Press Forward

Well, it's been a long time since we've written on our blog. Without going into a lot of detail I'll just say that we hit a point in our mission where we really struggled during the past month. If we had not had each other to lean on & to support one another it would have been much more difficult. When we see those we have become close to struggling, it is very difficult. We try to help when possible but sometimes things are beyond our control & we have to leave things up to our Heavenly Father. I've heard of missionaries struggling at one point or another during their missions & I guess it happens to all of us to one degree or another. We are growing so much from our experiences & we feel so blessed to be here & be in the Temple each day.

We have just finished listening to General Conference & our hearts are full from the messages we've heard. I felt like we were truly feasting on the words which were spoken. We couldn't wait for each session & they went by so fast. We really felt sad when it was over but we also felt very uplifted & renewed & ready to recommit to being better than we are. We each have our favorite speakers but it is always amazing to me how we can listen to the same speakers & hear different messages. It is a testimony to me that if we listen with the Spirit, the Spirit will give us what we need individually. What a blessing that is!

Tomorrow night we are having Family Night with the other 3 missionary couples at Pres. & Sis. Woods home. We will have a potluck dinner & talk about our favorite messages from Conference. It will be hard to pick just one.

We've been thinking all weekend about Conference a year ago. It was the day after, on April 5th, that we entered the M.T.C. I can't even believe that it's been a whole year.

A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to go up to Sharon, Vermont, & speak in their Sacrament Mtg. For those who might have forgotten, that is the birthplace of Joseph Smith. There is a Visitors Center there & we just love it. We have been there twice & every time I have said that I would love to go into the church. Well, we finally got to go. We loved it there. It was a very special experience for us.

We hope you have all been touched by the Spirit this weekend. We send our love to each of you.