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMu_NRYqKSW9VokssYf491lH_7Q8KNwCdWuK59A5FQhxLuGlrCCaIKUeGyHon0LR_2nS9a2SL90PbnJKWSpvj-hYLYzB8S8VKl5Pbv0_my1uK7j-UdK9Lj3icoW7gfb1WKS3doe9mzjcPu/s320/IMG_9333.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday, Teagyn asked us to walk with her to church for her last time in our ward. While sitting with her during Sacrament Meeting, I found myself start to cry. I was overwhelmed with a feeling of love for Teagyn and a gratitude in my heart. I'm so grateful to my Heavenly Father for making it possible for me to be a part of Teagyn's life and for the chance I had to teach her and meet her family.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJNDOyHw17LqlpRPXIJ1zC8B0U4csTEfjdWjzyKZu6is3nFbYcSNcmzIi6G6kXpQRL2eVh9VGv4M0LbeYSEEsIZEe0w1prw-vL0K4MTDhPT6caLPY9s-GtOpyUT1818Yq0nzeuaarOA-W/s1600/IMG_9338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJNDOyHw17LqlpRPXIJ1zC8B0U4csTEfjdWjzyKZu6is3nFbYcSNcmzIi6G6kXpQRL2eVh9VGv4M0LbeYSEEsIZEe0w1prw-vL0K4MTDhPT6caLPY9s-GtOpyUT1818Yq0nzeuaarOA-W/s320/IMG_9338.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Teagyn and Zeek and Sister Long and I on Sunday!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The things that happened this week taught me more than I would have imagined. There was so much opposition to stop Teagyn from being baptized. I've never wanted to take someone's place more in my life. I just wanted to switch places with Teagyn, so she didn't have to face all of the things she had to. This week, my testimony of our Savior and His Atonement have been strengthened. As missionaries, we are called to be Jesus Christ's instruments-- His hands, and by following the Spirit in all we do, we are able to be where He needs us to be and do what He would have us do. We followed the spirit to know how to help Teagyn and we were able to be there for her, to cry with her, to comfort her, to rejoice with her, to teach her how to stay strong, to help her keep the faith, to help her feel the spirit. I didn't think I had enough room in my heart to love someone so much as I love Teagyn! The timing for everything is working out perfectly. Since Teagyn is moving in with her mom, and she is going to a new ward, her mom has agreed to meet with the missionaries over there to see what Teagyn has been learning about. She's also agreed to take her to all of the activities and to church. :) Also the sisters that will be teaching her are in our stewardship as Sister Training Leaders and we are going to be doing a transition lesson tonight with them and Julie and Teagyn! :) PLEASE PRAY IT GOES WELL! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welp, once again, this is a lengthy one. Just know that I wish so badly all of you could be here with me and love Teagyn as much as I love her!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week in my Book of Mormon reading I came across a verse that I needed and I felt sums up the week. It's talking about Alma, when he was being a missionary and trying to help others come unto Christ. He faced a lot of adversity at this time in his journey--></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Nevertheless, Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptized them unto repentance."</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I felt like I was wrestling with God in mighty prayer, and I'm so glad I did, because the happiness and peace we experienced afterwards was so worth it. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's always darkest before the dawn!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love and miss you all!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you for all of the love and support!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love being a missionary.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
</span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2icbUVl7O6UvzrSKUY0R3moWSf3SZ0p_FC703GqBb_lsR6XW98AEaiodrWaXiM4EzFur2ocjYU_LfS0RLiL0Wrjni5PqEg34JFqPGL4YaV2_N4Sq6lEYdNtkfM1BbWUDlDPFyhyphenhyphen7c-4H/s1600/IMG_9311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2icbUVl7O6UvzrSKUY0R3moWSf3SZ0p_FC703GqBb_lsR6XW98AEaiodrWaXiM4EzFur2ocjYU_LfS0RLiL0Wrjni5PqEg34JFqPGL4YaV2_N4Sq6lEYdNtkfM1BbWUDlDPFyhyphenhyphen7c-4H/s320/IMG_9311.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
</span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"> <span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">They were having a clothing exchange at the Stake Center and someone showed me these and said I could have them! They were freeee! </span><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">The thug life chooses me, I didn't even go looking for it mom! ;)</span></span><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD6oVLNIRtI3Nba9a8ZefGUCxRTzQkQzLZgvuFwvTSLpLe-04DbpUBvEgLaed4MYqzeXQfUixYJm1OLi9JjAL0qrDUSgkz7XJYgMomTgqA6Urh4Sfs-HHHZ5ZtVG5y3rDI877NzQPF8PX/s1600/IMG_9335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFD6oVLNIRtI3Nba9a8ZefGUCxRTzQkQzLZgvuFwvTSLpLe-04DbpUBvEgLaed4MYqzeXQfUixYJm1OLi9JjAL0qrDUSgkz7XJYgMomTgqA6Urh4Sfs-HHHZ5ZtVG5y3rDI877NzQPF8PX/s320/IMG_9335.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">The sisters on exchanges!</span></div>
<br />
</span></span></div>
<div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-55501500993902010892015-08-03T21:41:00.000-07:002015-08-19T19:20:04.851-07:007/27-8/2<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Hey, hey everyone! :)</span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you all had an awesome week! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We had dinner at the Haney's and they have a couple children who are grown that are also in the ward and they came too! One of the son's girlfriend's is not a member and we taught the Restoration lesson to her and it went really well! She seemed super interested, but she is super busy with school and work, so we aren't sure when we would be able to teach her again. She didn't seem to committed to anything yet, so we shall see!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- We went on exchanges with Sister Nemrow and Sister Larsen! They are such sweet sisters and I love them dearly! I went with Sister Nemrow and we taught a lesson to Teagyn at the church with 2 young women and it was great! Teagyn is doing so awesome. We met with her everyday this week to get her prepared for her baptismal interview this weekend and her baptism on the 8th!