Hispanics + Polynesians = The Celestial Kingdom in Australia

Bula family & friends!

I hope you have all had a wonderful week! This has been a great week in Toukley. Seriously miracles everywhere! I'm amazed at what the Lord's perfect timing and planning.

I am also so grateful for this opportunity to love people. Some of the best advice I have gotten as a missionary is to just love the people. Just love them and be with them. Live in the moment. Focus on these people and just try to spend time with them.

I can testify that love is a principle of action. I can also testify that it is a principle of power. People can feel genuine love. They can see it in your eyes. They know when you really care about them. The pure love of Christ is radiant. It cannot be contained. It is love that doesn't have to be earned and isn't conditional. Love that drives you to do things you are terrified of because like the sons of Mosiah you become "desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any human soul should perish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure endless torment did cause them to quake and tremble." 

I have come to truly understand as a missionary that the stakes are so high. This truly is the time to prepare to meet God. We will all stand before the Saviour one day to be judged. That is fact for me. Immortality is His free gift, but Eternal Life hangs in the balance as we excersize our agency for good and evil each day.

Each decision we make either brings us closer to the Saviour, or closer to Satan. It is as simple as that. President Monson has encouraged us to measure our progression by these questions: "Am Iwhat I want to be? Am I closer to the Savior today than I was yesterday? Will I be closer yet tomorrow? Do I have the courage to change for the better?"

I am so grateful for all those who labour with my Father and I in this work. I think of our dear Prophet. I think of how in His late years he continues to give of himself fully each day for this righteous cause. I think of all my loved ones on missions. I think of how they leave their families and everything they know so that they can spend this short time giving their whole hearts to the people they've been called to serve. I think of my friends and family at home, who are a light and example to many. Who are preparing to serve missions and to be married in the temple. I think of those who are raising children, and caring for grandchildren shaping them into future mothers, fathers, missionaries, and leaders. I think of how they share the gospel and do temple work. I think of how they boldly live the gospel each day. How they dare to stand alone and stick to their standards in an ever changing world.

I am so grateful for all the Saints. It is a privilege to labour with you all. Please never lose your eternal perspective. Hold fast to the covenants you have made. Seek the spirit each second of each minute of each hour of each day. Never forget that as members of the church, the companionship of the Spirit is your gift to claim at ALL times if you remain worthy. Reject the world and embrace the Saviour. Cultivate a love of all people. Set aside grudges and let go of sins that easily beset you. I can feel the world preparing for coming of our Saviour. I urge all of you to be ready. (Mark 13:34-37)

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!!

-Trade offs with Sister Stigen was a dream. She's so cute! She was a visa waiter in Cali but we came in together. I will never forget meeting her in the San Francisco airport.  She was contacting EVERYONE and just kept saying "The mission is the best you're going to LOVE it." And she gave me a talk to read on the plane ride from NZ to Sydney in the morning, ahah. Oh memories. This is a way old picture of us when we first came in. #missionweight (I will send more pictures of us next week because she took heaps on her camera.) She is this adorable little ball of energy. She's been a convert for two years and the gospel completely changed her life. She is living proof of the gospel of Jesus Christ! It was a delight to spend the day learning and growing with her.

-Benjamin is a less active that Sister Koi and I have been working with. He's been less active since about two weeks after his baptism in 2013. We had a really powerful lesson with him and he finally came back to church! He had tears in his eyes as we sang the sacrament hymn and he said it felt so good for him to finally renew that covenant. He was so happy all day. I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true and that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints allows us to receive the covenants and ordinances necessary for salvation. Regardless of what ward you are in, who is in your ward, or what has happened in the past, please never lose sight of the real reason we go to church.

-H I S P A N I C S!!!!!!!! ?!?!! !!!!!! What da heck. Hispanics in Australia are so hard to find and next minute I meet 4 in one week. One potential investigator, Hector. From guess where?! ARGENTINA!!!!!!!!! And one man who just randomly walked up to our car as we were parked and about to go to an appointment. He asked us for directions and we gave him a Restoration pamphlet. He was visiting from another area but I was so grateful we got to meet him. And guess where he was from??? ARGEN-DANG-TINA!!!!!!!!!

And then we went to go visit a less active that Sister Koi said she thought might be Hispanic. And we go in and then it's a lady from guess where?!?! URUGUAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! She was this beautiful woman who loves the gospel but is struggling because she lost her husband. We had a wonderful lesson with her and I can't wait to see her back at church. She was so happy that I love her country.

