Feb 3, 2014

Dear Family,

What a week!!! We found a new investigator and we got two baptismal

dates, we'll see if they stick to them. i am so excited for the work

that is constantly moving forward here. So that older lady sister

whyte who lost her cat last week, ill send a picture of her today, but

she goes teaching with us almost all the time and normally never says

a word. yesterday we took her teaching and she spoke up almost the

entire time, and everything made sense!! She absolutely connected with

the investigator and honestly i think that why we have a baptismal

date because he listened to her explain things through her

experiences, it was amazing i felt like a proud mother every time she

spoke! I wish there was a key indicator for less acitves becuase we

had a less active come to church yesterday and got up and bore his

testimony, he said that we were the first members he has had in his

home for about 9 years, since he left his parents home. the thing that

is amazing is that he struggles with his sexuality and was so afraid

of coming to church and being the odd one out. he told us that he has

a testimony, reads his scriptures and ensigns on his phone, when we

went to see him he was listening to chruch music! He knows that what

he is doing is wrong and wants to change but he doesnt know how. so we

are helping him one step at time. first starting with church and

strengthing his testimony in the gospel. After chruch i asked him how

it went and he said he made a commitment with someone to be there

every week! i beamed on the inside when i heard him say that, and i

know that part of that beaming feeling wasnt all mine but Gods as

well. I am so grateful that our God is a loving God and accepts all

those who are willing to change and come unto him, that made my week!

i wish i could have experiences like that every day. the weather is

being tempermental up here, sun melt, freze warm snow, repeat. i am

staying warm though. Congrats amanda on the baby!! i am so sad to be

missing all the excitement with baby Sophia. I am glad that matt is

safe! I love you all and pray for you daily!!! Love Sister Hadley