holy flip flip flip!!!!! grandma and grandpa are going to the Philippines!!!!!! the deal was- that I get to visit them. you knew that right? it will be way to long without seeing them. man, I feel so happy. I feel so blessed that heavenly father is blessing my family. that is a miracle in itself. I hope you know that! I'M GOING TO TELL EVERYONE ABOUT YOU GUYS!
WHAT A WEEK FOR ME! man. we have been busier than ever. and I love it. first off, from my letter Derek gave to you. the MIRACLE of crystal!!! can you believe her? we've been teaching her off and on since January. her first day of church was when I spoke and I totally felt connected to her and I got her number. shes been on my mind ever since. its hard to meet with YSA but we managed to do it and on Tuesday she sat us down and said "sisters, I want to be baptized. SOON!" sister Ritchie and I literally sat there for like 3 min.... whaaaa? how bout next week bb? pretty sure jesus came down and performed that miracle in front of my eyes. shes getting baptized tomorrow in the lake! 
.. speaking of the LAKE shes getting baptized in.... we had to go approve it yesterday after church to see if it was clean and in a sacred place. we had our recent convert Michaela and her boyf come with us. apparently, he wanted to make that moment special with us and PROPOSE to her with us taking the pictures. (I managed to borrow a nice camera from a ward member... that ain't goin to be a horrible shot they'll look back on it for eternity you know) I was dying. the second I saw him get on his knees I about pooped because I thought it was happening to ME! I snapped so many adorable pictures. i'll send a couple. we alaready have plans to go through the temple with her next year!!!!! I can't believe they're getting married. what.
marriage is haunting me.
Erika is our members best friend. she has two kids and her husband isn't too fond of us. she texted us after we gave her a church tour and said how she wants her daughter to be baptized with her on the 7th!! her family ended up coming to church and her husband came!!!!! holy smokes I couldn't believe it. we had 6 people at church with us and I could barely keep my eyes on all of them!!! it was a huge miracle. that woman is as sweet as they come. kind of like Sommer Ship... that's how I can describe her. lol.
I've been reflecting on my studies of repentance this week. what it means to me and how I can access it more fully. more so in an enabling way of strength because I am SOOO tired lately. holy cow.. I am so tired. I was reading in 2 nephi 4 and i honestly felt like i was LIVING in that time of Nephi helping his posterity. and when Nephi is glorying in the goodness of God. he says "O then, if I have seen so great things, if the lord in his condescension unto the children of men hath visited men in so much mercy why should my heart weep and my soul linger in the valley of sorrow, and my flesh waste away, and my strength slacken, because of my afflictions." "Awake, my soul! no longer droop in sin. REJOICE, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul. Do not slacken my strength because of mine afflictions." never have I had such a spiritual experience and moment in the book of Mormon. there is opposition in all things, even when glorying in the goodness of god I feel them both in my life. but I am SO grateful I can look back on the mercy and great things of the Lord and KNOW of his kindness and love. that lifts me up. I LOVE the book of Mormon.
President burt also asked us to do the trainings in MLC this weekend soooo that's exciting!!!! we've been preparing like nobodies business :} im so grateful for the opportunity to not only touch the peoples lives on the street and in the congregation but the elders and sisters here. I have lasting friendships that im eternally grateful for! my mission is above any other. 100% i am in the best. sorryyyy erryybody!
thanks for the package. i loved it so much! you guys are so amazing. thank you for everything!
xoxo sister ovard
on that selfie game.
a first nation ring that will always remind me of the amazing people here. - i had to.
the flippin cutest couple. SOOO HAPPY!!!!
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