Then we met a family from SPAIN!!!! We gave them a Spanish Book of Mormon and they were so happy!

WHAT THE HECK!!! This is such a miracle because I did not meet ONE Hispanic for 6 months in my last area. WOW MIRACLES!!!!

I would just like to thank all the Hispanic families in my life who have fed me delicious food, and taught me how to introduce myself in Spanish (That's you Brother Curapil), and have got me used to being kissed on my cheeks. Thank you to Naomi for always making me aware of when I was being too white and showing me Argentine food, thank you to Chelsea and Sister Wiser for all the Mexican food, thank you to Genia and Val and Augustin and your parents for making me fall in love with Uruguay and feeding me heaps.

If you haven't noticed, I'm a little excited that I get to work with some Hispanics....

-Lastly, we have so many promising people to work with right now. The Lord is opening so many doors and we are so excited for what is to come! I love this work.

I love you all so much. I hope you have an amazing week!!!!!

Au lomani iko!

SF

Dig A Little Deeper!!

Bula family & friends!

I hope you've had a fantastic week! So happy to hear that many of you made it to the temple this week. :)

Things are going great in Toukley! Sister Koi and I have received so much revelation on what we need to improve on. We have really sought miracles this week and we've been led to so many. We have definitely learned, miracles take WORK. Like sweating, limping, running from dogs, praying on the side of the road, kind of work. We are hilariously tired all the time. Being a missionary is the weirdest, most wonderful thing in the world.

I've learned that the Lord wants us to be happy. He wants us to smile, he wants us to laugh, he wants us to be cheerful to everyone we see. Even if they reject us, I can safely say that when we meet people, they cannot deny our joy. I know they see it. I know it softens hearts.

I've also learned that the Lord is merciful to us in our weakness. It is not a sin to be weak. It is a sin to sin, it is not a sin to struggle. (D&C 38:14)

This week I had a moment where I felt like I had nothing left in me. I felt like all of my enthusiasm had been wrung out. I was trying to find some source of strength. I was falling and flailing, looking for something to grab onto with nothing in sight.

Sister Koi was a little freaked out because her ever ecstatic companion had finally cracked haha. She told me that this was the first time she'd seen me stop pushing. She was used to me pushing her when things got tough but now that I was broken, there was no one to push us.

In this predicament, I quickly realized we were wasting time dragging our feet. Even feeling the way I felt, I could not tolerate that. So we stopped the car, said a prayer and got out.

"Let's knock. Let's just work until we have the spirit."

We knocked on one door, no one answered. I sighed. I could already feel it was going to be one of those days, but this time I didn't know if I had the strength to do it.

I wanted to get back I in the car and drive to our next appointment, but the spirit led my thoughts to the Saviour. I was able to think of Him. To think of His Atonement. To think of how He has already felt exactly how I was feeling. I knew He understood.

I knew He felt the emptiness in my chest. I knew He felt the exhaustion behind my eyes. I knew He felt the pit of disappointment in my stomach. These feelings seemed to be tearing away at me from the inside out. But in my falling and flailing, I had finally found something to grab onto. 

His hands.

I forgot for a moment that He was there. His always outstretched hands were pierced and scarred for moments like this. I took a second to just feel. I felt everything I had been feeling but this time it was different. Because this time, I realized He was by my side feeling it too.

We were led to knock another door. An older man answered it. He smiled and nodded at us. I began introducing myself but he walked away mid sentence. "Oh, okay then." I said laughing to Sister Koi. We both giggled and shrugged our shoulders ready to walk away.

But before I knew it a woman replaced him at the door. She invited us in right away. She was a beautiful Maori lady with flowers in her plaited hair. Sister Koi and I sat in shock on her back porch as she told us that she had many Mormon friends in her youth and had even visited the temple. We taught her a powerful Plan of Salvation lesson and invited her to church. She declined because she doesn't leave the house very often for heath reasons, but she thanked us for sharing our message and let us know we were welcome back in her home to share more.

We left her home beaming from ear to ear. I felt like my spirit had been refreshed. I was overjoyed at the opportunity to teach a beautiful child of God about the gospel. Sister Koi and I had hearts full of gratitude and our energy was restored. We were able to continue to work and taught many more people that day. We also found a miracle father and his young son who said he is "looking for a new direction" after the loss of his partner.