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfda4GfTPobDZ5K2EIf06PoepsXbxKW9X-nIOGkITsjgy9MGG07NZ1WcJn3wDMwjuDVt5Wjazg-XyNLH1XIxiaihJFMMKI48IRAYQ-K5N36DNOBnBeKBEOFHQXX_IeKlktERawddHnsqiy/s1600/IMG_9281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfda4GfTPobDZ5K2EIf06PoepsXbxKW9X-nIOGkITsjgy9MGG07NZ1WcJn3wDMwjuDVt5Wjazg-XyNLH1XIxiaihJFMMKI48IRAYQ-K5N36DNOBnBeKBEOFHQXX_IeKlktERawddHnsqiy/s320/IMG_9281.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Love love love Sister Nemrow!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">That night we went to the church to meet up with everyone to go on splits with the ward members and visit some people, but not enough sisters came out so Sister Nemrow and I just went and contacted some families that they needed us to see! We didn't have much success at the first home, but we were able to sit down and visit with the next one we went to. A quick background snippet to fill in some gaps--- Brother Haney served his mission here when he was younger, and ended up moving to Bakersfield after he went home! He taught and baptized, a now less active family in the ward, the Mayfields.--- So we went and knocked on the Mayfields door and they were SO nice! They invited us in and apparently the elders were starting to teach them the lessons again to help them come back to church and refresh on everything! They just loved us! We got to know Brother Mayfield and then he called in his 18 year old granddaughter that is about to move in with them. Her name is Samantha and she is so awesome! We immediately connected with her and she was sharing some awesome experiences she has recently had in her life that have built her faith in Christ! She isn't a member of our church, but she told us that when she was younger, probably 10 years ago, the missionaries taught her and she wanted to be baptized. Her mom had told her she couldn't so she never really tried again after that. We asked her if she wanted to be baptized now that she is older and she said YES! :) We taught her the restoration and Brother Mayfield bore his testimony about how he knows the Book of Mormon is true and that Joseph Smith translated it by the power of God. It was such a good lesson, the spirit was so strong and we were so happy afterwards. I totally did a happy dance when we got to the car. :) Samantha is so prepared! Also super cool part of this is that Brother Haney offered to pay for her college tuition if she went to BYU-Idaho! She's decided to go there and is super pumped about it! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We went out with Sister Shimmins and nothing was working out. After not know who else to contact, she said, "why don't we go meet my friends down the street?" So we totally met her friends and taught them the restoration! They weren't interested at all but it was the coolest experience to have a member invite us to go see their friends! She has known them for 15 years or so and has a really good relationship with them. Even though they weren't interested, they were so kind and appreciative of us coming by. It was amazing to see her exercise her faith and give her friends the opportunity to learn!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That evening we had a lesson for Teagyn at the Martin's home. We talked about the Sabbath Day and watched some Mormon Messages, because that is what our family would do on Sundays. :) The spirit was so strong and some of the Martin's are converts as well, so they were able to share their experiences with Teagyn! It was amazing! :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- We had dinner with Teagyn and her grandma, Sister Nowak! Teagyn had decorated a table and made it super special. She is the sweetest girl ever. :) Then that night we had a lesson with the Perry's! They are a less active older couple in the ward, and Sister Perry has been reading the Book of Mormon again as of late. She is progressing really well! We had a really spiritual lesson with them and watched a Mormon Message from the prophet, Thomas S. Monson, about daring to stand alone, to stand up for what we believe in. :) It was perfect and they said that it was exactly what they needed!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuAt5qkVTw_dCiDth3SmldqSicHsWdQ0tUsycMKCQ981kpXmqzXj65nGqQFOh8a9d_-pz-7Lv0KTeGKLnVAYT21zxRZwZIcbMeHqhuCX90pRG0fQbsNepA5hHj6WzNC_FpD8il3djJdrw/s1600/IMG_9286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwuAt5qkVTw_dCiDth3SmldqSicHsWdQ0tUsycMKCQ981kpXmqzXj65nGqQFOh8a9d_-pz-7Lv0KTeGKLnVAYT21zxRZwZIcbMeHqhuCX90pRG0fQbsNepA5hHj6WzNC_FpD8il3djJdrw/s320/IMG_9286.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Dinner at the Nowak's!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Friday--We had a District Meeting with the other missionaries and we all committed to, "keep our line in the water" until 9 pm every night and record the miracles we see! To explain this here is a snippet from Preach My Gospel--- </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"'None of us should be like the fisherman who thinks he has been fishing all day when in reality he has spent most of his time getting to and from the water, eating lunch, and fussing with his equipment. Fishing success is related to how long you have your line in the water, not to how long you are away from the apartment. Some fishermen are away from home for twelve hours and have their line in the water for ten hours. Other fishermen are away from the home for twelve hours and have their line in the water for only two hours. This last type may wonder why they do not have the same success as others. The same principle applies to missionaries, whom the Master called 'fishers of men.' A missionary's line, should drop into the fishing water the moment he or she leaves the apartment.' (Dallin H. Oaks,)"</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a shorter exchange in some sisters' area that night and tried to help them find some new investigators! It was good. I went with Sister Fifita from Tonga. Love her! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We got a call from the Mission President's wife, Sister Wilson that morning telling us that she needed us to role play at Mission Leadership Council this upcoming Wednesday in front of everyone a new, creative way to contact people at the door... We are going to have to sing a primary song, Families can be Together Forever, in front of everyone! and connect it to doing family history! And so my initial reaction was not so enthusiastic.. BUT we decided we should probably practice doing this in real life before we demonstrate it. