HEY

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i think i start every email the same so i've sat here trying to make it different but im clueless!! THIS WEEK WAS AWESOME. Thomas and Sheldon were baptized!! all of their family and  friends came to support them and it was such a beautiful evening! the following sunday, we saved them seats and they all sat in front of us. imagine, a whole posterity of first nations people sitting in front of you (book of Mormon status) my heart was so full. i'll never forget that sacrament meeting.

we've still been working with our part member/ less active families!!! the Clarke's are doing so well. we got in this week and we took a couple of the young woman with us to fellowship and they clicked!! the 14 year old committed to baptism on Dec. 5!! but it's a struggle getting them all to church.. because to get her.. we gotta get the parents...... and man, 40 year olds are a pain ;)

we had some verryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy good lessons this week! i debated telling you one of them but oh what the heck, i might as well eh. our bff Sarrah has still been progressing. we committed her to the law of chastity this week and she about had a heart attack!!!! she would only commit for a week. the spirit was so strong as we bore powerful testimony and promised her blessings far better than THAT! we asked her what it would take for her to understand this commandment and she said "only if sex hurt me the next time" so sister hemenway and i look at each other and LAUGHED SO HARD and then said, thats something to pray for!!!! haha sarrah died laughing. sadly, 3 days later she texted us and said "i failed. and it felt amazing." hahaha um.......... okay, sarrah. get married first. thats where that one went.

i promise, we teach with the spirit.

Elder Teh of the seventy and his wife came to visit us!!! my golly, i may as well just save everything he taught me to tell you in person here pretty soon ;) the spirit was so strong, and im so grateful that we are a part of the Lords work. it sure is work. but i love it. 

ITS SO CLOSE. yet so far away....... i have a lot to do. and mamma! you said it- i will pray more than i have ever prayed before, ponder more than i have ever pondered before, work like i have never worked before. 

i love you guys! i hope you have a fantastic week!!!

xoxo sister ovard