I felt so much gratitude to Heavenly Father after this experience. Brothers and Sisters, WE ARE DESIGNED TO FEEL. Not just happiness and joy and strength, but at times we need to feel despair and sorrow and weakness. "I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them." -Ether 12:27.

If there is no struggle, there can be no strength.

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS!

-WE ARE TEACHING A FAMILY!!!!! A gorgeous family who are so prepared. Sue, Rebecca, and Daniel. Sue is the mom and her other daughter, Lauren already got baptised. Sue saw the huge change in Lauren's life and had a desire to learn more about the Gospel. She's been coming to church for a couple weeks and we were able to have our first lesson with her this week. She love the Gospel and is so keen to learn. She is reading like crazy. It's amazing to see the light that's come into her life in such a short amount of time.

-Sister Koi and I played Santa a few times this week and have been dropping off little notes and gifts for some of the members who are struggling. It's seriously so much fun! #TheDifferenceBetweenSisters&Elders

-THIS WARD! Man they are warm and friendly and I just adore them. You can tell these people live next to a beach. #Beachpeoplearethebestpeople

-Melvin! He's a less active member that Sister Koi had been working with for a while. I am so lucky that I got to be here for his first Sunday back on my first Sunday in Toukley. We were a little worried because he didn't come to Stake Conference last week and we didn't see him when we were greeting everyone on Sunday. But after sacrament meeting we turned around and who else was sitting there but Melvin! He is working on getting married to his partner so that she can get baptised! He has such a strong testimony.

-Sister Koi is seriously amazing! That girl is secretly hilarious and those who really get to know her are some pretty blessed people. One of these days I'll trick her into taking pictures with me so I can send some haha.

Three Generations. Sister Hosea, Sister Froemming, & Sister Eteaki. From Stake Conference last week.

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German Chocolates

-German chocolates from an RM who just returned from the Berlin mission! She was nice enough to share these with me (they were supposed to be for her Grandparents but she gave them to me instead hahaha  #PerksofbeingGerman).

PCB YW - The Best

-I meant to send this a few weeks ago, but getting a package from the YW!!! I adore them and I'm so grateful that they do such kind things to brighten up my life! THANK YOU YOUNG WOMEN OF PCB!!!!!! :)

-Speaking of, I already have Christmas presents from my gorgeous family waiting to go under our Christmas tree that we will probably set up the day before Christmas.

-MY GRANDPA AND GRANDMA WENT TO DO WORK IN THE TEMPLE! I can't even believe it's true. Heavenly Father never gives up on any of us. I'm so grateful for their example of dedication and conversion! My Grandpa who is in a wheel chair who has only been baptised for a little over a month is already making the sacrifice to go to the temple.

Never give up on yourself or anyone else.

Have an AMAZING week everyone!

Au lomani iko!

SF

I Love to See the Temple Even When I am Stuck Outside!

Bula family & friends!

I hope you all have had an incredible week. What a week it has been here in Toukley! Sister Koi and I are continuing to see miracles daily, practically hourly! 

Each day we learn a new lesson. Each day we gain more trust and more faith. I'm so blessed to have a companion who listens to the spirit and supports me in listening to the spirit. We have seen the Lord's hand guiding us in the work here as we have submitted to promptings. It truly is His work. 

This week we were blessed to go to the historic first stake conference in Gosford Stake.  This stake is so focused on missionary work. The whole adult session of the conference was about Hastening the Work of Salvation. We were blessed to be able to hear from President and Sister Checketts as well as President and Sister Sheen of the Sydney Australia Temple Presidency. 

It was so amazing to hear from them both. Each of them spoke of the work of salvation. President and Sister Checketts spoke about hastening the work on this side of the veil, and President and Sister Sheen spoke about hastening the work on the other side of the veil. 

The temple is something that has been on my mind so much lately. I cannot stop thinking about it! I'm itching to go. I have been for weeks. I'm sitting in Sydney (I have to do annoying college stuff today) about a 3 minute walk away from the temple right now and it's killing me that it's closed for two weeks and I can't go in. But, as I have kept the temple in my thoughts, and not just for myself, but also for how to get others to obtain temple blessings, I have felt the spirit of the temple envelop me. 