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night, it was 8:45 pm and our plans had not worked out and we weren't sure where to go next. We were trying our best to "keep our line in the water", so we decided to walk to the mailboxes at the end of the street and see if we could catch people walking to get their mail. We saw a lady walking with her baby stroller and said hi to her and shared a brief summary about prophets and the restoration, but she wasn't looking interested at all. So, Sister Long asked her if we could sing her a song about our beliefs! She said sure, and we began singing I am a Child of God and the lady's countenance changed and you could tell her heart was softened. She didn't invite us over to learn more or anything like that, but I hope we made her night a little better and a little brighter than it was! We were able to see a blessing from keeping our commitment to working hard and also using Sister Wilson's idea! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- Church was great! Sister Perry came!!! :) Happy day! We walked with Teagyn and it was a good time with her. She ended up having her baptismal interview afterwards and she passed! She is so excited to get baptized! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2N8dkWq09Den_HHXlIHCMYHq9bnO9xqpx5yBE4fHzSz-uTP3UERh5qphqzA5E9ClU_OV2b05mGCYbExyLC49vK6cc48RcU7glHpY28ikB-6QgJP1Jv-aDQq9HpECZcyIbQSm_7-Xmptn/s1600/IMG_9300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2N8dkWq09Den_HHXlIHCMYHq9bnO9xqpx5yBE4fHzSz-uTP3UERh5qphqzA5E9ClU_OV2b05mGCYbExyLC49vK6cc48RcU7glHpY28ikB-6QgJP1Jv-aDQq9HpECZcyIbQSm_7-Xmptn/s320/IMG_9300.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Samantha Mayfield didn't end up going, so we stopped by that evening and we were able to talk to her briefly and set up a time for us to help her move her things into her grandparents house this week! She is really excited to learn more and I'm excited for the opportunity teach her!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Lord truly blesses us when we humble ourselves and follow His commandments and guidance! I love this work and I love being a missionary.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all so much!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you have a good one! </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHY9gQADjdix0dsbxsSYPQh6gDxbxDTHxiFxAtlVBT5stoJ3V-03-DyUStv2eI8piK4YX6sFpRgL8uV8zz0KDP5HpZ1wkq0aBLdn1eKEFKukT1s_hCXIHB1j-wyxe0vTne55as5t7hRjd/s1600/IMG_9283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFHY9gQADjdix0dsbxsSYPQh6gDxbxDTHxiFxAtlVBT5stoJ3V-03-DyUStv2eI8piK4YX6sFpRgL8uV8zz0KDP5HpZ1wkq0aBLdn1eKEFKukT1s_hCXIHB1j-wyxe0vTne55as5t7hRjd/s320/IMG_9283.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Sister Long wanted grilled cheese before bed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkByzFGD3gxq7MloEWaNyGv8y5ZJDDE9TMD7_gmVe2Wo-Rh26v_M6U5Q6Ab52ez8M3JHyRP2jbCaTnOmp80siuDUYa-XhmSQTH_aSjVmwt0s12IPoE0aB_2GP2_27SkmeX5p77gven2OnS/s1600/IMG_9288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkByzFGD3gxq7MloEWaNyGv8y5ZJDDE9TMD7_gmVe2Wo-Rh26v_M6U5Q6Ab52ez8M3JHyRP2jbCaTnOmp80siuDUYa-XhmSQTH_aSjVmwt0s12IPoE0aB_2GP2_27SkmeX5p77gven2OnS/s320/IMG_9288.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADaw7LqBIz9pHCf7WZzVl4Ghx745BpAGohnxMr_PeibkcNSgypM81pK-oXC5AOAORdHC62i1OSrSTNMioSyxXrS58GaFX5NM6gWiBX5jVwBVsAiAfDKf8YLJJByn_y4fLx9hld96UXKcr/s1600/IMG_9293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADaw7LqBIz9pHCf7WZzVl4Ghx745BpAGohnxMr_PeibkcNSgypM81pK-oXC5AOAORdHC62i1OSrSTNMioSyxXrS58GaFX5NM6gWiBX5jVwBVsAiAfDKf8YLJJByn_y4fLx9hld96UXKcr/s320/IMG_9293.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> We do service at the Senior Center every week! It's Great!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We <span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">are actually</span> going to be teaching one of the lunch ladies there!! :)</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgty2A43p_Ss-NTriLg4mxbEG3wUVKw0bnFF898iCTKpCw7g_g5VzhVpAI2dz7mfJMNY6ftumNWyu_29iUamMD_a3Lwa_HWZ3Er9ChpeWjr-E1e-koBtp_TJQX8Zy34gnbL-PrRacliluUV/s1600/IMG_9297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgty2A43p_Ss-NTriLg4mxbEG3wUVKw0bnFF898iCTKpCw7g_g5VzhVpAI2dz7mfJMNY6ftumNWyu_29iUamMD_a3Lwa_HWZ3Er9ChpeWjr-E1e-koBtp_TJQX8Zy34gnbL-PrRacliluUV/s320/IMG_9297.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Sister Long and Sister Loar</span></div>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-47819016253871419742015-07-31T10:48:00.003-07:002015-07-31T10:48:46.620-07:007/20-7/26<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Herro herro my favorite humans! :)</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last District Activity</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsbwap_SSMoho-nsEy51Yxql9v4vUrcftwBkugZVNEYYxo-6drDTmHCMZLCpbkPKTEl8AIyezUJuiKOzhWLC4IKk1Q3WvdHm2LVbv3yhllUY_WDO3VBkZgS-ZI8cJR2Yqz96AmqMdQ3Dv/s1600/IMG_9205+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsbwap_SSMoho-nsEy51Yxql9v4vUrcftwBkugZVNEYYxo-6drDTmHCMZLCpbkPKTEl8AIyezUJuiKOzhWLC4IKk1Q3WvdHm2LVbv3yhllUY_WDO3VBkZgS-ZI8cJR2Yqz96AmqMdQ3Dv/s320/IMG_9205+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Whip Cream Challenge</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLRgv30bnuytrF1sr4yH_JX203RTJBLPPITbd4b9YGEgezYXrt8Srr1NnaZ_o8wxb6SydT1QmV0aA_huJf0eGTiTz7Sj0AH1MsuFt5Hs4EWPeNACzhWzpCUEkpDegt01_cmq0tB60PprD/s1600/IMG_9210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidLRgv30bnuytrF1sr4yH_JX203RTJBLPPITbd4b9YGEgezYXrt8Srr1NnaZ_o8wxb6SydT1QmV0aA_huJf0eGTiTz7Sj0AH1MsuFt5Hs4EWPeNACzhWzpCUEkpDegt01_cmq0tB60PprD/s320/IMG_9210.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLxHzahE1mPRC3BGOcKhKKx7KlF6p2TMZI_44kWBvSPzse1e2TJfywialxY3D7i50S5i14RT5B4DUZiNY0O5jg2-EfS9WTFEFfSoyzITmF8uPd5PA0_tUHcRt8Hw2O9zXK3dWS4v2k1Hj/s1600/IMG_9222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLxHzahE1mPRC3BGOcKhKKx7KlF6p2TMZI_44kWBvSPzse1e2TJfywialxY3D7i50S5i14RT5B4DUZiNY0O5jg2-EfS9WTFEFfSoyzITmF8uPd5PA0_tUHcRt8Hw2O9zXK3dWS4v2k1Hj/s320/IMG_9222.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Oh boy, I have learned so much this week. I hope I can squeeze it all in here!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Monday-- We took out the newbies that came into the mission! They were so cute and super excited to start working! :) One was from Middleton, ID! Woop woop!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJx3nrWipyRuE5Fi-1wPAgpcIXyR13u15u4DjbzbfXiyAF7qkGJbfnP5kv4SKgAwF3qpTGxxay-R8or9q0PWaiRao-8i-2sS4SSiuYWC5mEjLME16AhdhlAO0UIrY28PsQU4JOIUp2B2e/s1600/IMG_9233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJx3nrWipyRuE5Fi-1wPAgpcIXyR13u15u4DjbzbfXiyAF7qkGJbfnP5kv4SKgAwF3qpTGxxay-R8or9q0PWaiRao-8i-2sS4SSiuYWC5mEjLME16AhdhlAO0UIrY28PsQU4JOIUp2B2e/s320/IMG_9233.