Email 6/24/13

Good Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so glad that everyone is home safe and sound, and that they had a good time. I miss her too. I hope that you are all enjoying your summer. Oh good I am glad that you got the package, and that you liked it. I wish you could have been there with me. You all would have loved it. It is just like home except with the ocean. I hope that they enjoy spirit lake. 

Ya we are getting to know our way around. It is hard to find people because they don't really want to listen to us. But we have found a few. And sister Embley found a Chinese person that she can talk to. So that is exciting. Who knows I may come home speaking Chinese ;) The ward is alright they are nice. Just not as unified as they could be. We have come up with a few ideas. We are going to have a Ward FHE. Something that they can invite their non member friends to. Hopefully it works. Oh I love stake conference. I am glad that Lexie went to the Adult session. I hope that she enjoyed it. They have a Youth session now. That is great. I am happy that they both went to that. I wish they had that when I was growing up!!!! I am sure that the youth sounded amazing!!!! I would have loved to hear that.

It is so hard not to hold the little ones here. They are so cute and precious. I am going to need to hold every baby I see when I come home;) Hehe.

Oh good I am glad that you are able to talk to her again. She is great. She has sent me so many pictures from her phone. I get to see them on Saturday when I go back to Rhyl for Karl's baptism. I am excited.

We get to go to the Temple on Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH my goodness I am so excited. I have really missed the Temple. I need it so much. I am starting to get a little discouraged with how slow things are going here. So I am excited to go to the temple to get a little more guidance. I really miss being able to go once a week. I have come to the decision that I am never going to live somewhere that you have to drive forever to get to the temple. I need it way to much in my life.

Oh just so you know President has told the missionaries that we can not chat with our families online. So I am really going to miss talking to you!!!!!

I love you so so so so so so so so much.

I hope you have a great week.

Love you tons!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love

Sister Ballantyne