The Saviour should be at the center of our lives and the temple is what realigns and focuses us. If we have our eye on the temple, we have our eye on the eternal life. I wish I had time to write a dramatic sermon as I usually do, but this will have to suffice.

I have a testimony that the temple is truly The House of the Lord. Please really consider the gravity of those words. Ponder the significance of what is done there. I know that the work that we do in the temple is real. It is the stuff of eternity. Those who you work for in the temple will be by your side throughout your life and will be anxiously waiting for the day they can thank you in the life to come. The temple is our refuge from the world. We need the spiritual protection that comes from temple attendance, and our family who has gone before us needs the saving ordinances that are found therein.

I invite each of you to focus on the temple. Try to get there as often as is possible. Make it your priority and the Lord will bless you and open doors for you. For those of you who cannot go, prepare yourself. Each of us needs to be actively engaged in preparing ourselves spiritually for the temple. We should ponder the covenants we have made daily, we should repent thoroughly and quickly, we should do family history work, and we should worthily and meaningfully partake of the sacrament each week.

I promise that as you make the temple a priority, you will feel a new spirit come into your life. It will follow you wherever you go. It will empower you to face the temptations of the world and it will buoy you up when adversity strikes. As you prepare and attend the temple you will find that your life will be centered on the Saviour, Jesus Christ and you will be prepared for the day you will stand before Him. (Alma 34:32) 

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!!!!!

-GETTING TO SEE SISTER HOSEA!!! I will send pictures but right now my SD reader is broken. But seriously it was the best to see my mum. I had no idea she was in our stake because she isn't in our zone, so when she walked in to stake conference we practically ran to each other. I love her so dang much!

-Seeing Sister Pearce! She was my first Travelling Sister that I ever had trade offs with. She already went home but she happened to come to stake conference in Toukley! What a blessing to see a beautiful RM like her!

-Spirit led finding miracles!!!!!

-Heaps of hilarious Aussie families in Toukley ward. 

Have a great week.

Love you HEAPS!

SF

sipi na'e he (He Hears Me)

Bula family & friends!

I hope you've had a fantastic week. It has been absolutely wonderful here in Toukley! It's been a week of work, work, and more work. Sister Koi and I have not slowed down. I know it was inspired for us to be companions because we really challenge and push one another.

This week has really humbled me. Leaving my first area was tough but an amazing experience. I have really relied more fully on my Heavenly Father. I felt my connection to heaven get stronger and more powerful. My relationship with Heavenly Father has grown deeper and more meaningful. I have felt a constant communication with Him in prayer as I have sought to tune my heart to the spirit. I listened in amazement as my prayers went from pleading for strength, to prayers filled with gratitude and appreciation.

One of the especially sweet moments this week came as Sister Koi and I walked from an appointment to the bus stop. It was dinner time, it was raining, and we had a bus to catch. But we kept feeling prompted to knock one more door. It seemed that these "one more door" promptings would never stop. When I could see the bus stop up ahead, I assumed that it was finally time for us to sit down and head home for dinner. I quickened my pace in anticipation of the wet, cold, metal bus stop bench. But I got the prompting once more "One more door."

I took a deep breath and told my companion. She nodded in agreement. We knocked and met a beautiful person and were able to share the gospel, but they didn't want us to come back. We continued on happily, nearing the bus stop.

"One more door." We repeated the process however this person was not quite as friendly.

"One more door." Bernie answered. A new potential investigator.

"One more door." Told us they weren't interested before we could get a word out.

After this door, I tried a new approach of keeping my eyes locked on the bus stop. Maybe if I couldn't see the doors, I wouldn't get promptings.

But to no avail, I once again received the prompting: "One more door."

In a moment of weakness,  I thought: "Heavenly Father, how many more? How much longer until we can go home?"

The words came into my mind forcefully and unmistakably clear.

"I'm sorry, Kirsten. I just love them all."

My heart softened and the rain on my face was joined by tears. Suddenly the houses looked new. Inside were people. People who had been valiant in the life before. People who had a desire to follow Jesus Christ. People who have experienced hard times and trials that I cannot imagine. People who my Father in Heaven loves and adores. Who are His children. Who He has held in His arms, who He has laboured, and toiled, and wept over. Who's salvation He works for each and every moment. He is actively involved in their lives and He knows what they need.