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We watched the Restoration movie in the Himle's theater room and it was so awesome! Jacob, Elizabeth, Chris, Emma and the McMurtrey's came. The spirit was really strong, and I just love that movie so much! :) I miss everyone in Stockdale so much.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ36-mpvxVlIWK0HB-TRxH1-XFWHYOvZQnAEPTo-u0WvQiBhcw6Bf7RRIlvjp7gIf1vwRVfI28MCS_4XXcRc6pZQvIATL6byo7i4s14kQX-ylvhxn27ai6ivl3K85iEBAjuXgbZ7GK2jvo/s1600/IMG_9234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ36-mpvxVlIWK0HB-TRxH1-XFWHYOvZQnAEPTo-u0WvQiBhcw6Bf7RRIlvjp7gIf1vwRVfI28MCS_4XXcRc6pZQvIATL6byo7i4s14kQX-ylvhxn27ai6ivl3K85iEBAjuXgbZ7GK2jvo/s320/IMG_9234.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday-- Transfer meeting was a bunch of mixed feelings. So sad to be getting transferred, and so sad to see all of my friends leave and go home! But also so happy to see some of my favorites. The missionaries on this side of the mission sang in a choir for it! We sang a song that an elder wrote while he has been out on his mission and combined it with the hymn, Called to Serve. It was so powerful. The spirit was tangible and it was hard to keep the tears back from the power that I felt by bearing my testimony of missionary work in song. I'm so grateful for the chance I got to be a part of that. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUJxzZKU1tWyKJHg-mfqmE5DBoEoDSB8PFwdRQPrZtCV7UilYERYITZWiNm1sVoM4smWzw01ia-3FpdU18-9u9Y9KTniE1UzZWpss62vPm-3f26Dt6lWL2oRl41qgJ0AZ6pQ_O7-b7WRv/s1600/IMG_9238+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUJxzZKU1tWyKJHg-mfqmE5DBoEoDSB8PFwdRQPrZtCV7UilYERYITZWiNm1sVoM4smWzw01ia-3FpdU18-9u9Y9KTniE1UzZWpss62vPm-3f26Dt6lWL2oRl41qgJ0AZ6pQ_O7-b7WRv/s320/IMG_9238+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehGASPy3JFLqutocrCaGCawrKOc1GryiJIsYT44bpHsj_thXAIsf9BMfzc1nmNbBOzu-PW0eTYrGUq6oITcw4WJ2PvyUFd_mEpgnBu2fCDSmRCmUDZD6pwGf-2TYBRX8Tl-8xZitU5foH/s1600/IMG_9242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehGASPy3JFLqutocrCaGCawrKOc1GryiJIsYT44bpHsj_thXAIsf9BMfzc1nmNbBOzu-PW0eTYrGUq6oITcw4WJ2PvyUFd_mEpgnBu2fCDSmRCmUDZD6pwGf-2TYBRX8Tl-8xZitU5foH/s320/IMG_9242.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzO-NOl9_Zzq6Uk8cSq58PEJ-k3dW6AJ0Gqnh74cxBIMezv1xtm3U7R-Vi_axnPn5yiHYhWc8zAANmBycnKZ4JT9jjEDsr__75eii4syEOUvZu215d6PR9DLz5zDDKonv7BEbHz8ApD5T/s1600/IMG_9244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzO-NOl9_Zzq6Uk8cSq58PEJ-k3dW6AJ0Gqnh74cxBIMezv1xtm3U7R-Vi_axnPn5yiHYhWc8zAANmBycnKZ4JT9jjEDsr__75eii4syEOUvZu215d6PR9DLz5zDDKonv7BEbHz8ApD5T/s320/IMG_9244.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EKiWsfHhufqxxflD2_PJgUhfGgdzZtPfeX7ZkL-eYtzVRvxMlRWqra6LyDC97on26PnAWjzlWTbZ0fClP9x865BDYn4UjbTVZFmlYk5laNKvsLVvGoiZsI8KnVhHeSi0Hw92D0GjuYhB/s1600/IMG_9246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EKiWsfHhufqxxflD2_PJgUhfGgdzZtPfeX7ZkL-eYtzVRvxMlRWqra6LyDC97on26PnAWjzlWTbZ0fClP9x865BDYn4UjbTVZFmlYk5laNKvsLVvGoiZsI8KnVhHeSi0Hw92D0GjuYhB/s320/IMG_9246.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-2If-5u_F4w7jUav4ReFuBT0uKZLK7S5Gvgx_vLKPdyObragXtv6L7lL6dSxTzbAIt24XOK6mj9AGiaTAzHHpyQyWOYKUgdxVr8Al2wHHY3WILY0ovS0ijrmGoKXIKbxHASP_4jzy2f/s1600/IMG_9247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUz-2If-5u_F4w7jUav4ReFuBT0uKZLK7S5Gvgx_vLKPdyObragXtv6L7lL6dSxTzbAIt24XOK6mj9AGiaTAzHHpyQyWOYKUgdxVr8Al2wHHY3WILY0ovS0ijrmGoKXIKbxHASP_4jzy2f/s320/IMG_9247.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Goodbye to Sister Himle</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrkpn_6bTDWlmv3Qzgh2D6AvGZ_pcYhm6Vg7otr2NoMDHqik-PFmfvgaVLScTX7jpYNS3OC05kmytUuNvYwlPNRUYbTPW8BDgg2YARF1i45610G9VV4X1GjEG54zhUr6EH9ubz1V2uPKR/s1600/IMG_9249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrkpn_6bTDWlmv3Qzgh2D6AvGZ_pcYhm6Vg7otr2NoMDHqik-PFmfvgaVLScTX7jpYNS3OC05kmytUuNvYwlPNRUYbTPW8BDgg2YARF1i45610G9VV4X1GjEG54zhUr6EH9ubz1V2uPKR/s320/IMG_9249.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Small World - Summer was this sister's RA!!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My new companion! --> Sister Long is from Louisiana! Haha she is the funniest person. I just love her to death! Her Aunt grew up by the Bayou and she is just so hilarious with all of her stories about life. I love it. She's so entertaining, I just laugh always hahaha :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzMZEjFG-30wMB0P-2DPrLbrnRghFJM8gUmfp1NuGwJyUXQJcAKs4m-FI7eZdPzM6I92Nydm_vjwgJCzYzcyGoj3e_zWuKHsvse5pTabz8Rc3g1MCqI1E-Nh6BiwxWvFOpTyYShHZ_e4h/s1600/IMG_9245.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzMZEjFG-30wMB0P-2DPrLbrnRghFJM8gUmfp1NuGwJyUXQJcAKs4m-FI7eZdPzM6I92Nydm_vjwgJCzYzcyGoj3e_zWuKHsvse5pTabz8Rc3g1MCqI1E-Nh6BiwxWvFOpTyYShHZ_e4h/s320/IMG_9245.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Sister Long and Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG3D_19cZYmk67evTUhwJPJ-3bnJ6DaZt07kCqMB24mv_2Qz7RjWYhgd8loKX_wapHijcyS9ZaDytxXHRXHfag1k9JLaqwnHCnaJGtQSIdWIplsgZX_vBKHNoqLWDywfO6_zJ_nrJOeS_/s1600/IMG_9253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG3D_19cZYmk67evTUhwJPJ-3bnJ6DaZt07kCqMB24mv_2Qz7RjWYhgd8loKX_wapHijcyS9ZaDytxXHRXHfag1k9JLaqwnHCnaJGtQSIdWIplsgZX_vBKHNoqLWDywfO6_zJ_nrJOeS_/s320/IMG_9253.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We got to our new area, which is just in North Bakersfield, and settled in, went to the store, and went to an appointment! On Tuesday nights, the members in Highland Manor ward (my new area) go out on visits with the missionaries! It is awesome and they've seen some amazing miracles in the past from doing it. I'm pretty stoked about it! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYks9gG8XcPXsbjyCAgEQnBzQP_fXn_WUJhr5SOLDfB-ra7hlIux9yPdoJoB5QnN0UbbZl6Xy8eDBWfZSmU0yXVSxR_h3PAUYgxgyuloIrlg6kxxNKwu5RR-_g1ewZKY10IJQeVayvDvx/s1600/IMG_9269.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYks9gG8XcPXsbjyCAgEQnBzQP_fXn_WUJhr5SOLDfB-ra7hlIux9yPdoJoB5QnN0UbbZl6Xy8eDBWfZSmU0yXVSxR_h3PAUYgxgyuloIrlg6kxxNKwu5RR-_g1ewZKY10IJQeVayvDvx/s320/IMG_9269.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- Sister Shimmons in the ward goes out with the sisters for the morning and it was great going to see people with a member! She is awesome and has such a strong testimony. