Letter #66

Sent:

Mon 6/16/14 5:48 PM

Hi Mom!

I would absolutely LOVE it if you sent President and Sister Young a thank you card! They have become so dear to my heart and I can't express how much I love them for all they have done for me and for they're constant understanding, love, and guidance. It's really hard to not get choked up even just sitting here thinking about it. We have our last Zone Conference tomorrow with them and I know that it's going to be very hard for all of us. They are leaving on the 28th :'( so you would need to send it soon if you are going to because I don't know their home address yet.
Anyway, this past week was by far one of the craziest weeks of my mission. Some problems came up in a companionship that I had to take care of and it's still going on today. We were up until around 1:00 in the morning on Saturday and we had to call President Young because it was/is still pretty serious. She may end up going home but for now she is staying. I feel so bad for her companion because this is her last transfer and she just wants to finish strong and have fun. She is my STL companion has become one of my best friends so I'm just trying to help her out.
On the other hand, the work here has been going really well! We met this man Gary a few weeks ago tracting and we were able to have our first lesson with him on Friday! It was a super neat experience. Just as we walked up, he and his girlfriend were walking out. His girlfriend got in her car and peeled out.. he told us that they just had a little fight but that we could still meet with him. We had a member with us so we went in and was just about to start reading from the Book of Mormon, when his girlfriend and another friend came back. We could feel the tension between them but we asked all of them to join us and guess what??? They did! We read 3 Nephi 11 and then Gary  pretty much taught all about the restoration. He is very fond of Joseph Smith. Which is very surprising considering that he used to be Jehovah's Witness. His friend asked a ton of questions and asked if he could have the book and the pamphlet. After we told them about church, Gary's girlfriend said that she would have to request Sundays off work! TOTAL MIRACLE!!! The Spirit was definitely present in that lesson and we have a return appointment this week! We also got everything squared away with Sophia's dad. He was trying to convince her not to get baptized but after much fasting and prayer from us and the ward, he signed the papers allowing her to get baptized!!! We met with our best lady friend Patsy this past week and she just turned 80! She is the sweetest little lady. We have been helping her with yard work along with teaching her and she wanted to pay us but we told her that we didn't want her money, so instead she bought us cinnamon bread and gave us blankets. Oh! So the past few weeks, we have been running into a lot of carpet cleaning guys-- not to be racist but they've all been black and they are so awesome! They make our day everytime we see them. Yesterday, one of them told us that we have "SWAG". Haha!

Today we had a Zone Activity that was super fun! We had a BBQ and played some sports in the gym! I made my first Island drink all by myself and I just have to say, it is SOOO good! It's called Otai :) Sister Falepapalangi and Elder Taumoelau are  making me fall in love with island food!

Anyways, that's kind been my week. This weekend has been super stressful but I'm still loving every second of it!

Oh! And I get to go to the temple on Thursday! It was a special invite from President for all of those going home this transfer and next..  I can't believe I'm one of those.

 
It sounds like everyone is doing well. Know that you and the rest of the family are in my prayers!
Love Ya!

Love,

Sister Lyndsie Hall :)
 
P.S. What days are you planning to go to Park City?

P.S.S. Thank you for putting money in my account. It's very much appreciated.