And then there I was. Blessed beyond comprehension with the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. In my mind, in my heart, and in the pamphlets in my bag, I held everything these people didn't know they were searching for. I held the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a little blue book that they could hold in their hands, read and pray about. A book that has the power to heal souls and change eternal destiny. And I was complaining because I had to knock one more door.

Brothers and Sisters, He has chosen us, as imperfect as we are to do this work. He didn't bless us with the Gospel because we are special or because He loves us more. He blessed us because He has called us to work. To work tirelessly. We are His tools, those He has chosen to help His lost sheep. He is trying to work through us to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. Are we letting Him?

Do we realize how significant it is that we have the knowledge that we do? Do we realize how blessed we are to have the fullness of the Gospel and the saving ordinances that we need to have eternal life? Do we ponder the divine design of the relationships that we have in our life?

I think of how our Heavenly Father worked with each of us in the pre-mortal life. He counselled us and helped us prepare for the tests and challenges we would face in this life. I think of all those in our lives who don't have the gospel. I picture them before we came here as pure, and righteous spirits. They may have been anxious and even fearful as they received the news that they will not be born into a home that has the Gospel. But I picture our Father pulling them into His embrace, wiping a tear or two, and saying: "Don't worry, I will do everything I can to get you back."

"I will send my servant, Stephen Revell to find you. He will help you."

"One day you will go to work and meet my servant, Jennifer Combs. Her family will love you."

"You will meet my servants, the Grubbs. They will guide you."

"You will cross paths with my servant, John Harrison. He will share with you."

"Your children will go to school with my servants, the Riley family. They will care for you."

"I will send my servant, Kyle Wiser, to your door. He will teach you."

Please remember, that people need what you have. Please remember that every relationship that you have is precious and inspired of God. He has put you in these people's life for a very specific purpose.

I hope you feel it. I hope I can adequately put into words a portion of how I feel about this. This is the most eternally significant work in the universe. And each of us need to be engaged in it.

I love you all. Please do not delay. If you need help, ask the missionaries. #1moreyearofpreachyemails

WEEKLY HIGHTLIHGTS!!!!!!

-Seeing Sister Eteaki at district meeting and speaking Tongan to her.

-Making Sister Koi laugh so hard she cries. It's like too easy haha.

-Sister Koi thought all white people like country music and are lame so she is always like "What the heck you are practically Polynesian." (Trying to teach her that white people can be cool too but we're working on it.)

-HEAPS OF NEW INVESTIGATORS! To all my missionaries out there, please always talk to everyone. This used to be an area where they struggled with finding people and teaching but in one week of hard week, that has completely changed.

-The ward!!!! They are crazy sweet. So funny, so friendly, and so ready to do the work. It's a small, aging ward but they are pretty amazing. They are missionary minded and we are so excited to help them gain confidence in doing missionary work. Sister Koi and I have already presented to Bishop an idea for an activity to increase missionary work among the ward. Things move fast here!

-The water. It's so amazing to see water everywhere. Feels like home except for everyone is Aussie and no spring breakers.

-PACKAGES FROM THE YOUNG WOMEN!!!!!! Man, I love PCB ward. Thank you to everyone who takes such good care of us!!!! I love you all. (pictures to come, Jessie! haha)

I love you all HEAPS!!!! Stay strong & stay centered. Stick to Gospel basics!

 Have a great week.

SF

Touk(ley) Long Enough

Hello family & friends!!!!!

I hope you all have had an absolutely wonderful week. Things have been great down here in Emu Plains!

It was a week full of trials, and required lots of pushing! But Sister Eteaki and I truly felt so blessed. By the end of the week, we really saw the abundant fruits of our imperfect labours. Every sacrifice, every moment of fatigue, every rejection, every head ache and every heart ache are truly absolutely nothing compared to the blessings that our Heavenly Father's has in store. If I've learned one thing this week, it's to PUSH YOURSELF. Even when you think you might faint, even when you have a good reason to slow down. Just push. Just trust. Just feed your faith and starve your doubts. Just love wholly and unconditionally and let that love drive you.

It's time to go.

We were blessed to see so much progress with the people we are working with. I will love these people for the rest of eternity. They are beautiful people who seek truth. Their hearts have been touched by gospel truths and I anxiously await the day I get to see them in white. Whether that be at a baptismal font, inside the temple, or at the feet of our Saviour in the life to come, I do not know. But what I do know is that one day I will see each and every one of these brothers & sisters of mine, radiant with the love of the Saviour, clean from past mistakes, and dressed in white.