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we were trying to contact one of our investigators, Donisha, but she wasn't home, so we tried contacting people at the park nearby. There was this super fun family playing some basketball, so we started talking to the wife, Kawana that was just watching and she seemed semi-interested! So we gave her a pamphlet and then I started playing some ball with little Keenan! It was so much fun! Always a good day when you can play some pick up in a skirt. :) </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we tried contacting some other people, but no one was home or interested. We were stopped at a stop sign and I saw some words underneath the word STOP and I looked closer and it read, "Stop. Collaborate and Listen." hahaha YES!! Vanilla Ice is BACK! So obviously I had to pull over and take a picture of it. So as I was doing this I hear, "HEY! WE ARE MISSIONARIES!!!!" And Sister Long is running down some teenagers that were on some bikes! (haha classic Sister Long) So then I stopped, collaborated, and listened (and also joined in to teach) with them on the side of the road! They ended up being sooo awesome and pretty interested! When we were explaining the Book of Mormon and read some verses out of it, the boy, Isaiah was reaching for it and couldn't get it in his hands fast enough! :) We have an appointment set up for tonight, so hopefully that goes well! Heavenly Father KNEW that I would stop and take a picture of that sign and He knew Sister Long would be brave enough to run people down on the street! So cool to see how everything works out when you are in the right place at the right time. :) And also now I can't get that song out of my head.. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo8slX_3Q1vEOA-aiKElpiRVofo2uXyx55H0e7gdAiw5owgpAViTkF5bBWSyHpPqk3DnYJToGKvJgU3h4QqqErTQEr6_VFNk38twResX3H1FGhmhUIolVR8zJhdQ3ZfdoSuef8Hz_PQVi/s1600/IMG_9273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvo8slX_3Q1vEOA-aiKElpiRVofo2uXyx55H0e7gdAiw5owgpAViTkF5bBWSyHpPqk3DnYJToGKvJgU3h4QqqErTQEr6_VFNk38twResX3H1FGhmhUIolVR8zJhdQ3ZfdoSuef8Hz_PQVi/s320/IMG_9273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday-- We planned and them planned some more!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We did have a lesson with Teagyn--- This girl is so awesome! She is 13 and she is Sister Nowak's grand daughter. She just started living with her grandma and she is going to be baptized on August 8th! :) She's doing so well! We have a lesson with her almost every day to help her be prepared!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had a lesson with Kathy and her 7 grandkids who are now in her custody-- 5 of them are boys and are all named Martin... hahaha so they have different names for each one of them! There's Tracer, Marty, Jr., Little Marty, and Seven... hahaha their dad and their grandpa are also named Martin. So Seven, is Martin #7. It is pretty much my favorite thing ever. They have a pretty crazy life and have had a rough upbringing. But we shared the gospel of Jesus Christ with them and they are little sponges and want to learn about God and Jesus Christ sooo much! Kathy.. the grandma (who has lung cancer and still smokes and blames the cause of her cancer on the Bakersfield air quality..) is holding them back from really progressing! She said she would bring them to church this week and she didn't.. and also she started to ask us ridiculous questions and kind of started bible bashing with us in the lesson..? But we had a secret weapon! Sister Lindley (the Primary President in the ward) came with us to the lesson and she would just testify and it was so amazing! She is such a great missionary! So glad we had her with us!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Friday-- I had to do a training in District Meeting and it went well I think! I focused on how developing Christlike attributes can help us become consecrated missionaries. Something I needed!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When we knocked on the door of our dinner appointment with a member-- we got the wrong door! But the girl who answered was really interested! :) Miracle! She doesn't live in our area though.. she was just babysitting.. So hopefully the missionaries on her side of town will get a hold of her! We sent them her info so they could!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We tried contacting someone Sister Long had met briefly and they didn't answer, so we went and knocked on their neighbors house and a young mom named Tracy answered the door! She was a little hesitant to talk to us at first but really loosened up at the end. She told us that one of her ex boyfriends was a Mormon and she knew a lot about the church but never looked into it. She has two kids, one is a baby and her last boyfriend just walked out on her in December.. She doesn't have a job and is in a really tight situation. We are going to get her some info for the Church Employment center in Bakersfield to hopefully help her out! :) She was super grateful for that. We are hoping to start teaching her this week if she is willing to listen!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sunday-- I was asked to give a talk on Sunday and I talked on something similar to my training I did in the meeting earlier that week. I focused more on the differences between sin and weaknesses and how we can overcome both through the Atonement of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The whole reason why any of that is possible is because of not only what Christ did for us, but WHO He was. He experienced everything we would ever have to endure in this life. So when we recognize our weaknesses we can rely on the enabling power of the Atonement and pray for help and strength to change and become better and more than we are by ourselves, we can BECOME more like Him. We receive a peace and joy that is indescribable. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night we went to go see Donisha, and started talking to her neighbor, Randy and his brother, Pierre that was outside! They started asking us the REAL questions. Questions of their souls! Randy was struggling a lot. He was going to lose their apartment the next day, and he didn't know where him and his girlfriend were going to go. So we taught the Restoration and testified using scriptures from the Book of Mormon. One of them being Mosiah 24:12-16. We talked about how in our trials and circumstances the Lord can lift our burdens and make them feel light so we can endure to the end! It was just the coolest teaching experience. I love being a missionary!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This week I struggled a lot. I felt very fatigued and tired, and I didn't feel adequate to fulfill my calling as a missionary. I prayed each time I felt those things and EVERY time I was able to overcome my weaknesses and be strengthened to be able to endure. I know, with all that I am that Christ lives. He is our Savior and He can help us overcome any trial or weakness that easily besets us every day of our lives. I know we can become better people and become the person He wants us to become.