Email 7/8/13

This week has been great!!!!!

Yesterday I was at the mission home fireside after it was over I was going to talk to Karl (my recent convert). He was talking to another man so I waited until he was done. He was telling this man that as long as he had faith, took his medicine, and prayed every night he would be able to take control of his epilepsy. Karl has been a member for about a week and he was bearing his testimony to someone who has been a member for about a year. So I started talking to Karl and seeing how he was doing and how his family was doing. Then the man that he had just been talking to showed me a picture and asked if I knew the person in the picture. Can you guess who that person was??? It was none other then Elder Ballantyne. I told him yes I knew him that he is my cousin. He told me that Elder Ballantyne was the one who found him, and he was baptized. It was so amazing to be able to meet him and to hear his story. He really loves Elder Ballatyne. His name is Tom Spencer. And his girlfriend was just baptized I think. I was able to get a copy of his testimony that he shared last night and it is absolutely amazing. I love this mission!!!!!!!!!!

We have been teaching a few people. I just wish I really knew how to help this ward. They don't seem to have faith in themselves and I am at a loss of what to do to help them. They are great and have so much potential but the way it is going I can see the ward going in to a branch in a few years. With all the youth that have gone less active, and they seem to be content with that. It is so frustrating. Do you have any insight???

How is mady doing??? There is a young woman in this ward that reminds me a lot of Mady it is scary!!!! She ended up adding mady on facebook because I told her that she reminds me of my cousin. It is like I have a little piece of home when I see her.

Oh I miss thunderstorms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I miss dancing in the rain as well that was always great!!!!! We have had the heat here and it is only about 60 degrees and everyone is complaining that it is too hot. I am loving it. I have a tan on my feet. HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE. It is great!!!!!

There are so many miracles all around us! All we have to do is open our eyes and look for them. Keep your eyes open, keep them on the Lord and he will help you through!!!!

I hope everyone is doing well!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love you so much!!!!!

Love

Sister Ballantyne