This week, we got some pretty sad news. After 6 months of learning, teaching, growing, and loving, I've been asked to move on.

On the transfer call, it sounded like I was staying and the ward was just getting Elders. But next thing I know I hear my name. I was surprised but very excited! Then, even more surprising, we hear Sister Eteaki's name. We are both leaving and the ward is getting Elders. We put in a request for Elders thinking we'd get both, but to the ward's surprise, they are taking us out instead. At first I was pretty devastated because I really wanted Sister Eteaki to stay and carry out our work. But then I remembered this isn't really our work at all. It's the Lord's work. It always has been and it always will be. These Elders will be just as entitled to the Spirit as we are and that makes them just as capable. As sad as it is, I know that this is Heavenly Father's will for the Lord. And I feel in my heart they've been sent here for specific people. I'm excited to see the work that they do.

So you are probably wondering, "Where is Sister Froemming now?"

CENTRAL COAST BABY!!!! I'm in an area called Toukley. It's a beautiful beach town.

I'm in heaven.

 The area is pretty large and full of potential. My understanding is that it's basically just like Emu Plains (older, Aussie, small ward) but by the water. I can't wait to dive in to the work. I feel like Emu Plains was the perfect foundation to prepare me for this ward. I know that if I rely on the Spirit, I can apply everything Heavenly Father has taught me about how to work with the ward.

My companion is the lovely Sister Koi. She is from Fiji and she's a SMASH missionary. I can feel it. She came in with Sister Eteaki so I already new a bit about her as I was able to be at her arrivals training and hear her bear her testimony. I'm so grateful to get to work with her! I know I have HEAPS to learn from this Sister.

Leaving Emu Plains was hard. I've fallen in love with these people. Our investigators, less actives, and members have such a special place in my heart. I've been able to develop such special relationships over these last 6 months. BUT, I'm so excited to experience this change. I know it is time.

On Sunday one of our members came up to us and gave us a referral which is for a grandchild who's parents who have finally agreed to let him get baptised. They have been waiting years for this and are so excited. When they came up to us, my heart dropped. I was so sad at first. But then a sense of peace washed over me. I knew this young man needed the elders. I feel so happy about the growth we've seen in Emu Plains. It's been a pleasure to labour there. I know there is so much more I could've done, so much more of myself I could've given, but I feel peaceful. I know the Lord has accepted my sacrifice there.

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS!!!!

-I LOVE the sisters I've been blessed to live with over the past two transfers. Sister Piutau, Sister Salvador, and Sister Wilson will always have my heart. So many laughs, and counsel, and tears, and fun times. It has been such a blessing to come home at the end of the day to two sisters who understand missionary work and are always their to lift you. I can't even begin to count all the good times we've had. Such a blessing of the mission.

-I LOVE the ward. Saying goodbye was sad but wonderful. Some of the members in particular are so dear to me. I will be writing, and visiting them forever!

-Sister Eteaki and I are in the same District LOL YAY!!!! Also Sister Hosea is our Travelling Sister so I'm pretty pumped for trade offs. #familyaffair

-MADELINE!!!! She's on this email lol but I don't care (Hope you are embarrassed Maddy hahah). She is one of the members who was baptised when Sister Hosea was there before I came. I've never met such a wonderful, intelligent, genuine young lady. I'm so blessed to know her. She thinks for herself, she knows her Heavenly Father, she loves truth, and she works hard to find it. #missionfriendsthatlast #thanksforalwaysbaking

-Nancy. She is a miracle. She and her husband are beginning to read the Book of Mormon. I can't wait to see their progress.

-I have loved EVERY MOMENT with my daughter (Sister Eteaki). I genuinely mean that. She is a delight. Such a pleasure to learn and grow from her. She has taught me so much. She is so Christlike and genuine and funny and lovely.

Well, I love you all and I hope you have a great week! I plead with you to center your life around the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Strive to master the basic principles of the Gospel: scripture study, prayer, church attendance, obedience to God's commandments. I know that as you do, you will feel the peace of living the Gospel. No matter what comes your way, you can feel safe and sure. You can feel the love of the Saviour more abundantly and more confidence as you approach your Father in Heaven in prayer.

I LOVE YOU HEAPS!!!!!

SF