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sorry this is a lengthy email, So much more happened and I wish I had time to include absolutely everything! I love serving and I'm so grateful for all of you for making this such an amazing experience. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love,</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">xoxo</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422146378418170187.post-15407765435634916232015-07-20T15:10:00.000-07:002015-07-31T10:50:49.400-07:007/13-7/19<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello hello!</span></span><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welp-- I'm out of time and this week has lots of news and change and all kinds of good in it so I'll do my best to sum it up real quick!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdguG8TeUdkiVtBpuWMKhGooFvJgogqBp7zfV3hoYMR2srSBATzuZorRdWxm9WldKsfDHFBlhbbpqBCMu9n7ItXzbsMVIy8bsmse_Q5UqQ1z1PyaF_kKzq1GnA6-2qNSyCN2UUr_qtIcM/s1600/IMG_9106.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTdguG8TeUdkiVtBpuWMKhGooFvJgogqBp7zfV3hoYMR2srSBATzuZorRdWxm9WldKsfDHFBlhbbpqBCMu9n7ItXzbsMVIy8bsmse_Q5UqQ1z1PyaF_kKzq1GnA6-2qNSyCN2UUr_qtIcM/s320/IMG_9106.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">P-Day - Last Week!! We wanted our almond milk real bad......</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">so we had to reach for the last one on the shelf.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgl_YpZfcwivSu6KKSXmb2ZfAvm2zAAzNyfUwZFczS9TzKjmxtj1p8nAdaHPAqPqk4mi-GnRs2qSF5g3Wa8ZPC__2psKbUWjloi83nR_yp9P8wV1k6fQje7JrG3sGcGCREKtFhomhVxKxt/s1600/IMG_9109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgl_YpZfcwivSu6KKSXmb2ZfAvm2zAAzNyfUwZFczS9TzKjmxtj1p8nAdaHPAqPqk4mi-GnRs2qSF5g3Wa8ZPC__2psKbUWjloi83nR_yp9P8wV1k6fQje7JrG3sGcGCREKtFhomhVxKxt/s320/IMG_9109.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mickey Mouse waffles for dinner at the Kraucyk's!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZWawnsYIm4P75Ol_gEMUTd9y6I2eb8zzlnRRQEH0qlXDbyj-nstqhj1Fbu86I2XAcbGAvx0xeiIuvGpPXK_88mprwkx4-AVMFY7VlP_wvzlXiB1XFp1qx9fegG_yKvRavMt7QWPVQJet/s1600/IMG_9112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZWawnsYIm4P75Ol_gEMUTd9y6I2eb8zzlnRRQEH0qlXDbyj-nstqhj1Fbu86I2XAcbGAvx0xeiIuvGpPXK_88mprwkx4-AVMFY7VlP_wvzlXiB1XFp1qx9fegG_yKvRavMt7QWPVQJet/s320/IMG_9112.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Tuesday people just kept texting and calling us telling us they had stuff for us? This is what we collected and came home with that day! :) The best!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDBVh-AtgeJlXMvzeJVGcHHRuMD7xvtvgck6QTyOFJSN5KIYa6hcRpEvFjZeTG8nvk0BprsRGZvFEXYY9u_XgjQDzUQqtv7gMrJlQcJ5QLEJfWZTSpNXvrOhH8Mse3zqPlGRbob94RBrO/s1600/DSCN9120%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDBVh-AtgeJlXMvzeJVGcHHRuMD7xvtvgck6QTyOFJSN5KIYa6hcRpEvFjZeTG8nvk0BprsRGZvFEXYY9u_XgjQDzUQqtv7gMrJlQcJ5QLEJfWZTSpNXvrOhH8Mse3zqPlGRbob94RBrO/s320/DSCN9120%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
We ate a lot of grapes :)</div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Tuesday-- We had Zone Conference and it was really good! We learned about how to become more consecrated missionaries-- I definitely needed it. We then had a lesson with Charles & Brittney! They are doing well, the gospel and everything about God is super new to them, so we were just answering their questions and Brother Noall came with us! It was great. They are still interested, just work on Sundays for the rest of the month-- next month they will come! Earlene's family came into town a week early, so she cancelled the appointment we had with her.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wednesday-- We went on exchanges with Sister Fuatia and Sister Simmons! We did a shorter one, so they just went home in the same day they came! After that we met Emma at the church! We taught the Plan of Salvation and we drew it out on a big board for her and it was soooo much fun teaching her because she is SO eager to learn!!! :) SHE JUST GETS IT.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-2a5DHO-xTtqEZdexyP0cynUW7ZDJh5idY3ZYqrozzrTwxSdC5UFLAyr1gNrPO8VRH1Rrm2hzPcI8gX53WZZ_qnXmuObgN-ziXXkcPNxG-S-hFWWqsIYwRUc3ecBcX4honNz0ycFHTSV/s1600/IMG_9115+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-2a5DHO-xTtqEZdexyP0cynUW7ZDJh5idY3ZYqrozzrTwxSdC5UFLAyr1gNrPO8VRH1Rrm2hzPcI8gX53WZZ_qnXmuObgN-ziXXkcPNxG-S-hFWWqsIYwRUc3ecBcX4honNz0ycFHTSV/s320/IMG_9115+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOAfy_8xSQuSw-6JSMVRVG-pcTXS6C9ux5lVywbzCLCP4i9US2TNwmXwfm7JZLTkj271kTyMEmgKgrFE2YEICIRMDpgnIPgXYNM3JbCzvOmVMon0O0SKa9om2MnmVXZ-EF6ex9zVPa8A1/s1600/IMG_9172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOAfy_8xSQuSw-6JSMVRVG-pcTXS6C9ux5lVywbzCLCP4i9US2TNwmXwfm7JZLTkj271kTyMEmgKgrFE2YEICIRMDpgnIPgXYNM3JbCzvOmVMon0O0SKa9om2MnmVXZ-EF6ex9zVPa8A1/s320/IMG_9172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thursday&Friday-- We did a service project helping out at Cal State University Bakersfield (CSUB) making the beds in the dorms for the athletes coming into the country that are participating in the Special Olympics in LA next week! It was super fun! :) Sister Himle came too and we had a great time. I just love that woman!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to Sister Nelson's and helped her dig out some trees and then shine her silver tea set! It was super fun! She's such an amazing lady.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emma texted us and asked us if she could meet and get the Doctrine and Covenants from us! Um, yes! Of course! :) So we met with her and talked to her for a little bit, this girl is on FIIIRE! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday-- We got transfer calls-- Sister Hirschi and I are both leaving! :( We were so sad.) We did not expect that to happen at all. We really thought we would stay for one more transfer together in Stockdale. So many good things are happening in this area and we've seen so many miracles with all these people! I LOVE THIS AREA SO MUCH. AND I LOVE THESE PEOPLE LIKE THEY ARE MY OWN KIN. It's going to be so hard leaving this blessed land! I'm being transferred to Highland Manor ward in North Bakersfield still as an Sister Training Leader and Sister Hirschi is going to Palmdale for her last 6 weeks. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After we got those calls we drove around like mad women trying to talk to all of our investigators and members and letting them know that 2 new sisters will be coming in. The transition is so hard, so we sure hope it all works out and that no one falls through the cracks. Goodbyes are always so awful. I just keep telling myself these are "see ya laters" not goodbyes!