Kim Coming Home This Week!

No surprise, Kim's testimony is in picture form.

Excerpt from Kim's Letter Aug 11th:

"This is the greatest work EVER! To quote Myriah, a YSA member, "The more I  get to know God, the more I like Him." Serving has become my reprieve and I look forward to lessons like I looked forward to a new movie before my mission. Why!? Because repentance is real, the spirit really refines us and as we roll up our sleeves and get to work the dust of eternity is all around us and the Lord's work is all we could ever want to do!!!

KIM COMES HOME AUGUST 20TH

HOMECOMING IS SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH 1:00 P.M. IN SOUTH JORDAN, OPEN HOUSE AT 11:00 A.M. BEFORE CHURCH. CONTACT APRIL AT a3frog@gmail.com FOR DETAILS.

SO EXCITED TO HAVE HER COMING HOME!!

Mini-Missionary Miracles and Caricatures

Excerpts from Kim on August 11th:

"Ok, as for our area... The week was slow. Then, BAM, we found out we were going to have a mini missionary!!! We were not expecting to get so lucky!!! So we had very little time to prepare, and basically we had a series of miracles that resulted in 5 appointments just dropping into our lap for Friday and Saturday. Allie was randomly in Evanston and called us asking to meet. I randomly remembered last week to actually set a return appointment on the spot with Bridget and with
Sarah. The list goes on. Anyway, it was a HUGE blessing to us to get our mini missionary, and at her departing testimony she said the most beautiful thing... She said that she had been praying to the Lord so hard to get missionaries that were just working every single moment. She wanted to be teaching and working. And the Lord set things up so we pretty much went from appointment to appointment!! And miracles happened with her. We were on our A game but even then... We know the Lord heard the prayers of our humble little mini sister and He answered them. Her example taught me a great lesson. I can have the same experience as I really pray in all humility for whatever it is I need that only he can give."

Contacting with caricatures and our mini-missionary

Sharing the gospel through art.

Kim turn's 23!

Happy 23rd Birthday Kim!! Who needs a cake when you can have rice-ha, leave it to Kim.

Kim will always be a kid at heart. Megan's caption for this picture would be "Why are you so jolly all the time?" --HA!

Kim busy with exchanges as Sister Training Leader

5 Guys and 2 Sister Missionaries - lovin' the mission!

Busy going on splits, often.

Thumbs up for being missionaries.

The best part of the mission is getting to teach investigators.

Letter Excerpt from Kim on July 21st:

Exchanges. Sister Helsten and I arrived in their apartment for the night. I look at the clock and it says 8:30 p.m. Sister Helsten started putting her stuff down and all of a sudden, the Spirit gave me the best idea. So I said, "Well,we have 30 minutes (and since this was my old area I knew by the spirit exactly who to visit) lets go see Leta. Have you gotten in to see her yet?" She said they had tried calling her many times but had not seen her yet. I know a weird back way to get into her house that sister Smith showed me. It's actually the way she prefers us to come in, it's just that these missionaries did not
know about it yet. So we bounce into the car and zip off to Leta, andsure enough she just HAPPENS to be there and we set an appointment up for the very next night!! ( love the SPIRIT). We get home right at 9:01. Perfect ending to the day!

Meg Staying in Barcelona, Gets New Companion

Excerpt From Megan June 26th:

"It's transfer time and I am staying in Barcelona. I have a new companion. Her name is Hermana Floisand. President told me yesterday that she is literally the sweetest person he has ever met...and he wasn't lying. She is so sweet! But not annoyingly so if you know what I mean. It makes me wonder how you make people like that. She is a humble hard worker, and a stress de-something-izer. She takes the stress out of me, which is what I need."

Our own Mormon Message

This was for a talent show video the missionaries did. We took pictures of the ward members with signs like this. It is from the "Because of Him" Mormon Message.

Letter Excerpt from Megan June 9th:

"Another miracle-we were passing by people and just contacted a man. He was very kind, and said I'll give you 5 minutes to tell me what you are all about. We saw him yesterday and we have a lesson with him today. His name is Josep (Joseph in Catalan), and he is a "native Spaniard" as he calls himself. Its a huge blessing to teach someone actually from Spain, that does not happen as often as I would like."

"Hermana Rhodes and I are just loving this area, we are working hand in hand with the members which makes all the difference."