So I have a special request: Sista O's birthday is on Wednesday the 23rd...could everyone flood the mailbox for her this week?? It would be SO great if you could!! She'll be turning 20...we will leave our teen's together!! Silly, I know...but also lots of fun!!! Sidenote: don't put a return address on the outside of the envelope!
Sis. Valerie Ostvig
19827 Shores Edge Dr
Tomball, Tx 77375
I learned about this new website for family history!! It's pretty awesome!! It's called findarecord.com and on this you can find mistakes, ordinances, information, needed information on your existing family tree on familysearch.org. I just learned about it yesterday and it was so cool to be able to go in and find more ancestors who needed their work done!! It's also helpful to clear our some of the problems. I encourage everyone to look into both of these and find joy in the wonderful experience that these bring.
On to the week...because I remembered my planner!!
Monday...well we went tracting for like 30 min before FHE. You really meet some uninterested, yet funny, people who just don't know how to tell you they aren't interested. After that we had FHE at the Harrison's. JR was supposed to be there but his work ended out running late. After that, we dropped by the Sulin's and the kids decided to show us all the cool things. They literally brought out all their cool treasure's. Kids are cool.
Tuesday we had a lesson at the Ure's with Mariah and Robert, her boyfriend, came. We taught her about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She understands it and she gets it!! It is so wonderful to watch her learn and grow!! We were also able to help Robert with some of his questions. It is great to watch this couple grow!! That afternoon we went tracting. Like I said...people are hilarious. We started talking to this one guy and then he said in this hushed tone, "I just put my baby girl down to sleep." Sis O replied in a like hushed tone, "oh...sorry..." it was too funny. We had dinner with the Burns and got lots of great advice on parenthood. We've been getting a lot of that lately...
Wednesday we taught JR at the Fike's. We taught him all about the 10 commandments and keeping the Sabbath day holy. I think we were all able to take something away from it. That's all I really remember about Wednesday.
Thursday I cut Sis Ellis' hair. It is SUPER cute. I cut enough to donate...but I'm not sure how long it was. After that, we went back to weekly planning. By the time all that was over with, we went to the Skinners for dinner. While there we tried to get balloons down from the ceiling. It was really fun!! Sis Sanford drove us around that night to go and visit members that are hard to get to. No one was home. It was the weekend to be out of town for the summer.
Friday we ended out doing some service at the Bell's and learning life lessons. It was good to just be able to serve and to learn more about life. I've come to love that family quite a lot! That night we had an appt scheduled...but Sista o didn't feel well. We've both been trying to avoid what's going around.
Saturday we had a REALLY exciting dinner at the Hoff's. That family keeps you laughing till you cry. Whether it was STD's, Star...Trekk into Darkness, or cheep motels, we were either laughing or crying of fright. After that adventure, we had a lesson with JR at the Mathews about the Word of Wisdom. It's great to see how his testimony has grown!! I know i say this every time, but it's so great!!! He is just SO converted!!
Sunday we had meetings and church and studies/family history. That night we had dinner at the Blackhurst's with the Harrison's and the Shipp's. Lot's of great fun! Trying to share a lesson with 7 wild children is always fun. I got a few pictures and such. After we went to the Baker's and had an awesome FHE lesson on talking back to negative thinking. We got to burn our lies. That was the best! I enjoyed the burning them part because now they don't have to exist in my head.
Today I started a charm bracelet. It is super cute. I might have to find more charms to add to it!
Transfers are next Sunday. I'll let ya'll know what's going on and if i go. I've been in Parkway now for about 6 months. SO we will see what happens!
--Sister Carling
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