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to dinner at the Bliss's that night and when we sat down to share a message on the Sabbath Day, we heard some scurrying in the curtains in the window behind us. When I turned around (expecting to see a cat), THERE WAS A SQUIRREL IN THEIR HOUSE!!!!! hahahahahaha I just died laughing and Sister Hirschi jumped on the couch and then the squirrel ran under the couch and we were freaking out! hahaha for the next half hour we were all chasing this squirrel trying to capture it and put it outside! We had no idea how the squirrel got in there and we ended up coercing it out the dryer vent in the laundry room to the outside world! Hahaha the best. SO-- analogy! As we are trying to keep the Sabbath Day holy, don't let the world distract you with the everyday squirrels that come into our lives! Just like the dog, Doug, off of the movie UP, we can't let ourselves.. SQUIRREL!.. get preoccupied with chasing the squirrels in life. :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLapN3l0Zpc9dbaNohwkH9EMANveEtxbBlcEXnkCdD3zGuWwFReElNSZJi-5-B21YKsysGw6RK0quGjZ5_byiuzkFgedno2hbK6Px7qir5DQp-lLTeDVvMyiiIeMvJAvVCOOak1f6Ttxq1/s1600/DSCN9147%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLapN3l0Zpc9dbaNohwkH9EMANveEtxbBlcEXnkCdD3zGuWwFReElNSZJi-5-B21YKsysGw6RK0quGjZ5_byiuzkFgedno2hbK6Px7qir5DQp-lLTeDVvMyiiIeMvJAvVCOOak1f6Ttxq1/s320/DSCN9147%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0cOOfiJxhVQSCABOdGQVDLFIXO6hWmywhgeXSHGGYvVsiXbTrzzbtpxX9j9m4_P6wOcvGXDOtKK9T0HQEraxOVkLOiAQraEUpVOWJ7YBf4mfhgqVX5JzMzEkA0QrZu8Yrjl1mnnwDpLo/s1600/DSCN9131%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix0cOOfiJxhVQSCABOdGQVDLFIXO6hWmywhgeXSHGGYvVsiXbTrzzbtpxX9j9m4_P6wOcvGXDOtKK9T0HQEraxOVkLOiAQraEUpVOWJ7YBf4mfhgqVX5JzMzEkA0QrZu8Yrjl1mnnwDpLo/s320/DSCN9131%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiylOYbracaJJx6EbJhYSqhcEDYvXX3AfYyHUgKu2puLBN8tJEHVL1N5pdN3IWzbYtw1iy3_MQ7MUpEtmLzBx0uYzXgoHMTDVzRR18eAdXTjxJ8mru42G72RlgsERe9Wo9cRJWhlTxi7wc/s1600/IMG_9130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiylOYbracaJJx6EbJhYSqhcEDYvXX3AfYyHUgKu2puLBN8tJEHVL1N5pdN3IWzbYtw1iy3_MQ7MUpEtmLzBx0uYzXgoHMTDVzRR18eAdXTjxJ8mru42G72RlgsERe9Wo9cRJWhlTxi7wc/s320/IMG_9130.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We went to Dewar's with the Mortensen's and the Newman's! Such good ice cream and company!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYOQ1tVVUxDMBmpMRdIHgoKAc3rfSxuUAXNJnZWxFVe-GcznkdB433vyXoVcblBsMzADNxfLrLnhKienVAafNJH_fydap2ByBoH1M7c13J0GY6D_OIxsfbf-ohzoRRx5qUKnuBP7bNruG/s1600/IMG_9121+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYOQ1tVVUxDMBmpMRdIHgoKAc3rfSxuUAXNJnZWxFVe-GcznkdB433vyXoVcblBsMzADNxfLrLnhKienVAafNJH_fydap2ByBoH1M7c13J0GY6D_OIxsfbf-ohzoRRx5qUKnuBP7bNruG/s320/IMG_9121+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnsWLRqhe9Ai_neEnd_H509SkgfA1XPJKOK1SVgRKhSGIX8OHx91TX1Y1b90u0Q9To7VxgNTp6NvilUk6SD3zG2mmI4VGI2nbiBF25tNrv955rh8HAKcfCNgbFh2j6cTo-knQChWiECPi/s1600/IMG_9135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnsWLRqhe9Ai_neEnd_H509SkgfA1XPJKOK1SVgRKhSGIX8OHx91TX1Y1b90u0Q9To7VxgNTp6NvilUk6SD3zG2mmI4VGI2nbiBF25tNrv955rh8HAKcfCNgbFh2j6cTo-knQChWiECPi/s320/IMG_9135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNy83ZtXNyh9eS0d8_hCBnE2Any-Cuxt_ljlKkfEmjxw84yw-Mj30Z7IExJPh1iVi3D7wjwtSduuKS2ZaBzc2eu9MpdMEtBceXwWTx18Um_LuPGYnDYzNxCYeZ3d5bL9ZIvzQTswxzcbgH/s1600/IMG_9136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNy83ZtXNyh9eS0d8_hCBnE2Any-Cuxt_ljlKkfEmjxw84yw-Mj30Z7IExJPh1iVi3D7wjwtSduuKS2ZaBzc2eu9MpdMEtBceXwWTx18Um_LuPGYnDYzNxCYeZ3d5bL9ZIvzQTswxzcbgH/s320/IMG_9136.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAkZ74fUjMhev09G-yRRoLFjVYdDE6ac0RADpLzhZZfxlhx1_eOQahsu65gywRYH5XFVgBMVyR6yTrPrjv1py3zv9OwLt5UAfa46NVD9Woe4KKqvEYdxJ6ORyPYrApp8-QpMCGfK5GjXd/s1600/IMG_9139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAkZ74fUjMhev09G-yRRoLFjVYdDE6ac0RADpLzhZZfxlhx1_eOQahsu65gywRYH5XFVgBMVyR6yTrPrjv1py3zv9OwLt5UAfa46NVD9Woe4KKqvEYdxJ6ORyPYrApp8-QpMCGfK5GjXd/s320/IMG_9139.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I got a balloon at Dewar's and it thunderstormed!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaFHInWoqmuHaxGRg8EpjiZ-SaELiPZ_akZvamyt71u8qmOY4cPAdVedDZ52Xb0RDw_UBZzBBV5EQ9Bzmx-jCobIcnxD3ZxueaauMcbahlmhnBil-xszbV74jUI-1OusuR8_q4hgAy4wy/s1600/IMG_9168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaFHInWoqmuHaxGRg8EpjiZ-SaELiPZ_akZvamyt71u8qmOY4cPAdVedDZ52Xb0RDw_UBZzBBV5EQ9Bzmx-jCobIcnxD3ZxueaauMcbahlmhnBil-xszbV74jUI-1OusuR8_q4hgAy4wy/s320/IMG_9168.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Jumping in the puddles when we got home that night :) It was so fun!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Sunday-- Emma came to church! :) She is so awesome and so solid. Her mom is giving her a lot of resistance and trying to convince her not to come and continue to learn. Emma is staying sooo strong though! We told her about Meet the Mormons movie on netflix and she texted us that afternoon and said she watched it! </span></div>
</div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We spent the rest of the day saying goodbyes....... The Horror. I hate goodbyes!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tonight we are watching the Restoration movie at the Himle's with Emma and Jacob and some other members and investigators hopefully! It will be such a good day! :)</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'll let you know how it goes next week!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you all have a good one!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This work is amazing! I know the Lord has a plan for me, and that He needs other sisters here in this ward. I love this gospel! Being a missionary is the best, even though the heartache and change is so hard.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;" /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Love you all!</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sister Loar</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">xoxo</span></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Saying Goodbyes </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuzpDnW36IciE3NsR9mdH9TkS0IAF2sk52sBAlwm5pkR11UzuoXK2plbRAfIz2-Zy0f7hOd4PcGdefPM3IRZq_NJWV45dIa3OEK2Beb1DlDFuHsH2FMwLnBa6VonS2aD-F2QopyDf4EA8/s1600/DSCN9157%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBuzpDnW36IciE3NsR9mdH9TkS0IAF2sk52sBAlwm5pkR11UzuoXK2plbRAfIz2-Zy0f7hOd4PcGdefPM3IRZq_NJWV45dIa3OEK2Beb1DlDFuHsH2FMwLnBa6VonS2aD-F2QopyDf4EA8/s320/DSCN9157%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Elizabeth, Jacob and Chris</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzML2u5XXc0w6aQ8KBWQlw-J1q7ljbgtqPX2WmiEz_nLxjl6Y3R5KAykQ1LXgNWaOLMxUBhrj67ftEldO84hWJ_7IbDqq6OiEvqYE8beMNjfttcOZPVYdgI6br0NXQyLIrXu3iEcYGOUH/s1600/DSCN9158%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzML2u5XXc0w6aQ8KBWQlw-J1q7ljbgtqPX2WmiEz_nLxjl6Y3R5KAykQ1LXgNWaOLMxUBhrj67ftEldO84hWJ_7IbDqq6OiEvqYE8beMNjfttcOZPVYdgI6br0NXQyLIrXu3iEcYGOUH/s320/DSCN9158%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Antongiovanni's!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFLoYBvFL2j1SbncgclfKVZbs2qce_rH06J0uL38hlSdrDPgCUyk5kS_ZfyF__Ra_iBAQ1isywRrGiPOTo2LSda_TjnNydz1wFsoU6BGLVwfeJqXi5A1D6k9LF9BBngNv5b0DE1mGmzNB/s1600/DSCN9163%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFLoYBvFL2j1SbncgclfKVZbs2qce_rH06J0uL38hlSdrDPgCUyk5kS_ZfyF__Ra_iBAQ1isywRrGiPOTo2LSda_TjnNydz1wFsoU6BGLVwfeJqXi5A1D6k9LF9BBngNv5b0DE1mGmzNB/s320/DSCN9163%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Williams!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1ciov0PVpJlsdyKy4zevvWzhCMWhijUoaDoGXTRa1BPHgcyL94S7itG1NcUgxWUr_7xO11Nmnqn465W25RK-893OXYhwu3_TY-qGuipI0Lo_oCLccRX20ug6_LRmUhC2bY1csaCx4NH0/s1600/DSCN9166%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg1ciov0PVpJlsdyKy4zevvWzhCMWhijUoaDoGXTRa1BPHgcyL94S7itG1NcUgxWUr_7xO11Nmnqn465W25RK-893OXYhwu3_TY-qGuipI0Lo_oCLccRX20ug6_LRmUhC2bY1csaCx4NH0/s320/DSCN9166%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Rodriguez's!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeMtCXPOhhsKZ59VoUHAVViQ_M93xE8D49V-5d1clnAnG5fcu8WLAXQTuY0lqhLrUl07LoEXF3ijNvTEjWUDl69Xm0d9eXMlbxnknDWt_TPl-PehhtWz_-aTwofCiIc4sVfh316WRW9EJ/s1600/DSCN9168%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeMtCXPOhhsKZ59VoUHAVViQ_M93xE8D49V-5d1clnAnG5fcu8WLAXQTuY0lqhLrUl07LoEXF3ijNvTEjWUDl69Xm0d9eXMlbxnknDWt_TPl-PehhtWz_-aTwofCiIc4sVfh316WRW9EJ/s320/DSCN9168%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Earlene <3</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7303a5k8XSQ0FgMdNSBvBqbumdyn0oiYVhu-k47HEWazNp0o5ZVwbRpI-zkiSqoBEhMt5u7-ENhaACGQbRkLkTqrSLhQhqrZNrQeW6sMCZVA-IY97T7uJGu9V44Ej9aTGw_x8RJ5XfePE/s1600/DSCN9169%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7303a5k8XSQ0FgMdNSBvBqbumdyn0oiYVhu-k47HEWazNp0o5ZVwbRpI-zkiSqoBEhMt5u7-ENhaACGQbRkLkTqrSLhQhqrZNrQeW6sMCZVA-IY97T7uJGu9V44Ej9aTGw_x8RJ5XfePE/s320/DSCN9169%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Porter's! (the Bishop! He said he can't wait to meet my parents some day :))</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsAUCWX2iR8ABmEtbxZFoDvP0VulRCeO6zJZ44qs58LiW-LH_KQ14CzaGTTKWzfznZtQJKA3HzIZslKLOXUUKFHhjfdvEE8MEjWX4VSqjJp9VlBG2plLCU2pYXppoJ6jSWX8qH8pm7hFI/s1600/DSCN9170%255B1%255D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzsAUCWX2iR8ABmEtbxZFoDvP0VulRCeO6zJZ44qs58LiW-LH_KQ14CzaGTTKWzfznZtQJKA3HzIZslKLOXUUKFHhjfdvEE8MEjWX4VSqjJp9VlBG2plLCU2pYXppoJ6jSWX8qH8pm7hFI/s320/DSCN9170%255B1%255D.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">The McMurtrey's</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIJdfjAb6LPe6JWq01ZkbUxxB1eznlKrJ95-BoYGy4nAnJwBLSyyveYEdgX1q2wAA7mRO0zt3L8QMUMOyKkpyN_DNo-lNOSr_Qn93leWd3p5uXidUryEwokS0OyuRfrlOgoU9sWQ_YqM6/s1600/IMG_9145.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIJdfjAb6LPe6JWq01ZkbUxxB1eznlKrJ95-BoYGy4nAnJwBLSyyveYEdgX1q2wAA7mRO0zt3L8QMUMOyKkpyN_DNo-lNOSr_Qn93leWd3p5uXidUryEwokS0OyuRfrlOgoU9sWQ_YqM6/s320/IMG_9145.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">The Boss'</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVYiTxTqhW39jAlUH0WROSJ-DYfgr07vksoDkcERQ9SmJVaBKigGefCb-GYbcCPC7KhyphenhyphenqQA_TWpHjBpqpFB3B_PfnaPwmdMbWWLCvM5lVvAsgTZX7ix6Xl6q171f2f1sDMpOeYvxLj1iI/s1600/IMG_9146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVYiTxTqhW39jAlUH0WROSJ-DYfgr07vksoDkcERQ9SmJVaBKigGefCb-GYbcCPC7KhyphenhyphenqQA_TWpHjBpqpFB3B_PfnaPwmdMbWWLCvM5lVvAsgTZX7ix6Xl6q171f2f1sDMpOeYvxLj1iI/s320/IMG_9146.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Cathy</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlMi4jBHGFEohYzKfAO_FQKjXoXA9cT2UeMDlk5GqgrvVCcftUL9DZVyPQBGojU6lz4TFH4K7n4lbnf1lH2ez8fGWIcnCR8SNfVoHL3ffMHihH0rcofJ-Kf2ftyRdkYMH3e3uk945L2AO/s1600/IMG_9175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlMi4jBHGFEohYzKfAO_FQKjXoXA9cT2UeMDlk5GqgrvVCcftUL9DZVyPQBGojU6lz4TFH4K7n4lbnf1lH2ez8fGWIcnCR8SNfVoHL3ffMHihH0rcofJ-Kf2ftyRdkYMH3e3uk945L2AO/s320/IMG_9175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">Sister Nelson!</span></div>
</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;"><br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EeWV9yy52utbaj3UYEWFfFmSqr7-aRVvA2iYW8etu8N16T1oTPAiLQd9s34DBvfaQJbm9uHZactTQekeccMniULQootCExft9vMy-SPJhERMfR7sGF1XNJNSmZaDCPYuLXCUpNv_InVH/s1600/IMG_9177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8EeWV9yy52utbaj3UYEWFfFmSqr7-aRVvA2iYW8etu8N16T1oTPAiLQd9s34DBvfaQJbm9uHZactTQekeccMniULQootCExft9vMy-SPJhERMfR7sGF1XNJNSmZaDCPYuLXCUpNv_InVH/s320/IMG_9177.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 15px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A fraction of the Krauss's</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8xzgb_IQDeTEc-ZaP6t9VQrXlwcADaJcxVPJJhUUIaAhpk92v8HMmfrdkvUsdZujrPUoTUd8pI3GsolFPGSVhyFB6rspqO_GvWr_ljMN8HMcm2sVTwBs1hrT0CWYDsoQGh5huHn3L2K9/s1600/IMG_9235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8xzgb_IQDeTEc-ZaP6t9VQrXlwcADaJcxVPJJhUUIaAhpk92v8HMmfrdkvUsdZujrPUoTUd8pI3GsolFPGSVhyFB6rspqO_GvWr_ljMN8HMcm2sVTwBs1hrT0CWYDsoQGh5huHn3L2K9/s320/IMG_9235.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">P-Day today - We ran to the mission office this morning for our last run together!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1r8gEq8a5kCcieENbC-VwIzEfajICGQEW2lMui6gm-sGYNinro673z8Fs4tb9bsOqHynhy6H2JFVOdCgpzsyVFUuFYonHVco6JIZgGhDiInZGxDvKyV1jUAfYJZN0GVTzj4RdNwRXz1l/s1600/IMG_9189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1r8gEq8a5kCcieENbC-VwIzEfajICGQEW2lMui6gm-sGYNinro673z8Fs4tb9bsOqHynhy6H2JFVOdCgpzsyVFUuFYonHVco6JIZgGhDiInZGxDvKyV1jUAfYJZN0GVTzj4RdNwRXz1l/s320/IMG_9189.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyjPQbXdITFxPHNKFf6uAz5EX1k5FrX_paCTC-TOYdkZcGOgqaxeWxmZB1_A8H4Zkn-N4LSLbr6ljLlTKyAqNVTzppASeix3Zgk6i_2tY90JPAp5VEsTaoCUx2vlUNU4oIN6oTYDueGHw/s1600/IMG_9193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyjPQbXdITFxPHNKFf6uAz5EX1k5FrX_paCTC-TOYdkZcGOgqaxeWxmZB1_A8H4Zkn-N4LSLbr6ljLlTKyAqNVTzppASeix3Zgk6i_2tY90JPAp5VEsTaoCUx2vlUNU4oIN6oTYDueGHw/s320/IMG_9193.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
</span><br />
<div style="font-size: 15px;">
</div>
</div>
Maren Loarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02744010674894947070noreply@blogger.com0